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At large and at small : familiar essays / by Anne Fadiman.

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LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating PS3556.A314 Z46 2007
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fadiman, Anne, 1953-
Language:
English
Physical Description:
xiii, 220 pages ; 20 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Other Title:
At large
Place of Publication:
New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, [2007]
Summary:
Fadiman returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay--a beloved and hallowed literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth and its miniaturist focus on everyday experiences.
Contents:
Collecting Nature 3
The Unfuzzy Lamb 25
Ice Cream 43
Night Owl 61
Procrustes and the Culture Wars 75
Coleridge the Runaway 95
Mail 111
Moving 127
A Piece of Cotton 143
The Arctic Hedonist 157
Coffee 177
Under Water 191.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-216).
ISBN:
9780374106621
0374106622

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