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George MacDonald: A Biography Of Scotland's Beloved Storyteller
By Michael R Phillips. 1987
Goodbye Bafana
By Gregory James. 1995
Heart's desire: the best of Edward Hoagland : essays from twenty years
By Edward Hoagland. 1988
Essays on everything from wolves in Texas to welterweight boxing champions in Philadelphia. Whether discussing jury duty in Manhattan, his…
love of turtles or a walk through New England woods, Hoagland qualifies, argues, ruminates and observes. Some descriptions of sex. 1988.Farther away: Essays
By Jonathan Franzen. 2012
In twenty-two essays, speeches, and book reviews written from 1998-2011, the author of "Freedom" explores themes of modern life from…
tourism in Cyprus in "The Ugly Mediterranean" to the suicide of his friend and fellow writer in "David Foster Wallace." Bestseller. 2012. Uniform title: Selections.Even as we speak: New Essays 1993-2000
By Clive James. 2001
This text is a collection of essays from Clive James. A wide range of subjects are covered: from the Sydney…
Olympics to television today, from Mark Twain to Peter Cook, from Australian culture to front-page British monarchy. 2001.E. M. Bounds: The Man Whose Life Of Prayer Inspired Millions (Men of faith)
By Darrel D King. 1998
Dropped threads 3: beyond the small circle
By Marjorie May Anderson, Ann-Marie McDonald. 2006
These essays focus on personal discoveries: family secrets, sexuality, rebellion, crevices of deep joy or regret; about finding connections to…
nature; about embracing forgiveness and new perspectives. Barbara McLean tells us of the sister she never knew, while June Callwood explores the continuity that flows between mothers and daughters. Other contributors include Margaret Atwood, Frances Itani, and Silken Laumann. 2006.Dispatches from the sporting life
By Mordecai Richler. 2002
A collection of essays on sports written by Richler for various magazines and newspapers over the years. Selected by the…
author himself, these pieces cover ice hockey, baseball, salmon fishing, bodybuilding, and wrestling. They feature Richler's encounters with Pete Rose, Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Ring Lardner, Hank Greenberg and more. 2002.Dave Dravecky (Today's heroes. #No. 13)
By Gregg Lewis, Deborah Shaw Lewis. 2002
Count it all Joy!
By Phyllis Thompson. 1978
By searching: My Journey Through Doubt Into Faith (Moody pocket books. #53.)
By Isobel Kuhn. 1959
Isobel Miller gave up God for worldly pursuits. But as graduation approached and her engagement was broken, she questioned that…
decision. God heard her prayers and reached out to her. She dedicated her life to missionary service in China. 1959.Bible personalities: a treasury of insights for personal growth and ministry
By Warren W Wiersbe. 2005
Choosing to see: a journey of struggle and hope
By Mary Beth Chapman, Ellen Santilli Vaughn. 2010
Readers will hear firsthand about the loss of her daughter, the struggle to heal, and the unexpected path God has…
placed her on. Even as difficult as life can be, Mary Beth Chapman “Chooses to See”. c2010.Between heaven and ground zero: One Woman's Struggle For Survival And Faith In The Ashes Of 9/11
By Leslie D Haskin. 2006
Collected essays, journalism and letters of George Orwell: My Country, Right Or Left, 1940-1943
By George Orwell, Ian Angus, Sonia Orwell. 1970
The best selection of George Orwell's non-fiction available, a trove of letters, essays, reviews, and journalism. His letters to such…
luminaries as Julian Symons, Anthony Powell, Arthur Koestler, and Cyril Connolly are poignant and personal. His essays, covering everything from "English Cooking" to "Literature and Totalitarianism," are memorable, and his books reviews are among the most lucid and intelligent ever written. V.2 "My country Right or Left, 1940-1943." 1970.California sketches
By Mark Twain, Bret Harte. 1991
Forty-six essays by Mark Twain and Bret Harte, written early in their careers for a San Francisco literary publication, the…
Californian. Includes a short story, "The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," by Twain; recalls a visit to the public library in "Among the Books," by Harte. Also describes life in California after the Gold Rush and during the Civil War. 1991.Broadsides: reviews and opinions
By Mordecai Richler. 1990
This collection of reviews, essays and articles showcase Mordecai Richler's outrageous remarks and irreverent wisdom on everything from pop psychology…
and male impotence to reincarnation and political wives. He also meditates on the joys of reading and the power of fiction. 1990.Belling the cat: essays, reports, and opinions
By Mordecai Richler. 1998
A collection of essays which Richler has divided into his own interests -- books, sports, travel, and politics. Whether portraying…
heroes like Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe in sports, travelling through Africa, or taking pokes at politicians like Brian Mulroney, Richler reveals his passion about the world in which we live. Strong language. 1998.Bartleby in Manhattan: and other stories
By Elizabeth Hardwick. 1983
Twenty-four diverse literary and social essays that include reflections on the civil rights movement, on crime and war in the…
1960s and 1970s, and on the work and lives of writers from Ring Lardner to Simone Weil. Movies and plays also pass under Hardwick's scrutiny. 1983.Backward glances
By Conrad Black. 2016
Conrad Black is one of our best known writers, historians, and businessmen. Included here are Conrad's best newspaper columns on…
Canada, its history and future; the U.S. as superpower; the Middle East; the Catholic Church; Wall Street; and journalism. Also, influential columns on everything from free trade to prison reform; and unexpected delights, including a much-read column on rescued kittens. On all of these subjects, Conrad Black is an intellectual force and these are the reflections of a masterful stylist, whose opinions defy expectation and whose wit and brilliance is on display in everything he writes. 2016. Uniform title: Essays.