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A week on the Concord and Merrimack rivers ; Walden, or, Life in the woods ; The Maine woods ; Cape… A week on the Concord and Merrimack rivers ; Walden, or, Life in the woods ; The Maine woods ; Cape… Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau wrote four full-length works, collected here in a single volume. Interweaving natural observation, personal experience, and historical lore, they reveal his brilliance not only as… OL15032712W
The Professor and Other Writings The Professor and Other Writings Terry Castle From one of America's most brilliant critics and cultural commentators comes a long-awaited collection of penetrating autobiographical essays and a riveting short memoir, novelistic in style and ambi… OL15180503W
To everything on earth To everything on earth Kurt Caswell "Collected essays on the nexus of fate, community, and nature by a group of writers and scholars that have collaborated on several initiatives and projects tied to the same. By looking at external la… OL15626141W
The best American essays 2001 The best American essays 2001 Kathleen Norris A collection of twenty-six essays by American authors, chosen by guest editor Kathleen Norris as the best to be published in 2000, including selections by Stephen King, Diane Ackerman, and Reynolds P… OL15854728W
The devil problem and other true stories The devil problem and other true stories David Remnick The Devil Problem and Other True Stories is David Remnick's first book since his Pulitzer Prize-winning Lenin's Tomb. While Remnick has continued to visit and report on Russia, he has also written on… OL15859407W
I'm back for more cash : a Tony Kornheiser collection : (because you can't take two hundred newspap… I'm back for more cash : a Tony Kornheiser collection : (because you can't take two hundred newspap… Tony Kornheiser A compilation of humor from the "Washington Post" columnist and radio-TV commentator takes on the world of politics, social institutions, technology, and the media. OL15859519W
News from the world News from the world Paula Fox A collection of stories, essays, and autobiographical pieces. OL16011221W
Mothers through the eyes of women writers Mothers through the eyes of women writers Zora Neale Hurston,Natalie Angier,E. M. Broner,Erica Jong,Judith Shapiro "Through a wide cross-section of age and cultural background, The Source of the Spring explores how our perceptions of mothers in women's lives have changed over the generations. In prose that ranges… OL16457251W
Some remarks Some remarks Neal Stephenson "A collection of essays from #1 New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson"-- OL16714859W
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls David Sedaris From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his listeners on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the A… OL16921842W
Novels and essays Novels and essays Frank Norris In his brief career -- he died at 32 -- Frank Norris introduced fresh and sometimes shocking elements into American fiction. Inspired by the naturalistic "new novel" developed in France by Zola and F… OL1794915W
Piecework Piecework Pete Hamill In a new volume of journalistic essays, the eclectic author of A Drinking Life offers sharp commentary on diverse subjects, such as American immigration policy toward Mexico, Mike Tyson, television, … OL1818331W
Invisible Green Invisible Green Donald Revell <em>Invisible Green: Selected Prose</em> begins with the series of nine essays published in <em>American Poetry Review</em>, essays which enact intimate and yet capacious converse with, and among, an… OL1867646W
The century that was The century that was James Giblin A collection of essays by well-known authors for young people, reflecting on various aspects of life in twentieth-century America, including politics, the environment, sports, fashion, and civil righ… OL18840573W
The End of Youth The End of Youth Rebecca Brown *The End of Youth* is a collection of 13 linked stories, essays and rants, about carrying on after youth’s hope is gone. In "Afraid of the Dark," a child learns that there is good reason to be afraid… OL1947973W
Best American essays 2013 Best American essays 2013 Robert Atwan,Cheryl Strayed Compiles the best literary essays of the year 2012 which were originally published in American periodicals. OL19669304W
Ransoming pagan babies Ransoming pagan babies Warren Hinckle "From his galvanizing exposés in Ramparts magazine to his hand in inventing gonzo, Warren Hinckle upended twentieth-century investigative reporting and gave it new provocation and zest. In the first … OL19734974W
Lonesome rangers Lonesome rangers Leonard, John "John Leonard is back with the off-beat, wide-ranging style that earned his last book, When the Kissing Had to Stop, a place among the Voice Literary Supplement's "25 Favorites of 1999." Now, with an… OL1979052W
The best American nonrequired reading 2013 The best American nonrequired reading 2013 Alix Ohlin,Peter Hessler,Jim Gavin,Nick Hornby,Dave Eggers,Sebastian Rotella,Cynthia Gorney,Jennifer Egan,Kyle Minor,Miroslav Penkov,Alexander Maksik,Kiese Laymon,Madhuri Vijay,Alexis Schaitkin,Pamela Colloff,Ana Arana,Kim Philley Presents literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. OL19970739W
The uncollected David Rakoff The uncollected David Rakoff David Rakoff Bestselling and Thurber Prize-winning humorist David Rakoff was one of the most original, delightfully acerbic voices of his generation. Here, in one place, is the best of his previously uncollected … OL20010394W
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