On Becoming an American Writer: Essays and Nonfiction 9781567927498

Conversations with Colleagues: On Becoming an American Jewish Historian 9781618118578

Sixteen senior scholars of American Jewish history—among the men and women whose work and advocacy have moved their disc

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Massage and the Writer: Essays on Asian Massage

A "fascinating portrait" (Kirkus Reviews) of the world's first philosopher of massage. There is no more s

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Bending Genre: Essays on Creative Nonfiction 9781501386077, 9781501386060, 9781501386107, 9781501386091

Ever since the term "creative nonfiction" first came into widespread use, memoirists and journalists, essayist

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Virginia Woolf: Becoming a Writer 9780300133769

By the time she was twenty-four, Virginia Woolf had suffered a series of devastating losses that later she would describ

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Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession 0062657143, 9780062657145

A collection of poignant, perceptive essays that expertly blends the personal and political in an exploration of America

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Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer 9780061741722

The second volume of Thomas Merton's "gusty, passionate journals" (Thomas Moore) chronicles Merton's

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Essays on English and American Literature 9781400877393

The late Leo Spitzer enjoyed a reputation as one of the twentieth century's outstanding philologists and linguists.

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The Ekphrastic Writer: Creating Art-Influenced Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction 2020020128, 9781476679457, 9781476639611

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With Pen in Hand: Becoming a Better Writer 1933251328, 9781933251325

This book is designed to teach grammar one step at a time.

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America's Most Alarming Writer: Essays on the Life and Work of Charles Bowden 9781477319918

The author of more than twenty books and a revered contributor to numerous national publications, Charles Bowden (1945–2

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