100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies: Popular Authors Series
Autor Bernard A. Drewen Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 noi 2007 – vârsta până la 17 ani
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781591584872
ISBN-10: 1591584876
Pagini: 452
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 32 mm
Greutate: 1.1 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Libraries Unlimited
Seria Popular Authors Series
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1591584876
Pagini: 452
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 32 mm
Greutate: 1.1 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Libraries Unlimited
Seria Popular Authors Series
Locul publicării:New York, United States
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Notă biografică
Bernard A. Drew, is a freelance writer/editor, and author of numerous books, including 100 Most Popular Genre Authors (Libraries Unlimited, 2005).
Cuprins
IntroductionEdward AbbeyDiane AckermanCaroline AlexanderStephen AmbroseMaya AngelouDave BarryRick BassWendell BerryMark BowdenTaylor BranchBill BrysonTim CahillTruman CapoteRachel CarsonJung ChangDeepak ChopraTed ConoverRichard DawkinsJared DiamondJoan DidionAnnie DillardW.E.B. Du BoisPete EarleyBarbara EhrenreichTim F. FlanneryThomas FlemingJohn Hope FranklinIan FrazierHenry Louis GatesJane GoodallDoris Kearns GoodwinLinda GreenlawLee GutkindDavid HalberstamPete HamillStephen HawkingWilliam Least Heat-MoonJames HerriottJohn HerseySeymour HershLaura Hillenbrandbell hooksTony HorwitzPico IyerSebastian JungerMichio KakuTracy KidderJonathan KozolJon KrakauerJane KramerMark KurlanskyAnnie LaBastilleAnnie LaMottWilliam LangeweischeErik LarsonMichael LewisRobert LindseyBarry LopezPeter MaasDave MarshPeter MatthiessenFrances MayesPeter MayleFrank McCourtDavid McCulloughJoe McGinnissBill McKibbenJohn McPheeVed MehtaFarley MowatSusan OrleanNathaniel PhilbrickGeorge PlimptonMichael PollanRon PowersBeth PowningRichard PrestonRuth ReichlMary RoachAnn RuleCarl SaganDavid SedarisTim SeverinDava SobelArt SpiegelmanRobert SullivanGay TaleseDeborah TannenPaul TherouxHunter S. ThompsonHenry ThoreauCalvin TrillinBarbara TuchmanSarah VowellAndrew WeilCornel WestSimon WinchesterTom WolfeTobias WolffBob WoodwardGenre IndexAuthor/Title Index
Recenzii
100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors would be a useful tool for librarians doing reader advisory work and collection development. The book should also help students looking for background information and sources for further reading about the authors included. This book is an appropriate choice for high school and public library reference collections.
The brief, informative biographies collected here are insightful and clearly written, and the lists of works and sources of further information are helpful.
This collection of biographical sketches complete with lists of works written and sources for further information provides a guide to the major nonfiction authors of our time. . . . A fine guide to the adult literature our teends should be familar with before they go to college or into a specialty area. . . . Recommended.
The authors, chosen by means of consultations with librarians, are those whose impact has been seen mostly in the last half century, among them Diane Ackerman, John Krakauer, David McCullough, and Cornel West. Entries are headed by author's birth year and birthplace, and, if applicable, date of death and by signature work and primary genres, such as environmental writing or travel narratives. The biographical sketches are around 850 words and are followed by selected lists of works broken down into such categories as nonfiction, fiction, and teleplays. Each entry also has a listing of print and Internet resources for futher information.
This book would be invaluable to library school students and public librarians who want to familiarize themselves with well-known, prominent, and heavily requested nonfiction authors.
The purpose of this title is to provide librarians and other users with background information about the authors to aid in selection and collection development to meet reader interest. It might also come in handy for Book Clubs and as a reference for students. An extensive Author/Title Index is included as well as a Genre Index.
The reader of 100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors will find useful information on researchable subjects and could be surprised to see how many nonfiction writers like Anne Dillard also produce fiction. This volume is easy to use and should be of wide interest and value to students and leisure readers alike. It is highly recommended.
This is a timely reference book . . . The moderate length and clear layout of the articles and the publishers usual high standard of book design and production make this an inviting reference book for both browsing and the quick retrieval of information. It is recommended for public libraries, both for librarians and for patrons.
The brief, informative biographies collected here are insightful and clearly written, and the lists of works and sources of further information are helpful.
This collection of biographical sketches complete with lists of works written and sources for further information provides a guide to the major nonfiction authors of our time. . . . A fine guide to the adult literature our teends should be familar with before they go to college or into a specialty area. . . . Recommended.
The authors, chosen by means of consultations with librarians, are those whose impact has been seen mostly in the last half century, among them Diane Ackerman, John Krakauer, David McCullough, and Cornel West. Entries are headed by author's birth year and birthplace, and, if applicable, date of death and by signature work and primary genres, such as environmental writing or travel narratives. The biographical sketches are around 850 words and are followed by selected lists of works broken down into such categories as nonfiction, fiction, and teleplays. Each entry also has a listing of print and Internet resources for futher information.
This book would be invaluable to library school students and public librarians who want to familiarize themselves with well-known, prominent, and heavily requested nonfiction authors.
The purpose of this title is to provide librarians and other users with background information about the authors to aid in selection and collection development to meet reader interest. It might also come in handy for Book Clubs and as a reference for students. An extensive Author/Title Index is included as well as a Genre Index.
The reader of 100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors will find useful information on researchable subjects and could be surprised to see how many nonfiction writers like Anne Dillard also produce fiction. This volume is easy to use and should be of wide interest and value to students and leisure readers alike. It is highly recommended.
This is a timely reference book . . . The moderate length and clear layout of the articles and the publishers usual high standard of book design and production make this an inviting reference book for both browsing and the quick retrieval of information. It is recommended for public libraries, both for librarians and for patrons.