Essays
Essays
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American Voices: Prize-Winning Essays
on Freedom of Speech, Censorship, and
Advertising Bans
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The Juice: Vinous Veritas
by Jay McInerney
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The Future of the Brain by Gary Marcus
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Spineless by Susan Middleton
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Power, Politics, and People
by C. Wright Mills
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Mysteries of Life and the Universe: New
Essays from America’s Finest Writers on
Science
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The Original Argument by Glenn Beck
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The Kindly Dr. Guillotin by Harold Morowitz
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What are People For? by Wendell Berry
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Believing is Seeing by Errol Morris
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Magic Hours by Tom Bissell
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Burn This Book by Toni Morrison
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Giants and Dwarves by Allan Bloom
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An Elephant’s Life by Caitlin O’Connell
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A Promise to All Generations
by Christopher Breiseth
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Stories From the Shadows
by James O’Connell
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Future Science by Max Brockman
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Art for the Millions by Francis O’Connor
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The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other
Writings by Andrew Carnegie
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Greetings, Carbon-based Bipeds!
by Arthur C. Clarke
The Collected Essays, Journalism, and
Letters of George Orwell
by George Orwell
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Vamps and Tramps by Camille Paglia
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Becoming American
by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah
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Philosophy: Who Needs It by Ayn Rand
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Fathers and Sons by Todd Richissin
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The Public Library by Robert Dawson
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Listen to This by Alex Ross
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Browsings by Michael Dirda
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Reporting Always by Lillian Ross
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Out of My Later Years by Albert Einstein
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Gratitude by Oliver Sacks
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and
Other Essays by Stephen Hawking
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The Birth of Reason by George Santayana
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Life/Situations by Jean Paul Sarte
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Hell is Other Parents by Deborah Kogan
On Life After Death
by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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Summoned by Books by Frances Sayers
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Idaho’s Governors by Robert Sims
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A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
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Confessions of a Scary Mommy
by Jill Smokler
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Why I Read by Wendy Lesser
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The World’s Last Night and Other Essays
by C.S. Lewis
The Monkey in the Mirror by Ian Tattersall
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu
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Bodies in Motion and at Rest
by Thomas Lynch
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Always Looking by John Updike
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Requiem for a Lawnmower
by Sally Wasowski

Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert
by Terry Tempest Williams
Essays

The Juice: Vinous Veritas
by Jay McInerney

The Future of the Brain by Gary Marcus

Spineless by Susan Middleton

Power, Politics, and People
by C. Wright Mills

The Kindly Dr. Guillotin by Harold Morowitz

Believing is Seeing by Errol Morris

Burn This Book by Toni Morrison

An Elephant’s Life by Caitlin O’Connell

Stories From the Shadows
by James O’Connell

Art for the Millions by Francis O’Connor

The Collected Essays, Journalism, and
Letters of George Orwell
by George Orwell

Vamps and Tramps by Camille Paglia

Philosophy: Who Needs It by Ayn Rand

Fathers and Sons by Todd Richissin

Listen to This by Alex Ross

Reporting Always by Lillian Ross

Gratitude by Oliver Sacks

The Birth of Reason by George Santayana

Life/Situations by Jean Paul Sarte

Summoned by Books by Frances Sayers

Idaho’s Governors by Robert Sims

Confessions of a Scary Mommy
by Jill Smokler

The Monkey in the Mirror by Ian Tattersall

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

Always Looking by John Updike

Requiem for a Lawnmower
by Sally Wasowski

Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert
by Terry Tempest Williams