Sentences with phrase «books of essays»

There are big thick books of essays about the process, published before the statutes started coming — say the early 1990s.

He is the author of a book of poetry, four books of essays, and numerous monographs and catalogues on artists.

I can imagine beautiful books of essays or poetry accompanied by art or photography — previously dismissed out of hand by a traditional publisher as too costly to print — delivered digitally and enjoyed on screen, no problem.

Brian Doyle is the editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland in Oregon and the author of many books of essays and fiction,... read more

In the meantime, since I've been championing the essay lately, here are a few of my favorite books of essays.

Products of the huge Pew - funded project on religion in the public square, both books of essays will be of interest to students of American Judaism.

Over her 50 year career, she wrote numerous plays, movies, and television shows, published seven autobiographies, three books of essays and several acclaimed books of poetry.

His Gifford Lectures at Edinburgh on The Presence of Eternity: History and Eschatology (Harper, 1957) and various books of essays — the most notable collections in English being Faith and Understanding (Harper & Row, 1969) and Existence and Faith (World, 1960)-- show over how long a period, and in relation to how many challenges, he worked out his own presentation of the Word of God to our time.

The new book of essays updates the twenty - year sojourn of the argument that Peter and I set forth in the original tract, also titled To Empower People.

Beginners in Boreham should first prepare themselves to be delighted and then read his book of essays, Mushrooms on the Moor followed by A Handful of Stars.

A book of essays that keeps proposing things to add without ever mentioning things to subtract and that doesn't acknowledge that all this might add up to a problem does not seem in very close touch with reality.

Christian Realism and Political Problems (1953) was a book of essays on theological, ethical, and political themes that Niebuhr published during his illness.

Yet, his articles, not counting book reviews, on Peirce could fill a small volume, similar to his book of essays on Whitehead.

The Great Lie is the new book of essays on totalitarianism edited by my friend Flagg Taylor.

(The theological variety of evangelicalism is helpfully illuminated by Mark Noll of Wheaton College in a forthcoming book of essays, also called Evangelicals and Catholics Together.)

In his essay on religious violence in his new co-edited (with Robert Jenson) book of essays, Ploughshares into Swords?

He wrote two books in Spain and destroyed them both: one (a collection of poems in praise of the Russian Revolution) when he left Spain, the other one (a book of essays) upon his return to Buenos Aires.

In chapter 4 of his book of essays summing up his life's work, Wholeness and the Implicate Order (1980), David Bohm explains the background to the problem:

Burke, together with four other top Vatican officials, including Cardinal Gerhard Muller, the church's top doctrinal watchdog, has just published a book of essays against Kasper's proposal to allow divorced and remarried Catholics to receive communion.

Transaction has just brought out a book of essays edited by Joseph Scotchie, The Vision of Richard Weaver (239 pp., $ 39.95

This book of essays by American, Israeli, and European authors examines both the original accords and how they have been observed and ignored in subsequent years.

Cheli also writes for Mirar al Cielo and has self published a book of essays and poetry in Spanish Para Luna, de mamá.

Take Leslie Morgan Steiner's 2006 book of essays by mothers, a volume she edited explicitly to bridge misunderstandings between mothers at home and those at work.

Sir Menzies may also find himself arbitrating in an internal party dispute when a group of social liberals, including David Laws and Nick Clegg, contribute to a book of essays on the future of the party this autumn.

Book worth returning to: «I am rereading Cheryl Strayed's book of essays, Tiny Beautiful Things, for the fourth time.

It is basically a book of essays where the author notices things that are around her and talks about how she appreciates them.

So I am attempting to craft a book of essays / short stories based on those blog posts — kind of a Bossypants meets Chelsea Handler meets Eat, Pray, Love thing.

The event further solidified his reputation and led to the publication of a book of essays, edited by Halliday and Laura Mulvey.

A brilliant theatre man, the very definition of a keen cultural philosopher (his book of essays Some Freaks is must - reading), Mamet as film auteur has grown increasingly esoteric to the point now that his exclusive playpens of linguistic masturbation are so alien and self - conscious that they begin instantly to function as satires of themselves.

The report, part of a book of essays entitled «The Future of Assessment: 2025 and Beyond», suggests that current trends in the education sector are «narrowing the curriculum and focusing on those students whose performance has the greatest impact on the headline accountability measures».

In addition to articles in various education journals, Brenda Engel has written a number of monographs on educational topics, edited a book of essays on progressive education and written book on looking at children's art work.

Ironically, Hess edited and published a book of essays in 2005 about the growing influence of foundations.

I gave my students iPads — then wished I could take them back Washington Post op - ed by Launa Hall, who lives in Northern Virginia and is working on a book of essays about teaching

RACE AND DEMOCRACY The winner of the 2015 National Book Award for Between the World and Me, Ta - Nehisi Coates has produced a new book of essays — some new, some previously published in The Atlantic — titled We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy, which refers to a quote from a Reconstruction - era congressman but also, of course, to President Barack Obama's two terms as president.

Mohsin Hamid is the author of four novels, Moth Smoke, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, and Exit West, and a book of essays, Discontent and Its Civilizations.

As I had just published a book of poetry, another book of essays and short stories, and a third that was urban fiction, I knew I was in trouble on this front.

Throughout Annabelle Gurwitch's book of essays about life for women on the edge of 50, I See You Made an Effort, she references several terms that are gradually or quickly catching on in contemporary conversation.

In 1996 she published a book of essays on female murderers called Things She Loves: Why women Kill.

Nonfiction winners: Elif Batuman, The Possessed Amy Leach, writing a book of essays about animals, plants and stars Said Sayrafiezadeh, When Skateboards Will Be Free

Small Wonder, Barbara Kingsolver's second book of essays, was written after the events of 9/11, and touches on subjects as diverse as Terrorism, why the world doesn't like America, Genetic Modification, Teenagers, Mothers, and Self - Sustainability.

As with her previous book of essays, High Tide in Tucson, there were some aspects that avid readers of Kingsolver's novels would have found reflected there.

Her new book of essays, The Givenness of Things, is further proof that Pulitzer Prize — winning novelist Marilynne Robinson is writing with an entirely different level of intellectual and creative rigor.

Open Road is selling three other Chabon titles: the short - story collections «A Model World» and «Werewolves in Their Youth» and «Maps and Legends,» a book of essays.

«I'm mad Jennifer Weiner's first book of essays is as wonderful as her fiction.

I read this book of essays and poetry in the summer.

A book of essays titled «This is not here» will be published in 2016 with Publication Studio.

Garrett Caples is the author of a book of essays, Retrievals (Wave, 2014), and his third poetry collection, Power Ballads, will appear from Wave Books in September 2016.

For our 6th meeting we're going to read the essay «The Last Painting or Portrait of God,» which is in the collected book of essays, «Coming to Writing» available here: Cixous — Coming to Writing and Other Essays.

Maria wrote her first book on her unique approach to abstract turntablism in 2012 titled, OF TECHNIQUE: Chance Procedures on Turntable (currently out of stock), a book of essays and illustrations that guide the novice turntablist to explore the world of needles and vinly through the lens of deterioration, destruction and the unexpected.

Lonn Taylor's «Marfa for the Perplexed» a book of essays concerning some of the most memorable people and events in the history of Marfa, Texas, Presidio County, and the surrounding area.