books about: nonpareil

books about: nonpareil

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Cider with Rosie (Nonpareil Book)
Laurie Lee

David R Godine, 2008

One of eight children, Laurie Lee was born in 1914, in Slad, Gloucestershire, then a remote corner of England. As his father was absent, the large family five children from his father's first marriage and three from his second one was brought up by his capable mother. 'We lived where he had left us; a relic of his provincial youth; a sprawling ...

American Girls Handy Book: How to Amuse Yourself and Others (Nonpareil Books)

Lina Beard, Adelia Beard

David R Godine, 1994

A book of exuberant charm
Sure, it might be a little outdated, but it's a great glimpse into a past time. And today's kids would probably enjoy the chance to do some old-fashioned things described in this book, like making their own hammock or refurbishing some old furniture. The instructions ...

Fillets of Plaice

Gerald Durrell

Nonpareil Books, 2008

Parting is such sweet sorrow...
Well, I may have mangled the quote for this review's title but I am right about the rating of this book. This was such a good book that I actually felt a bit sad after turning the last page! Many of the encounters in this book of short stories shares the same wit, keen ...

Images & Shadows: Part of a Life (Nonpareil Book, 82)

Iris Origo

David R Godine, 1999

From the Introduction
I turn to this memoir whenever I need perspective on what matters in life. Origo, despite her privilege and access to many of the great figures of the 20th century, never lost sight of what mattered: the people that she loved. This is how she introduces her memoir: ...

The Field and Forest Handy Book: New Ideas for Out of Doors (Nonpareil Book, 94.)

Daniel Carter Beard, David R. Godine

David R Godine, 2000

Dan Beard; Field and Forest Handy Book
Excellent book for any outdoor explorer. Interesting for adults, too. Now our sons want his other books!

All Sail Set: A Romance of the Flying Cloud (Nonpareil Book, 35.)

Armstrong Sperry

David R Godine, 1995

A Ripping Yarn
Though he writes for younger readers, Sperry has an unmatched gift for writing adventure tales. This reissue is an essential of its genre and takes you in a clipper ship around the Horn to California. Of all the sea stories I've read--Hornblower, Aubrey/Maturin--this ...

The American Boy's Handy Book: What to Do and How to Do It (Nonpareil Book, 29)

Daniel Carter Beard

David R Godine, 1998

Handy book is right!!
This book is an excellent "how-to" guide for any project imaginable, many of which have become "lost arts" in todays society. Great for outdoor enthusists as well as scouters, with tons of fun crafts, activities and skills for the taking!! It contains many alternative ...

The Geography of the Imagination: Forty Essays (Nonpareil Book, 78)

Guy Davenport

David R Godine, 1997

Magic carpet ride
Whether it's criticism, social commentary or his amazing historical fiction, Davenport has that knack for plunging an arm into the stream of time and pulling up luminous pebbles, then arranging them brilliantly. This is mostly a collection of writings about writers, ...

How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes (Nonpareil Book)

Will Cuppy

David R Godine, 2005

A masterpiece of very dry humor and amazing facts
Cuppy again produced another largely unheralded masterpiece with this book. His humor is extremely subtle in many places, which may explain some of this neglect. His method was to read everything, from the best known to the most obscure, then write an essay of about ...

In the Heart of the Heart of the Country & Other Stories (Nonpareil Books, #21)

William H. Gass

David R Godine, 2005

Please Keep Early Gass in Print, Vote 2
Early William H. Gass is essential. This fairly straightforward book is early Gass. Gass after Omensetter is a very personal taste. Fame, even the tiny minor academic variety, infects human beings oddly. Gass only had a few stories to tell. This book matters. Please ...

String Too Short to Be Saved (Nonpareil Books, No. 5)

Donald Hall

David R Godine, 1992

Excellent
A very poetic and wise account of a fading world that the author was lucky enough to be a part of. Quite moving in places, funny in others. A very satisfying book.

Over by the River and Other Stories (Nonpareil Book) (Nonpareil Book)

William Maxwell

David R Godine, 1984

Wonderful Short Stories
"Over By the River" is a collection of twelve short stories by William Maxwell, written over five decades, from 1941 to 1984. As arranged in this volume, it seems to me that they grow in power and quality from first to last. Notes on the stories' dates of composition ...

Aubrey's Brief Lives (Nonpareil Books, No 77) (Nonpareil Books, No 77)

John Aubrey, Oliver Lawson Dick

David R Godine, 1999

A Fine Edition of a Classic
"Brief Lives" has always been a delight, but it was Oliver Lawson Dick's scholarly editing that revealed Aubrey's genius. And Lawson Dick's Introduction, "The Life and Times of John Aubrey", is a miracle of synthesis and compression: certainly one of the finest ...

A Distant Trumpet (Nonpareil Books, No. 65)

Paul Horgan

David R Godine, 1991

Sprawling western novel
A big, sprawling historical novel set mainly in the Arizona Territory after the Civil War about an army officer, Matthew Hazard, and his wife, Laura. It begins when Hazard as a child meets Abraham Lincoln during the war after his father has been killed and is told by ...

Time Will Darken It: A Novel (Nonpareil Book, 28)

William Maxwell

David R Godine, 1994

Beautiful, memorable landscape
This was truly one of the most beautiful novels I've ever read and I would not hesitate to call it my favorite book. The title is taken from an excerpt from an art book describing techniques of landscape painting and that is exactly what the novel is: a richly, ...