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Toby Lester

Toby Lester
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Toby Lester

Toby Lester is the author of The Fourth Part of the World (2009) and a contributing editor to The Atlantic. A former Peace Corps volunteer and United Nations observer, he lives in the Boston area with his wife and three daughters. His work has also appeared on the radio program This American Life.

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Da Vinci's Ghost will be released on October 30, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Oct 30, 2012
Da Vinci's Ghost is now available in Trade Paperback
Oct 30, 2012
Da Vinci's Ghost will be released on February 07, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 07, 2012
Da Vinci's Ghost is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 07, 2012
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Feb 03, 2012
The Fourth Part of the World will be released on July 06, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Jul 06, 2010
The Fourth Part of the World is now available in Trade Paperback
Jul 06, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Fourth Part of the World
Apr 15, 2010
Nov 03, 2009
The Fourth Part of the World is now available in
Nov 03, 2009
The Fourth Part of the World will be released on November 03, 2009 in eBook
Nov 03, 2009
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Oct 08, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Fourth Part of the World
Sep 24, 2009

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Library Journal, April 10, 2013
...Recorded Books) SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD Robert McCammon Read by Edoardo Ballerini (Audible, Inc.) History DA VINCI’S GHOST Toby Lester Read by Stephen Hoye (Tantor Media) SEASON OF THE WITCH David Talbot Read by Arthur Morey...
USA Today, January 2, 2013
...An unauthorized bio of the chanteuse who famously sang You're So Vain. Da Vinci's Ghost by Toby Lester (Free Press, non-fiction, reprint): The story behind the artist's rendering of the Vitruvian Man, the iconic drawing of a male figure inside a circle...
KansasCity.com, December 16, 2012
...Art history is rich in drama and human interest, which Ross King has proved in several popular histories, including “Brunelleschi’s Dome” and the thoroughly delectable “The Judgment of Paris.” The last is a history of French impressionism that is...
Kansas City Star, December 13, 2012
...Art history is rich in drama and human interest, which Ross King has proved in several popular histories, including ?Brunelleschi?s Dome? and the thoroughly delectable ?The Judgment of Paris.? The last is a history of French impressionism that is every...
America Magazine, December 7, 2012
...at hand and definitive biographies already published, some writers have narrowed their focus. Da Vinci’s Ghosts by Toby Lester, for example, published in February 2012, tells the story of a single drawing, “Vitruvian Man.” Ross King tells the story...
Financial Times, November 30, 2012
Cleveland Live, November 12, 2012
...will drizzle the slices of orange. This accounting joins several outstanding books this year that focus on Leonardo. Toby Lester's "Da Vinci's Ghost" examines the Vitruvian Man -- that jumping-jack figure inside a circle and a square, the world's most...
Toledo City Paper, January 15, 2013
...your eyes on this one. Toulouse-Lautrecs depiction is worth the read in and of itself. DaVinci's Ghost Toby Lester: An absolutely fascinating story on how Leonardo came to draw one of the best known drawings in the world, the Vitruvian Man. Travels With...
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, January 3, 2013
...An unauthorized bio of the chanteuse who famously sang You're So Vain. Da Vinci's Ghost by Toby Lester (Free Press, non-fiction, reprint): The story behind the artist's rendering of the Vitruvian Man, the iconic drawing of a male figure inside a circle...
ACQ Magazine, January 2, 2013
...An unauthorized bio of the chanteuse who famously sang You’re So Vain. Da Vinci’s Ghost by Toby Lester (Free Press, non-fiction, reprint): The story behind the artist’s rendering of the Vitruvian Man, the iconic drawing of a male figure inside a...
USA Today, January 2, 2013
...An unauthorized bio of the chanteuse who famously sang You're So Vain. Da Vinci's Ghost by Toby Lester (Free Press, non-fiction, reprint): The story behind the artist's rendering of the Vitruvian Man, the iconic drawing of a male figure inside a circle...
KansasCity.com, December 16, 2012
...Art history is rich in drama and human interest, which Ross King has proved in several popular histories, including “Brunelleschi’s Dome” and the thoroughly delectable “The Judgment of Paris.” The last is a history of French impressionism that is...
Kansas City Star, December 16, 2012
...More information Leonardo and the Last Supper, Art history is rich in drama and human interest, which Ross King has proved in several popular histories, including �Brunelleschi�s Dome� and the thoroughly delectable �The Judgment of Paris.�...
Kansas City Star, December 13, 2012
...More information Leonardo and the Last Supper, Art history is rich in drama and human interest, which Ross King has proved in several popular histories, including ?Brunelleschi?s Dome? and the thoroughly delectable ?The Judgment of Paris.? The last...