Personal Essays | Personal Essays
Mar.08.2009
When you were young and idealistic and you looked in the mirror, who did you see? What were your expectations for your life, and the expectations of those around you---family, teachers, community. And now that you've accomplished so much in your professional life, who do you see in that mirror? Are...
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Dec.09.2008
From the back cover:
This provocative collection of essays, short fiction, and artwork by both Americans and Canadians confronts the issues facing North America at the end of the 20th century. From Martha Allard bringing Christmas to a crack house to Jello Biafra's solution to deforestation and...
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Nov.14.2008
With dark, knife-in-the ribs humor and poignant glimpses of youth and early adulthood, Gwendolyn Zepeda’s first book is the literati’s version of television variety shows of the 1970s. Chock full of sharp observations in a narrative that jumps from personal essay to a parody of romance novels to...
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Sep.23.2008
Why would a lesbian raised in a Jewish home have a sudden desire to be a tough-talking Catholic girl? And why would a gay man travel to Ireland in a desperate attempt to escape his "hillbilly" roots? Identity Envy-Wanting to Be Who We're Not explores the connections gay men and lesbians...
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Apr.25.2008
My story "Caramel et Miel" appears in this anthology (introduction by Linda Ellerbee)
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Apr.13.2008
Product Description A provocative, funny, and whip- smart memoir of how one man learned to find joy in his own life after years of hand-to-hand combat with death.
Actor and author Evan Handler’s new book, It’s Only Temporary, is both a deeply personal memoir and a series of meditations on life,...
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Jan.16.2008
Provided by the patients, their friends, families, and caregivers of those diagnaosed with lung cancer, these very personal stories offer inspired insight into the ways families and professionals care for both themselves and the patient, gain a deeper understanding of the relationships, and learn...
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