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Language & Literature Poetry, Essays, Humor, etc. Fall 2020
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The World According to Coco : The Wit and Wisdom of Coco Chanel
by Patrick Mauriès
One of the most recognizable and revolutionary names in twentieth-century women’s fashion, Coco Chanel created an empire that continues to be one of the biggest names in the industry today. Famous for innovations such as the Chanel suit, shoulder bags, and the iconic “little black dress,” Chanel’s timeless and elegant style reflected her ideas of what a modern woman should be―ideas she was never shy about expressing. This thematically organized collection of quotations by Coco Chanel pays homage to the legendary designer, sharing her witty and wise views on matters of fashion, style, women, and life. Bold, amusing, and unapologetic, Chanel’s insight is impossible to ignore.
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Vincent's books : Van Gogh and the writers who inspired him
by Mariella Guzzoni
"A wonderfully illustrated and well-written book for general readers that explores Vincent van Gogh's love of books and reading. It is a synthesized biography of van Gogh written through the lens of his books. If there is one thing to say about him, it is that he loved books and literature as much as he loved art (the latter a passion that arose much later in life). From an early age, van Gogh was an insatiable reader. It helped that he read and spoke four languages fluently-this allowed him access to the great novels and poetry of the 19th century: among his belongings we find tattered, annotated, and well-worn copies of the works of Victor Hugo, Zola, Dickens, George Eliot, Harriet Beecher Stowe. He read philosophy, too. In his early years (well, most of his years were early-he died at the age of 37), Vincent was extremely religious, and knew long passages of scripture by heart, which he recited from the pulpit when he was a fledgling minister in England and in the coalfields of Brussels. Van Gogh wrote with eloquence and insight about what he was reading in his famous letters to his brother Theo. Vincent's letters to his brother refer to at least two hundred authors. He haunted the bookshops of Holland, London, and Paris. And books are a decided themein van Gogh's paintings. This work is chock-full of van Gogh paintings that featured his favorite books"
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25 great sentences and how they got that way
by Geraldine Woods
A master writing instructor reveals the underlying craft that goes into the creation of a memorable sentence, sharing analytical insights into the lasting power of well-written lines by such literary intellects as Virginia Woolf, Toni Morrison and Jack Kerouac.
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Literary Biography & Memoir
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The Mystery of Charles Dickens
by A. N. Wilson
Charles Dickens was a superb public performer, a great orator and one of the most famous of the Eminent Victorians. Slight of build, with a frenzied, hyper-energetic personality, Dickens looked much older than his fifty-eight years when he died--an occasion marked by a crowded funeral at Westminster Abbey, despite his waking wishes for a small affair. Experiencing the worst and best of life during the Victorian Age, Dickens was not merely the conduit through whom some of the most beloved characters in literature came into the world. He was one of them. Filled with the twists, pathos, and unusual characters that sprang from this novelist's extraordinary imagination, The Mystery of Charles Dickens looks back from the legendary writer's death to recall the key events in his life. In doing so, he seeks to understand Dickens' creative genius and enduring popularity. Following his life from cradle to grave, it becomes clear that Dickens's fiction drew from his life--a fact he acknowledged. Like Oliver Twist, Dickens suffered a wretched childhood, then grew up to become not only a respectable gentleman but an artist of prodigious popularity. Dickens knew firsthand the poverty and pain his characters endured, including the scandal of a failed marriage. Going beyond standard narrative biography, A. N. Wilson brilliantly revisits the wellspring of Dickens's vast and wild imagination, to reveal at long last why his novels captured the hearts of nineteenth century readers--and why they continue to resonate today
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My life as a villainess : essays
by Laura Lippman
A first non-fiction compilation by the award-winning author of The Lady in the Lake features original and previously published essays on subjects ranging from her childhood and education to her achievements as a reporter and crime-fiction author.
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Austen years : a memoir in five novels
by Rachel Cohen
With unusual depth and fresh insight in Jane Austen’s life and literature, the author examines her own life through the works of Austen, in this volume that weaves tighter memoir, criticism and biographical and historical material about Austen herself. Bibliography. Appendix.
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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
by Anonymous
The award-winning fiction author of The Giant’s House who runs a popular humor Twitter account purporting to be an 81-year old European Duchess provides an autobiography of both herself and her social-media fictional counterpart.
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Weird but normal : essays
by Mia Mercado
A humorous and satirical collection of essays from a writer known for focusing on feminism and identity politics discusses how everything that makes us weird and awkward in life is actually quite normal.
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Places I've taken my body : essays
by Molly McCully Brown
The author draws on her experiences with disability and religious conversion in 17 intimate essays that explore existence within and beyond the limits of the body.
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Nothing is wrong and here is why : essays
by Alexandra Petri
Adapted from the author’s viral Post columns, a riotous essay collection on the normalized horrors of today’s world outlines logical and reassuring reasons behind the seemingly inexplicable changes in American politics and culture throughout the past four years.
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