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Title	Author	Description
A Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays Bolt from the Blue	Mary McCarthy McCarthy	"Fierce, provocative, and lovely, a collection of small masterpieces, by one of the twentieth century's most dazzling minds." —Katie Roiphe Contributors: A.O. Scott
Sacagawea's Nickname: Essays on the American West Sacagawea's Nickname	Larry McMurtry McMurtry	Once again Larry McMurtry casts a keen and elegaic eye not only on the often harsh truths of the West, but also on the power of western illusions.
Reading and Writing: A Personal Account Reading and Writing	V.S. Naipaul Naipaul	In this essay of literary autobiography, V. S. Naipaul sifts through memories of his childhood in Trinidad, his university days in England, and his earliest attempts at writing, seeking the experiences of life and reading that shaped his imagination and his growth as a writer.
The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren Lore and Language of Schoolchildren	Iona and Peter Opie Opie	The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren is a pathbreaking work of scholarship that is also a splendid and enduring work of literature. Contributors: Marina Warner
American Humor: A Study of the National Character American Humor	Constance Rourke Rourke	Constance Rourke's pioneering "study of the national character" examines such legendary figures as the Yankee, the backwoodsman, and the minstrel singer to show how the popular comic imagination contributed to America's changing self-awareness. Contributors: Greil Marcus
The Company They Kept: Writers on Unforgettable Friendships Company They Kept	Barbara Epstein, Robert B. Silvers silvers	Our most remarkable writers share what has influenced them the most: each other.
The Liberal Imagination Liberal Imagination	Lionel Trilling Trilling	The great critic's masterwork makes a case for the necessity of the imaginative works in a society ever more worshipful of the liberal ideals of rationality and progress. "Trilling...shows how criticism, written with grace, style, and a self-questioning cast of mind, can itself become a form of literature, as well as a valuable contribution to how we think about society.—Morris Dickstein Contributors: Louis Menand
The Tiger in the House: A Cultural History of the Cat Tiger in the House	Carl Van Vechten Vechten	The erudite and charming Carl Van Vechten sings the praises of the most enigmatic of human companions in this witty, learned, and unabashedly opinionated book. Contributors: Stephen Budiansky
Religio Medici and Urne-Buriall Religio Medici and Urne-Burial	Sir Thomas Browne Browne	This new edition of Browne’s two most enduring and beloved works, in which he ponders life, death, religion, and healing, has been assembled by the bestselling author of Will in the World, Stephen Greenblatt, and Renaissance scholar Ramie Targoff. It includes an extensive introduction and helpful annotations. Contributors: Stephen Greenblatt, Ramie Targoff
In Tearing Haste: Letters between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor In Tearing Haste	Patrick Leigh Fermor, Deborah Devonshire fermor	"Spanning half a century, bursting with wit and conviviality, In Tearing Haste collects the letters of Patrick Leigh Fermor and Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire. The result is surely one of the great 20th-century correspondences." —The Observer (UK) Contributors: Charlotte Mosley