STEP RIGHT UP! (270 pp.]—Don Mannix—Harper ($3). Dan Mannix was a flop at Annapolis. On review, his uniform and brace were technically correct, but the total effect reminded the commandant of somebody ...

I love listening to the pitches and patter of the midway carnies because it is part of the special ambiance, the siren song of the fair. As opposed to the sirens from the ambulance coming to the aid ...

In my freshman year of college, I became an existentialist. Or at least I thought I did. See, I was a bit confused since I wasn’t sure what existentialism was. Then again, it seemed neither did anyone ...