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The Anthony Bourdain Reader is a collection of his best and most fascinating writing, and touches on his many pursuits and passions, from restaurant life to family life to the "low life," from TV to travel through places like Vietnam, Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai.

Beyond Glass Cases represents the Library Company's ongoing commitment to boldly, honestly, and thoughtfully interpret challenging, and at times harmful, collection items. An independent research library founded in 1731 and specializing in American society and culture from the 17th through the early 20th centuries, the Library Company has collected books and graphics throughout its almost 300-year history. Today, the Library is faced with the task of finding new and better ways of advancing understanding and engaging public awareness of the complex histories of these challenging collection items, while still holding space for their historical significance.

This anthology presents a selection of more than 100 words which show the influence of writing, reading and publishing books on our everyday vocabulary over the centuries, telling the stories behind their linguistic origins, and uncovering some surprising twists in the development of their meaning through time.

Schwartz and Schuldenfrei argue that our choices should be informed by our individual 'constellation of virtues,' allowing for a far richer understanding of the decisions we make and helping us to live more integrated and purposeful lives.

Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years.

In this lively and insightful book, Japonica Brown-Saracino traces how a concept originally intended to describe the brick-and-mortar transformation of neighborhoods has come to characterize transformations that have little to do with cities. She describes how journalists, artists, filmmakers, novelists, and academics use gentrification as a symbolic device to mourn how everyday pleasures and forms of self-expression--from music to marijuana, kale, and tattoos--entered the domain of the elite. She weighs the implications of turning to gentrification as a tool to tell stories, entertain audiences, and communicate political messages.

This book explores the phenomenon of "greatness" culture and what Americans really mean when they talk about it. It is for both general readers and scholars interested in American history, cultural history, and celebrity studies

A posthumous collection of newly discovered short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces, offering a fresh perspective on the ... literary mind of Harper Lee

Written with her television co-star Marie Iida, in Letter from Japan, Marie reflects on the myriad questions she received about her inspirations by examining the Japanese customs that she grew up with -- minute details of tea ceremonies, the art of taking care of gardens, and the power of passing seasons -- with her trademark gentle wisdom.

Elizabeth McCracken, author of bestselling novels, National Book Award long-listed story collections, and a highly praised memoir, has been teaching for more than thirty-five years, guiding her many students through their own answers. In A Long Game, she shares insights gleaned along the way, offering practical tips and incisive thoughts about her own work as an artist. "Writing is a long game," she notes. "What matters is that you learn to get work done in the way that is possible for you, through consistency or panic. Through self-recrimination or self-forgiveness: every life needs both."

Mattering examines the concept of "mattering," defined as the perception of being valued and having opportunities to contribute, and its relationship to individual and social well-being.

Permission is a master course, not only on how to craft memoir, but how to begin and keep going when you've been told you can't, and how to give yourself permission to transcend the fear that keeps vital stories from being written.

This much-anticipated, definitive edition of Heaney's poetry encompasses all the pieces published in his lifetime--twelve standalone volumes, from Death of a Naturalist (1966) to Human Chain (2010), as well as verse that appeared in pamphlets, journals, and magazines--along with the small number of poems that appeared after his death.

200+ Recipes to Savor: Enjoy a variety of comforting soups, stews, chowders, and bakery-quality breads.

An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down.

Finding the time to appreciate the bounty of our world can be tricky amid the demands of work, family and scrolling our phones. Happily, E. Foley and B. Coates have curated A Year of Living Curiously, a book of daily shots of knowledge that will lift your spirits and expand your mind in a flash. In 365 joyfully random, utterly fascinating entries, you'll learn what the Japanese mean by 'kuchisabishii' and how the Victorians communicate through flowers; you'll start to get quantum computing and discover the secret history of the bobble hat.