Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
With his famed 1836 essay "Nature," Transcendentalist leader Ralph Waldo Emerson argued that interactions with nature are the most valuable form of spiritual experience. But how do you carry the insights gained from nature back into the real world? In this compelling collection of essays, which some critics identify as Emerson's most accomplished work, the writer offers advice for balancing a love of nature with everyday responsibilities.
3) Plays
Author
Series
Publisher
PAJ Publications
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
Maria Irene Fornes: Plays is a collection of four plays by one of the most distinguished playwrights in America. Fornes - a playwright, director, translator, and lyricist - is the author of more than two dozen works for the stage, among them the celebrated Fefu and Her Friends and the musical Promenade. This volume, her second of collected plays, includes the recent Mud, The Danube, Sarita, and The Conduct of Life. In 1982 she was given an Obie Award,...
Author
Series
The Library of America volume 15
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
The definitive collection of Emerson's major speeches, essays, and poetry, The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson chronicles the life's work of a true "American Scholar." As one of the architects of the transcendentalist movement, Emerson embraced a philosophy that championed the individual, emphasized independent thought, and prized "the splendid labyrinth of one's own perceptions." More than any writer of his time, he forged a style distinct...
Series
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, An Imprint of Hal Leonard Corporation
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This volume selects from classical sources as well as contemporary ones to provide a challenging and enriching experience for both the dedicated professional and the inquisitive amateur.
8) The bad seed
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know? He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He's been bad since he can remember! But what happens when a bad seed doesn't want to be bad anymore? Can a bad seed change his baaaaaaaad ways?
10) Bitterblue
Author
Series
Graceling Realm volume 3
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Bitterblue, queen of Monsea, realizes her heavy responsibility and the futility of relying on advisors who surround her with lies as she tries to help her people to heal from the thirty-five-year spell cast by her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to...
Author
Series
Fudge books volume 2
Language
English
Description
A summer in Tarrytown, New York, is a lot of fun for ten-year-old Sheila even though her friends make her face up to some self-truths she does not want to admit.
14) Why not me?
Author
Language
English
Description
Hollywood starlet Mindy Kaling shares her ongoing, laugh-out-loud journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life.
Author
Language
English
Description
"What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Mrs. Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt...
17) Princess lessons
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Princess Mia from "The Princess Diaries" offers advice on inner and outer beauty, character development, etiquette, and dating.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Formats
Description
Hundreds of thousands of students agree, The Naked Roommate is the #1 go-to guide for your very best college experience!
From sharing a bathroom with 40 strangers to sharing lecture notes, The Naked Roommate is your behind-the-scenes look at EVERYTHING you need to know about college (but never knew you needed to know).
This essential, fully updated edition is packed with real-life advice on everything from managing money to managing
...Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In this unflinching, deeply personal book that expands on her instantly viral Paris Review essay, "What Do We Do With the Art of Monstrous Men?" Claire Dederer asks: Can we love the work of Hemingway, Polanski, Naipaul, Miles Davis, or Picasso? Should we love it? Does genius deserve special dispensation? Is male monstrosity the same as female monstrosity? Does art have a mandate to depict the darker elements of the psyche? And what happens if the...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Elegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today, says a character in Sigrid Nunez's ninth novel. The Vulnerables offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past. Humor, to be sure, is a priceless refuge. Equally vital is connection with others,...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request