Essays, Criticism, Memoirs
GUTENBERG PARENTHESIS: THE AGE OF PRINT AND ITS LESSONS FOR THE AGE OF THE INTERNET
Written by Jarvis, Jeff
The Gutenberg Parenthesis traces the epoch of print from its fateful beginnings to our digital present - and draws out lessons for the age to come. The age of print is a grand exception in history. For five centuries it fostered what some call print culture - a worldview shaped by the completeness, permanence, and authority of the printed word.
WRITERS AND THEIR TEACHERS
By turns reflective, entertaining and moving, this book reveals how some of the most influential and best loved writers of our time were shaped by their inspirational teachers. Nobel laureate J. M.
TELL ME HOW LONG THE TRAIN'S BEEN GONE
Written by Baldwin, James
A major work of American literature from a major American writer that powerfully portrays the anguish of being Black in a society that at times seems poised on the brink of total racial war. "Baldwin is one of the few genuinely indispensable American writers." --Saturday Review
DEVIL FINDS WORK (VINTAGE INTL)
Written by Baldwin, James
From "the best essayist in this country" (The New York Times Book Review) comes an incisive book-length essay about racism in American movies that challenges the underlying assumptions in many of the films that have shaped our consciousness.
GRANTA 163: BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 5
Since the first 'Best of Young British Novelists' issue in 1983, Granta has championed the work of authors who have changed the landscape of British literature.
BELL HOOKS: THE LAST INTERVIEW: AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS
Written by Hooks, Bell
"I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance."
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE: A LYRIC POET IN THE ERA OF HIGH CAPITALISM
Written by Benjamin, Walter
A classic account of late nineteenth-century Paris and a study of Baudelaire's life and work Walter Benjamin, one of the foremost cultural commentators and theorists of this century, is perhaps best known for his analyses of the work of art in the modern age and the philosophy of history.
EROS THE BITTERSWEET: AN ESSAY
Written by Carson, Anne
Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern Library Anne Carson's remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic love Since it was first published, Eros the Bittersweet, Anne Carson's lyrical meditation on love in ancient Greek literature and philosophy, has established itself as a favorite among an unusually broad audience,
HENRY AT WORK: THOREAU ON MAKING A LIVING
Written by Van Belle, Jonathan
What Thoreau can teach us about working--why we do it, what it does to us, and how we can make it more meaningful Henry at Work invites readers to rethink how we work today by exploring an aspect of Henry David Thoreau that has often been overlooked: Thoreau the worker.
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