Not Funny - Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, et Cetera by Jena Friedman
$39.99 AUD
Category: Essays & Letters
"[A] hilarious and much-needed book." --Samantha Bee, Emmy Award-winning comedian, author, and host of Full Frontal with Samantha BeeFor fans of the perceptive comedy of Hannah Gadsby, Lindy West, and Sarah Silverman, Academy Award-nominated and acclaimed stand-up comedian Jena Friedman presents a witty ...Show more
Who Gets to Be Smart: Privilege, Power and Knowledge by Bri Lee
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Category: Essays & Letters
In 2018 Bri Lee's brilliant young friend Damian is named a Rhodes Scholar, an apex of academic achievement. When she goes to visit him and takes a tour of Oxford and Rhodes House, she begins questioning her belief in a system she has previously revered, as she learns the truth behind what Virginia Woolf ...Show more
A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carre 1945-2020 by John le Carré, John le Carre
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Category: Essays & Letters
A collection of letters from John le Carre, one of the greatest British novelists of our time, and a fabulous letter writer, spanning decades from his childhood to his final yearsA Private Spy spans seven decades and chronicles not only le Carre's own life but the turbulent times to which he was witness ...Show more
Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk by Jon Krakauer
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Category: Essays & Letters
The gripping articles collected in Classic Krakauer--originally published in periodicals such as The New Yorker, Outside, and Smithsonian--show why he is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism. Spanning an extraordinary range of subjects and locations, these articles take us from a horrifying ...Show more
The Collected Works of Jo Ann Beard by Jo Ann Beard
$32.99 AUD
Category: Essays & Letters
'Brilliant, like nobody else' Elizabeth McCracken'Beard's curiosity and amazement are contagious' Financial TimesWeaving a complex tapestry drawn from interviews, anecdotes, moments from Beard's own life, and sheer imagination, these extraordinary pieces embody the hospitality of spectacular writing: th ...Show more