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Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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An unforgettable novel about a young girl's growing up in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn at the turn of the century.
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The Maytrees
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Annie Dillard
In this powerfully moving novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dillard displays penetrating insight into the human condition with a remarkable story about the unknowable, unbreakable bonds of love and family.
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning work by nature-writer Annie Dillard. Living alone on Tinker Creek in Virginia's Roanoke Valley, Dillard follows the progression of seasons and explores the cosmic significance of the beauty and violence coexisting in the natural world.
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An American childhood
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Dillard's autobiography is an exuberant account of growing up in 1950s Pittsburgh in a wealthy and accomplished family. Dillard conveys in polished prose the sheer joy of being young, smart, and passionately observant in a world she sees as endlessly fascinating.
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Holy the Firm
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Essays on nature from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard. "A book of great richness, beauty and power."-- "New York Times Book Review" "A book of great richness, beauty and power." "--New York Times Book Review"
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The Living
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This best-selling historical epic by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dillard--her first novel--takes place in the Pacific Northwest at the end of the 19th century.
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The Writing Life
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Annie Dillard
Annie Dillard writes about the life of a writer, and tries to clarify what exactly it is that writers in general--and, of course, Dillard in particular--do when they create.
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Three by Annie Dillard: The Writing Life, an American Childhood, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
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Annie Dillard
Now available in one ovlume, here is a collection of three popular books--Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, and The Writing Life. "One of the most distinctiv voices in American letters today".--Boston Globe.
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For the Time Being
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Annie Dillard tackles the philosophical problem of evil: how can it exist if God exists? A New York Times Notable Book in 1999.
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Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters
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"A collection of meditations like polished stones--painstakingly worded, tough-minded yet partial to mystery, and peerless when it comes to injecting larger resonances into the natural world."-- "Kirkus Reviews" "A collection of meditations like polished stones--painstakingly worded, tough-minded, yet partial to mystery, and peerless when it comes ...
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In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction
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Lee Gutkind (Editor), Annie Dillard (Introduction by)
Lee Gutkind collects twenty-five essays, all originally published in the journal he founded, Creative Nonfiction, now celebrating its tenth anniversary. With an introduction by Annie Dillard, this collection highlights the importance of a dramatic and exciting new genre.
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Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir, Revised and Expanded Edition
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Annie Dillard, William Knowlton Zinsser (Editor)
First published in 1987, "Inventing the Truth" quickly grew into the best-selling compendium of the Writer's Craft series and continues to be a lasting hit. In this revised and expanded edition with a new introduction by its editor, William Zinsser, the voices of original contributors--Russell Baker, Annie Dillard, Alfred Kazin, and Toni Morrison- ...
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Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions a: Expeditions and Encounters
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Anne Dillard, Annie Dillard
Pulitzer Prize winning author Annie Dillard presents a series of meditative essays written about such diverse locations as the arctic, the jungle, the Galapagos, and a cabin in the woods.
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Modern American Memoirs
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Annie Dillard, Cort Conley (Editor)
Excellent examples of the art of autobiography, these 35 memoirs are sheer pleasure to read. Some are by well-known authors (like Russell Baker, Kate Simon, and James Baldwin) and some by unknowns; all illuminate the vast variety of the American experience.
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Mornings Like This: Found Poems
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Annie Dillard
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Annie Dillard created these witty poems by refashioning and editing the words of passages from old nonfiction books on unusual topics. The result is a new form of poetry, what she labels "Found Poems."
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Encounters with Chinese writers
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Annie Dillard
This brief volume, published in 1984, is the result of an American/Chinese cultural exchange in which Annie Dillard was a participant.
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Give It All, Give It Now: One of the Few Things I Know about Writing
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Annie Dillard, Sam Fink (Illustrator), Susan Cheever (Introduction by)
Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Dillard's words are empowering and energizing, making this book the perfect gift for writers or aspiring writers or anyone undertaking a creative endeavor. This gift book features an accordion-book format and slip-cased cover.
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An Annie Dillard Reader
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Annie Dillard
Annie Dillard has selected from her own writings to compile this introduction to her work.
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Exploring Faith and Discipleship: Selected Readings
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Lewis B Smedes, Richard J Foster, Annie Dillard
This anthology includes excerpts from works by Lewis Smedes, Richard J. Foster, Annie Dillard, Walter Wangerin, Jr., and others who have wrestled with what it means to have faith and to live the Christian life. Discussion questions follow each reading. Studies for growing Christians that assume basic Bible knowledge
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Living by Fiction
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Annie Dillard
Dillard presents her view of various contemporary writers who are important to her, including Italo Calvino and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
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Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions a
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Late Harvest: Rural American Writing
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David R. Pichaske (Editor), Wallace Earle Stegner (Adapted by), Wendell Berry (Adapted by)
This collection of writing about rural America includes work by Edward Abbey, Annie Dillard, and Bobbie Ann Mason.
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Tickets for a Prayer Wheel
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Annie Dillard
Dillard's first book is a volume of poetry that expresses her yearning for a hidden God.
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Hollins: Celebrating 150 Years of Achievement, Tradition, and Vision: A Photographic Portrait of Hollins College
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Annie Dillard, Robert Llewellyn (Photographer)
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A Woman's Europe: True Stories
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Marybeth Bond (Editor), Annie Dillard (Introduction by)
A Woman's Europe is a collection of inspiring and entertaining true stories by women about their travels throughout the Continent. Europe also has an irresistibly romantic appeal. It's a place of old-world elegance, with centuries of history, rich art and architecture. It is this romantic ideal that pulls more travellers to Europe than Asia or ...
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