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Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters

Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters

Annie Dillard

In this dazzling collection, Annie Dillard explores the world over, from the Arctic to the Ecuadorian jungle, from the Galapagos to her beloved Tinker Creek.
Annie Dillard

Annie Dillard

Linda L. Smith

In Annie Dillard Linda L. Smith provides an essential framework for the study of Dillard's life and writings.
The Writing Life

The Writing Life

Annie Dillard

Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood; the Northwest pioneer epic The Living; and the nonfiction narrative Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.
For the Time Being

For the Time Being

Annie Dillard

" --Daily News From Annie Dillard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and one of the most compelling writers of our time, comes For the Time Being, her most profound narrative to date.
An American Childhood

An American Childhood

Annie Dillard

An American Childhood is the electrifying memoir of the wide-eyed and unconventional upbringing that influenced the lifetime love of nature and the stunning writing career of Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Dillard.
American Childhood

American Childhood

Annie Dillard

A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country, An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard's poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s.
The Annie Dillard reader

The Annie Dillard reader

Annie Dillard

Also included is a new version of a short story first published in 1978 in Harper's, called "The Living". The characters of the original story became the nucleus of the 1992 novel The Living.
The Abundance

The Abundance

Annie Dillard

Precise in language and deeply meditative in spirit, this is a landmark collection from one of America's masters.
Encounters with Chinese Writers

Encounters with Chinese Writers

Annie Dillard

These are real stories told with a warm and lively humor, with a keen eye for paradox, and with fresh insight into the human drama.
Sounding the Seasons: Poetry for the Christian Year

Sounding the Seasons: Poetry for the Christian Year

Malcolm Guite

Seven Advent poems from this collection will appear in the next edition of Penguin's (US) Best Spiritual Writing edited by Philip Zaleski, alongside the work of writers such as Seamus Heaney and Annie Dillard.
Holy the Firm

Holy the Firm

Annie Dillard

Holy the Firm is a profound and breath-taking book about the natural world by a Pulitzer Prize winner and one of the most influential figures in contemporary non-fiction.
Report of Proceedings of Annual Meeting

Report of Proceedings of Annual Meeting

State Bar of New Mexico

... survived by his widow and one brother. JAMES M. DILLARD James Milton Dillard, age 72, died in 17.
The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a ...

The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a ...

David Abram

On every page of this lyrical work, Abram weaves his arguments with a passion, a precision, and an intellectual daring that recall such writers as Loren Eisleley, Annie Dillard, and Barry Lopez. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

Annie Dillard

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek has continued to change people's lives for over thirty years.
The Solace of Open Spaces: Essays

The Solace of Open Spaces: Essays

Gretel Ehrlich

These transcendent, lyrical essays on the West announced Gretel Ehrlich as a major American writer—“Wyoming has found its Whitman” (Annie Dillard).
Annie on My Mind

Annie on My Mind

Nancy Garden

Liza begins to doubt her feelings for Annie after someone finds out about their relationship, and realizes, after starting college, that her denial of love for Annie was a mistake. Reprint.
The Artist's Muse: Unlock the Door to Your Creativity

The Artist's Muse: Unlock the Door to Your Creativity

Betsy Dillard Stroud

And with love and gratitude to my talented friends, writers Maureen Bloomfield and Robert Joseph Ahola, whose selfless support has stuckto me like glue. And in memory of my beloved Papa, Judge Peter Hairston Dillard, Jr. And my precious ...
Report of Proceedings of Annual Meeting of the State Bar of ...

Report of Proceedings of Annual Meeting of the State Bar of ...

State Bar of New Mexico

... Association. He is survived by his widow and one brother. JAMES M. DILLARD James Milton Dillard, age 72, died in l7.
Fielding Dillard, 1771-1818 of Spotsylvania County, Virginia ...

Fielding Dillard, 1771-1818 of Spotsylvania County, Virginia ...

Carlton Marion Dillard

... bora 12/26/1917. The first of this Jennings line to come to Ga. was Miles Jennings who migrated from Henry Co., Va. to Wilkes Co., Ga., where his name begins to appear in the county records on 15 Apr., 1784. Beatrice Mackey Doughtie has ...
Novel Preaching: Tips from Top Writers on Crafting Creative ...

Novel Preaching: Tips from Top Writers on Crafting Creative ...

Alyce M. McKenzie

Novel Preaching offers a wealth of advice from successful fiction writers, including Isabelle Allende, Frederick Buechner, Julia Cameron, Annie Dillard, Natalie Goldberg, Stephen King, Toni Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates, and Melanie Rae Thorn ...
Annie and Snowball and the Dress-up Birthday

Annie and Snowball and the Dress-up Birthday

Cynthia Rylant

Annie and her pet bunny, Snowball, love living next door to Annie's favorite cousin, Henry and his dog, Mudge.
Mom Candy: 1,000 Quotes of Inspiration for Mothers

Mom Candy: 1,000 Quotes of Inspiration for Mothers

Jena Pincott

... Keillor Annie Dillard jodi Picoult jacqueline Carey Sherrilyn Kenyon Anai's Nin Dawn Powell Sarah Dessen Michael Baron Lisa Groen Braner Debby Russell Lao Tzo Sue Woodman Rodolfo Costa Sheena lyengar LIFESAVERS john Fiebig  ...
Twayne Companion to Contemporary Literature in English from ...

Twayne Companion to Contemporary Literature in English from ...

Richard H. W. Dillard

R. H. W. Dillard and Amanda Cockrell THE HOLUNS CRITIC Assistant editor Karen Adams Sulkin Research assistants Lisa Bower, Marian Crowe, Lindsey Paris, Jodi White Illustrations Lewis O. Thompson TWAYNE/GALE Frank Menchaca, ...
Report of the Proceedings, New Mexico State Bar Association

Report of the Proceedings, New Mexico State Bar Association

State Bar of New Mexico

... is survived by his widow and one brother. JAMES M. DILLARD James Milton Dillard, age 72, died in 17 History and Necrology.
Annie and the Aliens

Annie and the Aliens

Emily Smith

It's the summer holiday and Annie needs someone to play with her—she's fed up at being excluded from the games of her brothers.
Alpha Female

Alpha Female

April Christofferson

Will's willingness to break every rule in the book has earned him a formidable reputation—and Annie's disdain. Then Annie's mother is kidnapped.
Looking for Lovely: Collecting the Moments That Matter

Looking for Lovely: Collecting the Moments That Matter

Annie F. Downs

Annie helps women to identify the beauty that surrounds us and to draw strength from what it reflects about the goodness of God.
History of Gwinnett County, Georgia

History of Gwinnett County, Georgia

James C. Flanigan

... Lucile Flynn, Dorathy Flynn, Elois Flynn, Jimmie Lou Flynn, Annie Lancaster, Grace Lawrence, Lena Mitchel, Elvina Maddox, Annie Maddox, Willie McElreath, Lena Mc- Brayer, Inez Masters, Mozell McDaniel, Geneva Martin, Annie Maddox,  ...
Go, Annie, Go!

Go, Annie, Go!

Karen Anderson

One day Annie does something that surprises the other children, when her courage and determination in a running race teach them that a winner is not always the person who comes first. Based on a true story. Suggested level: primary.

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