american essays

A collection of personal narratives by Annie Dillard.

American novelist Joan Didion's first volume of nonfiction essays, first published in 1968, consisting of twenty works that reflect the atmosphere in America during the 1960s, especially in California.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld shares some of his humorous thoughts on a variety of topics.

Collects nonfiction writing from 1970 to the early twenty-first century, and features selections from Barbara Kingsolver, David Sedaris, Amy Tan, Jamaica Kincaid, David Foster Wallace, and many others.

Presents Ralph Waldo Emerson's collections "Essays: First Series" and "Essays: Second Series," which include such works as "Self-Reliance," "Experience," and "Circles.".

A collection of nonfiction writings written by Toni Morrison between 1971 and 2002 in which she reflects on her life, her work, and society.

John Mortimer, author and creator of the television character Horace Rumpole, presents a will and testament to the next generation composed of more than thirty essays on such topics as eating out, lying, being vulgar, and the companionship of women, explaining how to enrich one's life with nonmaterial things.

Collects selected articles, reporting, feature writing, and fiction published in magazines in the year 2013, chosen by the American Society of Magazine Editors for outstanding writing abilities. Includes an article on racism and Barack Obama; an exploration of Mit Romney; and a short story by Stephen King.

A collection of twenty-seven essays on science and nature deemed to be the best published in 2012.