books about: essay-writing     books:     Essay-writing      Roads to Quoz: An American Mosey William Least Heat-Moon Little, Brown and Company, 2008 About a quarter century ago, a previously unknown writer named William Least Heat-Moon wrote a book called Blue Highways . Acclaimed as a classic, it was a travel book like no other. Quirky, discursive, endlessly curious, Heat-Moon had embarked on an American journey off the beaten path. Sticking to the small places via the small roads--those ...             In a Sunburned Country Bill Bryson Broadway, 2001 Another good one from Bryson I read this book right before a trip to Australia, finished on the first leg of the flight. The whole time traveling around the country (great place by the way), I found myself seeing and hearing things right off the pages. My wife got so tired of listening to my ...             Assassination Vacation Sarah Vowell Simon & Schuster, 2006 Fascinating trip through obscure historical byways The more things change, the more they remain the same. So what can we learn from an examination of three U.S. presidential assassinations -- those of Abraham Lincoln, and Presidents Garfield and McKinley? A lot if our guide is Sarah Vowell. Written in a breezy, ...             The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008 (The Best American Series) Houghton Mifflin, 2008 Fantastic Collection of Scientific Articles Not much hard science, but every essay is compelling reading - a good way to bring your scientific side up to date yearly. I have not missed one in the entire series and every year I end up thinking the new edition is the best ever. This year's editor, Jerome ...             Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back Josh Hamilton FaithWords, 2008 Excellent Amazing, uplifting and a testimate as to Gods power in even the most dire circumstances. Gary D. Coppell Texas             Blue Highways: A Journey into America William Least Heat-Moon Back Bay Books, 1999 A Lot of Good Remains in America I have written many reviews for Amazon.com. Blue Highways is the only book to which I've given five stars. I would recommend it to anyone. Blue Highways is William Least Heat-Moon's account of his 1978 low-budget car ride across America. Heat-Moon's reporting ...             The Best American Travel Writing 2008 (The Best American Series) Houghton Mifflin, 2008 Love this collection! I loved almost every piece in this collection. The River is a Road is amazing. Dark Passage is amazing. David Sedaris' piece... amazing. I read through this way too quickly. Must go back and really savor some I went over too fast!             Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Lynne Truss Gotham, 2006 humor for grammar geeks If you've been living in a cave, the subtitle explains what Eats, Shoots and Leaves is about: "The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation." Since I'm a bit of a grammar geek (albeit an imperfect and occasionally lazy one), I absolutely loved it. There wasn't much ...             State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America Matt Weiland, Sean Wilsey Ecco, 2008 worth reading and keeping on the shelf for reference The thick book of essays by 50 writers describing 50 states is an interesting anthology. The essays are very different in style, form and length. I believe there are ones to suit anybody's literary taste, from long, descriptive, guide-like narratives (e.g. California ...             Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin Kenny Shopsin, Carolynn Carreno Knopf, 2008 Awesome Stories and Insights This is a great book. It is one of the few cookbooks I've read through page by page. I enjoy his stories and his matter of fact attitude. The recipes are interesting and his shortcuts are a crack up. Do yourself a favor and by it. You will enjoy it.             The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America Bill Bryson Harper Perennial, 1990 Side-splittingly Funny! I'd read four Bryson books before I read this one, and this is the funniest of the lot. Irreverence and biting wit on almost every page. I've definitely had more laughs from this book than any other I've ever read. I can only assume that the people who are giving ...             China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power Rob Gifford Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008 Fascinating profile of China today I read this book while teaching school in China Summer 2008. It was a very interesting depiction of the dichotomies in China today - on the one hand the official word and on the other the curiosity and interest of the people in everything western. It was a book that ...             One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey (Annivers Sam Keith, Richard Proenneke Alaska Northwest Books, 2003 Inspiring and factual A fantastic account of this man living in Alaska all alone. Most of the book is basically a diary of day to day activites, but if this is interesting to you, you will enjoy it. He built his own cabin 100% by hand, hunted, hiked, and just immersed himself in the ...             Sports Illustrated: The Baseball Book Editors of Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated, 2006 Great pictures, wonderful stories I am 100% baseball fan. Since being a kid I was moved by the great players achievements. I enjoyed this bokk throughly. It's a work very well done and a prize for sports book's collectors. The only thing I regret is that, for unknown reasons, some of baseball hall of ...             The Best American Sports Writing 2008 (The Best American Series) Houghton Mifflin, 2008 Top Sports Book of the Year This collection delivers in every way. Covering a vast array of personalities and across all sports, it will not soon be rivalled.          products you might be interested in search for books assassination, illustrated, philosophy, punctuation, small-town, wilderness      toavi.com    web we recommend humor for grammar geeks randomly chosen book: Eternally Eve: Images of Eve in the Hebrew Bible, Midrash, and Modern ...