10.0
|
Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and ArgumentsA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments |
David Foster WallaceWallaceb |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Sports |
United States |
|
10.0
|
Consider the Lobster and Other EssaysConsider the Lobster and Other Essays |
David Foster WallaceWallaceb |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Sports |
United States |
|
9.5
|
Up in the Old HotelUp in the Old Hotel |
Joseph MitchellMitchellb |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, History |
United States |
|
9.5
|
ProfilesProfiles |
Kenneth TynanTynan |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Film/TV/Theater |
United Kingdom |
|
9.5
|
War Against Cliche: Essays and Reviews 1971-2000The War Against Cliche: Essays and Reviews 1971-2000 |
Martin AmisAmisz |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
United Kingdom |
|
9.5
|
Picked-Up Pieces: EssaysPicked-Up Pieces: Essays |
John UpdikeUpdike |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
9.0
|
Invention of TraditionThe Invention of Tradition |
Eric HobsbawmHobsbawm |
Non-Fiction |
History, Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
9.0
|
My Turf: Horses, Boxers, Blood Money, and the Sporting LifeMy Turf: Horses, Boxers, Blood Money, and the Sporting Life |
William NackNack |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Essays |
United States |
|
9.0
|
Listen to ThisListen to This |
Alex RossRoss |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Essays |
United States |
|
9.0
|
Game Time: A Baseball CompanionGame Time: A Baseball Companion |
Roger AngellAngell |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Essays |
United States |
|
9.0
|
Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. GovernmentParliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government |
P.J. O'RourkeO'Rourke |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, Essays |
United States |
|
9.0
|
Vintage Mencken: The Finest and Fiercest Essays of the Great Literary IconoclastThe Vintage Mencken: The Finest and Fiercest Essays of the Great Literary Iconoclast |
H.L. MenckenMencken |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Politics |
United States |
|
9.0
|
Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History and the ArtsCultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History and the Arts |
Clive JamesJamesb |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
9.0
|
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor DungPsychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung |
Lester BangsBangs |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Essays |
United States |
|
9.0
|
Collected EssaysCollected Essays |
James BaldwinBaldwin |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
United States |
|
9.0
|
Essays in PersuasionEssays in Persuasion |
John Maynard KeynesKeynes |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
8.5
|
Slouching Towards BethlehemSlouching Towards Bethlehem |
Joan DidionDidion |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
|
|
8.5
|
Essays and AphorismsEssays and Aphorisms |
Arthur SchopenhauerSchopenhauer |
Non-Fiction |
Philosophy, Essays |
Germany |
|
8.5
|
Unpopular EssaysUnpopular Essays |
Bertrand RussellRussell |
Non-Fiction |
Philosophy, Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
8.5
|
Music Downtown: Writings from the Village VoiceMusic Downtown: Writings from the Village Voice |
Kyle GannGann |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Essays |
United States |
|
8.5
|
Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak CatchersRadical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers |
Tom WolfeWolfe |
Non-Fiction |
Sociology, Essays |
United States |
|
8.5
|
Collection of EssaysA Collection of Essays |
George OrwellOrwell |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
8.5
|
Visiting Mrs. Nabokov: And Other ExcursionsVisiting Mrs. Nabokov: And Other Excursions |
Martin AmisAmis |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
United Kingdom |
|
8.5
|
Prepared for the Worst: Selected Essays and Minority ReportsPrepared for the Worst: Selected Essays and Minority Reports |
Christopher HitchensHitchens |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
8.5
|
Show People: Profiles in EntertainmentShow People: Profiles in Entertainment |
Kenneth TynanTynan |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Film/TV/Theater |
United Kingdom |
|
8.5
|
Arguably: EssaysArguably: Essays |
Christopher HitchensHitchens |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
8.5
|
Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal TradeThe Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade |
Thomas LynchLynch |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Autobiography/Memoir |
United States |
|
8.5
|
What the Dog Saw: And Other AdventuresWhat the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures |
Malcolm GladwellGladwell |
Non-Fiction |
Sociology, Essays |
Canada |
|
8.5
|
All Things ConsideredAll Things Considered |
G.K. ChestertonChesterton |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
8.5
|
SupermoneySupermoney |
Adam Smith - aka George GoodwinSmithb (Goodwin) |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, Essays |
United States |
|
8.5
|
Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction MiscellanyThe Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany |
Donald WestlakeWestlake |
Non-Fiction |
Literary Studies, Essays |
United States |
|
8.0
|
Modest ProposalA Modest Proposal |
Jonathan SwiftSwift |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
Ireland |
|
8.0
|
Thank God for the Atom Bomb, and Other EssaysThank God for the Atom Bomb, and Other Essays |
Paul FussellFussell |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
United States |
|
8.0
|
Sound of Two Hands ClappingThe Sound of Two Hands Clapping |
Kenneth TynanTynan |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Film/TV/Theater |
United Kingdom |
|
8.0
|
Boy Scout Handbook and Other ObservationsThe Boy Scout Handbook and Other Observations |
Paul FussellFussell |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
United States |
|
8.0
|
Between ParenthesesBetween Parentheses |
Roberto BolanoBolano |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
Chile |
|
8.0
|
Selected WritingsSelected Writings |
William HazlittHazlitt |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
|
|
8.0
|
Power Of Delight: A Lifetime In Literature: Essays 1962-2002The Power Of Delight: A Lifetime In Literature: Essays 1962-2002 |
John BayleyBayley |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
United Kingdom |
|
8.0
|
Pulphead: EssaysPulphead: Essays |
John Jeremiah SullivanSullivan |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
United States |
|
8.0
|
Illuminations: Essays and ReflectionsIlluminations: Essays and Reflections |
Walter BenjaminBenjamin |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
Germany |
|
8.0
|
Temple of Texts: EssaysA Temple of Texts: Essays |
William GassGass |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
8.0
|
How to Be Alone: EssaysHow to Be Alone: Essays |
Jonathan FranzenFranzen |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
United States |
|
8.0
|
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and LifeBird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life |
Anne LamottLamott |
Non-Fiction |
Literary Studies, Essays |
United States |
|
7.5
|
Encounter: EssaysEncounter: Essays |
Milan KunderaKundera |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
Czech Republic |
|
7.5
|
Art and Culture: Critical EssaysArt and Culture: Critical Essays |
Clement GreenbergGreenberg |
Non-Fiction |
Art/Architecture, Essays |
United States |
|
7.5
|
WinterWinter |
Karl Ove KnausgaardKnausgaard |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
Norway |
|
7.5
|
Danse MacabreDanse Macabre |
Stephen KingKing |
Non-Fiction |
Literary Studies, Essays |
United States |
|
7.5
|
Don't Save Anything: Uncollected Essays, Articles, and ProfilesDon't Save Anything: Uncollected Essays, Articles, and Profiles |
James SalterSalter |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
United States |
|
7.5
|
Essays in AnalysisEssays in Analysis |
Bertrand RussellRussell |
Non-Fiction |
Philosophy, Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
7.5
|
Follies of the Wise: Dissenting EssaysFollies of the Wise: Dissenting Essays |
Frederick CrewsCrews |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Psychology |
United States |
|
7.5
|
Naked Tropics: Essays on Empire and Other RoguesNaked Tropics: Essays on Empire and Other Rogues |
Kenneth MaxwellMaxwell |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, History |
United Kingdom |
|
7.5
|
Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free BeerGive War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer |
P.J. O'RourkeO'Rourke |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, Essays |
United States |
|
7.5
|
Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge |
Gay TaleseTalese |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Biography |
United States |
|
7.5
|
What Am I Doing HereWhat Am I Doing Here |
Bruce ChatwinChatwin |
Non-Fiction |
Travel/Adventure, Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
7.5
|
Blue NightsBlue Nights |
Joan DidionDidion |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, Essays |
United States |
|
7.5
|
White GirlsWhite Girls |
Hilton AlsAls |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
7.5
|
Left in the Dark: Film Reviews and Essays 1998-2001Left in the Dark: Film Reviews and Essays 1998-2001 |
Stuart KlawansKlawans |
Non-Fiction |
Film/TV/Theater, Essays |
United States |
|
7.5
|
Barthes by BarthesBarthes by Barthes |
Roland BarthesBarthes |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, Essays |
France |
|
7.5
|
String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis |
David Foster WallaceWallaceb |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Essays |
United States |
|
7.5
|
Last Interview and Other ConversationsThe Last Interview and Other Conversations |
Ursula Le GuinLe Guin |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Biography |
|
|
7.5
|
Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness and ObsessionThe Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness and Obsession |
David GrannGrann |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
7.5
|
Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max BeerbohmThe Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm |
Max BeerbohmBeerbohm |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
7.5
|
Prime Green: Remembering the SixtiesPrime Green: Remembering the Sixties |
Robert StoneStoneb |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, Essays |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Library at NightThe Library at Night |
Alberto ManguelManguel |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
Argentina |
|
7.0
|
Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock MusicOut of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music |
Ellen WillisWillis |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Essays |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Texts and Pretexts: An Anthology with CommentariesTexts and Pretexts: An Anthology with Commentaries |
Aldous HuxleyHuxley |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Alternating CurrentAlternating Current |
Octavio PazPaz |
Non-Fiction |
Literary Studies, Essays |
Mexico |
|
7.0
|
On HistoryOn History |
Eric HobsbawmHobsbawm |
Non-Fiction |
History, Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
7.0
|
In These Great Times: A Karl Kraus ReaderIn These Great Times: A Karl Kraus Reader |
Karl KrausKraus |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
Austria |
|
7.0
|
Republican Party Reptile: The Confessions, Adventures, Essays and (Other) Outrages of . . .Republican Party Reptile: The Confessions, Adventures, Essays and (Other) Outrages of . . . |
P.J. O'RourkeO'Rourke |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, Essays |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Brave New World RevisitedBrave New World Revisited |
Aldous HuxleyHuxley |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Distant ReadingDistant Reading |
Franco MorettiMoretti |
Non-Fiction |
Literary Studies, Essays |
Italy |
|
7.0
|
Double Flame: Love and EroticismThe Double Flame: Love and Eroticism |
Octavio PazPaz |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
Mexico |
|
7.0
|
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty YearsI'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years |
Bill BrysonBryson |
Non-Fiction |
Travel/Adventure, Essays |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Passions and ImpressionsPassions and Impressions |
Pablo NerudaNeruda |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
Chile |
|
7.0
|
Oxford Book of Modern Science WritingThe Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing |
Richard DawkinsDawkins |
Non-Fiction |
Science/Nature, Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
7.0
|
Second PlaneThe Second Plane |
Martin AmisAmis |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Politics |
United Kingdom |
|
7.0
|
Bull FeverBull Fever |
Kenneth TynanTynan |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Sports |
United Kingdom |
|
7.0
|
Any Old Way You Choose It: Rock and Other Pop Music, 1967-1973Any Old Way You Choose It: Rock and Other Pop Music, 1967-1973 |
Robert ChristgauChristgau |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Essays |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Several Short Sentences About WritingSeveral Short Sentences About Writing |
Verlyn KlinkenborgKlinkenborg |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Flatness and Other LandscapesThe Flatness and Other Landscapes |
Michael MartoneMartone |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Travel/Adventure |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Stranger Shores: Literary Essays (1986-1999)Stranger Shores: Literary Essays (1986-1999) |
J.M. CoetzeeCoetzee |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
South Africa |
|
7.0
|
New Fiedler ReaderThe New Fiedler Reader |
Leslie FiedlerFiedler |
Non-Fiction |
Literary Studies, Essays |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Urgency and Patience: EssaysUrgency and Patience: Essays |
Jean-Philippe ToussaintToussaint |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
Belgium |
|
7.0
|
Best of Q: Who the Hell?The Best of Q: Who the Hell? |
Tom HibbertHibbert |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
7.0
|
Both Flesh and Not: EssaysBoth Flesh and Not: Essays |
David Foster WallaceWallaceb |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Spanking the Donkey: Dispatches from the Dumb SeasonSpanking the Donkey: Dispatches from the Dumb Season |
Matt TaibbiTaibbi |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, Essays |
United States |
|
7.0
|
In Praise of Barbarians: Essays against EmpireIn Praise of Barbarians: Essays against Empire |
Mike DavisDavisb |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Politics |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Darkness Moves: An Henri Michaux AnthologyDarkness Moves: An Henri Michaux Anthology |
Henri MichauxMichaux |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Literary Studies |
France |
|
7.0
|
Odd Man In, and Other EssaysOdd Man In, and Other Essays |
Michael MilburnMilburn |
Non-Fiction |
Essays |
United States |
|
7.0
|
Standing In Two Circles: The Collected Works of Boyd RiceStanding In Two Circles: The Collected Works of Boyd Rice |
Boyd RiceRice |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Essays |
United States |
|