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1	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 $5.42! new only from $7.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	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 $4.98! new only from $20.94! \| SVS
3	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
4	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!
5	Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. add to wishlist The first and only collection of unpublished works by Kurt Vonnegut since his death is a fitting tribute to the author and an essential contribution to the discussion of war, peace, and humanity's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 $5.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	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
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	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 $2.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	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 $2.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 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
12 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
13 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 $2.36! \| first editions \| SVS
14 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 $2.00! \| SVS
15 view cover	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 $3.95! new only from $7.24! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	O ye jigs & juleps! more books like this by Virginia Cary Hudson add to wishlist "In China there are two classes of people, the upper crust and the under crust, just like there is in Leesville. China has three religions stated by Mr. Confuscius, Mr. Tao and Mr. Buddha. Leesville has seven religions, Catholics, Episcopalians, Methodists... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.17! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The solace of open spaces more books like this by Gretel Ehrlich add to wishlist This series of essays about rural life, based on the author's experiences on a small farm in Wyoming, focuses on the people and landscape of the West and explore themes common to all areas. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 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 $4.20! new only from $8.75! \| first editions \| SVS
19 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 $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays more books like this by Northrop Frye add to wishlist In this classic of literary criticism, Northrop Frye examines a variety of approaches to literary criticism, and advocates a systematic approach to the study of literature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.99! \| first editions
21 view cover	Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography more books like this by William F Buckley, Jr. (Read by) add to wishlist Here is a unique collection of fifty years of essays chosen to form an unconventional autobiography and capstone to his remarkable career as the conservative writer par excellence. Included are essays that capture Buckley's joyful boyhood and family life; his years as a conservative firebrand at Yale; the life of a young army officer; his love of ... see all copies from $2.04! new only from $4.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 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 $3.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Blair Reader: Exploring Contemporary Issues more books like this by Laurie G Kirszner (Editor), Stephen R Mandell (Editor) add to wishlist For English Composition courses. The Blair Reader encourages students to contribute to public discussion in the wider world by reading actively as well as critically and responding to the ideas of others. After more than twenty-five years of teaching composition, the authors have come to see reading and writing as interrelated activities: If ... see all copies from $27.35! new only from $41.21! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Best American Magazine Writing more books like this by American Society of Magazine Editors (Compiled by) add to wishlist This annual anthology presents articles by finalists and winners of the coveted National Magazine Awards, which honor writing in general interest consumer magazines. This year's edition includes Seymour Hersh's investigative reporting for the New Yorker, "Torture at Abu Ghraib"; David Quammen's "Was Darwin Wrong" from National Geographic; and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	World as I See It more books like this by Albert Einstein add to wishlist To the majority of people Einstein's theory is a complete mystery. Their attitude towards Einstein is like that of Mark Twain towards the writer of a work on mathematics: here was a man who had written an entire book of which Mark could not understand a single sentence. Einstein, therefore, is great in the public eye partly because he has made ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $6.05! \| first editions \| SVS

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