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Essays and Essay-writing: Based on Atlantic Monthly Models Essays and Essay-writing: Based on Atlantic Monthly Models William Maddux Tanner Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. OL13158106W
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
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
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 Emily Raboteau,Rana Dasgupta,Elizabeth Gonzalez,Emmanuel Guibert,Etgar Keret,Kurt Vonnegut,Stephen King,Gene Weingarten,David Rohde,David Gessner,Evan Ratliff,Laurie Weeks,Tamas Dobozy,Paul Hornschemeier,Rutu Modan,Dave Eggers,Andrew Sean Greer,Sherman Alexie,Patrick Tobin,George Saunders,Patricio Pron,Tea Obreht,Amy Waldman,Didier Lefèvre,Bryan Furuness,Laura van den Berg,Lilli Carré,Courtney Moreno,Marjorie Celona,J. Malcom Garcia,Jake Swearingen,Helon Haliba,Raffi Khartchadourian,Malerie Willens,Rachel Aviv,Nora Bonner,Frederic Lemercier,T Ott Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literatue including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects. OL16500767W
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
Hold the enlightenment Hold the enlightenment Tim Cahill America's funniest adventure writer returns with his most entertaining collection of essays yet as he travels the globe and faces down challenges that are animal, topographical--and human. OL17705880W
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
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
Upstream Upstream Mary Oliver "'In the beginning I was so young and such a stranger to myself I hardly existed. I had to go out into the world and see it and hear it and react to it, before I knew at all who I was, what I was, wh… OL19669422W
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us Hanif Abdurraqib "In an age of confusion, fear, and loss, Hanif Abdurraqib's is a voice that matters. Whether he's attending a Bruce Springsteen concert the day after visiting Michael Brown's grave, or discussing pub… OL19722174W
Tonight I'm someone else Tonight I'm someone else Chelsea Hodson "From graffiti gangs and Grand Theft Auto to sugar daddies, Schopenhauer, and a deadly game of Russian roulette, in these essays, Chelsea Hodson probes her own desires to examine where the physical a… OL19744018W
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 sports writing 2013 The best American sports writing 2013 J. R. Moehringer,Glenn Stout,Glenn Stout Essays about sports chosen from magazines and newspapers published in 2013, on topics ranging from bullfighting to basketball, baseball, and boxing. OL19975099W
Study in perfect Study in perfect Sarah Gorham Essays and musings considering the elusive and evocative idea of perfection that traverse topics that are at once ordinary and elemental: the house she and her husband once thought was "perfect," bei… OL19992387W
The best American sports writing 2015 The best American sports writing 2015 Glenn Stout,Wright Thompson For twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has built a solid reputation by showcasing the greatest sports journalism of the past year, culled from hundreds of national, regional, and spe… OL20023887W
How we speak to one another How we speak to one another Ander Monson,Craig Reinbold "The essay is rhizomatic: it builds off and shoots out conversations between us every time we read, reread, or write. When we speak back to others we amplify ourselves and get a foothold in an ongoin… OL20052231W
The Unabridged Mark Twain The Unabridged Mark Twain Mark Twain,Lawrence Teacher v. 1. The weather in this book ; Opening remarks by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ; A short note from the editor ; "After" Jenkins ; The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County ; The innocents abroad ; The … OL20523249W
Farther away Farther away Jonathan Franzen This collection of Franzen's non-fiction confirms his status not only as a great American novelist but also as a master noticer, social critic, and self-investigator. In 'Farther Away', he returns to… OL24158808W
When You Are Engulfed in Flames When You Are Engulfed in Flames David Sedaris "David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," (The Christian Science Monitor) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever i… OL2693090W
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