The Pushcart Book of Essays: The Best Essays from a Quarter-Century HB/DJ FINE

Description: The Pushcart Book of Essays: The Best Essays from a Quarter-Century of The Pushcart Prize Edited by Anthony Brandt Pushcart Press Wainscott, New York 2002 463 p.; 24 cm. (9.5 inches). Red cloth spine with green-stamped spine title; green paper over boards. Color illustrated dust jacket. Green endpapers. First Edition "What an immense wealth of talent has appeared in the first 25 years of The Pushcart Prize editions, and much of that talent has been displayed in these essays. From the start of The Pushcart Prize series in 1976 the editors have recognized and honored the essay; over the years these annual collections from our independent presses have witnessed the development of many forms of the genre, including a strong renaissance in the personal essay. This monumental collection selects opinions and reflections on much of the social, literary and political history of recent decades." [from the dust jacket]. Contents: El Huitlacoche, "The Man Who Invented the Automatic Jumping Bean"; John Balaban, "Doing Good"; Vine Deloria, "Civilization and Isolation"; Leslie Fiedler, "Literature and Lucre: A Meditation"; Clark Blaise, "Memories of Unhousement, A Memoir"; Joyce Carol Oates, "Notes on Failure"; Terrence Des Pres, "Self/Landscape/Grid"; Donald Hall, "Poetry and Ambition"; Donald Barthelme, "Not-Knowing"; Eliot Weinberger, "Paper Tigers"; Phillip Lopate, "Against 'Joie De Vivre'"; Sara Suleri, "Excellent Things in Women"; William Kittredge, "Redneck Secrets"; Seamus Heaney, "Atlas of Civilization"; Franklin Burroughs, "a Snapping Turtle in June"; Susan Bergman, "Anonymity"; Naomi Shihab Nye, "Maintenance"; Philip Levine, "Mine Own John Berryman"; Lars Eighner, "On Dumpster Diving"; Perdita Schaffner, "a Day at the St. Regis with Dame Edith"; Robert Hass, "Wallace Stevens"; Marvin Bell, "Homage to the Runner: Bloody Brain Work"; Brenda Miller, "a Thousand Buddhas"; Louise Erdrich, "Skunk Dreams"; Vicki Hearne, "Oyez a Beaumont"; Irma Wallem, "Sex"; Thomas Lynch, "Jessica, The Hound, and the Casket Trade"; Charles Simic, "New York Days, 1958-1964"; Lewis Hyde, "Two Accidents: Reflections On Chance and Creativity"; Andre Dubus, "a Hemingway Story"; Daniel Henry, "A Murder of Crows"; Paula Fox, "Borrowed Finery"; Emily Hiestand, "Neon Effects"; and Brett Lott, "Toward Humility." ISBN: 1888889241 Book is in Fine/As New Condition: pages bright, clean, tight, and unmarked. Dust Jacket is in Fine/As New Condition: light shelf wear. Copyright 2017 All text in this auction description is the sole property of Classic Books and Ephemera and may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera. We email all winning bidders within 24 hours of the end of auction. Occasionally a server will block emails with unfamiliar addresses, which has prevented us from notifying a few winning bidders. If you do not hear from us, please email us for payment details. SHIPPING and HANDLING: The winning bidder receives free media mail in the U.S. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country). For expedited shipping, please contact us. We ship all books in boxes or, on occasion, in flat-rate priority envelopes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with delivery confirmation. We have been selling books for about 15 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. If you wish to know whether we can ship this item in a flat-rate priority or express envelope, please contact us before bidding. WINNERS AND BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS RECEIVE SHIPPING, FIRST CLASS UP TO 16 OUNCES, MEDIA MAIL OVER 16 OUNCES. Payment Methods: Ebay has recently decreed that sellers on the site can only accept electronic payments through Paypal (which Ebay owns); no other form of payment is permitted except upon request. Before paying for multiple items, please wait for our email notification of your winning bids, so we can provide a combined shipping total. Pa. residents: you must add 6% sales tax to the total (including shipping and handling), unless you have a resale number. This is Pa. state law. Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book. ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF RECENT BOOKS IN OUR STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA, LISTED UNDER CLASSICBAE. We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.) For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.

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