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The land between two rivers: writing in an age of refugees
By Tom Sleigh. 2018
These essays recount Tom Sleigh's experiences working as a journalist during several tours in Africa and in the Middle Eastern…
region once called Mesopotamia, "the land between two rivers." Sleigh asks three central questions: What did I see? How could I write about it? Why did I write about it? The first essays focus on the lives of refugees in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Kenya, Somalia, and Iraq. Under the conditions of military occupation, famine, and war, their stories can be harrowing, even desperate. But unlike their depiction in mass media, their stories are often laced with an undeluded hopefulness. The second part of this book explores how writing might be capable of honoring the texture of these individuals' experiences while remaining faithful to political emotions, rather than political convictions. The final essays meditate on youth, restlessness, illness, and Sleigh's motivations for writing his own experiences in order to move out into the world."--Back cover. Adult. UnratedCervantes; a collection of critical essays (A Spectrum book)
By Lowry Nelson. 1969
You don't have to be a fisherman to enjoy these twenty-one short stories by writers who have made fishing an…
integral part of their lives. The stories reveal something about each writer's personal philosophy and reassure us that there are as many ways of going about fishing as there are people who do itInterviews with fourteen black women writers, such as Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Toni Morrison. They talk…
about their work, their lives, the people who have influenced them, and their growing presence on the American literary sceneMedallion status: true stories from secret rooms
By John Hodgman. 2019
After spending most of his twenties pursuing a career as a literary agent, John Hodgman decided to try his own…
hand at writing. Following an appearance to promote one of his books on The Daily Show, he was invited to return as a contributor, serving as the show's "Resident Expert" and "Deranged Millionaire." This led to an unexpected and, frankly, implausible career in front of the camera. In these pages, Hodgman explores the strangeness of his career, speaking plainly of fame, especially at the weird, marginal level he has enjoyed--not only the surreal excitement of it, but also the drudgery of it, the emptiness of the status it conveys, and the hard moments of losing that status. Through these stories you will learn many things, such as what it's like to be invited to become an honorary member of an Ivy League secret society, only to be hazed and humiliated by the dapper young members of that club. Or how it feels when your TV gig is cancelled and you can console yourself with the fact that all of that travel that made your children feel so sad and abandoned at least left you with a prize: Platinum Medallion Status with your airline. Adult. UnratedGrass roots: the universe of home (The World As Home)
By Paul Gruchow. 1995
Winner of the Minnesota Book Award. In these eloquent essays, Paul Gruchow meditates on living with the land and reinvigorating…
the values of community. Combining personal reflection and memoir with a powerful look at the state of our rural towns and people, Gruchow postulates a society in which our lives are more than commodities and our land is more than an extension of our industriesApples of gold
1985
Gene Weingarten, nationally syndicated humor columnist and writer for The Washington Post, is the only two-time winner of the Pulitzer…
Prize for Feature Writing. His best-known story of Joshua Bell playing violin in D.C.'s subway brought Weingarten nationwide attention. Adult. Strong languageCalifornia childhood: recollections and stories of the Golden State
By Gary Soto. 1988
Thirty-two essays about what it was like to grow up in California in the twentieth century. Authors recall their childhoods,…
creating strikingly different portraits of California based on their hometown and socioeconomic status. One author recalls cruising down Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, another recalls living homeless in San Diego, and another describes an impoverished childhood on a farm in Imperial Valley. Includes selections from African American, Hispanic, Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino voicesChasing Rivers: A Whitewater Life
By Tamar Glouberman. 2022
The thrilling story of a female whitewater guide working on some of the most challenging and remote rafting rivers in…
North America, from Northern British Columbia to the Grand Canyon and beyond. When Tamar Glouberman was in her twenties and thirties, rivers were flowing through every aspect of her life. Whitewater and the paddling community bring excitement, friendships, lovers and a connection to the natural world as she traverses the map in search of her next adventure. As a short woman who nearly failed high-school gym, Glouberman does not fit the stereotype of a kayaker or raft guide and must prove herself time and again. Yet she feels more at home on water than land. Driven to guide increasingly dangerous rivers, Tamar overcomes her self doubts and challenges both on and off the water, using a combination of grit and wit. But when a rafting trip ends in a fatal accident, she is consumed by guilt and exiles herself from the rivers she loves, convinced she can never return. Tamar must eventually decide if being unable to save her passenger’s life means she also must sacrifice her own. A raw and honest work from a talented new voice in adventure writing, Tamar’s memoir is a page-turner, transporting readers through wild rapids and breathtaking canyons, navigating eddies and currents, as she learns from the river that finding self-forgiveness might be the most hard-to-reach destination of all.Questions brûlantes: essais et textes de circonstance : 2004-2021 (Pavillons)
By Margaret Atwood. 2022
Compilation de plus de cinquante essais, récits et réflexions sur des sujets d'actualité du début du XXIe siècle : la…
crise climatique, la dette, l'essor de la technologie ou encore la libertéUn endroit familier (III)
By Tristan Malavoy-Racine, Tristan Malavoy. 2022
De quoi est fait l'héritage que j'ai reçu, l'héritage humain, celui qui ne figure pas dans les testaments ? Et…
en quoi être l'héritier de celles et ceux qui m'ont précédé, au propre, fait-il de moi le dépositaire, au figuré, de ce qu'ils ont traversé ? En racontant cette arrière-grand-mère, cette grand-mère et ce grand-père, deux femmes et un homme dont les vies couvrent tout le vingtième siècle, c'est aussi moi que je raconte, forcément. À la recherche de l'autre, on est toujours un peu à la recherche de soi-mêmeMise en forme
By Nicol Mikella. 2023
Après une rupture, la narratrice de Mise en forme voit ses repères lui échapper. Cloîtrée dans sa nouvelle chambre blanche,…
elle s'adonne à une pratique intensive du fitness, sculptant son corps pour reprendre le contrôle de sa vie. Mais les promesses des influenceuses ne l'aident pas à se sentir mieux. L'été suivant, en vacances à New York, elle accusera le choc de deux rencontres déterminantes : celles d'un inconnu hostile et d'un livre, The Red Parts de Maggie Nelson, qui lui feront mesurer ses forces et les dangers qui la guettent, elle et toutes les filles de la rue et du webNational dish: Around the world in search of food, history, and the meaning of home
By Anya Von Bremzen. 2023
In this engrossing and timely journey to the crossroads of food and identity award-winning writer Anya von Bremzen explores six…
of the world’s most fascinating and iconic culinary cultures—France, Italy, Japan, Spain, Mexico, and Turkey—brilliantly weaving cuisine, history, and politics into a work of scintillating connoisseurship and charm We all have an idea in our heads about what French food is—or Italian, or Japanese, or Mexican, or . . . But where did those ideas come from? Who decides what makes a national food canon? Recipient of three James Beard awards, Anya von Bremzen has written definitive cookbooks on Russian, Spanish, and Latin American cuisines, as well as her internationally acclaimed memoir Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking . Now in National Dish , she sets out to investigate the truth behind the eternal cliché—“we are what we eat”—traveling to six storied food capitals, going high and low, from world-famous chefs to scholars to strangers in bars, in search of how cuisine became connected to place and identity. Paris is where the whole idea of food as national heritage was first invented, and so it is where Anya must begin. With an inquisitive eye and unmistakable wit, she ponders the codification of French food and the current tension between locavorism and globalization. From France, she’s off to Naples, to probe the myth and reality of pizza, pasta, and Italian-ness. Next up, Tokyo, where Anya and her partner Barry explore ramen, rice, and the distance between Japan’s future and its past. From there they move to Seville, to search for the community-based essence of Spain’s tapas traditions, and then Oaxaca, where debates over postcolonial cultural integration find expression in maize and mole. In Istanbul, a traditional Ottoman potluck becomes a lens on how a former multicultural empire defines its food heritage. Finally, they land back in their beloved home in Queens, for a dinner centered on Ukrainian borsch, a meal that has never felt more loaded, or more precious and poignant. A unique and magical cook’s tour of the world, National Dish brings us to a deep appreciation of how the country makes the food, and the food the countryLa prière de l'épinette noire (Collection Papiers collés)
By Serge Bouchard. 2022
"L'épinette noire, gloire de la préhistoire, est une antenne qui nous relie à l'éternité. Elle nous insuffle une sagesse morose,…
une mélancolie du long cours. C'est l'arbre sur lequel je m'appuie, là où je repose mon esprit, mon dos brisé, mes jambes mortes. L'arbre sous lequel je bois ma tasse de thé, résolu, fatigué, heureux devant le petit feu qui sent si bon. Épinette noire de la Sainte-Corneille, épinette de l'écho du corbeau, bois de chauffage, épinette morte, perche de la maison conique, épinette de la boucane rassurante, bois dense et précieux qui consume le carburant des rangs solaires: tu es le Nord dans toute sa vérité épineuse.Ce livre posthume de Serge Bouchard fait suite à L'Allume-cigarette de la Chrysler noire (2019) et à Un café avec Marie (2021). Il se compose, comme ces deux recueils, de textes brefs, rédigés et lus par Serge Bouchard à l'émission radiophonique hebdomadaire C'est fou..., coanimée avec Jean-Philippe Pleau, qui signe la préface de ce livre. On y retrouve la même sensibilité poétique et la même sagesse moqueuse qui caractérisent la prose de Serge Bouchard, autour de thèmes qui l'ont toujours inspiré : la nature, la solidarité humaine, l'amitié avec les Autochtones, les bizarreries du monde actuel, la beauté, la mélancolie. On y entend à nouveau la voix si unique d'un écrivain majeur de notre temps qui, jusqu'à la toute fin, aura tenu à partager avec son public ses réflexions sur ce qui fait le sens même de nos existences."Une amitié libre: correspondance 1974-2010 (L'écritoire)
By Yvon Rivard, Pierre Vadeboncoeur. 2022
En 1974, Yvon Rivard est un jeune professeur qui n'a pas encore publié, alors quePierre Vadeboncœur est un essayiste consacré…
sur le point de prendre sa retraite. Les deux hommes entreprennent à ce moment-là une correspondance qui ne se concluera qu'avec la mort de Vadeboncœur, en 2010For Rabbit, with love and squalor: an American read
By Anne Richardson Roiphe. 2000
The author of Up the Sandbox! and numerous magazine articles describes her love for many of the famous male characters…
of American literary fiction, including Holden Caulfield, Robert Jordan, Dick Diver, Rabbit, Nathan Zuckerman, and others. Explicit descriptions of sex. Strong languageA Falcon Press Guide. This book explores Mount Helena, situated on the southwestern edge of Helena. At 800 acres, it…
is only slightly smaller than New York's Central Park. Mount Helena City Park keeps a peaceful watch over the citizens who live at its feet. In this explorer's manual to a unique city park, local experts contribute their knowledge about the park's birds, mammals, butterflies and bugs, geology, plants and history. Narrated by Bonnie Heidel, who is also a contributing author. For junior and senior high readersHistoires analogues
By Michel-Olivier Gasse. 2023
C'est les histoires d'un gars qui écoute beaucoup de musique et qui achète des disques depuis toujours. Des histoires qui…
font état de la place qu'un album, une chanson ou une pochette peut occuper dans une vie. Des histoires de musique adorée ou de musique subie. Ce n'est pas un palmarès ni un ramassis de suggestions ; ce sont quarante textes qui prennent chacun leur point de départ dans un album comme autant de sillons qui traversent le parcours de l'auteur. Les albums dont il est question ici viennent avec un récit personnel, un récit qui cherche à trouver résonnance chez le lecteur, qu'il connaisse ou non la musique à l'honneur