Reflecting on life, love and literature, this is a collection of essays by the author of "What I Loved". Here, she addresses many of the themes explored in her novels - identity, sexual attraction, relationships, family, men

A selection of Robert Fisk's finest 'Comment' pieces from the Saturday 'Independent'. Robert Fisk has amassed a devoted readership over the years, with his insightful, witty and always outspoken articles on international politics and

To be published on the first anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, "Armageddon in Retrospect" is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and peace. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humor, the

In "At Large and At Small," Anne Fadiman returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay--a beloved and hallowed literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth and its miniaturist foc

The sixteen essays gathered here represent the last pieces written by Susan Sontag in the years before her death in 2004. Reflecting on literature, photography and art, post-9/11 America and political activism, these essays encompa

Includes William Langewiesche's probing investigation in Vanity Fair of the slaughter of 24 Iraqis in Haditha; C J Chivers' account in Esquire of the 2004 hostage crisis in Beslan, which killed 331 peopl

Organized from A through to Z, and containing over 100 essays, this guide to the twentieth-century illuminates the careers of many of its greatest thinkers, humanists, musicians, artists and philosophers - from Louis Armstrong to

Offers a collection of essays. Ranging from book reviews of John Updike and Toni Morrison to an appreciation of Dashiell Hammet, this collection presents passionate ecological writings, and an insightful, thoughtful and reve

Describes the author's lifelong love affair with words; essays on travel, and on faith; introductions to some of the classics; reviews of lesser known foreign writers and books by English and American contemporaries; and trib

Helps you get yourself comfortable and shows you places like the Irish air-guitar championships, a shopping trip to Bloomingdales with a difference and Cannes with a chronic case of Villa-itis. This book offers knicker-polit

02 In the Neighbourhoodexplores Australia's increasingly important political, social and cultural engagement with Asia. Australians are more connected with Asia than ever before, but the public debate and unders

02 Elections change countries even if the government remains the same. Reimagining Australiawill help set the agenda for a new year. 03 Irrespective of the outcome of the election, Australia in 2008 will be a different place

02 How can cities become more sustainable in this time of population growth and climate change? 03 Most people now live in cities which are increasingly under stress. Making cities more liveable, more sustainable and mo

In this riveting collection of thoughts and stories, Paulo Coelho, the author of 'The Alchemist', offers his personal reflections on a wide range of subjects, from archery and music to elegance, travelling, and the nature of good and

An unforgettable collection spanning fifteen years of observations on modern culture and women's lives. These essays paint the fullest picture of this wonderful writer that we've yet seen.

A compilation of twenty essays based on speeches presented by the Nobel Laureates for Literature from 1986 to 2005, including Coetzee, Morrison, Mahfouz, Naipaul and Pinter.

Comprises of the pieces that aim to prove just how different, in ways both highly entertaining and deeply unsettling. This work contains essays or vignettes that offer a facet of existence as lived in or observed by one of A

A collection, ranging from lyrical autobiography to criticism of literature and culture, from humour to political analysis, from delicate evocations of Pamuk's friendship with his daughter Ruya to provocative discussions of Eastern an

Discusses about Don DeLillo, Philip Roth and The Sopranos; and about Solzhenitsyn returning to Russia after 20 years in exile, or on the failure of democracy in Mubarak's Egypt.

Includes essays and reviews about September 11. This book provides an account of the author's travels with Tony Blair in 2007 - to Belfast, to Washington, and to Baghdad and Basra.

'A good essay must draw its curtain round us, but it must be a curtain that shuts us in, not out.' According to Virginia Woolf, the goal of the essay 'is simply that it should give pleasure...It should lay u

* A new, accessible selection of brilliant and essential reading from one of America's modern masters

A stunning collection of reportage from the acclaimed author of Be Near Me. As he grew up, Andrew O'Hagan witnessed the decline of Britain and the rise of America, the end of British industry and the rise of Blair and