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A Man without a Country
by Kurt Vonnegut
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A Man without a Country is Kurt Vonnegut's hilariously funny and razor-sharp look at life (If I die — God forbid — I would like to go to heaven to ask somebody in charge up there, Hey, what was the good news and what was the bad news?), art (To...
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Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: Work from 1970 to the Present
by Lex (edt) Williford
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An exceptional showcase of topflight memoir, literary journalism, personal essay, and cultural criticism, this uniquely comprehensive collection is the first and only creative nonfiction volume to cover all genres, from magazine writing to book excerpts....
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The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories
by Ben (edt) Marcus
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“In twenty-nine separate but ingenious ways, these stories seek permanent residence within a reader. They strive to become an emotional or intellectual cargo that might accompany us wherever, or however, we go....If we are made by what we read, if...
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Beowulf: A New Verse Translation
by Seamus Heaney
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"I resignedly picked it up at last on the tail end of a history binge, telling myself, 'Okay, I'm finally going to slog through it. Just get it over with.'
And I discovered all my trepidation had been for naught. This isn't an 'accessible for a...
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
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Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests...
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading (Best American Nonrequired Reading)
by Dave Eggers
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From Q & A by Dave Eggers A group of senators and assemblypersons were pressing The Best American Nonrequired Reading on a number of questions relating to the collection, so we decided to kill that stone in the shape of an introduction in the shape of a...
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The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage
by Cathi Hanauer
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Great essays like these give you an opportunity to look at the world through another person's eyes and re-examine your own experiences. The 26 included here take you on a journey through the a myriad women's lives. I laughed, I cried, I felt better about...
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The Best American Erotica 2007 (Best American Erotica)
by Susie Bright
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A latest edition of an annual erotica anthology includes entries by popular established writers as well as genre newcomers, in a volume that includes such tales as Kathryn Harrison's "Envy," Dennis Cooper's "The Sluts," and Jessica Cutler's "The...
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One Song: A New Illuminated Rumi with CD (Audio)
by Michael Green
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The extensive body of work by 13th-century mystic poet Jelaluddin Rumi continues to fascinate readers with a taste for the spiritual, and his writings, which speak passionately of truth, enlightenment, and love for God, appeal to those of all religions...
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The Best American Poetry (Best American Poetry)
by Charles (edt) Wright
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The Best American Poetry series is a beloved mainstay of American poetry. This year's edition was edited by one of the most admired and acclaimed poets of his generation, Charles Wright. Known for his meditative and beautiful observations of landscape...
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Contemporary Fiction 50 Short Stories Since 1970
by Lex Williford and Michael Martone
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Selected from a survey of more than five hundred English professors, short story writers, and novelists, this revised and updated second edition features fifty remarkable stories written by a wide spectrum of stylistically and culturally diverse authors....
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Paris Stories
by Mavis Gallant
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A NEW YORK REVIEW BOOKS ORIGINAL Mavis Gallant is a contemporary legend, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker for close to fifty years who has, in the words of The New York Times, radically reshaped the short story for decade after decade. Michael...
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