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The Great White South: Traveling with Robert F.Scott's Doomed South
175 photos illustrate this account by photographer Ponting of his journey with Capt. Robert Scott to the Antarctic, a voyage from which Scott did not return.
An Instinct for the Kill
An instinct for the Kill is Antonella Gambotto in fine form: witty, incisive and often dangerously honest interviews with out famous faces.People we love and people we love to hate...
Homer: Odyssey Books VI-VIII
This is the first self-contained edition of Books VI-VIII of the Odyssey--the account of Odysseus' time among the Phaeacians, and a popular introduction to Homer. While not neglecting matters of...
Look at me Now And Here I Am: Writings And Lectures 1909-45
More than any other writer, Gertrude Stein reflects the 20th century revolt from the fine arts. Like her friends Braque and Picasso, she broke with convention to let medium triumph...
An Irish Voice: The Quest for Peace
In 1992, while unable to get an American Visa, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was invited to write a series of columns for the "Irish Voice" newspaper and the "Irish...
Talking About a Revolution
With her trademark optimism, sass, boldness and search for answers, across a collection of new and revisited essays, Yassmin Abdel-Magied explores resistance, transformation, and revolution. Yassmin Abdel-Magied started out a...
The Loss of El Dorado: A Colonial History
A passionate and vivid recreation of the history of Trinidad The Loss of El Dorado exposes the barbaric cruelties of slavery and torture and their consequences on all strata of...
One More Time: The Best of Mike Royko
With the incisive pen of a newspaperman and the compassionate soul of a poet, Mike Royko was a Chicago institution who became, in Jimmy Breslin's words, "the best journalist of...
Too Hot to Handle: Story of the Race for Cold Fusion
The extraordinary story of the Pons and Fleischmann "discovery" of cold fusion in Salt Lake City in 1988, the enormous world-wide media excitement their announcement generated, and the military, political...
The Happy Life: The Search of Contentment in the Modern World:
In the first Quarterly Essay for 2011, David Malouf returns to one of the most fundamental questions and gives it a modern twist- what makes for a happy life? With...
Small Wonder
This essay collection brings to us out of one of history's darker moments an extended love song to the world we still have. From its opening parable gleaned from the...
Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire
Examines every aspect of government, attending a political convention, the presidential election and inauguration, Congress, the Supreme Court and a small town meeting in New Hampshire. He examines the budget,...
Rugby Head
A man. A game. A life. A shambles. In this brutally honest, hilarious and forensic examination of both himself and the game he loves, Greg Bruce tells the story of...
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
A Times book of the year A Guardian book of the year 'Magnificent' The Times 'Dazzling' New Statesman 'It filled me with hope' Zadie Smith We are living in the...
Griffith Review 77: Real Cool World
Griffith Review 77: Real Cool World explores Antarctica as both a place and a canvas for imagination. This vast, dry continent drives much of our global weather, a litmus test...
Imagined Selves: Imagined Corners: Mrs Ritchie: Mrs Grundy in
This volume gathers together some of the real and the imagined lives of Willa Muir, one of the finest and fiercest intellectuals of her generation. Her writing is rich with...
The Fran Lebowitz Reader: The Sunday Times Bestseller
Acerbic, wisecracking and hilarious, this is the definitive essay collection from New York legend and satirist, Fran Lebowitz, star of Martin Scorsese's hit Netflix series, Pretend It's a City. 'The...
The Best American Food Writing 2023
"Excellent....Taken as a whole, the volume moves beyond food's sensory pleasures to investigate it as a cultural vessel, a symbol of inequality, and more. It's a standout addition to the...
Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and
" "Wide-ranging yet consistently affecting, these pieces offer a crucial and inspired survey of the immigrant experience in America." " - Publishers Weekly "[These contributions] touch on so many different...
black girl, no magic: reflections on race and respectability
'This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation' Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff 'Witty, fresh and full of life' Liv Little 'I can't recommend more highly......
You're Embarrassing Yourself
'I laughed, I cried and then I laughed again' LENA DUNHAM 'Smart and funny ... reminds me of the best of Nora Ephron' GUARDIAN Writer, actor, and director Desiree Akhavan...
Dear Eddie: God, Turtles and Letters About Mum
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The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022: A Mystery Collection
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading
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Scenes and Apparitions: The Roy Strong Diaries 1988-2003
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Cairn: 'A marvel of a book' Observer
'This marvel of a book is a profound meditation on the precariousness of the planet ... these pieces kept bringing tears to my eyes, catching me offguard ... it is...
Venice: Tales Of The City
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First Intermissions: Twenty-one Great Operas Explored, Explained and Brought to Life from the Met
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Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now
The woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory' says Maya Angelou, bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD...
Calm the F**k Down
The latest no-f**ks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensation The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k , Get Your Sh*t Together , and You...
The End of the Golden Gate: Writers on Loving and (Sometimes) Leaving San Francisco
Capturing an ever-changing San Francisco, 25 prolific writers tell their stories of living in one the most mesmerising cities in the world. The End of the Golden Gate is a...
Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now
The woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory' says Maya Angelou, bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD...
Calm the F**k Down
The latest no-f**ks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensation The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k , Get Your Sh*t Together , and You...
Mabo: Life of an Island Man
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Dead Girls
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Conversations with Goethe
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A witty introduction to the mind of Goethe, a classic in a new translation for the first time in 150 years Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was the world's most celebrated...
In the Land of the Cyclops: Essays
A brilliantly wide-ranging essay collection from the author of My Struggle, spanning literature, philosophy, art and how our daily and creative lives intertwine. A brilliantly wide-ranging essay collection from the...
All the Things Left Unsaid: Confessions of Love and Regret
NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'A beautiful book of great tenderness, love of life, and wisdom' JOSEPH O'CONNOR For almost fifty years, Michael Harding has been crafting words in a bid to...
Wild Ducks Flying Backward
This work is a collection of non-fiction essays and short fiction, many in print for the first time ever. Subjects range from an ode to redheads, kissing, Diane Keaton, Leonard...
A Romantic Hero
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Doing Politics: Writing on Public Life
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Since the 1980s Judith Brett has been helping to shape Australians' conversations about politics, bringing a historian's eye to contemporary issues and probing the psychology of our prime ministers. Her...
The Most of Nora Ephron: The ultimate anthology of essays, articles
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Packed with wit, wisdom and comfort, this is a whopping celebration of the late, great Nora Ephron, the iconic writer whose work continues to entertain and inspire millions. A revised...
Making Australian History
A bold and expansive history that traces the changing and contested project of Australia's national story. You will think about this country differently after reading this book. 'Clark brings a...
Novelist as a Vocation: An exploration of a writer's life from the
Thoughts and advice on the creative writing process from an international master of literature. Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never...