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"America's finest essayist" (The New Statesman) has gathered over 100 of his best essays into one indispensable volume, composed of three parts-- ... More

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This volume contains essays, articles, lectures, travel pieces and interviews which underpin and enlarge on the themes that run through Saul Bellow's ... More

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Since this may be the last book of the kind I shall ever publish, I have written into it as well as I can the heretical metaphysical skepticism upon ... More

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This collection of essays sees Joan Didion in Washington, New York and California, mapping out public fantasies and private fears, political lies and ... More

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Hailed as the single most distinguished showcase for essays, The Best American Essays exhibits the finest writing from magazines and journals across ... More

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In this collection of essays Nin brings her intellectual clarity, passion and curiosity to bear on a variety of subjects, from modern sexual roles to ... More

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Although Woody Allen is best known for his cult movies, he is also a writer of wit and skill. This collection offers 52 pieces of hilarity, deadpan ... More

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This collection of non-fictional prose, following "Assorted Prose", "Picked-up Pieces" and "Hugging the Shore", looks at subjects as diverse as ... More

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This lively and stimulating collection of essays from anthropologist, award-winning nonfiction writer, and bestselling author of A Yellow Raft in ... More

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This is a collection of essays which span most of the author's writing career exploring such issues as waste, economy and pleasure, the ... More

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This collection of essays examines the fashionable world of titled and famous people from the worlds of finance, entertainment, art, society and ... More

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Bellow was America's writer, and in this superb collection of nonfiction essays he demonstrated his vigilance of and loyalty to his country over a ... More

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This volume contains two short prose pieces focusing on two of Okri's central themes - the power of words and the role of the writer and storyteller ... More

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Born in 1995 and dedicated to serious coverage of politics, ideas, science and arts every month, Prospect celebrates its 10th birthday this year. To ... More

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'These essays...live and grow in the mind' - James Campbell, "Independent". Baldwin's early essays have been described as 'an unequaled meditation on ... More

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A collection of essays about the oversung and the unsung in literature, including essays about Edith Wharton, Flannery O'Connor, abortion, ... More

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This anthology is a one-volume introduction to the best of English writing from the Elizabethans to the present day. Including a wide variety of ... More

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"Uh-Oh" is not in any dictionary or thesaurus, and is seldom seen in a written form. However, most of us use this sound daily and have done all of ... More

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Beautifully written, full of vitality, humor, love of life, and the free spirit, these short pieces are classics meant to be read and re-read with ... More

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