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1	Consider the Lobster and Other Essays more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist This brilliant and hilarious new collection of essays is offered by the award-winning author of the bestselling "Infinite Jest." see all copies from $6.83! new only from $7.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist Camus's philosophical essay, published in 1942, begins with the statement: "There is only one really serious philosophical question, and that is suicide. Deciding whether or not life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question in philosophy. All other questions follow from that." Camus compares the absurdity of existence to the labours ... see all copies from $2.36! new only from $7.39! \| first editions \| SVS
3	A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist A collection of insightful and uproariously funny non-fiction by the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST - one of the most acclaimed and adventurous writers of our time. A SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING...brings together Wallace's musings on a wide range of topics, from his early days as a nationally ranked tennis player to his trip on a commercial ... see all copies from $5.68! new only from $7.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. add to wishlist The first and only collection of unpublished works by Kurt Vonnegut since his death is a fitting tribute to the author and an essential contribution to the discussion of war, peace, and humanity's tendency toward violence. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $7.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	50 Essays: A Portable Anthology more books like this by Samuel Cohen (Editor) add to wishlist "50 Essays: A Portable Anthology" directly addresses students' and instructors' concerns that composition readers are too expensive and too large. With a net price of $21, less than half the size and price of comparable readers, "50 Essays" meets the needs of a wide variety of classrooms. The carefully chosen table of contents presents enough ... see all copies from $2.66! new only from $29.09! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Walden or Life in the Woods more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	A Man Without a Country more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. add to wishlist Kurt Vonnegut's first new book in nearly 10 years is a collection of the essays he has published during that time, illustrated with his inimitable--and often hilarious--line drawings. Vonnegut writes on such topics as death, literature, the state of the American soul, the necessity for making art, and, of course, the administration of George W. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Real Essays with Readings: Writing Projects for College, Work, and Everyday Life more books like this by Susan Anker add to wishlist "Real Essays with Readings "is the essay-level book in Susan Anker's highly successful series of writing texts that motivate students with their message that writing is an essential skill in college and in real life -- and that this skill is achievable. Anker's advice, examples, and assignments show the relevance of writing to all aspects of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
9	The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition more books like this by Thomas Cooley add to wishlist An outstanding collection of brief essays providing high-interest models of the rhetorical modes, along with beautifully written instruction that demonstrates its own lessons about good writing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| first editions \| SVS
10	High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never more books like this by Barbara Kingsolver (Read by) add to wishlist Meditative essays from novelist Barbara Kingsolver, on life in the desert, working motherhood, landlocked hermit crabs, and other subjects. A sample: "In my first three years of high school, the number of times I got asked out on a date was zero. This is not an approximate number." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Walden more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Leaves of Grass more books like this by Walt Whitman add to wishlist LEAVES OF GRASS, Whitman's monumental and enormously influential book, was his life's work, going through nine different editions from its first publication in 1855 to the famous "deathbed edition" published the year he died (1892). Influenced by Eastern religions, his years as a journalist, the Civil War, 19th-century expansionism, Nature, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Self-Reliance, and Other Essays more books like this by R Emerson add to wishlist Six essays and one address outline Emerson's moral idealism and hint at later scepticism. In addition to title essay, this volume includes "History," "Friendship," "The Over-Soul," "The Poet" and "Experience," plus the Harvard Divinity School Address. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
14 view cover	Civil Disobedience and Other Essays more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist "Civil Disobedience," Thoreau's 1849 essay, justifies his decision to go to jail rather than pay a poll tax that supported the Mexican War. The opening lines are often quoted: "I heartily accept the motto, 'That government is best which governs least'; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Best American Essays more books like this by Adam Gopnik (Editor) add to wishlist Edited by "The New Yorker's" much-loved Adam Gopnik, this year's "Best American Essays" includes contributions by such writers as Albert Goldbarth, Anthony Lane, Louis Menand, and Ander Monson. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Compact Reader: Short Essays by Method and Theme more books like this by Jane E Aaron add to wishlist From its well-chosen essays to its thorough editorial apparatus to its distinctive organization, "The Compact Reader" provides the fundamental support students need to write successfully. The unique dual organization -- rhetorical and thematic -- introduces students to essential strategies of writing while engaging them with brief readings on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.89! \| SVS
17 view cover	Best American Essays more books like this by Atwan add to wishlist "The essays in this volume are powerful, plainspoken meditations on birthing, dying, and all the business in between," writes Lauren Slater in her introduction to the 2006 edition. "They reflect the best of what we, as a singular species, have to offer, which is reflection in a context of kindness. The essays tell hard-won tales wrestled sometimes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs more books like this by Patrick F McManus add to wishlist America's favorite outdoor humorist is back with an outrageously fresh collection of stories. He introduces a variety of friends old and new, and takes readers to many exotic locales outdoors and indoors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present more books like this by Phillip Lopate add to wishlist By presenting more than 75 personal essays, including influential forerunners from ancient Greece, Rome, and the Far East, masterpieces from the 16th century, and a wealth of the finest from the last four centuries, Lopate displays the tradition of the personal essay in all its grandeur, depth and diversity. see all copies from $4.14! new only from $8.75! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	M. Butterfly more books like this by David Henry Hwang add to wishlist The intriguing story of a French diplomat and the transexual Chinese spy with whom he fell in love, M. Butterfly is an outstanding addition to the impressive Plume drama list. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.74! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Best American Essays more books like this by David Foster Wallace (Editor) add to wishlist Edited by the critically acclaimed writer David Foster Wallace, this years collection includes such contributors as Jo Ann Beard, Mark Danner, Malcolm Gladwell, Louis Menand, Molly Peacock, and others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader more books like this by Anne Fadiman add to wishlist Entertaining essays by Anne Fadiman about the joys of books and reading. Some of the joys are rather curious ones, but Fadiman writes about them with humor and self-deprecation, and always with grace and style. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Real Ponies Don't Go Oink! more books like this by Patrick F. McManus add to wishlist The New York Times Book Review applauds McManus's "sure comic hand"; their favorite pieces are those in which "Mr. McManus's sweet-spirited intelligence competes with the antic yarn"; and they conclude that "everybody should read Patrick McManus". Now McManus's national bestseller is available in trade paperback. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	White Album more books like this by Joan Didion add to wishlist This collection of essays recounts what took place on the long morning after the 1960s, when everyone was coming down from their particular bad trip. Didion observes the dramas that explode as America goes into collective detox: the mother abandoning her five-year-old daughter on the central reservation of Interstate 5; Huey Newton and the Black ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Here is New York more books like this by E. B. White add to wishlist Sitting in a sweltering New York hotel room in the summer of 1948, E.B. White began writing his memoir about the world's most fabulous city. He created a beautiful piece of prose in which he completely captures the essence of New York City. see all copies from $3.01! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS

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