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Quirky British author of The Missing of the Somme (DB 76938) and Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (DB 74532)…
details his residency aboard the American aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. Describes the people he met and the experiences in which he engaged. 2014
Author recounts spending the summer of 2008 in mission control of the Phoenix Mars expedition with one hundred thirty scientists…
and engineers. Describes the team's discovery of ice on Mars, discusses the possibility of life on the planet, and addresses conspiracy stories about the mission's findings. 2011
The perfect book for all student journalists, this young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestselling She Said by…
Pulitzer Prize winning reporters' Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey will inspire a new generation of young journalists. Soon to be a major motion picture! Do you want to know how to bring secrets to light? How journalists can hold the powerful to account? And how to write stories that can make a difference? In Chasing the Truth , award-winning journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey share their thoughts from their early days writing their first stories to their time as award-winning investigative journalists, offering tips and advice along the way. Adapted from their New York Times bestselling book She Said , Chasing the Truth not only tells the story of the culture-shifting Harvey Weinstein investigation, but it also shares their best reporting practices with readers. This is the perfect book for aspiring journalists or anyone devoted to uncovering the truth.
Analyzes The Diary of a Young Girl (DB 57022) as a literary work, a Holocaust narrative, and a cultural artifact.…
Examines the evidence that Anne rewrote her memoir to increase its appeal. Discusses the published book's use in classroom instruction and its adaptation for stage and film. 2009
Detailed account of college intern Thad Roberts's theft of moon rocks from NASA in 2002 and the FBI sting that…
snared him. Describes Roberts's sheltered upbringing, his estrangement from his parents, and his romance with a coworker that motivated the heist. Some strong language. 2011
Twenty-nine stories selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines. Includes Patrick Hruby on the creation of John Madden's video game, S.L.…
Price's piece on a Mohawk lacrosse-stick maker, and Jason Fagone's report on former NFL star Marvin Harrison's alleged links to a shooting in Harrison's North Philadelphia neighborhood. Strong language. 2011
Writing coach presents colloquial advice on making grammar useful and memorable, along with examples from well-known authors. Encourages writers to…
master grammar rules--and then to break them discretely. Provides keepsakes at the end of each chapter, which review its salient and applicable points. 2010
Two Philadelphia Daily News reporters chronicle their probe into corruption in the Philadelphia Police Department narcotics squad, for which they…
won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. Some strong language. 2014
Theoretical physicist and author of From Eternity to Here (DB 71474) explains the research involved in and the potential impact…
of the 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson, also known as the God particle, that gives particles their mass. Details the role of engineers, theorists, and experimentalists. 2012
Journalist explores the rivalry between financier Henry Graves Jr. and automobile magnate James Ward Packard to build and own the…
most remarkable watch in history. Graves and Packard spurred Swiss watchmaker Patek Phillipe to manufacture the Graves Supercomplication--the most complex mechanical watch ever created. Details early-twentieth-century watchmaking techniques. 2013
Twenty essays by popular authors on the reasons behind their pursuit of writing. Sue Grafton, author of A is for…
Alibi (DB 35069), ruminates on the source of "writer's block" and David Baldacci discusses his compulsion for writing. Also includes Isabel Allende, Jodi Picoult, and others. 2013
Autobiography of the creative director of Vogue magazine. Coddington chronicles her childhood in wartime Wales and her modeling and fashion…
career that began in 1959. Discusses her later move to America as well as her husbands, lovers, and famous contemporaries. Some strong language. 2012
After accepting her diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's disease in 2011, forty-five-year-old Palm Beach Post journalist quit her job and took…
seven journeys with friends and family to celebrate her life and create memories. She also met her birth mother, adopted a dog, and got permanent makeup. Some strong language. 2013
Connaissez-vous l'auteur québécois François Moreau ? Saviez-vous que le sublime Bernard-Marie Koltès avait visité le Québec à l'âge de dix-neuf…
ans, que le Bartleby de Melville avait un frère russe du nom d'Oblomov, qu'une partie des archives de Kafka a traîné pendant des années dans un appartement poussiéreux de Tel-Aviv ? Avez-vous déjà lu Jean-Pierre Issenhuth, Bernard Frank ou Jean-René Huguenin ? Et les lettres de jeunesse de Jean Genet à son amie Andrée Plainemaison, surnommée Ibis ? Ou lesCahiers de prisonde Louis-Ferdinand Céline ? À toutes ces questions de la plus haute importance, Robert Lévesque peut répondre oui, lui le "lecteur impuni", l'insatiable fouineur, jamais las d'engloutir des pages et des pages de ses auteurs de prédilection et de tout savoir à leur sujet, le moindre détail, le plus petit événement, l'origine et le sort du manuscrit le plus obscur. Tous ces livres, non seulement il les a lus, relus, annotés, mais il en a fait en plus la matière même de sa vie, l'unique objet de ses passions, avec ses trois chats et sa chère Béatrix. Et il en parle avec la verve qu'on lui connaît, ce style désinvolte, comme impatient, ce goût des digressions et des anecdotes qui font les meilleurs chroniqueurs, surtout quand ils savent, en parlant des autres, parler en même temps d'eux-mêmes, tantôt nostalgiquement, tantôt ironiquement, comme le fait ici l'auteur quand il se rappelle ses découvertes de jeunesse, ses débuts dans le journalisme, un récital de Wilhelm Kempff au Petit Séminaire de Rimouski Et tout le reste. Issu de chroniques parues dans la revueLiberté, Le Lecteur impuniest le neuvième livre de Robert Lévesque à paraître dans la collection 'Papiers collés'
Arizona State University cosmologist challenges belief in a divine creator and describes modern research in quantum mechanics that suggests the…
universe originated out of nothing--and could eventually return to that. Includes afterword by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, author of The Greatest Show on Earth (DB 70102). 2012
Physicist and author of The House of Wisdom (DB 75023) discusses nine theories and ideas that seem to defy common…
sense, including the Paradox of the Twins and Achilles and the Tortoise. Explains the science and math required to understand these brainteasers. 2012
Random House presents the audiobook edition of In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin, written and read by…
Lindsey Hilsum. ** BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK ** 'It has always seemed to me that what I write about is humanity in extremis , pushed to the unendurable, and that it is important to tell people what really happens in wars.' Marie Colvin, 2001 Marie Colvin was glamorous, hard-drinking, braver than the boys, with a troubled and rackety personal life. With fierce compassion and honesty, she reported from the most dangerous places in the world, fractured by conflict and genocide, going in further and staying longer than anyone else. In Sri Lanka in 2001, Marie was hit by a grenade and lost the sight in her left eye - resulting in her trademark eye patch - and in 2012 she was killed in Syria. Like her hero, the legendary reporter Martha Gellhorn, she sought to bear witness to the horrifying truths of war, to write 'the first draft of history' and crucially to shine a light on the suffering of ordinary people. Written by fellow foreign correspondent Lindsey Hilsum, this is the story of the most daring war reporter of her age. Drawing on unpublished diaries and notebooks, and interviews with Marie's friends, family and colleagues, In Extremis is the story of our turbulent age, and the life of a woman who defied convention
From the longest-running, most influential book review in America, here is its best, funniest, strangest, and most memorable coverage over…
the past 125 years. Since its first issue on October 10, 1896, The New York Times Book Review has brought the world of ideas to the reading public. It is the publication where authors have been made, and where readers first encountered the classics that have enriched their lives. Now the editors have curated the Book Review &’s dynamic 125-year history, which is essentially the story of modern American letters. Brimming with remarkable reportage, this book collects interesting reviews, never-before-heard anecdotes about famous writers, and spicy letter exchanges. Here are the first takes on novels we now consider masterpieces, including a long-forgotten pan of Anne of Green Gables and a rave of Mrs. Dalloway , along with reviews and essays by Langston Hughes, Eudora Welty, James Baldwin, Nora Ephron, and more. Listeners will discover how literary tastes have shifted through the years—and how the Book Review &’s coverage has shaped so much of what we read today
Guide to effective online communication addresses problems inherent in the virtual world, including the lack of feedback, empathy, control, emotion,…
and connection and commitment. Discusses specific techniques for emails, conference calls, webinars, chat sessions, and sales. 2018
Writing guide introduces Frank and Fiona as they learn how to write a fictional story to enter in a school…
writing contest. Concepts include story maps, transitions, and dialogue. Activities at the end help readers create their own stories. For grades 3-6. 2014