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  • Hip

    The History

    by John Leland ...
    Hip: The History is the story of how American pop culture has evolved throughout the twentieth century to its current position as world cultural touchstone. How did hip become such an obsession? From sex and music to fashion and commerce, John Leland tracks the arc of ideas as they move from subterranean Bohemia to Madison Avenue and back again. Hip: The History examines how hip has helped shape - ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Porcher's Creek

    Lives between the Tides

    by John Leland ...
    A thanksgiving and lament for life on the South Carolina coast"Columbus knew no greater thrill than I, a ten-year-old discovering new creeks and branches and islands and mainland hideaways....I resolved to make my living as an explorer and said so in school when we were all asked what we planned to do upon our growing up."John Leland lived a Huckleberry Finn sort of boyhood that most children ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Readings in Wood

    What the Forest Taught Me

    by John Leland ...
    "[Leland] brings the botanical into direct relationship with the spiritual, using a prose style that is as profound as it is pyrotechnic." —Jim Warren, Washington and Lee UniversityAward-winning nature writer John Leland offers a collection of twenty-seven short, poetic essays that marry science and the humanities as the author seeks meaning in trees. Readings in Wood is an investigation of trees ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Happiness Is a Choice You Make

    Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old

    by John Leland ...
    A New York Times Bestseller!An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to well-being, Happiness Is a Choice You Make weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the "oldest old"— those eighty-five and up.In 2015, when the award-winning journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet members of America's fastest ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Aliens in the Backyard

    Plant and Animal Imports into America

    by John Leland ...
    Foreword INDIES 2005 Popular Culture Book of the YearA fresh look at the origins of our iconic immigrant flora and fauna, revealed with wit and reverence for natureAliens live among us. Thousands of species of nonnative flora and fauna have taken up residence within U.S. borders. Our lawns sprout African grasses, our roadsides flower with European weeds, and our homes harbor Asian, European, and ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Learning the Valley

    Excursions into the Shenandoah Valley

    by John Leland ...
    Meanderings through a storied Virginia region with a look at its significance from prehistory to the present.In Learning the Valley, award-winning nature writer John Leland guides readers through the natural and human history of the Shenandoah Valley in twenty-five short essays on topics ranging from poison ivy and maple syrup to Stonewall Jackson and spelunking. Undergirding this dynamic ... Read more

    $20.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shakespeare's Prop Room

    An Inventory

    This study provides the first comprehensive examination of every prop in Shakespeare's plays, whether mentioned in stage directions, indicated in dialogue or implied by the action. Building on the latest scholarship and offering a witty treatment of the subject, the authors delve into numerous historical documents, the business of theater in Renaissance England, and the plays themselves to explain ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • God Is Not God’S Name

    A Journey Beyond Words

    I concede to the irony of writing a book with the words beyond words in its subtitle. If I were to truly go beyond words, the following pages would all be blank! I am hardly the first to deal with this conundrum, however. Jewish scholars tell us that in the aftermath of the Babylonian Exile of the sixth century BCE, the Jews ceased to use their name for GodYahwehbecause the divine name had come to ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Why Kerouac Matters

    The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think)

    by John Leland ...
    Legions of youthful Americans have taken On the Road as a manifesto for rebellion and an inspiration to hit the road. But there is much more to the book than that. In Why Kerouac Matters, John Leland embarks on a wry, insightful, and playful discussion of the novel, arguing that it still matters because it lays out an alternative road map to growing up. Along the way, Leland overturns many ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Happiness Is a Choice You Make

    Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old

    by John Leland ...
    Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 54 min

    **"[Narrator Robert Petkoff] is a steady performer whose measured pacing allows each subject's story to unfold naturally against the background of Leland's personal inquiry. A particular highlight comes at the very end, when listeners get a chance to hear the actual voices of some of the men and women who have shared the lessons of their lives." - AudioFile MagazineThis program includes original ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Itinerary Of John Leland In Or About The Years 1535-1543 (Unabridged)

    by JOHN LELAND ...
    Narrated by Veronica Corcoran ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 1 min

    John Leland's 'Itinerary' was the product of several journeys around England and Wales undertaken between 1538 and 1543. The manuscript is made up of Leland's notebooks, which were first published in the 18th century, and later in a ten-part, five-volume edition published by Lucy Toulmin . Part IX of the manuscript begins in the south of England and gradually meanders its way, county by county, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    The Five Thieves of Happiness

    by John B. Izzo ...
    Narrated by Tom Dheere ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 54 min

    Bestselling author and motivational speaker John Izzo posits that happiness is not something to be sought but something we have natural access to-but sometimes have to fight to keep.From bestselling author John Izzo comes this practical and inspirational guide to happiness-not finding happiness but protecting the innate sense of well-being that resides within each of us at every moment.Dr. Izzo ... Read more

    $12.99 USD