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Life on the Mississippi (Modern Library)
Par Mark Twain. 1994
Memoir of Twain's career as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River in his youth before the Civil War. Twenty-one…
years later he returns for a trip from St. Louis to New Orleans, reminiscing about the changes and the cities he encounters. Includes a history of the river. Originally published in 1883. 1994.Eat, pray, love: one woman's search for everything
Par Elizabeth Gilbert. 2007
Elizabeth Gilbert, in her thirties, settles into a large a house with a husband who wants to start a family.…
But she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and determined to find what she's missing. So she begins her quest. In Rome, she indulges herself and gains nearly two stone. In India, she finds enlightenment through scrubbing temple floors. Finally in Bali, a toothless medicine man reveals a new path to peace, leaving her ready to love again. 2007.War
Par Sebastian Junger. 2010
For one year, in 2007-2008, Sebastian Junger accompanied a single platoon of thirty men from the storied 2nd battalion of…
the U.S. Army, as they fought their way through a remote valley in Eastern Afghanistan. Over the course of five trips, Junger was in more firefights than he can count, men he knew were killed or wounded, and he himself was almost killed. War is a narrative about combat: the fear of dying, the trauma of killing and the love between platoon-mates who would rather die than let each other down. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2010.An "oral biography" consisting of interviews with people who recall Capote's work and personality, beginning with his childhood in Monroeville,…
Alabama. Discussions of his nonfiction "novel" "In cold blood," the social event dubbed the "black-and-white ball," and his whirl on the celebrity circuit. Some strong language. 1997.The professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
Par Simon Winchester. 1998
The "Oxford English Dictionary" took seventy years to complete and drew upon the minds of thousands of scholars for its…
content. One of its most prolific contributors was Dr. William Chester Minor, an American surgeon who had served in the civil war. The fact that Dr. Minor was insane, and a murderer, was not known to the editor of the dictionary for almost twenty years. 1998.The invisible woman: the story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens
Par Claire Tomalin. 1991
From 1857 until his death in 1870, Charles Dickens had a close relationship with the actress Ellen Ternan. The author…
looks at this and other aspects of the affair and her book aims to show that Ellen was a fascinating person in her own right. 1991.Margin released: a writer's reminiscences and reflections
Par J. B Priestley. 1962
Out of Africa (The Modern library of the world's best books)
Par Isak Dinesen. 1952
An account of the author's life on a Kenyan coffee plantation, of the natives and their festivals, of big game,…
and of Lulu, the gazelle who came to live on the farm. 1952.The Celtic twilight: faerie and folklore (Celtic, Irish)
Par W. B. Yeats. 2004
Consists of stories recounted to the poet by his friends, neighbors, and acquaintances. All of the stories focus on the…
mythic and magical roots of Irish folklore, venturing into the world of fairies, ghosts, and spirits. Includes commentary based on Yeats's own experiences. 1902Talking mysteries: a conversation with Tony Hillerman
Par Tony Hillerman, Ernie Bulow, T. Hillerman. 2004
The young Hans Christian Andersen
Par Karen Hesse, Erik Blegvad. 2005
Portrays the early life of Hans Christian Andersen, the nineteenth-century Danish author of Andersen's Fairy Tales (RC 49568). Depicts Hans…
as a boy who was himself an "ugly duckling," but who believed that he would someday be famous. For grades 3-6. 2005The hero's journey: the world of Joseph Campbell : Joseph Campbell on his life and work
Par Joseph Campbell, Phil Cousineau. 1990
Campbell's lifelong interest in the similarities between art, religion, mythology, psychology, and literature is explored in this series of interviews.…
Traces his development of a personal revelation of "inner bliss" and the ability to translate the eternal myths into everyday experiences. Outgrowth of the film Hero with a Thousand Faces. 1990This boy's life: a memoir
Par Tobias Wolff. 1989
The stories of Hans Christian Andersen: A New Translation From The Danish
Par H. C Andersen. 2003
Modern English translation of twenty-two familiar and unfamiliar tales by Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). "The Little Mermaid" is…
told with its original dark ending. Contains notes on the stories and an essay introducing Andersen and his times. 2003