Taken together, this selection of essays forms an exquisitely drawn portrait that depicts the strength and warmth of Montaigne’s personality. And, as J.M. Cohen observes in his introduction, ‘One sees, as one reads him, how broad his mind was, and how many of the ideas of the next two centuries he grasped by anticipation.’.
Category: Essays & Reference
Art of Fiction : A Collection of His Articles from the Independent on Sunday and the Washington Post
From Jane Austen to Paul Auster, irony to magical realism, the novelist’s art is revealed in an entertaining and enlightening book for readers and writers–from the author of Nice Work. Here are 50 of David Lodge’s articles from the acclaimed series that engaged and delighted readers of The Washington Post and the London Independent..
The Portable Machiavelli
The Portable Nietzsche
Essays of E.b. White
Nine Gates : Entering the Mind of Poetry
Just as a gate enables passage from outside to inside, so poetry forges a connection between our outer and inner lives. One who enters completely into the experience of a poem is initiated into a deeper intimacy with life. In this brilliant and lucid series of nine essays, award-winning poet Jane Hirshfield teaches us to open our own gates of perception to recognize and appreciate the poetry in our lives..
High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never
The bestselling author of Pigs in Heaven and Animal Dreams now turns her talents to the world of nonfiction in an exciting, illustrated collection of 25 essays. Beautifully packaged, and featuring original illustrations by well-known artist Paul Micocha, these wise lessons on the urgent business of being alive run the gamut of topics, from motherhood to the history of private property to the suspended citizenship of human beings in the Animal Kingdom. NPR sponsorship..
The Writing Life
Teaching a Stone to Talk
Prisons We Choose to Live Inside
One of the world’s most extraordinary writers addresses directly the prime question before us all: how to think for ourselves, how to understand what we know, how to pick a path in a world deluged with opinions and information, how to look at our society and ourselves with fresh eyes. A small book with high impact and enormous carrying power..