Becoming a Great Essayist (The Great Courses)
By: Jennifer Cognard-Black
3.74
Format: 24 pages, Audio CD
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1. The Captive / The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time, #5-6)
By: Marcel Proust , None , Terence Kilmartin , D.J. Enright
4.39
Format: 957 pages, Paperback
The Modern Library’s fifth volume of In Search of Lost Time contains both The Captive (1923) and Th… read more
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"...every social class has its own pathology..."-Marcel Proust, The Captive / The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time, #5-6)
"Let us leave pretty women to men with no imagination."-Marcel Proust, The Captive / The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time, #5-6)
"Love is space and time made perceptible to the heart."-Marcel Proust, The Captive / The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time, #5-6)
"There are optical errors in time as there are in space."-Marcel Proust, The Captive / The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time, #5-6)
2. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
By: William Zinsser
4.24
Format: 321 pages, Paperback
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It … read more
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"Less is more."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Truth needs no adornment."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Don't be kind of bold. Be bold."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Writers are the custodians of memory..."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
3. The Art of War (The Great Courses, #9456)
By: Andrew R. Wilson
3.93
Format: 245 pages, Audiobook
Sun Tzu's The Art of War is a landmark achievement in the evolution of strategic thought. So univer… read more
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4. Analysis and Critique: How to Engage and Write about Anything
By: Dorsey Armstrong
3.64
Format: 24 pages, Audible Audio
Tap into the power of effective writing by developing the fundamental critical and analytical skill… read more
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5. The Weight of Glory
By: C.S. Lewis
4.38
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The classic Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century,… read more
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"He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only."-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
"Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future."-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
"Have courage, dear heart, for there is nothing to be afraid of and never has been."-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
"Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses."-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
6. On Bullshit
By: Harry G. Frankfurt
3.77
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is s… read more
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7. 12 Essential Scientific Concepts
By: The Great Courses , Indre Viskontas
3.19
Format: 292 pages, Audible Audio
Length: 12 hours and 5 minutes Science is such a vast arena of knowledge that people looking for a … read more
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8. Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
By: Roy Peter Clark
4.54
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
One of America's most influential writing teachers offers a toolbox from which writers of all kinds… read more
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9. The Bhagavad Gita
By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa , Juan Mascaró , None
4.20
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
The Bhagavad Gitais an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and … read more
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10. American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis
By: Adam Hochschild
4.21
Format: 422 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning, New York Times bestselling historian Adam Hochschild, a fast-paced, revelatory … read more
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11. Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
By: David Reich
4.13
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human histo… read more
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12. Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
By: Gad Saad
3.94
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
The West’s commitment to freedom, reason, and true liberalism has never been more seriously threate… read more
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"We envy people whose traits compete with our desirability as a mate."-Gad Saad, Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
"Any human endeavor rooted in the pursuit of truth must rely on fact and not feelings."-Gad Saad, Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
"To be a truly wise person requires that we recognize those domains best served by our intellect versus those best guided by our emotions."-Gad Saad, Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
"There is no "black mind" or "white mind", no "white male of knowing", there is only one truth, and we find it through the scientific method."-Gad Saad, Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
13. Upright Women Wanted
By: Sarah Gailey
3.61
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
“That girl’s got more wrong notions than a barn owl’s got mean looks.” Esther is a stowaway. She… read more
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"Just because he needed killing doesn't mean I can sleep easy."-Sarah Gailey, Upright Women Wanted
"You really believe all that? About how there’s only one end in sight for people like you?"-Sarah Gailey, Upright Women Wanted
"When there's people around that we don't trust, we let them think we're the kinds of people who are allowed to exist. And the only kind of Librarian that's allowed to exist is one who answers to she."-Sarah Gailey, Upright Women Wanted
"Good," Esther said back, echoing Cye's words automatically because she didn't know what else to say, because you have a freckle on your bottom lip seemed like the wrong thing to say but it was the on…"-Sarah Gailey, Upright Women Wanted
14. No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners: Clear Answers to Burning Questions About Core Buddhist Teachings
By: Noah Rasheta
4.45
Format: 147 pages, Kindle Edition
Presented in a practical Q&A format, No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners is the most clear-cut intro… read more
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15. Work: A History of How we spend our Time
By: James Suzman
3.85
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James … read more
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"The equation of taxation and theft is as old as extortion"-James Suzman, Work: A History of How we spend our Time
16. How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
By: Meg Bowles
3.86
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on twenty-five years… read more
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17. The Science of Storytelling
By: Will Storr
4.06
Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition
Stories mould who we are, from our character to our cultural identity. They drive us to act out our… read more
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"The gift of story is wisdom"-Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling
"If tribal thinking is original sin, then story is prayer. At its best, it reminds us that, beneath our many differences, we remain beasts of one species."-Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling
"Locked inside the black vault of our skulls, stuck forever in the solitude of our own hallucinated universe, story is a portal, a hallucination within the hallucination, the closest we'll ever really…"-Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling
"Stories work on multiple evolved systems in the brain and a skilled storyteller activates these networks like the conductor of an orchestra, a little trill of moral outrage here, a fanfare of status …"-Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling
18. Talk to Me: How to Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers, and Interview Anyone Like a Pro
By: Dean Nelson
4.06
Format: 400 pages, ebook
From respected journalist, professor, and founder of the Writer's Symposium by the Sea, a book that… read more
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19. How to Publish Your Book
By: Jane Friedman
4.33
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
With the advent of submission conveniences offered by the Internet, today's authors face unpreceden… read more
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20. Becoming a Great Essayist (The Great Courses)
By: Jennifer Cognard-Black
3.74
Format: 24 pages, Audio CD
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21. Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft -(The Great Courses)
By: Brooks Landon
3.81
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
TABLE OF (1) A Sequence of Words (2) Grammar and Rhetoric (3) Propositions and Meaning (4) How Sen… read more
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