Natalia Ginzburg WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RACHEL CUSK‘As far as the education of children is concerned I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones.’Between...

Alfred Brendel In this definitive collection of a renowned pianist's writings—some of them never before published in English—Alfred Brendel brings the clarity and originality of expression that characterize his performances to the...

Margaret Atwood From cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays -- funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient -- which seek answers to Burning Questions such as:Why do...

Bonnie J Gisel (Editor) Whether he is cheering for untamed mountain sheep or braving a high-country storm that would sweep away lesser mortals, John Muir—naturalist, author, and advocate—is forever passionate, often...

Cynthia Heimel In this hysterical, sharp, and perfectly on-target collection of essays, Cynthia Heimel once again unleashes herself on her favorite subjects. From “The New Coldness” (beautiful people eating frozen...

Victoria Mather Victoria Mather and Sue Macartney-Snape are at it again, observing the social scene with delicious and hilarious accuracy. January 1, 2003 by John Murray Pubs Ltd

Victoria Mather Serendipity is horribly aware that she's entering the environs of the elasticated waistband. And these days it seems to be the arrival of her rose and bulb catalogues...

Abbi Jacobson From the co-creator and co-star of the hit series Broad City, a "poignant, funny, and beautifully unabashed" (Cheryl Strayed) New York Times bestselling essay collection about love, loss,...

Marina Keegan Marina Keegan's star was on the rise when she graduated from Yale in May 2012. She had a play that was to be produced at the New York...

Oscar Wilde In The Critic as Artist , arguably the most complete exploration of his aesthetic thinking, and certainly the most entertaining, Oscar Wilde harnesses his famous wit to demolish...

Mark Greif Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle AwardThe essays in Against Everything are learned, original, highly entertaining, and, from start to finish, dead serious, reinventing and reinvigorating what intellectuals can...

Jenny Diski Using two cross-country trips on Amtrak as her narrative vehicles, British writer Jenny Diski connects the humming rails, taking her into the heart of America with the track-like...