american essays

A collection of essays, criticism, addresses, introductions, and humorous prose by John Updike.

A collection of short essays by American writers, including Amiri Baraka, Annie Dillard, Chang-rae Lee, Joyce Carol Oates, and Robert Pinsky on a variety of topics, including obsession, illusion, first loves, heroes, journeys, reunions, and endings.

A collection of twenty-two essays by American authors, chosen by guest editor David Foster Wallace as the best to be published in 2006, including selections by Jo Ann Beard, Louis Menand, Molly Peacock, Jerald Walker, and others.

Contains a collection of twenty-five essays that comment on politics in the United States, covering the period from June 2005 through May 2006, and discussing topics such as the decline of President Bush's popularity, the gap between conservatives and liberals, Supreme Court confirmation hearings, the War on Terrorism, and North Korea.

A collection of essays and poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson that reflect his outlook on life and reflections on human nature.

A collection of twenty-two essays by Leslie Marmon Silko that explore various aspects of Native American life and culture.

Presents a collection of real-life human interest stories which have appeared in "The New York Times," many with updates.

A collection of essays by Ellen Goodman which explore the cultural debates that have captured Americans' attention and become national obsessions in recent years.