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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From the acclaimed scientist and writer, essays collected for the first time in book form, on ravens and other birds, insects, trees, elephants, and more: once again 'passionate observations [that] superbly mix memoir and science.'(New York Times)"--
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
National history is a vital part of national self-definition. Most books on the history of the world try to impose a uniform narrative, written usually from a single writer's point of view. Histories of Nations is different: it presents 28 essays written by a leading historian as a self-portrait of his or her native country, defining the characteristics that embody its sense of nationhood. The countries have been selected to represent every continent...
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Series
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
A collection of the year's best essays, selected by award-winning writer Alexander Chee.
Alexander Chee, an essayist of "virtuosity and power" (Washington Post), selects twenty essays out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.
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