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Geoff Dyer

White Sands : Experiences from the Outside World

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White Sands is an innovative blend of travel writing, essay, criticism, and fiction. It is perfect for anyone who loves to explore new worlds or have a smart and cantankerous wit. Geoff Dyer's unique writing style will keep you engaged and entertained from start to finish.

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Nikesh Shukla

Brown Baby : A Memoir of Race, Family and Home

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How do you find hope and even joy in a world that is racist, sexist and facing climate crisis? How do you prepare your children for it, but also fill them with all the boundlessness and eccentricity that they deserve and that life has to offer?In Brown Baby, Nikesh Shukla, author of the bestselling The Good Immigrant, explores themes of racism, feminism, parenting and our shifting ideas of home. This memoir, by turns heartwrenching, hilariously funny and intensely relatable, is dedicated to the author’s two young daughters, and serves as an act of remembrance to the grandmother they never had a chance to meet. Through love, grief, food and fatherhood, Shukla shows how it’s possible to believe in hope.

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Lane Moore

How to Be Alone : If You Want To, and Even If You Don't

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The former Sex & Relationships Editor for Cosmopolitan and host of the wildly popular comedy show Tinder Live with Lane Moore presents her poignant, funny, and deeply moving first book.Lane Moore is a rare performer who is as impressive onstage—whether hosting her iconic show Tinder Live or being the enigmatic front woman of It Was Romance—as she is on the page, as both a former writer for The Onion and an award-winning sex and relationships editor for Cosmopolitan. But her story has had its obstacles, including being her own parent, living in her car as a teenager, and moving to New York City to pursue her dreams. Through it all, she looked to movies, TV, and music as the family and support systems she never had.From spending the holidays alone to having better “stranger luck” than with those closest to her to feeling like the last hopeless romantic on earth, Lane reveals her powerful and entertaining journey in all its candor, anxiety, and ultimate acceptance—with humor always her bolstering force and greatest gift.How to Be Alone is a must-read for anyone whose childhood still feels unresolved, who spends more time pretending to have friends online than feeling close to anyone in real life, who tries to have genuine, deep conversations in a roomful of people who would rather you not. Above all, it’s a book for anyone who desperately wants to feel less alone and a little more connected through reading her words.

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Alan Bennett

Keeping On Keeping On

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A collection of Bennett's diaries and essays, covering 2005 to 2015Alan Bennett's third collection of prose, Keeping On Keeping On, follows in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful Writing Home and Untold Stories. Bringing together the hilarious, revealing, and lucidly intelligent writing of one of England's best-known literary figures, Keeping On Keeping On contains Bennett's diaries from 2005 to 2015--with everything from his much celebrated essays to his irreverent comic pieces and reviews--reflecting on a decade that saw four major theater premieres and the films of The History Boys and The Lady in the Van. A chronicle of one of the most important literary careers of the twentieth century, Keeping On Keeping On is a classic history of a life in letters.

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Roxane Gay

Hunger : A Memoir of (My) Body

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This book is a powerful and courageous memoir that delves deep into the complexities of body image and self-acceptance. Roxane Gay's candid narrative allows readers to empathize with her struggles, while shedding light on societal expectations and the emotional toll they can take. Hunger is a must-read for anyone seeking a profound understanding of body positivity and the importance of self-love.

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Anne Lamott

Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace

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If you're feeling a bit weathered by life's challenges, Anne Lamott's "Small Victories" might feel like a balm. Her collection of essays weaves wisdom with wit, offering a light-hearted take on the pursuit of happiness and grace. It's like sitting down with a good friend who reminds you to notice the small wins that make life full. You'll find yourself chuckling one minute and pondering deep truths the next. It's a book for anyone seeking a little inspiration sprinkled with humor.

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Varaidzo, Nikesh Shukla, Chimene Suleyman

The Good Immigrant

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How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport?Or be told that, as an actress, the part you’re most fitted to play is ‘wife of a terrorist’? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused, misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? How does it feel to hear a child of colour say in a classroom that stories can only be about white people? How does it feel to go ‘home’ to India when your home is really London? What is it like to feel you always have to be an ambassador for your race? How does it feel to always tick ‘Other’?Bringing together 21 exciting black, Asian and minority ethnic voices emerging in Britain today, The Good Immigrant explores why immigrants come to the UK, why they stay and what it means to be ‘other’ in a country that doesn’t seem to want you, doesn’t truly accept you – however many generations you’ve been here – but still needs you for its diversity monitoring forms.Inspired by discussion around why society appears to deem people of colour as bad immigrants – job stealers, benefit scroungers, undeserving refugees – until, by winning Olympic races or baking good cakes, or being conscientious doctors, they cross over and become good immigrants, editor Nikesh Shukla has compiled a collection of essays that are poignant, challenging, angry, humorous, heartbreaking, polemic, weary and – most importantly – real.

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Una LaMarche

Unabrow : Misadventures of a Late Bloomer

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Unabrow is a hilarious book for anyone who has ever felt awkward or struggled to fit in. Una LaMarche's witty writing style will have you laughing out loud as she shares cringe-worthy stories from her own life. What makes this book stand out is its feminist undertones - Una is unapologetically herself, embracing her body hair and exposing the ridiculous expectations placed on women's appearances. This book is perfect for fans of Mindy Kaling, Tina Fey, and Amy Schumer who want to read about a woman unafraid to be herself.

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Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis

At Home in the World : Stories and Essential Teachings from a Monk's Life

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This collection of autobiographical and teaching stories from peace activist and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is thought provoking and inspiring. Collected here for the first time, these stories span his life. There are stories from his childhood and the traditions of rural Vietnam. There are stories from his years as a teenage novice, as a young teacher and writer in war torn Vietnam, and of his travels around the world to teach mindfulness, make pilgrimages to sacred sites and influence world leaders.The tradition of Zen teaching stories goes back at least to the time of the Buddha. Like the Buddha, Thich Nhat Hanh uses story–telling to engage people’s interest so he can share important teachings, insights and life lessons.

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SCHULKIND Jeanne WOOLF Virginia

Moments Of Being

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"Moments Of Being is an intimate and emotional memoir by Virginia Woolf that sheds light on her early life experiences and relationships. Her writing is powerful and masterful, providing a clear-sighted judgement of Victorian values and how they impacted her family. Readers will find this book fascinating, as it offers rare insights into Woolf's life, which heavily influenced her novels. The witty and candid nature of her contributions to the Memoir Club makes for an entertaining read, giving readers further depth of insight into Woolf's personal life and the Bloomsbury circle. Highly recommended for fans of memoirs and Virginia Woolf's works."

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James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

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A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin’s early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document. It consists of two “letters,” written on the occasion of the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, that exhort Americans, both black and white, to attack the terrible legacy of racism. Described by The New York Times Book Review as “sermon, ultimatum, confession, deposition, testament, and chronicle…all presented in searing, brilliant prose,” The Fire Next Time stands as a classic of our literature.

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Whoopi Goldberg, Sari Botton, Jon-Jon Goulian

Never Can Say Goodbye : Writers on Their Unshakable Love for New York

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"Never Can Say Goodbye" brings together a collection of essays by famous writers who share their irrevocable love for the Big Apple. Each essay is a unique perspective of how life in New York has defined writers like Susan Orlean, Elizabeth Gilbert, and many others. It's perfect for those who want to immerse themselves in the city they love or anyone who wants to discover why writers have an unshakable love for the city that never sleeps.

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Leanne Shapton, Heidi Julavits, Sheila Heti

Women In Clothes - Why We Wear What We Wear

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Women in Clothes is a must-read for any person who is interested in the stories behind what we wear. Through a series of interviews, photos, and personal testimonies, the book shows how our clothing choices shape not only our external appearance but our internal world as well. The diverse range of contributors, from Cindy Sherman to Lena Dunham, ensures that every reader will find someone to relate to. Ultimately, Women in Clothes is a celebration of the power of personal style to express identity and create connection.

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Banesh Hoffman, Helen Dukas

Albert Einstein, The Human Side - New Glimpses From His Archives

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Modesty, humor, compassion, and wisdom are the traits most evident in these personal papers, most of them never before published, from the Einstein archives. The illustrious physicist wrote as thoughtfully to an Ohio fifth-grader, distressed by her discovery that scientists classify humans as animals, as to a Colorado banker, who asked whether he believed in a personal God. Witty rhymes, and exchange about fine music with Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, and expressions of his devotion to Zionism are but some of the highlights found in this rare, warm enriching book.

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Mindy Kaling

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? : (And other concerns)

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"Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?" could be an excellent read for someone who wants to dive into the life of a Hollywood insider who has experienced it all and knows how to poke fun at herself. Mindy Kaling's witty confessions on dating, friendships, and planning for her own funeral make this a hilarious read. Her unscientific observations and slice-of-life experiences will definitely keep you hooked.

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Audre Lorde, Sonia Sanchez, Jen Keenan

A Burst of Light : and Other Essays

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A Burst of Light is a powerful collection of essays by Audre Lorde that resonates with contemporary social justice warriors. Lorde's writing tackles the intersections of race, cancer, intersectionality, parenthood, and injustice, calling for a radical politics of intersectionality. Her message of caring for oneself as an act of political warfare is particularly inspiring, and her thoughts on Black women and LGBTQ+ communities organizing, as well as her insights on erotic pleasure, continue to be relevant today. This book is recommended for readers looking to expand their understanding of anti-oppression and resistance through the lens of intersectionality.

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Olivia Laing

The Lonely City : Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

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Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism#1 Book of the Year from Brain PickingsNamed a best book of the year by NPR, Newsweek, Slate, Pop Sugar, Marie Claire, Elle, Publishers Weekly, and Lit HubA dazzling work of biography, memoir, and cultural criticism on the subject of loneliness, told through the lives of iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring.When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her midthirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by the most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving from Edward Hopper's Nighthawks to Andy Warhol's Time Capsules, from Henry Darger's hoarding to David Wojnarowicz's AIDS activism, Laing conducts an electric, dazzling investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness but also how it might be resisted and redeemed.Humane, provocative, and moving, The Lonely City is a celebration of a strange and lovely state, adrift from the larger continent of human experience, but intrinsic to the very act of being alive.

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Eula Biss

Having And Being Had

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An incisive collection from award-winning author Eula Biss, Having and Being Had is a personal reckoning with the intricacies of money, class and capitalism.'My adult life can be divided into two distinct parts,' Eula Biss writes, 'the time before I owned a washing machine and the time after.' Having just purchased her first home, she now embarks on a roguish and risky self-audit of the value system she has bought into. The result is a radical interrogation of work, leisure and capitalism. Described by the New York Times as a writer who 'advances from all sides, like a chess player', Biss brings her approach to the lived experience of capitalism. Playfully ranging from IKEA to Beyoncé to Pokémon, across bars and laundromats and universities, she asks, of both herself and her class, 'In what have we invested?''Having and Being Had offers us a probing tour of capitalism and class that sidesteps posturing and jargon in favor of clarity, humility, and incitement.' Maggie Nelson'In this witty, genre-bending book, Eula Biss smashes the taboo against talking about money with exhilarating results . . . [and] disarming honesty and grace.' Jenny Offill'Eula Biss's prescient new book gave me new language for things I didn't know I felt . . . A brilliant, lacerating re-examination of our relationship to what we own and why, and who in turn might own us.' Alexander Chee'No contemporary writer I know explores and confronts her own societal responsibilities better than Eula Biss.' Aleksandar HemonA meditation on race, consumerism and the American caste system. And a wry, vivd assessment of our spiritual moment. It is no accident that Having and Being Had reads like the poems money would write if money wrote poems.' Jeet Thayil

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Chuck Klosterman

Killing Yourself to Live : 85% of a True Story

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For 6,557 miles, from New York to Mississippi to Seattle, Chuck Klosterman decided to chase rock n roll and death across a continent. 21 days later, after three relationships, an encounter with various cottonmouth snakes, and a night spent snorting cocaine in a graveyard, Klosterman started to order his thoughts on American culture and the meaning of celebrity.

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Marina Keegan

The Opposite of Loneliness : Essays and Stories

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An affecting and hope-filled posthumous collection of essays and stories from the talented young Yale graduate whose title essay captured the world's attention in 2012 and turned her into an icon for her generation. Marina Keegan's star was on the rise when she graduated "magna cum laude" from Yale in May 2012. She had a play that was to be produced at the New York Fringe Festival and a job waiting for her at "The New Yorker." Tragically, five days after graduation, Marina died in a car crash. As her family, friends, and classmates, deep in grief, joined to create a memorial service for Marina, her deeply moving last essay for "The Yale Daily News," "The Opposite of Loneliness," went viral, receiving more than 1.4 million hits. Even though she was just twenty-two when she died, Marina left behind a rich, expansive trove of prose that, like her title essay, captures the hope, uncertainty, and possibility of her generation. Her short story "Cold Pastoral" was published by NewYorker.com just months after her death. "The Opposite of Loneliness "is an assemblage of Marina's essays and stories, which, like "The Last Lecture," articulate the universal struggle that all of us face as we figure out what we aspire to be, and how we can harness our talents to impact the world.The Opposite of Loneliness --Cold pastoral --Winter break --Reading aloud --The ingenue --The Emerald City --Baggage claim --Hail, full of grace --Sclerotherapy --Challenger deep --Stability in motion --Why we care about whales --Against the grain --Putting the "fun" back in eschatology --I kill for money --Even artichokes have doubts --The art of observation --Song for the special --A rembrance of Marina Keegan and questions for further discussion

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Krista Tippett

Becoming Wise : An Inquiry into the Mystery and the Art of Living

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“I’m a person who listens for a living. I listen for wisdom, and beauty, and for voices not shouting to be heard. This book chronicles some of what I’ve learned in what has become a conversation across time and generations, across disciplines and denominations.” Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and National Humanities Medalist Krista Tippett has interviewed the most extraordinary voices examining the great questions of meaning for our time. The heart of her work on her national public radio program and podcast, On Being, has been to shine a light on people whose insights kindle in us a sense of wonder and courage. Scientists in a variety of fields; theologians from an array of faiths; poets, activists, and many others have all opened themselves up to Tippett's compassionate yet searching conversation. In Becoming Wise, Tippett distills the insights she has gleaned from this luminous conversation in its many dimensions into a coherent narrative journey, over time and from mind to mind. The book is a master class in living, curated by Tippett and accompanied by a delightfully ecumenical dream team of teaching faculty. The open questions and challenges of our time are intimate and civilizational all at once, Tippett says – definitions of when life begins and when death happens, of the meaning of community and family and identity, of our relationships to technology and through technology. The wisdom we seek emerges through the raw materials of the everyday. And the enduring question of what it means to be human has now become inextricable from the question of who we are to each other. This book offers a grounded and fiercely hopeful vision of humanity for this century – of personal growth but also renewed public life and human spiritual evolution. It insists on the possibility of a common life for this century marked by resilience and redemption, with beauty as a core moral value and civility and love as muscular practice. Krista Tippett's great gift, in her work and in Becoming Wise, is to avoid reductive simplifications but still find the golden threads that weave people and ideas together into a shimmering braid. One powerful common denominator of the lessons imparted to Tippett is the gift of presence, of the exhilaration of engagement with life for its own sake, not as a means to an end. But presence does not mean passivity or acceptance of the status quo. Indeed Tippett and her teachers are people whose work meets, and often drives, powerful forces of change alive in the world today. In the end, perhaps the greatest blessing conveyed by the lessons of spiritual genius Tippett harvests in Becoming Wise is the strength to meet the world where it really is, and then to make it better.

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Alain de Botton

How Proust Can Change Your Life

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The starting point of How Proust Can Change Your Life is that a great novel can be nothing less than life-transforming. This is an unusual claim: our education system, while stressing that novels are highly worthwhile, rarely investigates why this is so. How Proust Can Change Your Life takes Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time as the basis for a sustained investigation into the power and significance of literature. Proust's novel, almost a byword for obscurity and irrelevance, emerges as an invaluable source of insight into the workings of love, society, art and the meaning of existence.The book reveals Proust's thoughts on how to revive a relationship, choose a good doctor, enjoy a holiday, make friends and respond to insult. A vivid portrait of the eccentric yet deeply sympathetic author is built up out of extracts from his letters, essays and fiction and is combined with a commentary on the power of literature to change our lives. A self-help book like few others.

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Shane Dawson

I Hate Myselfie : A Collection of Essays by Shane Dawson

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If you're a fan of Shane Dawson's hilarious and sometimes shocking YouTube videos, you won't want to miss his memoir, "I Hate Myselfie." In this collection of personal essays, Shane takes you behind the scenes of his life, from growing up as an introverted kid to dealing with the ups and downs of fame. With his signature wit and candor, Shane shares stories that are at times heartbreaking, often hilarious, and always relatable. Dive into this raw and entertaining book that will make you laugh, cry, and appreciate the messy journey of growing up.

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Wendell Berry

Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer

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'Do I wish to keep up with the times? No. My wish simply is to live my life as fully as I can'The great American poet, novelist and environmental activist argues for a life lived slowly.

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Claudia Rankine

Citizen : An American Lyric

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A provocative meditation on race, Claudia Rankine’s long-awaited follow up to her groundbreaking book Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric Claudia Rankine’s bold new book recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters in twenty-first-century daily life and in the media. Some of these encounters are slights, seeming slips of the tongue, and some are intentional offensives in the classroom, at the supermarket, at home, on the tennis court with Serena Williams and the soccer field with Zinedine Zidane, online, on TV—everywhere, all the time. The accumulative stresses come to bear on a person’s ability to speak, perform, and stay alive. Our addressability is tied to the state of our belonging, Rankine argues, as are our assumptions and expectations of citizenship. In essay, image, and poetry, Citizen is a powerful testament to the individual and collective effects of racism in our contemporary, often named “post-race” society.

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David Sedaris

Me Talk Pretty One Day

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"It's a pretty grim world when I can't even feel superior to a toddler." Welcome to the curious mind of David Sedaris, where dogs outrank children, guitars have breasts, and French toddlers unmask the inadequacies of the American male. Sedaris inhabits this world as a misanthrope chronicling all things petty and small. In Me Talk Pretty One Day Sedaris is as determined as ever to be nobody's hero--he never triumphs, he never conquers--and somehow, with each failure, he inadvertently becomes everybody's favorite underdog. The world's most eloquent malcontent, Sedaris has turned self-deprecation into a celebrated art form--one that is perhaps best experienced in audio. "Go Carolina," his account of "the first battle of my war against the letter s" is particularly poignant. Unable to disguise the lisp that has become his trademark, Sedaris highlights (to hilarious extent) the frustration of reading "childish s-laden texts recounting the adventures of seals or settlers named Sassy or Samuel." Including 23 of the book version's 28 stories, two live performances complete with involuntary laughter, and an uncannily accurate Billie Holiday impersonation, the audio is more than a companion to the text; it stands alone as a performance piece--only without the sock monkeys. (Running time: 5 hours, 4 cassettes) --Daphne Durham

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Cathi Hanauer

The Bitch Is Back : Older, Wiser, and (Getting) Happier

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More than a decade after the New York Times bestselling anthology The Bitch in the House spoke up loud and clear for a generation of young woman, nine of the original contributors are back—along with sixteen captivating new voices—sharing their ruminations from an older, stronger, and wiser perspective about love, sex, work, family, independence, body-image, health, and the critical flash points of women’s lives today. "Born out of anger," the essays in The Bitch in the House chronicled the face of womanhood at the beginning of a new millennium. Now those funny, smart, passionate contributors—today less bitter and resentful, and more confident, competent, and content—capture the spirit of postfeminism in this equally provocative, illuminating, and compelling companion anthology. Having aged into their forties, fifties, and sixties, these "bitches"—bestselling authors, renowned journalists, and critically acclaimed novelists—are back . . . and better than ever. In The Bitch Is Back , Cathi Hanauer, Kate Christensen, Sarah Crichton, Debora Spar, Ann Hood, Veronica Chambers, and nineteen other women offer unique views on womanhood and feminism today. Some of the "original bitches" (OBs) revisit their earlier essays to reflect on their previous selves. All reveal how their lives have changed in the intervening years—whether they stayed coupled, left marriages, or had affairs; developed cancer or other physical challenges; coped with partners who strayed, died, or remained faithful; became full-time wage earners or homemakers; opened up their marriages; remained childless or became parents; or experienced other meaningful life transitions. As a "new wave" of feminists begins to take center stage, this powerful, timely collection sheds a much-needed light on both past and present, offering understanding, compassion, and wisdom for modern women’s lives, all the while pointing toward the exciting possibilities of tomorrow.

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Shaun Usher

Letters Of Note - Correspondence Deserving Of A Wider Audience

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Letters of Note is a collection of one hundred and twenty five of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website of the same name - an online museum of correspondence visited by over 70 million people.From Virginia Woolf's heart-breaking suicide letter, to Queen Elizabeth II's recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression 'OMG' in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi's appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pop's beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable job application letter, Letters of Note is a celebration of the power of written correspondence which captures the humour, seriousness, sadness and brilliance that make up all of our lives.Including letters from:Queen Elizabeth II, Elvis Presley, Charles Schulz, Leonardo da Vinci, Iggy Pop, Fidel Castro, Anaïs Nin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Amelia Earhart, Charles Darwin, Roald Dahl, Albert Einstein, Dorothy Parker, John F. Kennedy, Groucho Marx, Charles Dickens, Katharine Hepburn, Mick Jagger, Steve Martin, Clementine Churchill, Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut and many more.

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Kelly Corrigan

Tell Me More : Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say

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This book can be a good read for anyone looking to improve their communication skills and deepen their connections with loved ones. Kelly Corrigan uses personal anecdotes to showcase the power of certain phrases in our relationships. The book is honest, humorous, and relatable, making it an enjoyable and insightful read. The author challenges readers to embrace vulnerability, uncertainty, and forgiveness in order to create stronger connections with those around us.

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Annie Spence

Dear Fahrenheit 451 : A Librarian's Love Letters and Break-Up Notes to Her Books

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A witty, funny and relatable book about the relationship between readers and their books. Through letters to various books in her care, Annie Spence shares her love and adoration for some and her grievances and goodbyes for others. This book is perfect for anyone who loves books and wants to connect with them on a personal level. Get ready for a good laugh and a new perspective on what it means to be a book lover.

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Bill Shapiro

What We Keep : 150 People Share the One Object that Brings Them Joy, Magic, and Meaning

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What We Keep offers a unique insight into the objects that possess deep meanings and their corresponding stories. It is perfect for anyone looking to learn about the storytelling ability of physical items and the memories they bear. Its appeal lies in its ability to make readers question what they truly hold dear, both materially and in life.

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David Sedaris

Naked

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Naked by David Sedaris would be an enjoyable read for anyone who appreciates humour and enjoys reading personal memoirs. Sedaris has an incredible ability to find the humour in everyday situations and his witty writing style will keep readers hooked. The unique aspect of this book is the honest and vulnerable portrayal of the author's life, making it relatable to many readers. Overall, Naked is a well-written and entertaining book that will leave readers feeling both amused and introspective.

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Teffi, Anne Marie Jackson, Robert Chandler

Rasputin and Other Ironies

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A new collection of Teffi's best autobiographical non-fiction writings Ranging from portraits of Rasputin and Lenin to observations on the Russian Revolution, and from profiles of cultural figures to moving domestic scenes, this short collection includes writings by the inimitable Teffi never before published in English. Everything is here - politics, society, art and literature, love and family life - and all is told in Teffi's multifaceted style: amusing, sincerely moving, ironic and always honest, pervaded by an intensely felt understanding of humanity's simultaneous tragedy and absurdity.Teffi (1872-1952) wrote poems, plays, stories, satires and feuilletons, and was renowned in Russia for her wit and powers of observation. Following her emigration in 1919 she settled in Paris, where she became a leading figure in the émigré literary scene. Now her genius has been rediscovered by a new generation of readers, and she once again enjoys huge acclaim in Russia and across the world. Her short-story collectionSubtly Wordedis also published by Pushkin Press, and>em>Memories - From Moscow to the Black Sea, her account of her final journey across Russia and into exile, will also be published in May 2016.

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David Thorne

The Internet is a Playground

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From the notorious Internet troublemaker who brought the world the explosively popular Next Time I'll Spend the Money on Drugs Instead , in which he attempted to pay his chiropractor with a picture he drew of a spider; "Please Design a Logo for Me. With Pie Charts. For Free," which has been described as one of the most passed-on viral e-mails of all time; and, most recently, the staggeringly popular "Missing Missy", which has appeared everywhere from The Guardian to Jezebel to Andrew Sullivan's The Daily Dish , comes this profoundly funny collection of irreverent Internet mischief and comedy.Featuring all of Thorne's viral success, including "Missing Missy", The Internet Is a Playground culls together every article and e- mail from Thorne's wildly popular website 27bslash6.com, as well as enough new material, available only in these pages, to keep you laughing-and, indeed, crying-until Thorne's next stroke-of-genius prank. Or hilarious hoax. Or well-publicized almost-stint in jail (really)."There is usually a fine line between genius and insanity, but in this case it has become very blurred. Some of the funniest and most clever writing I have read in years."--Terrance Fielding, WIRED magazine"I laughed so hard and uncontrollably I could hardly breathe. Reading this on public transport is not a good idea."-- Penthouse magazine"Brilliantly funny."--Jezebel.com

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David Sedaris

Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls

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A guy walks into a bar car and...From here the story could take many turns. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved. Sedaris remembers his father's dinnertime attire (shirtsleeves and underpants), his first colonoscopy (remarkably pleasant), and the time he considered buying the skeleton of a murdered Pygmy. With Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, David Sedaris shows once again why his work has been called "hilarious, elegant, and surprisingly moving" (Washington Post).

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Rebecca Solnit

A Field Guide To Getting Lost

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This captivating read is perfect for those who appreciate the art of wandering. The book is a collection of essays that capture the essence of getting lost in both physical and emotional sense. With poetic prose and storytelling, Solnit takes readers on a journey through the complexities of living a life full of exploration and uncertainty. The book challenges the notion of being constantly connected and instead celebrates the beauty of being lost and embracing the unknown.

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Deborah Levy

Things I Don't Want to Know

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'Unmissable. Like chancing upon an oasis, you want to drink it slowly... Subtle, unpredictable, surprising' GuardianThings I Don't Want to Know is the first in Deborah Levy's essential three-part 'Living Autobiography' on writing and womanhood.Taking George Orwell's famous essay, 'Why I Write', as a jumping-off point, Deborah Levy offers her own indispensable reflections of the writing life. With wit, clarity and calm brilliance, she considers how the writer must stake claim to that contested territory as a young woman and shape it to her need. Things I Don't Want to Know is a work of dazzling insight and deep psychological succour, from one of our most vital contemporary writers.'Superb sharpness and originality of imagination. An inspiring work of writing' Marina Warner

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Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

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"The Year of Magical Thinking" is a poignant memoir about loss and grief. Through the author’s personal experience of losing a spouse and dealing with a critically ill child, the book explores the complexities of marriage, memory, and the human psyche. The honesty and raw emotion portrayed in the book make it a must-read for anyone dealing with grief or seeking to understand the human experience of loss.

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David Sedaris

Calypso

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Recommendation: CALYPSO is a darkly humorous and introspective book that takes a witty and sardonic look at middle age and mortality. Through his sharp observations and candid storytelling, David Sedaris effortlessly combines laughter and introspection, making this book a must-read for those who appreciate humor that delves into the realities of life. CALYPSO is perfect for readers who enjoy a mix of light-hearted entertainment and thought-provoking reflections on the human experience. Prepare to laugh till you snort and contemplate the quirks of your own existence.

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Sarah Bakewell

How to Live : A Life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts at an answer

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This book is a unique blend of biography and philosophical exploration. Through Montaigne's essays, readers are taken on a journey of self-discovery as they ponder life's big questions alongside the Renaissance nobleman. Bakewell's engaging writing style effortlessly brings Montaigne to life, making this book a captivating and thought-provoking read. Whether you're seeking companionship, wisdom, or simply entertainment, How to Live is sure to provide all that and more.

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Bill Bryson

Notes from a Big Country

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Recommended for those who enjoy dry humor and satire. Bryson's wit shines in this collection of columns, as he offers his outsider's perspective on American culture and quirks. His observations are both humorous and biting, providing a unique and eye-opening view of the country.

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Donald Sturrock

Love From Boy - Roald Dahl's Letters To His Mother

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You should read "Love From Boy - Roald Dahl's Letters To His Mother" because it allows you to experience the iconic author in a more intimate and personal way. Through his letters, you gain insight into his early childhood, his adventures in Africa, his time in the Royal Air Force, his literary successes, and even his rise in Hollywood. This collection of letters is not just a glimpse into Roald Dahl's life, but also a touching tribute to the enduring bond between a mother and her son.

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Maggie Nelson

The Argonauts

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A timely and genre-bending memoir that offers fresh and fierce reflections on motherhood, desire, identity and feminism.At the centre of The Argonauts is the love story between Maggie Nelson and the artist Harry Dodge, who is fluidly gendered. As Nelson undergoes the transformations of pregnancy, she explores the challenges and complexities of mothering and queer family making.Writing in the tradition of public intellectuals like Susan Sontag, Nelson uses arresting prose even as she questions the limits of language. The Argonauts is an intrepid voyage out to the frontiers of love, language and family.

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Olivia Laing

The Lonely City : Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

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The Lonely City delves into the complex emotion of loneliness through Laing's personal journey in New York City while exploring its connection with art and some of the city's most compelling artists. The book provides insightful and thought-provoking commentary on how loneliness is experienced in a vibrant city and offers an alternative perspective on how it can be transformed into a positive force.

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Henry David Thoreau

Walden and Civil Disobedience

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Naturalist and philosopher Thoreau's timeless essays on the role of humanity—in the world of nature, and in society and government.Thoreau, a sturdy individualist and nature lover, lived a spare existence in a wooden hut on the edge of Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, from 1845 to 1847. "Walden" is the fruit of Thoreau's two-year stay on the Walden Pond. It is a record of his experiment in a simple life and his contemplation of the wonders of nature and the ways of man. He carefully shaped the book to follow the natural cycle of the seasons, yet it is more than an account of life in the woods, it is a quest for personal freedom and individuality that evokes nature without being sentimental or distorting the natural world."Civil Disobedience" was also based on Thoreau's experiences during the period he lived on the pond. In 1846, he was arrested for not having paid his poll tax, as a way of demonstrating that he did not recognize the authority of a government that "buys and sells men, women, and children." It is a treatise against slavery and a government that wages war to support injustice.This edition -A concise introduction that gives readers important background information-A chronology of the author's life and work-A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context-An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations-Detailed explanatory notes-Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work-Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction-A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experienceEnriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.

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Megan Marshall, Robert D. Richardson Jr.

Three Roads Back: How Emerson, Thoreau, and William James Responded to the Greatest Losses of Their Lives

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From their acclaimed biographer, a final, powerful book about how Emerson, Thoreau, and William James forged resilience from devastating loss, changing the course of American thoughtIn Three Roads Back , Robert Richardson, the author of magisterial biographies of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and William James, tells the connected stories of how these foundational American writers and thinkers dealt with personal tragedies early in their careers. For Emerson, it was the death of his young wife and, eleven years later, his five-year-old son; for Thoreau, it was the death of his brother; and for James, it was the death of his beloved cousin Minnie Temple. Filled with rich biographical detail and unforgettable passages from the journals and letters of Emerson, Thoreau, and James, these vivid and moving stories of loss and hard-fought resilience show how the writers’ responses to these deaths helped spur them on to their greatest work, influencing the birth and course of American literature and philosophy.In reaction to his traumatic loss, Emerson lost his Unitarian faith and found solace in nature. Thoreau, too, leaned on nature and its regenerative power, discovering that “death is the law of new life,” an insight that would find expression in Walden . And James, following a period of panic and despair, experienced a redemptive conversion and new ideas that would drive his work as a psychologist and philosopher. As Richardson shows, all three emerged from their grief with a new way of seeing, one shaped by a belief in what Emerson called “the deep remedial force that underlies all facts.”An inspiring book about resilience and the new growth and creativity that can stem from devastating loss, Three Roads Back is also an extraordinary account of the hidden wellsprings of American thought.

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Marian Keyes

Making It Up As I Go Along

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"Making It Up As I Go Along" by Marian Keyes could be the perfect book for anyone looking for a humorous escape from the mundane struggles of everyday life. Keyes effortlessly combines relatable anecdotes and sharp-witted observations that are sure to have you in stitches. Her ability to find humor in the smallest of things is both refreshing and uplifting, making this book a must-read for anyone who needs a good laugh or a reminder that we're all just making it up as we go along.

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Mindy Kaling

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? : (And other concerns)

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'Where have you been all our lives, Mindy?' GlamourMindy Kaling has lived many lives: comedienne, actress, obedient child of immigrant professionals and, now, writer. With a blend of witty confessions and unscientific observations, Mindy writes about everything from being a timid young chubster afraid of her own bike to living the Hollywood life, dating, friendships and planning her own funeral - all executed with several conveniently placed stopping points for you to run errands and make phone calls.'Hilarious' Elle

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Andrew O'Hagan

The Secret Life - Three True Stories

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If you're fascinated by the mysterious lives of real individuals and the secrets they hold, "The Secret Life - Three True Stories" is a captivating read. Andrew O'Hagan takes you on a thought-provoking journey, delving into the tangled webs of Julian Assange, Craig Wright, and Ronald Pinn. With a skillful blend of storytelling and analysis, O'Hagan explores the complexities of identity, secrecy, and the intricate relationship between individuals, the state, and technology. This book will leave you questioning the boundaries of truth and the power of technology in our lives.

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David Sedaris

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

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A guy walks into a bar car and...From here the story could take many turns. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved. Sedaris remembers his father's dinnertime attire (shirtsleeves and underpants), his first colonoscopy (remarkably pleasant), and the time he considered buying the skeleton of a murdered Pygmy. With Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, David Sedaris shows once again why his work has been called "hilarious, elegant, and surprisingly moving" (Washington Post).Machine generated contents note: Dentists Without BordersAttaboyThink DifferenterMemory LapsA Friend in the GhettoLoggerheadsIf I Ruled the WorldEasy, TigerLaugh, KookaburraStanding StillJust a Quick E-mailA Guy Walks into a Bar CarAuthor, AuthorObama!!!!!Standing ByI Break for Traditional MarriageUnderstanding Understanding Owls#2 to GoHealth-Care Freedoms and Why I Want My Country BackNow Hiring Friendly PeopleRubbishDay In, Day OutMind the GapA Cold CaseThe Happy Place

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