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The Writing Life_cover
The Writing LifeAnnie Dillard
2009
The Writing Life
The Writing Life
Annie Dillard
2009
Manzoni_cover
ManzoniGino Tellini
2015
Manzoni
Manzoni
Gino Tellini
2015
Homage To Catalonia_cover
Homage To CataloniaGeorge Orwell
1969
Homage To Catalonia
Homage To Catalonia
George Orwell
1969
Tasso_cover
TassoClaudio Gigante
2015
Tasso
Tasso
Claudio Gigante
2015
A Place to Stand_cover
A Place to StandJimmy Santiago Baca
2007
A Place to Stand
A Place to Stand
Jimmy Santiago Baca
2007
Dostoevskij_cover
DostoevskijMaria Candida Ghidini
2018
Dostoevskij
Dostoevskij
Maria Candida Ghidini
2018
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War_cover
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great WarJoseph Loconte
2015
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War
Joseph Loconte
2015
The Seven Storey Mountain_cover
The Seven Storey MountainThomas Merton
1998
The Seven Storey Mountain
The Seven Storey Mountain
Thomas Merton
1998
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien_cover
The Letters of J.R.R. TolkienJ.R.R. Tolkien
2023
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
2023
Dear Memory_cover
Dear MemoryVictoria Chang
2021
Dear Memory
Dear Memory
Victoria Chang
2021
How To Write An Autobiographical Novel_cover
How To Write An Autobiographical NovelAlexander Chee
2018
How To Write An Autobiographical Novel
How To Write An Autobiographical Novel
Alexander Chee
2018
The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau_cover
The Confessions of Jean-Jacques RousseauJean-Jacques Rousseau
2014
The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2014
Contested Will_cover
Contested WillJames Shapiro
2010
Contested Will
Contested Will
James Shapiro
2010
Chronicles_cover
ChroniclesBob Dylan
2004
Chronicles
Chronicles
Bob Dylan
2004
Joe Gould's Secret_cover
Joe Gould's SecretJoseph Mitchell
2016
Joe Gould's Secret
Joe Gould's Secret
Joseph Mitchell
2016
Traveling_cover
TravelingAnn Powers
2024
Traveling
Traveling
Ann Powers
2024
Eliot and His Age_cover
Eliot and His AgeRussell Kirk
2023
Eliot and His Age
Eliot and His Age
Russell Kirk
2023
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire_cover
Gathering Blossoms Under FireAlice Walker
2022
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire
Alice Walker
2022
Kafka_cover
KafkaReiner Stach
2021
Kafka
Kafka
Reiner Stach
2021
Harlan Hubbard_cover
Harlan HubbardWendell Berry
2021
Harlan Hubbard
Harlan Hubbard
Wendell Berry
2021
Kafka_cover
KafkaReiner Stach
2021
Kafka
Kafka
Reiner Stach
2021
Nabokov and the Real World_cover
Nabokov and the Real WorldRobert Alter
2021
Nabokov and the Real World
Nabokov and the Real World
Robert Alter
2021
Dante_cover
DanteEnrico Malato
2017
Dante
Dante
Enrico Malato
2017
Pulci_cover
PulciPaolo Orvieto
2017
Pulci
Pulci
Paolo Orvieto
2017
Pasolini Requiem_cover
Pasolini RequiemBarth David Schwartz
2017
Pasolini Requiem
Pasolini Requiem
Barth David Schwartz
2017
Kafka_cover
KafkaReiner Stach
2016
Kafka
Kafka
Reiner Stach
2016
Odio sentirmi una vittima_cover
Odio sentirmi una vittimaSusan Sontag
2016
Odio sentirmi una vittima
Odio sentirmi una vittima
Susan Sontag
2016
Verga_cover
VergaGabriella Alfieri
2016
Verga
Verga
Gabriella Alfieri
2016
The Year of Lear_cover
The Year of LearJames Shapiro
2015
The Year of Lear
The Year of Lear
James Shapiro
2015
Gadda_cover
GaddaGiorgio Patrizi
2015
Gadda
Gadda
Giorgio Patrizi
2015
Machiavelli_cover
MachiavelliFrancesco Bausi
2015
Machiavelli
Machiavelli
Francesco Bausi
2015
Marino_cover
MarinoEmilio Russo
2015
Marino
Marino
Emilio Russo
2015
James Baldwin_cover
James BaldwinDavid Leeming
2015
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
David Leeming
2015
J.R.R. Tolkien_cover
J.R.R. TolkienHumphrey Carpenter
2014
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
Humphrey Carpenter
2014
C. S. Lewis -- A Life_cover
C. S. Lewis -- A LifeAlister McGrath
2013
C. S. Lewis -- A Life
C. S. Lewis -- A Life
Alister McGrath
2013
Dust Tracks on a Road_cover
Dust Tracks on a RoadZora Neale Hurston
2010
Dust Tracks on a Road
Dust Tracks on a Road
Zora Neale Hurston
2010
Proust Was a Neuroscientist_cover
Proust Was a NeuroscientistJonah Lehrer
2008
Proust Was a Neuroscientist
Proust Was a Neuroscientist
Jonah Lehrer
2008
Field Marks_cover
Field MarksDon McKay
2006
Field Marks
Field Marks
Don McKay
2006
Hans Christian Andersen_cover
Hans Christian AndersenJens Andersen
2006
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Jens Andersen
2006
Henry and June_cover
Henry and JuneAnaïs Nin
1990
Henry and June
Henry and June
Anaïs Nin
1990
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1934–1939_cover
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1934–1939Anaïs Nin
1970
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1934–1939
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1934–1939
Anaïs Nin
1970
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931–1934_cover
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931–1934Anaïs Nin
1969
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931–1934
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931–1934
Anaïs Nin
1969
The Professor and the Madman_cover
The Professor and the MadmanSimon Winchester
2009
The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman
Simon Winchester
2009
Shattered_cover
ShatteredHanif Kureishi
2025
Shattered
Shattered
Hanif Kureishi
2025
Autobiography of a Face [Thirtieth Anniversary Edition]_cover
Autobiography of a Face [Thirtieth Anniversary Edition]Lucy Grealy
2024
Autobiography of a Face [Thirtieth Anniversary Edition]
Autobiography of a Face [Thirtieth Anniversary Edition]
Lucy Grealy
2024
Traces of Enayat_cover
Traces of EnayatIman Mersal
2024
Traces of Enayat
Traces of Enayat
Iman Mersal
2024
A Prairie Faith_cover
A Prairie FaithJohn J. Fry
2024
A Prairie Faith
A Prairie Faith
John J. Fry
2024
Three Roads Back_cover
Three Roads BackRobert D. Richardson
2023
Three Roads Back
Three Roads Back
Robert D. Richardson
2023
Translating Myself and Others_cover
Translating Myself and OthersJhumpa Lahiri
2022
Translating Myself and Others
Translating Myself and Others
Jhumpa Lahiri
2022
Howl on Trial_cover
Howl on TrialBill Morgan
2021
Howl on Trial
Howl on Trial
Bill Morgan
2021
The Best American Travel Writing 2020_cover
The Best American Travel Writing 2020Jason Wilson
2020
The Best American Travel Writing 2020
The Best American Travel Writing 2020
Jason Wilson
2020
My Invented Country_cover
My Invented CountryIsabel Allende
2020
My Invented Country
My Invented Country
Isabel Allende
2020
Sown in Earth_cover
Sown in EarthFred Arroyo
2020
Sown in Earth
Sown in Earth
Fred Arroyo
2020
The Fire Is upon Us_cover
The Fire Is upon UsNicholas Buccola
2019
The Fire Is upon Us
The Fire Is upon Us
Nicholas Buccola
2019
Dear Current Occupant_cover
Dear Current OccupantChelene Knight
2018
Dear Current Occupant
Dear Current Occupant
Chelene Knight
2018
No Time To Spare_cover
No Time To SpareUrsula K. Le Guin
2017
No Time To Spare
No Time To Spare
Ursula K. Le Guin
2017
Saba_cover
SabaStefano Carrai
2017
Saba
Saba
Stefano Carrai
2017
Elizabeth Bishop_cover
Elizabeth BishopMegan Marshall
2017
Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop
Megan Marshall
2017
How to Murder Your Life_cover
How to Murder Your LifeCat Marnell
2017
How to Murder Your Life
How to Murder Your Life
Cat Marnell
2017
Becoming Earth_cover
Becoming EarthEva Saulitis
2016
Becoming Earth
Becoming Earth
Eva Saulitis
2016