The Australian Disease By Richard Flanagan

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Title	:	The Australian Disease
Author	:	Richard Flanagan
ISBN	:
Format	:	Kindle Edition
Number of Pages	:	24

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Richard Flanagan s closing address to the 2011 Melbourne Writers Festival struck a chord around Australia This stirring speech has been broadcast nationally on radio and television and published in Quarterly Essay 44 At a moment when the ferment of Tahrir Square has spread around the world to unsettle the status quo, Flanagan s provocative ideas resonate with a new mood Richard Flanagan s closing address to the 2011 Melbourne Writers Festival struck a chor More...

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BITCHfest By Lisa Jervis

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Title	:	BITCHfest
Author	:	Lisa Jervis
ISBN	:	0374113432
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	400

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In the wake of Sassy and as an alternative to the staid reporting of Ms Magazine, Bitch was launched in the mid nineties as a Xerox and staple zine covering the landscape of popular culture from a feminist perspective Both unabashed in its love for the guilty pleasures of consumer culture and deeply thoughtful about the way the pop landscape reflects and impacts wom In the wake of Sassy and as an alternative to the staid reporting of Ms Magazine, Bitch More...

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Barrel Fever By David Sedaris

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Title	:	Barrel Fever
Author	:	David Sedaris
ISBN	:	0316779423
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	196

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In David Sedaris s world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred A manic cross between Mark Leyner, Fran Lebowitz, and the National Enquirer, Sedaris s collection of essays is a rollicking tour through the national Zeitgeist a do it yourself suburban dad saves money by performing home surgery a man who is loved too much flees the heavyweight champion of the world a teenag In David Sedaris s world, no one is safe More...

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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 Writer's Spellbook By Lillian Csernica

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Title	:	The Writer's Spellbook
Author	:	Lillian Csernica
ISBN	:
Format	:	Kindle Edition
Number of Pages	:	63

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A step by step guide to creating consistent magic systems for fantasy fiction and game design. More...

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How to Buy a Love of Reading By Tanya Egan Gibson

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Title	:	How to Buy a Love of Reading
Author	:	Tanya Egan Gibson
ISBN	:	0525951148
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	392

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Fall in love with reading all over again To Carley Wells, words are the enemy Her tutor s innumerable SAT flashcards Her personal trainer s fifty seven pounds overweight assessment And the endless reading assignments from her English teacher, Mr Nagel When Nagel reports to her parents that she has answered What is your favorite book with Never met one I liked, Fall in love with reading all over again To Carley Wells, words are the enemy Her tutor s innumer More...

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Painless Poetry By Mary Elizabeth

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Title	:	Painless Poetry
Author	:	Mary Elizabeth
ISBN	:	0764116142
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	326

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Reading and writing poetry as a class assignment can be a rewarding experience especially when it s approached in a spirit of fun This book explains how poets use words imaginatively in rhymed and metered verse as well as free verse Poems can be humorous or serious, long or very short, joyful or sad and this instructive, yet fun to read book points the way toward compo Reading and writing poetry as a class assignment can be a rewarding experience especiall More...

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Writing Down the Dragon By Tom Simon

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Title	:	Writing Down the Dragon
Author	:	Tom Simon
ISBN	:	0988129256
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	164

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Eleven essays on the works of J R R Tolkien, written from the perspective of the working fantasy writer How did Tolkien produce his effects, and what can we learn from his methods In this collection, Tom Simon investigates topics from the uses of archaic language to the moral philosophy of Orcs. 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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No Kidding By Henriette Mantel

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Title	:	No Kidding
Author	:	Henriette Mantel
ISBN	:	1580054439
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	248

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In No Kidding, comedy writer Henriette Mantel tackles the topic of actually not having kids This fascinating collection features a star studded group of contributors including Margaret Cho, Wendy Liebman, Laurie Graff, and other accomplished, funny women writing about why they opted out of motherhood Whether their reasons have to do with courage, apathy, monetary conside In No Kidding, comedy writer Hen More...

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Beg, Borrow, Steal By Michael Greenberg

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Title	:	Beg, Borrow, Steal
Author	:	Michael Greenberg
ISBN	:	1408805804
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	216

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Michael Greenberg regales us with his wry and vivid take on the life of a writer of little means trying to practise his craft or simply stay alive He finds himself doctoring doomed movie scripts, selling cosmetics from an ironing board in front of a women s department store, and botching his debut as a waiter in a posh restaurant. 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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Writing for Social Scientists By Howard S. Becker

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Title	:	Writing for Social Scientists
Author	:	Howard S. Becker
ISBN	:	0226041085
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	187

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Social scientists, whether earnest graduate students or tenured faculty members, clearly know the rules that govern good writing But for some reason they choose to ignore those guidelines and churn out turgid, pompous, and obscure prose Distinguished sociologist Howard S Becker, true to his calling, looks for an explanation for this bizarre behavior not in the psyches o Social scientists, whether earnest graduate stu More...

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Twisted II By Jessica Zafra

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Title	:	Twisted II
Author	:	Jessica Zafra
ISBN	:	9712714497
Format	:	Newsprint
Number of Pages	:	199

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Jessica Zafra is a multimedia geek Her column, Twisted, comes out thrice weekly in Today She hosts a chat show on 103.5 K Lite FM, and is the critic at large on Sky Channel 22 s Friday newscasts A live TV talk show is also in the works For the film version of her life, she hopes to be portrayed by Kevin Spacey in a big hair wig.She attended St Theresa s College Queen Jessica Zafra is a multimedia geek Her column, Twisted, comes out thrice weekly in Today She hosts a chat show on 10 More...

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The Partly Cloudy Patriot By Sarah Vowell

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Title	:	The Partly Cloudy Patriot
Author	:	Sarah Vowell
ISBN	:	0743243803
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	197

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Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life In this insightful and funny collection of personal stories Vowell widely hailed for her inimitable stories on public radio s This American Life ponders a number of curious questions Why is she happiest when visiting the sites of bloody struggles like Sale Sarah Vowell travels through the Americ More...

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