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Fragiles lumières de la terre: écrits divers, 1942-1970 (Prose entière)
Par Gabrielle Roy. 1978
Heart's desire: the best of Edward Hoagland : essays from twenty years
Par Edward Hoagland. 1988
Essays on everything from wolves in Texas to welterweight boxing champions in Philadelphia. Whether discussing jury duty in Manhattan, his…
love of turtles or a walk through New England woods, Hoagland qualifies, argues, ruminates and observes. Some descriptions of sex. 1988.Farther away: Essays
Par Jonathan Franzen. 2012
In twenty-two essays, speeches, and book reviews written from 1998-2011, the author of "Freedom" explores themes of modern life from…
tourism in Cyprus in "The Ugly Mediterranean" to the suicide of his friend and fellow writer in "David Foster Wallace." Bestseller. 2012. Uniform title: Selections.FairTax, the truth: answering the critics
Par Neal Boortz, John Linder, Rob Woodall. 2008
In 2005, radio show host Boortz and Georgia congressman Linder wrote "The FairTax Book", presenting a plan designed to eliminate…
federal taxes and the IRS and jump-start the U.S. economy. This follow-up offers new insights, and debunks the negative myths and misrepresentations of their idea. The plan enables Americans to keep all the money in their paychecks; eliminates the fraud, hassle, and waste of the current system; and revolutionizes the way America pays for itself. 2008.Even as we speak: New Essays 1993-2000
Par Clive James. 2001
This text is a collection of essays from Clive James. A wide range of subjects are covered: from the Sydney…
Olympics to television today, from Mark Twain to Peter Cook, from Australian culture to front-page British monarchy. 2001.Dropped threads 3: beyond the small circle
Par Marjorie May Anderson, Ann-Marie McDonald. 2006
These essays focus on personal discoveries: family secrets, sexuality, rebellion, crevices of deep joy or regret; about finding connections to…
nature; about embracing forgiveness and new perspectives. Barbara McLean tells us of the sister she never knew, while June Callwood explores the continuity that flows between mothers and daughters. Other contributors include Margaret Atwood, Frances Itani, and Silken Laumann. 2006.Dispatches from the sporting life
Par Mordecai Richler. 2002
A collection of essays on sports written by Richler for various magazines and newspapers over the years. Selected by the…
author himself, these pieces cover ice hockey, baseball, salmon fishing, bodybuilding, and wrestling. They feature Richler's encounters with Pete Rose, Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Ring Lardner, Hank Greenberg and more. 2002.Closed chambers: the first eyewitness account of the epic struggles inside the Supreme Court
Par Edward Lazarus. 1998
The author, a Supreme Court law clerk to Justice Harry Blackmun in 1988-89, recounts the methods and procedures the justices…
use in arriving at a decision. Now a federal prosecutor, Lazarus contends that politics has taken the place of debate and compromise. He analyzes court cases to illustrate his concerns. 1998.Collected essays, journalism and letters of George Orwell: My Country, Right Or Left, 1940-1943
Par George Orwell, Ian Angus, Sonia Orwell. 1970
The best selection of George Orwell's non-fiction available, a trove of letters, essays, reviews, and journalism. His letters to such…
luminaries as Julian Symons, Anthony Powell, Arthur Koestler, and Cyril Connolly are poignant and personal. His essays, covering everything from "English Cooking" to "Literature and Totalitarianism," are memorable, and his books reviews are among the most lucid and intelligent ever written. V.2 "My country Right or Left, 1940-1943." 1970.California sketches
Par Mark Twain, Bret Harte. 1991
Forty-six essays by Mark Twain and Bret Harte, written early in their careers for a San Francisco literary publication, the…
Californian. Includes a short story, "The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," by Twain; recalls a visit to the public library in "Among the Books," by Harte. Also describes life in California after the Gold Rush and during the Civil War. 1991.Broadsides: reviews and opinions
Par Mordecai Richler. 1990
This collection of reviews, essays and articles showcase Mordecai Richler's outrageous remarks and irreverent wisdom on everything from pop psychology…
and male impotence to reincarnation and political wives. He also meditates on the joys of reading and the power of fiction. 1990.Belling the cat: essays, reports, and opinions
Par Mordecai Richler. 1998
A collection of essays which Richler has divided into his own interests -- books, sports, travel, and politics. Whether portraying…
heroes like Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe in sports, travelling through Africa, or taking pokes at politicians like Brian Mulroney, Richler reveals his passion about the world in which we live. Strong language. 1998.Bartleby in Manhattan: and other stories
Par Elizabeth Hardwick. 1983
Twenty-four diverse literary and social essays that include reflections on the civil rights movement, on crime and war in the…
1960s and 1970s, and on the work and lives of writers from Ring Lardner to Simone Weil. Movies and plays also pass under Hardwick's scrutiny. 1983.Backward glances
Par Conrad Black. 2016
Conrad Black is one of our best known writers, historians, and businessmen. Included here are Conrad's best newspaper columns on…
Canada, its history and future; the U.S. as superpower; the Middle East; the Catholic Church; Wall Street; and journalism. Also, influential columns on everything from free trade to prison reform; and unexpected delights, including a much-read column on rescued kittens. On all of these subjects, Conrad Black is an intellectual force and these are the reflections of a masterful stylist, whose opinions defy expectation and whose wit and brilliance is on display in everything he writes. 2016. Uniform title: Essays.Art objects: essays on ecstasy and effrontery
Par Jeanette Winterson. 1996
A collection of pieces on modernism, autobiography, style and painting, arguing the importance of art in our lives. The essays…
also discuss the author's relationship to her own work, and the books that she loves. 1996.Apartment seven: essays new and selected
Par Miriam Waddington. 1989
The author recalls her childhood on the prairie and her growing sense of herself as a writer, a woman and…
a Jew. She includes her reflections on many facets of poetry, Yiddish writers and the Canadian literary tradition, and her criticisms of the works of Stephen Leacock, Anais Nin, Simone de Beauvoir, V.S. Naipaul, A.M. Klein, and others. (Studies in Canadian literature)Acid West: essays
Par Joshua Wheeler. 2018
Age and guile beat youth, innocence, and a bad haircut: twenty-five years of P.J. O'Rourke
Par P. J O'Rourke. 1995
Twenty-five years of essays from the journalist's past. Evolving from a drug-using hippie to a right-wing conservative, O'Rourke writes about…
everything from automobiles in "The Ultimate Politically Incorrect Car" to politics in "Whitewater." Some strong language. 1995.A world made new: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Par Mary Ann Glendon. 2001
Discusses Mrs. Roosevelt's role in the development of the first document to define worldwide human rights. Describes her chairmanship of…
the drafting committee and her diplomacy to ensure the Declaration's ratification in 1948. Quotes diaries, letters, and memoirs of the committee members to explain how consensus was reached. c2001.A supposedly fun thing I'll never do again: essays and arguments
Par David Foster Wallace. 1997
Seven wry essays set forth incisive observations on popular aspects of American society. The title piece chronicles a one-week luxury…
cruise in the Caribbean, detailing the sights and sensations of the experience with candid and caustic insight. Strong language. 1997.