General Books


Emerson's EssaysEmerson's Essays
Best Price: $3.07
Read one of the greatest minds of his time. It is said that a few from every generation...
Letters of Transit: Reflections on Exile, Identity, Language and LossLetters of Transit: Reflections on Exile, Identity, Language and Loss
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This is a great book for those who want to be able to place Exile, Identity, Language and Loss...
Looking for Jimmy: A Search for Irish AmericaLooking for Jimmy: A Search for Irish America
Best Price: $8.68
Great book! Well-written tales of growing up Irish American; NYC based, but rang lots of Boston...
The Best American Essays 2003 (The Best American Series)The Best American Essays 2003 (The Best American Series)
Best Price: $3.00
I enjoy reading essays. Unlike many of my peers, it is a form of writing that I have enjoyed...
Hooking UpHooking Up
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The title implies that this is a book centered on the standard practice for college-age coupling...


The Gay Talese Reader: Portraits and EncountersThe Gay Talese Reader: Portraits and Encounters
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This book was recommended reading for the Magazine Writing course I recently completed. It's by...
The Four Pages of the Sermon: A Guide to Biblical PreachingThe Four Pages of the Sermon: A Guide to Biblical Preaching
Best Price: $16.25
I had to buy this book for a homiletics class. I really needed to hear what this author had to...
The Message in the Bottle: How Queer Man is, How Queer Language Is, and What One Has to Do With the OtherThe Message in the Bottle: How Queer Man is, How Queer Language Is, and What One Has to Do With the Other
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In a see of charlatans, hucksters, half-truths and snake-oil salesmen, we find this island of...
The Writer of Modern Life: Essays on Charles BaudelaireThe Writer of Modern Life: Essays on Charles Baudelaire
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It is difficult to review a book that, however important, one disagrees with so profoundly....
The Little Guide to Your Well-Read LifeThe Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life
Best Price: $13.75
A short book about creating a thoughtful reading list. This book reinvigorated my interest in...


William James : Writings 1878-1899 : Psychology, Briefer Course / The Will to Believe / Talks to Teachers and Students / Essays (Library of America)William James : Writings 1878-1899 : Psychology, Briefer Course / The Will to Believe / Talks to Teachers and Students / Essays (Library of America)
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The Library of America has performed a great service by making the writings of the American...
Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and PoemsWinter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems
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This is a great read. I had just heard of Mary's work and ordered quite few of her books. They...
Rob Zombie Presents: The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto (Rob Zombie Presents)Rob Zombie Presents: The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto (Rob Zombie Presents)
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Now, I enjoyed 2 of the 3 Rob Zombie movies, Not too big on his music. But the man does have...
Jewish American Literature: A Norton AnthologyJewish American Literature: A Norton Anthology
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Nice Survey of this broad category of literature, with some amazingly arcane finds; but one...
Do You Believe?: Conversations on God and Religion (Vintage)Do You Believe?: Conversations on God and Religion (Vintage)
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Although Monda lined up an interesting group of subjects, he is hardly an unbaised...

Edmund Wilson: Literary Essays and Reviews of the 1920s & 30s: The Shores of Light / Axel's Castle / Uncollected Reviews (Library of America #176)Edmund Wilson: Literary Essays and Reviews of the 1920s & 30s: The Shores of Light / Axel's Castle / Uncollected Reviews (Library of America #176)
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This first volume of an LoA edition of E.Wilson collects reviews and literary essays on and from...
The Practice of the Wild: EssaysThe Practice of the Wild: Essays
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In spite of my passion for this conserving wild places I couldn't finish this book. I didn't...
The Writer in the GardenThe Writer in the Garden
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The Writer in the Garden, edited cleverly by Jane Garmey, is a terrific little book. It is an...
What Is Art? (Penguin Classics)What Is Art? (Penguin Classics)
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Well written book. Very logical. Art seperate from aesthetics is an interesting concept. This...
Henry James : Collected Travel Writings : The Continent : A Little Tour in France / Italian Hours / Other Travels (Library of America)Henry James : Collected Travel Writings : The Continent : A Little Tour in France / Italian Hours / Other Travels (Library of America)
Best Price: $16.98
Henry James' travel writings on France and Italy are a case study in fine arts perception,...

What Is Art? (Penguin Classics)What Is Art? (Penguin Classics)
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Well written book. Very logical. Art seperate from aesthetics is an interesting concept. This...
Henry James : Collected Travel Writings : The Continent : A Little Tour in France / Italian Hours / Other Travels (Library of America)Henry James : Collected Travel Writings : The Continent : A Little Tour in France / Italian Hours / Other Travels (Library of America)
Best Price: $16.98
Henry James' travel writings on France and Italy are a case study in fine arts perception,...
Editions & Impressions: My Twenty Years on the Book BeatEditions & Impressions: My Twenty Years on the Book Beat
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When I see Nicholas A. Basbanes on a book cover I know I have to read it, because no one else in...
On The Pleasure of HatingOn The Pleasure of Hating
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William Hazlitt was no doubt a great writer, this small book contains six essays he wrote in the...
The Modern Element: Essays on Contemporary PoetryThe Modern Element: Essays on Contemporary Poetry
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A collection of bold, insightful, and controversial essays by "a poetry critic of the very...

Bad BabyBad Baby
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This was a funny book that I took to work and we all passed around and got a great laugh out it.
Back on the Fire: EssaysBack on the Fire: Essays
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These essays, including those written as talks or prefaces to other people's books, are in no...
The Second John McPhee ReaderThe Second John McPhee Reader
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Not quite as wonderful as the first John McPhee reader. But that may be because the first...
An Elemental Thing (New Directions Paperbook)An Elemental Thing (New Directions Paperbook)
Best Price: $10.00
There are some music albums that make you listen to music differently than you ever had before. ...
W. E. B. Du Bois: A ReaderW. E. B. Du Bois: A Reader
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Most Black History fans think they have DuBois figured out. You either hate him for his...

Cracks in My Foundation: Bags, Trips, Make-up Tips, Charity, Glory, and the Darker Side of the StoryCracks in My Foundation: Bags, Trips, Make-up Tips, Charity, Glory, and the Darker Side of the Story
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Fantastic - fantastic - fantastic. I am now a loyal fan of hers!!! She writes so well - so...
El Oro Del ReyEl Oro Del Rey
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Leer al Capit?n Alatriste en todas sus aventuras es volver a ser adolescente con un intelecto de...
Essays on MusicEssays on Music
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I found this text to be of significant value in my research on the topic of Theodore Adorno's...
Growing an Inch (Fiction)Growing an Inch (Fiction)
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Growing an Inch is the third story about the St. Paul Central Class of 1950, and I feel like I'm...
Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething WritersTwentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers
Best Price: $8.86
Reading Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething writers is like sampling divinity and...

Solipsist (Rollins, Henry)Solipsist (Rollins, Henry)
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good read... not one i didn't want to put down though rollins can make the most bizarre...
The  Dead (The Art of the Novella)The Dead (The Art of the Novella)
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The description says that the events of "The Dead" took place on New Year's Eve. They...
For the Love of Mike: More of the Best of Mike RoykoFor the Love of Mike: More of the Best of Mike Royko
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I read Mr. Royko's column in the Chicago Tribune for years. One of my favorite of his rants was...
The American Idea: The Best of the Atlantic MonthlyThe American Idea: The Best of the Atlantic Monthly
Best Price: $12.21
This anthology is a valued treasure, as it covers, in context, the most salient, if not the most...
The Eloquent Essay: An Anthology of Classic & Creative NonfictionThe Eloquent Essay: An Anthology of Classic & Creative Nonfiction
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A concise anthology of superb classic and creative nonfiction from the twentieth century. This...

Unto This Last and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)Unto This Last and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)
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John Ruskin (1819-1900) was a British art critic who later turned social critic. His most...
The Best American Magazine Writing, 2005 (Best American Magazine Writing)The Best American Magazine Writing, 2005 (Best American Magazine Writing)
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In the magazine world, no recognition is more highly coveted or prestigious than a National...
Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old and NewPlanning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old and New
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Ihave read a number of Robert Webber's books and have attended a seminar. I find his material...
Power Politics (Second Edition)Power Politics (Second Edition)
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Still wondering if corporations are calling the shots in the global economy? You won't be after...
Love is...a Wild Ride!Love is...a Wild Ride!
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I bought this item as gift for my fiance. He currently lives in FL & often ask me about Love...

The Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality and the ImaginationThe Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality and the Imagination
Best Price: $5.30
Few are the great poets who construct a critical edifice worthy of bearing attention similar to...
Walden : An Annotated EditionWalden : An Annotated Edition
Best Price: $7.80
...you have to sift through a lot. Thoreau has some really great, original ideas and...
The Evening Gun (War of 1812 Trilogy, Volume 3) (War of 1812 Trilogy)The Evening Gun (War of 1812 Trilogy, Volume 3) (War of 1812 Trilogy)
Best Price: $8.85
This book is a disappointment not because it is poorly written but because it does not show the...
Herland, The Yellow Wall-Paper, and Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)Herland, The Yellow Wall-Paper, and Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $6.79
I bought this book for a class in college and enjoyed all of the readings we did for the class. ...
Prague: A Traveler's Literary CompanionPrague: A Traveler's Literary Companion
Best Price: $11.32
Excellent collection of pieces from obscure writers and celebrated Czech authors. The book is...

War TalkWar Talk
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Normally I never read books like this and by that I mean books from the...
Dear Mr. President: Letters to the Oval Office from the Files of the National ArchivesDear Mr. President: Letters to the Oval Office from the Files of the National Archives
Best Price: $0.49
I purchased this book as a birthday gift for a relative who began showing it to other family...
Sticks and Stones and Other Student EssaysSticks and Stones and Other Student Essays
Best Price: $7.05
Eudora Welty : Stories, Essays & Memoir (Library of America, 102)Eudora Welty : Stories, Essays & Memoir (Library of America, 102)
Best Price: $18.83
Each new volume from The Library of America, the non-profit publisher that has become the de...
 
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