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The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting
An account of the emergence of creative nonfiction, written by the “godfather” of the genre “When [Gutkind] stops to look back on his own evolving perspective . . . [and] reflects …
The Art of Creative Nonfiction
A complete guide to the art and craft of creative nonfictionfrom one of its pioneer practitioners The challenge of creative nonfiction is to write the truth in a style that is as …
Keep It Real
Writers of memoir and narrative nonfiction are experiencing difficult days with the discovery that some well-known works in the genre contain exaggerations--or are partially …
I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse
This collection of true narratives reflects the dynamism and diversity of nurses, who provide the first vital line of patient care. Here, nurses remember their first "sticks," …
Show Me All Your Scars
Every year, one in four American adults suffers from a diagnosable mental health disorder. In these true stories, writers and their loved ones struggle as their worlds are upended. …
Our Roots Are Deep with Passion
Thoughtful, poignant, and hilarious personal essays collected by the editors of Creative Nonfiction explore the meanings of Italian-American identity. In the twenty-one …
Hurricanes and Carnivals
In Mexico, writes Ilan Stavans in the introduction to this provocative new collection on Mexican culture and politics, ? [the essay] is embraced as passionately as a sport.? While …
Almost Human
In the High Bay at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon, Segways scoot across the floor chasing soccer balls while other robots hunt for treasure. Nursebots, developed to care …
True Crime
The real-life stories collected here reflect not only the myriad ways in which a law can be broken, but also the countless ways in which crime -- whether in the news or close to …
The Best Creative Nonfiction
Lee Gutkind, proclaimed the "Godfather behind creative nonfiction" by Vanity Fair, along with the staff of his landmark journal Creative Nonfiction, has culled alternative …
Truckin' with Sam
After years of thinking he'd never have kids, Lee Gutkind became a father at forty-seven and, following his divorce, soon found himself taking over more and more of the primary …
True Stories, Well Told
Creative nonfiction is the literary equivalent of jazz: it's a rich mix of flavors, ideas, voices, and techniques--some newly invented, and others as old as writing itself. This …