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The National Book Award—winning author compiles a "thought-provoking volume" of essays by Joyce Carol Oates, Oliver Sacks, Jaquira Diaz and others (Publishers Weekly).
As Jonathan Franzen writes in his introduction, his main criterion for selecting The Best American Essays 2016 "was whether an author had taken a risk." The resulting volume showcases authorial risk in a variety of forms, from championing an unpopular opinion to the possibility of...
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The acclaimed author of Breath, Eyes, Memory presents an anthology of personal essays by Hilton Als, Christopher Hitchens, Zadie Smith and others.
In her selection process for this sterling volume, Edwidge Danticat considers the inherent vulnerability of the essay form-a vulnerability that seems all the more present in today's spotlighted public square. As she says in her introduction, "when we insert our 'I' (our eye) to search deeper into someone,...
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From the Iraqi desert to an East Jerusalem refugee camp, and from the beginnings of the universe to the aftermath of a suicide attempt, these essays bring us, time and again, to the thorny intersection of personal experience and public discourse.
The Best American Essays 2017 includes entries by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Lawrence Jackson, Rachel Kushner, Alan Lightman, Bernard Farai Matambo, Wesley Morris, Heather Sellers, Andrea Stuart, and others....
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Writing an essay is like catching a wave, posits guest editor Ariel Levy. To catch a wave, you need skill and nerve, not just moving water. The writers featured in this volume are certainly full of nerve, and have crafted a wide range of pieces awash in a diversity of moods, voices, and stances.
Leaving an abusive marriage, parting with a younger self, losing your sanity to Fitbit, and even saying goodbye to a beloved pair of pants are just some...
5) Reflections
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Gold Dust Publishing brings you Reflections. A charity book featuring over forty authors, actors, musicians, entertainers, teachers, counselors, and everyday people who look back to tell a younger version of themselves what their past has taught them. Each one shares how they endured a variety of situations from verbal and physical abuse, fear, suicide, rape, and change to become the best versions of themselves.
The Goal? Not to toot their own horns,...
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Fascinating personal histories are revealed through the stories of cherished objects, in this anthology celebrating the meaningful mementos of our lives.
Amber Lanier Nagle has always been interested in keepsakes, whether her own or those she encounters in her friends' homes. Seemingly ordinary items-a glass bluebird, a pocketknife, a dime-store locket, a faded fishing lure, a dented cake pan, a model train car-become priceless treasures when their...
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A first-hand account of the underground work of the First World War-from the firing of mines to constructing subways to bureaucratic mishaps.
With a background in mining and tunneling, Major H. R. Dixon was transferred to GHQ in Montreuil to handle mining plans and records. In due course he was appointed to a small group of Royal Engineers' officers who operated as the eyes and ears of the Inspector of Mines. His activity in this role is particularly...
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As a teenager in the 1950s, John Holmes Jenkins set to work on collecting and editing his great-great-grandfather's writings about his experiences on the Texas frontier. John Holland Jenkins joined General Sam Houston's army at age thirteen after losing his stepfather at the Alamo. In addition to fighting the Mexicans, he faced peril from Indian warriors as well as the everyday difficulties of pioneer life. His reports on the events of the time were...
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This is an anthology of stories, poems, and artwork by people born with congenital heart defects (CHDs). These authors share their stories of hope on several themes. This volume includes the following themes: Growing Up with Congenital Heart Defects, How My CHD Defines Me, Being Active with CHD, and CHDs Around the Globe. Since CHDs are the #1 birth defect around the world, people across the globe are living with birth defects that could literally...
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