Familiar Essays of To-day
Author | : Benjamin Alexander Heydrick |
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Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1930 |
Genre | : American essays |
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Author | : Benjamin Alexander Heydrick |
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Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1930 |
Genre | : American essays |
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Author | : Joseph Epstein |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2007-07 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780618872169 |
Epstein's sixth collection of personal pieces winningly and brilliantly rounds off his 23-year tenure as editor of "The American Scholar". Among the topics covered are naps, Gershwin aging, name-dropping, long books, pet peeves, talent vs. genius, Anglophilia, and surgery--the head and the heart. Excerpted in "The New Yorker".
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Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : American literature |
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Author | : Anne Fadiman |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2008-05-27 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1429922966 |
In At Large and At Small, Anne Fadiman returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay—a beloved and hallowed literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth and its miniaturist focus on everyday experiences. With the combination of humor and erudition that has distinguished her as one of our finest essayists, Fadiman draws us into twelve of her personal obsessions: from her slightly sinister childhood enthusiasm for catching butterflies to her monumental crush on Charles Lamb, from her wistfulness for the days of letter-writing to the challenges and rewards of moving from the city to the country. Many of these essays were composed "under the influence" of the subject at hand. Fadiman ingests a shocking amount of ice cream and divulges her passion for Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Chocolate Chip and her brother's homemade Liquid Nitrogen Kahlúa Coffee (recipe included); she sustains a terrific caffeine buzz while recounting Balzac's coffee addiction; and she stays up till dawn to write about being a night owl, examining the rhythms of our circadian clocks and sharing such insomnia cures as her father's nocturnal word games and Lewis Carroll's mathematical puzzles. At Large and At Small is a brilliant and delightful collection of essays that harkens a revival of a long-cherished genre.
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Total Pages | : 3 |
Release | : 2000 |
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Author | : William Maddux Tanner |
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Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : American essays |
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Author | : Stuart Robertson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 1930 |
Genre | : English essays |
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Author | : Leonard Bacon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : History, Modern |
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Author | : Ann Patchett |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2021-11-23 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0063092808 |
The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." —Publisher's Weekly “Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores “what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self.” When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks’ short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable woman—Tom’s brilliant assistant Sooki—with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible mark—and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time.
Author | : Joseph Epstein |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1990-01-01 |
Genre | : American essays |
ISBN | : 9780393306330 |
Offers a collection of essays about such topics as growing older, the pleasures of friendship, gluttony, and keeping journals