The Complete Short Prose of Beckett
Beckett expressed the anguish and isolation of the individual consciousness with a purity and minimalism that have altered the shape of world literature.
non-fiction
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem
A collection of essays divided into two sections - Life Styles in the Golden Land and Personals.
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The Peregrine
The Peregrine is a nature book written by J. A. Baker and published in 1967. It is a deeply immersive account of the author’s observations of peregrine falcons in the British countryside. Baker divides the book into diary entries spanning several years. During this time, Baker meticulously documents his encounters with these birds of prey. His observations focus on a particular pair of peregrines and their hunting expeditions. Baker’s prose is rich and evocative. It captures the beauty and power...
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To Set Prometheus Free
summarizes the views of his fellow secularist Bertrand Russell
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The Colossus of Maroussi
The book chronicles Miller's experiences traveling through Greece in the late 1930s…
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A Contest for Supremacy
Examines the socioeconomic forces at play in US-China relations. I do not share the author's conclusion, but it's an engaging book.
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Report from the Interior
Paul Auster's memoir.
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The Rider
Recounts the author's personal experience of participating in a cycling race called the Tour de Mont Aigoual.
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Persepolis
…about the author's childhood and adolescence in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and the subsequent Iran-Iraq War.
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Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl, an Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor wrote Man's Search for Meaning in 1946.
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What I Talk About when I Talk About Running
Murakami's experiences as a writer and a long-distance runner.
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
Some of DFW's best essays.
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Stranger Shores
Two time Booker Prize winner turns his gaze on those who have influenced