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The colossus of New York

a city in thirteen parts
2003
In a series of personal reminiscences, anecdotes, lyrical meditations, and vignettes, captures the complex inner and outer landscapes of New York, New York in an intimate portrait of life in the city.

A house of my own

stories from my life
2015
"A [collection] of essays spanning the author's career a[nd] reflecting upon the various homes she's lived in around the world"--Provided by publisher.

C?zanne's garden

2003
Presents photographs from the garden of impressionist artist Paul Cezanne, noting the comparisons between his paintings and those images; and discusses the life and work of Cezanne, focusing on how he was inspired by nature.

Reading New York

2003
John Tytell chronicles his life-long love of reading, reflecting on the many books that had significant impact on his life.

Traplines

coming home to Sawtooth Valley
2003
John Rember chronicles the experiences he had while growing up in the Sawtooth Valley, and discusses what it was like to return home after years of being away.

Dark harbor

continents of exile : building house and home on an enchanted island
2003
Ved Mehta chronicles his efforts to set down roots and build a home on Islesboro, a narrow, thirteen-mile-long island off the coast of Maine.

Paris, I love you but you're bringing me down

2013
Rosecrans Baldwin discusses the complications he had staying in Paris while working at an advertising agency.

The Victorian city

everyday life in Dickens' London
2014
"The nineteenth century was a time of unprecedented change, and nowhere was this more apparent than London. In only a few decades, the capital grew from a compact Regency town into a sprawling metropolis of 6.5 million inhabitants, the largest city the world had ever seen. Technology--railways, street-lighting, and sewers--transformed both the city and the experience of city-living, as London expanded in every direction"--Jacket flap.

Walden, Civil disobedience, and other writings

authoritative texts, journal, reviews and posthumous assessments, criticism
2008
Collects annotated reprints of "Walden," "Civil Disobedience," "Slavery in Massachusetts," "Walking," and "Wild Apples," with sections from Thoreau's "Journal" and reactions to the author by Ralph Waldo Emerson and others with criticism by nineteen contributors, including E.B. White and Barbara Johnson.

Weeds in bloom

autobiography of an ordinary man
2007
An autobiography in which author Robert Newton Peck recalls his childhood and the people who influenced him the most, and discusses his writing career.

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