Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson's Dictionary

Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson's Dictionary
Henry Hitchings (Author)
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In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction

In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction
Lee Gutkind (Editor), Annie Dillard (Introduction)
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A cross section of the famous and those bound to become so, this collection is a riveting experience highlighting the expanding importance of this dramatic and exciting new genre.

Creative nonfiction, also known as narrative nonfiction, liberated journalism by inviting writers to dramatize, interpret, speculate, and even re-create their subjects. Lee Gutkind collects twenty-five essays that flourished in this new turf, all originally published in the groundbreaking journal he founded, Creative Nonfiction, now in its tenth anniversary year.

Many of the writers here are crossing genres—from poetry to fiction to nonfiction. Annie Dillard provides the introduction, while Gutkind discusses the creative and ethical parameters of this new genre. The selections themselves are broad and fascinating. Lauren Slater is a therapist in the institution where she was once a patient. John Edgar Wideman reacts passionately to the unjust murder of Emmett Till. Charles Simic contemplates raucous gatherings at his Uncle Boris's apartment, while John McPhee creates a rare, personal, album quilt of his own life. Terry Tempest Williams speaks on the decline of the prairie dog, and Madison Smartt Bell invades Haiti. 

• Rank: #94001 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.20" h x 5.40" w x 8.20" l, .85 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

Civil War A to Z: A Young Person's Guide to Over 100 People, Places, and Points of Importance

Civil War A to Z: A Young Person's Guide to Over 100 People, Places, and Points of Importance
Norman Bolotin (Author)
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Containing more than 130 entries of the most important people, places, and events of the Civil War, this handy reference book is great for browsing and is also a compact introduction to the Civil War and to mid-nineteenth-century America. Designed especially for children in upper-elementary and early junior-high grades, each cogent entry is self-contained and full of vivid lore. Organized alphabetically, the entries cover many facets of the war-including slavery, Abraham Lincoln's role as president, nursing, generals, battles, and the home front. Chock-full of historical photographs, drawings, and maps, this entertaining guide is an invaluable companion to any study of the Civil War.

• Rank: #16598 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-05
• Released on: 2002-08-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .61" h x 7.34" w x 9.24" l, 1.30 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Medieval Herbal Remedies: The Old English Herbarium and Anglo-Saxon Medicine

Medieval Herbal Remedies: The Old English Herbarium and Anglo-Saxon Medicine
Anne Van Arsdall (Author)

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This book presents for the first time an up-to-date and easy-to-read translation of a medical reference work that was used in Western Europe from the fifth century well into the Renaissance. Listing 185 medicinal plants, the uses for each, and remedies that were compounded using them, the translation will fascinate medievalist, medical historians and the layman alike.

• Rank: #646101 in Books
• Published on: 2010-10-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.02" h x .59" w x 5.98" l, .88 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 276 pages

In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction

In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction
Lee Gutkind (Author), Annie Dillard (Author)
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Twenty-five arresting selections from the groundbreaking journal that defined a genre.

Creative nonfiction, also known as narrative nonfiction, liberated journalism by inviting writers to dramatize, interpret, speculate, and even re-create their subjects. Lee Gutkind collects twenty-five essays that flourished on this new ground, all originally published in the journal he founded, Creative Nonfiction, now celebrating its tenth anniversary. Lauren Slater is a therapist in the institution where she was once a patient. John Edgar Wideman reacts passionately to the unjust murder of Emmett Till. Charles Simic tells of wild nights with Uncle Boris. John McPhee creates a rare, personal, album quilt. Terry Tempest Williams speaks on the decline of the prairie dog. Madison Smartt Bell invades Haiti. Many of the writers are crossing genres—from poetry and fiction to nonfiction—symbolic of Creative Nonfiction's scope and popularity. A cross section of the famous and those bound to become so, this collection is a riveting experience highlighting the expanding importance of this dramatic and exciting new genre.

• Rank: #18692 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.31" h x 1.18" w x 5.63" l, .85 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages