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Thunder Song Essays [electronic resource] : by LaPointe, Sasha.aut; cloudLibrary;
The author of the award-winning memoir Red Paint returns with a razor-sharp, clear-eyed collection of essays on what it means to be a proudly queer indigenous woman in the United States today Drawing on a rich family archive as well as the anthropological work of her late great-grandmother, Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe explores themes ranging from indigenous identity and stereotypes to cultural displacement and environmental degradation to understand what our experiences teach us about the power of community, commitment, and conscientious honesty. Unapologetically punk, the essays in Thunder Song segue from the miraculous to the mundane, from the spiritual to the physical, as they examine the role of art—in particular music—and community in helping a new generation of indigenous people claim the strength of their heritage while defining their own path in the contemporary world.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Indigenous Studies; Native Americans; Popular Culture;
© 2024., Catapult,
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The best Canadian essays. by Al-Solaylee, Kamal,editor.; Boyd, Alex,1969-editor.; Doda, Christopher,1971-editor.; Kertes, Joseph,1951-editor.; Layton, David,1964-editor.; Marche, Stephen,editor.; Silcoff, Mireille,editor.; Starnino, Carmine,editor.; Whiteman, Bruce,1952-editor.;
Selected by editor Mireille Silcoff, the 2022 edition of 'Best Canadian Essays' showcases the best Canadian non-fiction writing published in 2021. Silcoff lives in Montreal, QC.
Subjects: Essays.; Canadian essays (English);
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A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 [electronic resource] : by Bryson, Bill.aut; CloudLibrary;
A wonder-filled quest to understand everything that has happened in the history of the earth, from the Big Bang theory to the rise of civilization and beyond—revised to reflect the last two decades of scientific advancement. How did we get from being nothing at all to where we are today? How did the age of the dinosaurs eventually give way to the age of the iPhone? In this completely revised update to the international phenomenon A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson returns to answer these questions and many more. Bryson brings a groundbreaking account of life itself to a new generation of readers and wonderers, as he takes subjects often passed off as boring and incomprehensible and renders them accessible, fascinating, and outright amusing to anyone who's ever wondered about the world around them. Introducing readers to a long list of the world's most impressive archaeologists, paleontologists, physicists, astronomers, anthropologists, and mathematicians—from their offices and laboratories to dig sites and field camps—Bryson embarks on a journey to discover answers to the biggest questions about the universe and ourselves. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 is a profoundly enlightening, surprisingly humorous, and charmingly clever adventure into the realm of human knowledge, as only Bryson can render it. His revamped Short History is a thrilling journey through time and space, and his writing will make readers both new and old see the world in a whole new way.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Essays; World;
© 2025., Doubleday Canada,
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Like Love: Essays and Conversations [electronic resource] : by Nelson, Maggie.aut; cloudLibrary;
One of the Globe and Mail's most anticipated books of 2024 A career-spanning collection of inspiring, revelrous essays about art and artists. Like Love is a momentous, raucous collection of essays drawn from twenty years of Maggie Nelson’s brilliant work. These profiles, reviews, remembrances, tributes, and critical essays, as well as several conversations with friends and idols, bring to life Nelson’s passion for dialogue and dissent. The range of subjects is wide—from Prince to Carolee Schneemann to Matthew Barney to Lhasa de Sela to Kara Walker—but certain themes recur: intergenerational exchange; love and friendship; feminist and queer issues, especially as they shift over time; subversion, transgression, and perversity; the roles of the critic and of language in relation to visual and performance arts; forces that feed or impede certain bodies and creators; and the fruits and follies of a life spent devoted to making. Arranged chronologically, Like Love shows the writing, thinking, feeling, reading, looking, and conversing that occupied Nelson while writing iconic books such as Bluets and The Argonauts. As such, it is a portrait of a time, an anarchic party rich with wild guests, a window into Nelson’s own development, and a testament to the profound sustenance offered by art and artists.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Social; Essays; Essays;
© 2024., McClelland & Stewart,
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Writing the AP English Essay : by Murphy, Barbara L.; Rankin, Estelle M.;
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Subjects: Essays; English composition test; English language; College entrance achievement tests; Advanced placement programs (Education).;
© 2018., McGraw Hill Education,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cabin fever : the best new Canadian non-fiction / by Farr, Moira,1958-; Gill, Charlotte,1971-; Pearson, Ian,1954-; Banff Centre.Literary Journalism.;
Subjects: Canadian essays (English);
© c2009., Thomson Allen Publishers,
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These precious days : essays / by Patchett, Ann,author.;
"The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Essays.; Patchett, Ann.; Authors, American;
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Dead and alive : essays / by Smith, Zadie,author.;
"A profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a resounding collection of essays. In the past two decades, few writers have been able to master the craft and art of the essay in the way that Zadie Smith has. Her discerning eye and singularly intimate perspective emblazon Smith as a preeminent critic of our generation, society, and culture. In her inimitable honesty and poignant voice, Smith studies the fault lines that divide us and consistently finds within them grounds for solidarity and compassion. This eagerly awaited new collection brings Zadie Smith's unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years. Organized in five sections -- eyeballing, considering, reconsidering, mourning, and confessing -- she unspools personal dialogues with various sources of inspiration. She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola and Kara Walker. She invites us along to the movies in her review of Tár, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and to her desk when researching the Tichborne trial and writing her New York Times bestselling novel The Fraud. She asks us to look at the young Michael Jackson and to mourn with her the passing of writers Joan Didion, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel, Philip Roth, and Toni Morrison. And she shows us once again in Dead and Alive her unrivalled ability to think through critically and humanely some of the most urgent preoccupations and tendencies of our troubled times. A master of perception always in search of a lesser-known reality, Smith continually assesses, and reassesses, what it means to identify with the contemporary world, and how we choose to remember the history that brought us here"--
Subjects: Essays.;
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Ace the TOEFL essay (TWE) : everything you need for the test of written English / by Avants, Tim;
Subjects: Test of English as a Foreign Language; English language; English language;
© c2007., Sourcebooks,
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Writing a successful college application essay / by Ehrenhaft, George.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: College applications.; Exposition (Rhetoric); Universities and colleges; Academic writing.;
© c2013., Barron's Educational Series,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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