Arguably By Christopher Hitchens

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Title	:	Arguably
Author	:	Christopher Hitchens
ISBN	:	0771041411
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	816

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The first new book of essays by Christopher Hitchens since 2004, Arguably offers an indispensable key to understanding the passionate and skeptical spirit of one of our most dazzling writers, widely admired for the clarity of his style, a result of his disciplined and candid thinking Topics range from ruminations on why Charles Dickens was among the best of writers and th The first new book of essays by Christ More...

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The Secondary Colors By Alexander Theroux

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Title	:	The Secondary Colors
Author	:	Alexander Theroux
ISBN	:	0805053263
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	320

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Alexander Theroux, with these essays on the secondary colors orange, purple, and green continues to explore by way of literature, music, art, poetry, linguistics, sports, religion, food, science, botany, movies, fable, anecdote, and no end of satire and strong opinion the innumerable facets of each color, which, like the magic of his writing, scintillate like perfect d Alexander Theroux, with these essays on the seco More...

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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays By Albert Camus

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Title	:	The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
Author	:	Albert Camus
ISBN	:	0679733736
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	212

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One of the most influential works of this century, this is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide the question of living or not living in an absurd universe devoid of order or meaning With lyric eloquence, Camus posits a way out of despair, reaffirming t One of the most influential works of this century, this is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought Influenced by works s More...

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Turning Points By Damon Knight

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Title	:	Turning Points
Author	:	Damon Knight
ISBN	:	0060124326
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	315

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 A walk around the topic Science fiction its nature, faults virtues Robert A Heinlein Social science fiction Isaac Asimov What is science fiction Damon Knight2 History without tears Pilgrim fathers Lucian all that Brian W AldissScience fiction before Gernsback H Bruce FranklinThe situation today Kingsley Amis 3 Criticis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 A walk around the topic Science fiction its nature, faults virtues Robert A Heinl More...

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Maps and Legends By Michael Chabon

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Title	:	Maps and Legends
Author	:	Michael Chabon
ISBN	:	1932416897
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	222

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Michael Chabon s sparkling first book of nonfiction is a love song in sixteen parts a series of linked essays in praise of reading and writing, with subjects running from ghost stories to comic books, Sherlock Holmes to Cormac McCarthy Throughout, Chabon energetically argues for a return to the thrilling, chilling origins of storytelling, rejecting the false walls aroun Michael Chabon s sparkling first book of nonfiction is a love song in sixteen parts a s More...

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The Primary Colors By Alexander Theroux

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Title	:	The Primary Colors
Author	:	Alexander Theroux
ISBN	:	0805047018
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	288

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A fascinating cultural history, these splendid essays on the three primary colors blue, yellow, and red extend to the artistic, literary, linguistic, botanical, cinematic, aesthetic, religious, scientific, culinary, climatological, and emotional dimensions of each color QBPC Selection. More...

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Book IV By Jessica Zafra

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Title	:	Book IV
Author	:	Jessica Zafra
ISBN	:	9712708314
Format	:	Bookpaper
Number of Pages	:	214

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Jessica Zafra writes a column in TODAY, hosts a Sunday afternoon talk show on 103.5 K Lite, and is one of the hosts of Points of View on Studio 23 She can write longhand backwards, terrify humans without even trying, and remember things you forgot that you told her years ago She can not cook, swim, or ride a bicycle.For information on Jessica Zafra than you can poss Jessica Zafra writes a column in TODAY, hosts a Sunday afternoon talk show on 103.5 K Lite, and is one of the hosts of Points of V More...

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Language Of The Night By Ursula K. Le Guin

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Title	:	Language Of The Night
Author	:	Ursula K. Le Guin
ISBN	:	0425052052
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	257

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Unfinished Business (Quarterly Essay #50) By Anna Goldsworthy

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Title	:	Unfinished Business (Quarterly Essay #50)
Author	:	Anna Goldsworthy
ISBN	:	1863956026
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	126

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On the surface, it seems the best time ever to be a woman in Australia The prime minister, governor general and the richest person are all female women are at the forefront of almost every area of public life Yet when Julia Gillard s misogyny speech ricocheted around the world, it clearly touched a nerve Why In the fiftieth Quarterly Essay, Anna Goldsworthy examines li On the surface, it seems the best time ever to be a woman in Australia The prime minister, governor general and the richest pers More...

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Discontent and Its Civilizations By Mohsin Hamid

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Title	:	Discontent and Its Civilizations
Author	:	Mohsin Hamid
ISBN	:	1594633657
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	240

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In Discontent and Its Civilizations, Mohsin Hamid traces the fracture lines generated by a decade and a half of seismic change, from the war on terror to the struggles of individuals to maintain humanity in the rigid face of ideology, or the indifferent face of globalization Whether he s discussing courtship rituals or pop culture, drones or the rhythms of daily life in In Discontent and Its CivilizationsMore...

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