The New York Review of Books Umbrella Prime Ministers

The New York Review of Books Umbrella Prime MinistersIt is the habitual carriage of the umbrella that is the stamp of Respectability.Robert Louis Stevenson Our team at The Reader's Catalog searched high and low for an umbrella that was up to our editorial standards, until we found a company founded by a meteorologist. He had covered severe weather events for years but couldnt find a dependable umbrellaa challenge were all familiar withand he was shocked by such an obvious shortfall in an industry thats

but often solo—very meditative

The Democratic Autocrat from the May 15

people with disabilities

and shading) is either all the same OR all different

At the Yeatses from the May 17

and one of the most perceptive

The Deferential Spirit from the September 19

Cato's Gang from the March 4

The Drama of Whittaker Chambers from the December 4

Editor’s note: This is a newer version of the original Old-School Lap Desk that we carried but discontinued because of the environmental implications of its microbead cushion

Legend Trilogy

at once both elegiac and celebratory