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How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor

A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between

de Thomas C. Foster ...

The New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills to teach how to access accurate information in a rapidly changing 24/7 news cycle and become better readers, thinkers, and consumers of media.We live in an information age, but it is increasingly difficult to know which information to trust. Fake news is rampant in mass media, stoked by foreign ... Leer más

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The New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills to teach how to access accurate information in a rapidly changing 24/7 news cycle and become better readers, thinkers, and consumers of media.We live in an information age, but it is increasingly difficult to know which information to trust. Fake news is rampant in mass media, stoked by foreign
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This Is What Happens When Women Read

de Julianna Glasse ...

An empowering story of self-actualization by a former Christian pop star whose life was transformed by reading.At the peak of her fame, Julianna Glasse seemed to have everything she wanted: a successful career as a Christian pop singer and author, a high-profile marriage, and a respected place in the evangelical community that had shaped her understanding of herself and the world. But beneath the ... Leer más

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An empowering story of self-actualization by a former Christian pop star whose life was transformed by reading.At the peak of her fame, Julianna Glasse seemed to have everything she wanted: a successful career as a Christian pop singer and author, a high-profile marriage, and a respected place in the evangelical community that had shaped her understanding of herself and the world. But beneath the
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To the Lighthouse

de Virginia Woolf ...

A single trip to a lighthouse — and the quiet moments that change everything. In To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf creates one of the most moving masterpieces of modernist literature, a novel that dives deep into memory, family, longing, and the fragile nature of time. Set on the Isle of Skye, the story centers on the Ramsay family and their circle of guests, whose lives drift between hope, ... Leer más

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A single trip to a lighthouse — and the quiet moments that change everything. In To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf creates one of the most moving masterpieces of modernist literature, a novel that dives deep into memory, family, longing, and the fragile nature of time. Set on the Isle of Skye, the story centers on the Ramsay family and their circle of guests, whose lives drift between hope,
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It Can't Happen Here

de Sinclair Lewis ...

Sinclair Lewis’s It Can’t Happen Here is a political novel that imagines the rise of fascism in the United States during the 1930s. The story follows Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, a populist demagogue who wins the presidency by appealing to fear, nationalism, and economic insecurity. Once in power, he dismantles democratic institutions, creates a paramilitary force, and establishes a dictatorship ... Leer más

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Sinclair Lewis’s It Can’t Happen Here is a political novel that imagines the rise of fascism in the United States during the 1930s. The story follows Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, a populist demagogue who wins the presidency by appealing to fear, nationalism, and economic insecurity. Once in power, he dismantles democratic institutions, creates a paramilitary force, and establishes a dictatorship
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Any Person Is the Only Self

Essays

de Elisa Gabbert ...

Contagiously curious essays on reading, art, and the life of the mind, from the acclaimed author of The Unreality of Memory.Who are we when we read? When we journal? Are we more ourselves alone or with friends? Right now or in memory? How does time transform us and the art we love?In sixteen dazzling, expansive essays, the acclaimed essayist and poet Elisa Gabbert explores a life lived alongside ... Leer más

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Contagiously curious essays on reading, art, and the life of the mind, from the acclaimed author of The Unreality of Memory.Who are we when we read? When we journal? Are we more ourselves alone or with friends? Right now or in memory? How does time transform us and the art we love?In sixteen dazzling, expansive essays, the acclaimed essayist and poet Elisa Gabbert explores a life lived alongside
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Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

de Bright Summaries ...

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Lincoln in the Bardo with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, which tells of Abraham Lincoln’s visits to the graveyard where his young son Willie has just been buried. As well has mourning his son’s premature death, Lincoln wrestles with his conflicting ... Leer más

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Lincoln in the Bardo with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, which tells of Abraham Lincoln’s visits to the graveyard where his young son Willie has just been buried. As well has mourning his son’s premature death, Lincoln wrestles with his conflicting
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Labyrinths

de Jorge Luis Borges, André Maurois ...

The classic by Latin America's finest writer of the twentieth century—a true literary sensation—with an introduction by cyber-author William Gibson.The classic by Latin America's finest writer of the twentieth century—a true literary sensation—with an introduction by cyber-author William Gibson.The groundbreaking trans-genre work of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) has been ... Leer más

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The classic by Latin America's finest writer of the twentieth century—a true literary sensation—with an introduction by cyber-author William Gibson.The classic by Latin America's finest writer of the twentieth century—a true literary sensation—with an introduction by cyber-author William Gibson.The groundbreaking trans-genre work of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) has been
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor 3E

A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Understanding Literature, from The Great Gatsby to The Hate You Give

de Thomas C. Foster ...

Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to the tools of literary analysis, covering a diverse range of writing and literary devices, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to improve your reading comprehension and make your everyday reading ... Leer más

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Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to the tools of literary analysis, covering a diverse range of writing and literary devices, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to improve your reading comprehension and make your everyday reading
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Why Read Moby-Dick?

de Nathaniel Philbrick ...

A “brilliant and provocative” (The New Yorker) celebration of Melville’s masterpiece—from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's EyeOne of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrick’s enlightening and entertaining tour through Melville’s classic. As he did in his National Book ... Leer más

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A “brilliant and provocative” (The New Yorker) celebration of Melville’s masterpiece—from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's EyeOne of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrick’s enlightening and entertaining tour through Melville’s classic. As he did in his National Book
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Ambivalence

An Education

de Brian Dillon ...

A coming-of-age memoir set in late-twentieth-century Dublin, recounting writer and critic Brian Dillon's first encounters with pivotal writers in his life—Virginia Woolf, Samuel Beckett, Walter Benjamin, and others—and in the process arguing for the transformative power of art, literature, and learning.When Brian Dillon was sixteen his mother died, and he stopped caring about school. While he ... Leer más

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A coming-of-age memoir set in late-twentieth-century Dublin, recounting writer and critic Brian Dillon's first encounters with pivotal writers in his life—Virginia Woolf, Samuel Beckett, Walter Benjamin, and others—and in the process arguing for the transformative power of art, literature, and learning.When Brian Dillon was sixteen his mother died, and he stopped caring about school. While he
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Middlemen

Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction

de Laura B. McGrath ...

A revealing account of how agents have shaped book publishing and the literary canon from the 1950s to todayMiddlemen rewrites literary history from the perspective of one of its most important but least visible figures: the literary agent. Chronicling the story of agents in the United States from the 1950s to today, Laura McGrath uncovers their critical role in the making of American literature. ... Leer más

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A revealing account of how agents have shaped book publishing and the literary canon from the 1950s to todayMiddlemen rewrites literary history from the perspective of one of its most important but least visible figures: the literary agent. Chronicling the story of agents in the United States from the 1950s to today, Laura McGrath uncovers their critical role in the making of American literature.
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Hot Type

The Magnificent Machine that Gave Birth to Mass Media and Drove Mark Twain Mad

de Prof Jeff Jarvis ...

Hot Type is the epic story of the magnificent 19th-century machine that rendered Gutenberg's movable type obsolete and opened the portal to the long century of mass media. The Linotype mechanized the 400-year-old process of setting type one laborious letter at a time, and thus ignited an explosion of newspaper, book, and magazine empires.This is a tale populated with wondrous characters: tragic ... Leer más

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Hot Type is the epic story of the magnificent 19th-century machine that rendered Gutenberg's movable type obsolete and opened the portal to the long century of mass media. The Linotype mechanized the 400-year-old process of setting type one laborious letter at a time, and thus ignited an explosion of newspaper, book, and magazine empires.This is a tale populated with wondrous characters: tragic
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Marx's Literary Style

de Ludovico Silva ...

Marx’s Literary Style argues that a true understanding of Marx’s work requires a careful study of his literary choicesIn Marx’s Literary Style, the Venezuelan poet and philosopher Ludovico Silva argues that much of the confusion around Marx’s work results from a failure to understand his literary mode of expression.Through meticulous readings of key passages in Marx’s oeuvre, Silva isolates the ... Leer más

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Marx’s Literary Style argues that a true understanding of Marx’s work requires a careful study of his literary choicesIn Marx’s Literary Style, the Venezuelan poet and philosopher Ludovico Silva argues that much of the confusion around Marx’s work results from a failure to understand his literary mode of expression.Through meticulous readings of key passages in Marx’s oeuvre, Silva isolates the
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The Questions That Matter Most

Reading, Writing, and the Exercise of Freedom

de Jane Smiley ...

"Clear, vibrant" essays on reading and writing by the Pulitzer Prize–winning, New York Times–bestselling author: "A reader feels smarter just taking it in" ( The Boston Globe).From the author of A Dangerous Business, A Thousand Acres, and Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel, this volume "gathers essays (and two stories) composed with wit, enthusiasm, expertise, and candor" ( Booklist).Long ... Leer más

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"Clear, vibrant" essays on reading and writing by the Pulitzer Prize–winning, New York Times–bestselling author: "A reader feels smarter just taking it in" ( The Boston Globe).From the author of A Dangerous Business, A Thousand Acres, and Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel, this volume "gathers essays (and two stories) composed with wit, enthusiasm, expertise, and candor" ( Booklist).Long
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Paris est une fête d'Ernest Hemingway (Fiche de lecture)

Analyse complète et résumé détaillé de l'oeuvre

de Lucile Lhoste, lePetitLitteraire ...

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Décryptez Paris est une fête d'Ernest Hemingway, le symbole de la vie parisienne, réimprimé à plus de 20.000 exemplaires après les attentats de 2015.Que faut-il retenir de Paris est une fête, cette déclaration d'amour à la ville de Paris ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une fiche de lecture complète et détaillée.Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche :• Un résumé ... Leer más

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Décryptez Paris est une fête d'Ernest Hemingway, le symbole de la vie parisienne, réimprimé à plus de 20.000 exemplaires après les attentats de 2015.Que faut-il retenir de Paris est une fête, cette déclaration d'amour à la ville de Paris ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une fiche de lecture complète et détaillée.Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche :• Un résumé
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What Do Women Want?

Essays by Erica Jong

de Erica Jong ...

Erica Jong's two rules of writing are "never cut funny" and "keep the pages turning." And Jong delivers in these twenty-six essays, coupling frank and risque stories about her own life with provocative pieces on her passion for politics, literature, Italy, and—yes—sex.Originally published in 1998, this updated edition features four new essays. What Do Women Want? offers a startlingly original look ... Leer más

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Erica Jong's two rules of writing are "never cut funny" and "keep the pages turning." And Jong delivers in these twenty-six essays, coupling frank and risque stories about her own life with provocative pieces on her passion for politics, literature, Italy, and—yes—sex.Originally published in 1998, this updated edition features four new essays. What Do Women Want? offers a startlingly original look
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The Gifts of Reading

de Robert Macfarlane ...

From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS - an essay on the joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a bookEvery book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that ... Leer más

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From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS - an essay on the joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a bookEvery book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that
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The Bookshop

A History of Bookselling from the Dawn of Print to the Twenty-First Century

de Andrew Pettegree ...

The global history of the rise and transformation of bookstores, from medieval book merchants to today’s neighborhood indies.“This is the arresting and ultimately optimistic story of the making and marketing of print culture. Here is a book for every book-lover to buy.”—Jeff Jarvis, author of The Gutenberg ParenthesisWhether it’s a local indie bookshop, an online megaretailer, or a chain bookstore ... Leer más

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The global history of the rise and transformation of bookstores, from medieval book merchants to today’s neighborhood indies.“This is the arresting and ultimately optimistic story of the making and marketing of print culture. Here is a book for every book-lover to buy.”—Jeff Jarvis, author of The Gutenberg ParenthesisWhether it’s a local indie bookshop, an online megaretailer, or a chain bookstore
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Camus, a Romance

de Elizabeth Hawes ...

A woman's passion for the Nobel Prize winner yields "a rich hybrid of biography, literary criticism, intellectual history and memoir" ( The Washington Post).Elizabeth Hawes was a college sophomore in the 1950s when she became transfixed and transformed by Albert Camus. The author of such revered works as The Fall, The Plague, and The Stranger, he was best known for his contribution to twentieth ... Leer más

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A woman's passion for the Nobel Prize winner yields "a rich hybrid of biography, literary criticism, intellectual history and memoir" ( The Washington Post).Elizabeth Hawes was a college sophomore in the 1950s when she became transfixed and transformed by Albert Camus. The author of such revered works as The Fall, The Plague, and The Stranger, he was best known for his contribution to twentieth
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The True Tails of Baker and Taylor

The Library Cats Who Left Their Pawprints on a Small Town . . . And the World

de Jan Louch, Lisa Rogak ...

"Not since George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life has someone so lifted the spirits of an entire community. That the 'someone' in this case is, in fact, two library cats makes this true tale of the love of literature combined with a fondness for nose licking all the more magical. This book, like a purring kitten who may also be a genie, should be welcomed into any home."—Francesco Marciuliano, New ... Leer más

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"Not since George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life has someone so lifted the spirits of an entire community. That the 'someone' in this case is, in fact, two library cats makes this true tale of the love of literature combined with a fondness for nose licking all the more magical. This book, like a purring kitten who may also be a genie, should be welcomed into any home."—Francesco Marciuliano, New
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The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop

A Memoir, a History

de Lewis Buzbee ...

"I cannot remember when I read a book with such delight." —Paul Yamazaki, City Lights BookstoreNovember, a dark, rainy Tuesday, late afternoon. This is my ideal time to be in a bookstore. The shortened light of the afternoon and the idleness and hush of the hour gather everything close, the shelves and the books and the few other customers who graze head-bent in the narrow aisles. I've come to ... Leer más

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"I cannot remember when I read a book with such delight." —Paul Yamazaki, City Lights BookstoreNovember, a dark, rainy Tuesday, late afternoon. This is my ideal time to be in a bookstore. The shortened light of the afternoon and the idleness and hush of the hour gather everything close, the shelves and the books and the few other customers who graze head-bent in the narrow aisles. I've come to
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Autoportrait

de Jesse Ball ...

**Nominated for the Chicago Review of Books AwardA work of unflinching honesty, Autoportrait is a hypnotic memoir of reflection, loss, and everyday joy from one of America's best contemporary novelists**Jesse Ball has produced fourteen acclaimed works of deeply empathetic absurdism in poetry and fiction. Now, he offers readers his first memoir, one that showcases his “humane curiosity” (James Wood ... Leer más

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**Nominated for the Chicago Review of Books AwardA work of unflinching honesty, Autoportrait is a hypnotic memoir of reflection, loss, and everyday joy from one of America's best contemporary novelists**Jesse Ball has produced fourteen acclaimed works of deeply empathetic absurdism in poetry and fiction. Now, he offers readers his first memoir, one that showcases his “humane curiosity” (James Wood
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In Rough Country

Essays and Reviews

de Joyce Carol Oates ...

“A poignant, nostalgic collection of literary criticism by one of America’s premier authors.”—Kirkus ReviewsIn Rough Country is a sterling collection of literary essays, reviews, and criticism from Joyce Carol Oates that focuses on a wide array of books and writers—from Poe to Nabokov, from Flannery O’Connor to Phillip Roth. One of our foremost novelists, National Book Award and PEN/Malamud Award ... Leer más

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“A poignant, nostalgic collection of literary criticism by one of America’s premier authors.”—Kirkus ReviewsIn Rough Country is a sterling collection of literary essays, reviews, and criticism from Joyce Carol Oates that focuses on a wide array of books and writers—from Poe to Nabokov, from Flannery O’Connor to Phillip Roth. One of our foremost novelists, National Book Award and PEN/Malamud Award
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Ruined By Reading

A Life in Books

de Lynne Sharon Schwartz ...

A Los Angeles Times Book Review Best Book of 1996'Without books how could I have become myself?' In this wonderfully written meditation, Lynne Sharon Schwartz offers deeply felt insight into why we read and how what we read shapes our lives. An enchanting celebration of the printed word. ... Leer más

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A Los Angeles Times Book Review Best Book of 1996'Without books how could I have become myself?' In this wonderfully written meditation, Lynne Sharon Schwartz offers deeply felt insight into why we read and how what we read shapes our lives. An enchanting celebration of the printed word.
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