A showcase of one hundred of the world's most significant books is comprised of some of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's introductory essays on such writers as James Boswell, Colette, and Joseph Roth, in a volume that includes explorations of a range of genres as well as numerous specific works. Reprint. "Michael Dirda may be as close to the ideal critic as we are likely to get."-Annie Proulx
