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On the road to Babadag
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Andrzej Stasiuk |
"Andrzej Stasiuk is a restless and indefatigable traveler. His journeys take him from his native Poland to Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine. By car, train, bus, fer… |
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Sugar in my bowl
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Erica Jong |
When it comes to sex, what do women want? In this eye-opening collection, Erica Jong reveals that every woman has her own answer. Susan Cheever talks about the "excruciating hazards of casual sex," w… |
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Mythologies
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Roland Barthes |
"This new edition of MYTHOLOGIES is the first complete, authoritative English version of the French classic, Roland Barthes's most emblematic work"-- |
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My ideal bookshelf
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Jane Mount,Thessaly La Force |
"The books that we choose to keep-let alone read-can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In THE IDEAL BOOKSHELF, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to the… |
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The Boy Who Could Change the World
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Aaron Swartz |
La 4e de couverture indique : "Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) etait programmeur informatique, essayiste et hacker-activiste. Convaincu que l'acces a la connaissance constitue le meilleur outil d'emancipati… |
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Soul models
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Elizabeth Bryan |
"Soul Models is a collection of stories proving that, when we use our challenges to fuel actions that make a difference for others, we feel valued, discover our purpose, and live happier, healthier l… |
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Women change the world
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Michelle Patterson |
"Women Change the World is a collection of world-changing women-from actresses, recording artists, and writers to businesswomen and other high-profile female professionals-on women's unique contribut… |
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Feel free
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Zadie Smith |
A collection of both previously unpublished works and classic essays includes discussions of recent cultural and political events, social networking, libraries, and the failure to address global warm… |
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What are we doing here?
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Marilynne Robinson,Carrington MacDuffie,Dolors Udina Abelló |
A new essay collection assesses today's political climate and the mysteries of faith, from the influence of intellectual minds on society's political consciousness to the way that beauty informs and … |
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How to write an autobiographical novel
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Alexander Chee |
From the author of The Queen of the Night, an essay collection exploring how we form our identities in life, in politics, and in art. |
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Out of step
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Anthony Moll |
What makes a pink-haired queer raise his hand to enlist in the military just as the nation is charging into war? In his memoir, Out of Step, Anthony Moll tells the story of a working-class bisexual b… |
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Never can say goodbye
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Sari Botton |
"From the editor of the celebrated anthology Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York, comes a new collection of original essays on what keeps writers tethered to New York City. Th… |
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Love and other ways of dying
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Michael Paterniti |
Collection of essays that celebrate the many ways in which stories can profoundly change how people experience and see the world. |
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Visions and revisions
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Dale Peck |
Novelist and critic Dale Peck's latest work--part memoir, part extended essay--is a foray into what the author calls "the second half of the first half AIDS epidemic," i.e., the period between 1987, … |
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Reporting always
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Lillian Ross |
"From ... New Yorker journalist Lillian Ross-- a stunning collection of iconic New Yorker pieces"-- |
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Hogs wild
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Ian Frazier |
"A generous selection of Frazier's most sophisticated and uproarious feature stories"--
"Part muckraker, part adventurer and part raconteur, the author, in a humorous collection of stories, collects… |
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The meaning of Michelle
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Veronica Chambers |
"Michelle Obama is unlike any other First Lady in American History. From her first moments on the public stage, she has challenged traditional American notions about what it means to be beautiful, to… |
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What they did for love
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Jacquelyn Mitchard,Christopher A. Bohjalian,Neil Simon |
"A powerful collection of stories that is at once heart-warming and heart-wrenching as writers offer stories of love in its many forms set against the challenges of modern life. Over the years Reader… |
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Found anew
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Ray McManus,R. Mac Jones |
"Found Anew is an anthology of new poetry and prose from writers with strong ties to the Palmetto State that creatively engages with historical photographs found in the digital collections of the Uni… |
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The Maine woods
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Henry David Thoreau,Jeffrey S. Cramer,Richard F. Fleck |
The Maine Woods is a characteristically Thoreauvian book: a personal account of exploration, of exterior and interior discovery in a natural setting, conveyed in taut, workmanlike prose. Thoreau's ev… |
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