Books by Michael Rips and Complete Book Reviews

PASQUALE'S NOSE: Idle Days in an Italian Town
PASQUALE'S NOSE: Idle Days in an Italian Town
First-time author Rips, formerly a successful trial lawyer, ran off to the Etruscan village of Sutri with his painter wife and new baby. In Sutri, the likably neurotic author spent day after day in the cafe, reflecting on the notion that he "was
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THE FACE OF A NAKED LADY: An Omaha Family Mystery
THE FACE OF A NAKED LADY: An Omaha Family Mystery
Michael Rips, Author . Houghton Mifflin $24 (192p) ISBN 978-0-618-27352-2
Some time after his father died, Rips traveled with his wife to hometown Omaha to sort through the estate. In the basement of the family manse they found a hidden portfolio of paintings by his father, all featuring a naked black woman. Rips's...
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The Golden Flea: A Story of Obsession and Collecting
The Golden Flea: A Story of Obsession and Collecting
Michael Rips. Norton, $26.95 (240p) ISBN 978-1-324-00407-3
In this thoughtful memoir, Rips (Pasquale’s Nose) recalls New York City’s Chelsea Flea Market, a legendary bazaar held in a two-floor garage that Rips visited each weekend for almost 20 years beginning in the early 1990s. “Many in the flea called me
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