Writing Alone and with Others
10 best books like Writing Alone and with Others (Pat Schneider): Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, From My Sisters' Lips, Ink Exchange, The Artist's Way, The Ring of Solomon, If You Give a Pig a Pancake, Dreams Underfoot, The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life, Marxism and Literature, The Artist's Way Every Day: A Year of Creative Living
Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet
| Author | Karen Armstrong |
| ISBN | 0062508865 |
I've been on a quest to read more about Islam, (so I will not be an absolute ignoramus about it, as Americans are often accused of being.). I've read a few books on the topic, but this is the first one I can honestly recommend. Karen Armstrong has not written a page-turner with this biography of Muhammad -...
| Author | Na'ima B. Robert |
| ISBN | 0593054415 |
Covered from head to toe with only her eyes visible, the sight of a Muslim woman on a western city street rarely fails to provoke a strong reaction. Feelings of shock, horror, repulsion, pity or even fear are not uncommon. But have you ever wondered who it is behind the veil and what makes her tick? Ever wondered...
Unbeknownst to mortals, a power struggle is unfolding in a world of shadows and danger. After centuries of stability, the balance among the Faery Courts has altered, and Irial, ruler of the Dark Court, is battling to hold his rebellious and newly vulnerable fey together. If he fails, bloodshed and brutality...
| Author | Julia Cameron |
| ISBN | 1585421464 |
The Artist’s Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. An international bestseller, millions of readers have found it to be an invaluable guide to living the artist’s life. Still as vital today—or perhaps even more so—than it was when it was first published one decade ago, it is a...
| Author | Jonathan Stroud |
| ISBN | 0307738612 |
It is 950 B.C.E., and King Solomon rules Jerusalem with a steely hand; a hand on which gleams a magic ring of immense and unforgiving power. Solomon has just begun work on his marvelous temple, charging Khaba, a formidable magician in his royal court, to oversee its construction. The workforce is an ill-behaved...
If You Give a Pig a Pancake
| Author | Laura Joffe Numeroff |
| ISBN | 0060266864 |
When it comes to children's books, it's hard to beat the bestselling team of author Laura Numeroff and illustrator Felicia Bond for creative and captivating tales that are both fun and educational. They continue the tradition that began with such whimsical titles as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If...
| Author | Charles de Lint |
| ISBN | 0765306794 |
Welcome to Newford…
Welcome to the music clubs, the waterfront, the alleyways where ancient myths and magic spill into the modern world. Come meet Jilly, painting wonders in the rough city streets; and Geordie, playing fiddle while he dreams of a ghost; and the Angel of Grasso Street gathering...
| Author | Julia Cameron |
| ISBN | 1585420093 |
What if everything we have been taught about learning to write was wrong? In The Right to Write, Julia Cameron's most revolutionary book, the author of the bestselling self-help guide The Artist's Way, asserts that conventional writing wisdom would have you believe in a false doctrine that stifles...
| Author | Raymond Williams |
| ISBN | 0198760612 |
This book extends the theme of Raymond Williams's earlier work in literary and cultural analysis. He analyzes previous contributions to a Marxist theory of literature from Marx himself to Lukacs, Althusser, and Goldmann, and develops his own approach by outlining a theory of cultural materialism'...
The Artist's Way Every Day: A Year of Creative Living
| Author | Julia Cameron |
| ISBN | 1585427470 |
This new book from the author of the international bestseller The Artist's Way guides readers through a year of cultivating a deeper connection to their creative selves.
The Artist's Way has touched the lives of millions of people around the world. Now, for the first time, fans will have a beautifully...
| Author | Shelina Zahra Janmohamed |
| ISBN | 1845134281 |
At the age of thirteen, I knew that I was destined to marry John Travolta. One day he would arrive on my North London doorstep, fall madly in love with me and ask me to marry him. Then he would convert to Islam and become a devoted Muslim.
Shelina is keeping a very surprising secret under her headscarf...
| Author | Roy Peter Clark |
| ISBN | 0316126713 |
The craft of writing offers countless potential problems: The story is too long; the story's too short; revising presents a huge hurdle; writer's block is rearing its ugly head.
In HELP! FOR WRITERS, Roy Peter Clark presents an "owner's manual" for writers, outlining the seven steps of the...
| Author | Laini Taylor |
| ISBN | 0316201421 |
Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.
And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about...
| Author | Deena Metzger |
| ISBN | 0062506129 |
Pros:
-This book has some of the most creative and deepest writing prompts I've ever experienced.
-Those who follow the writing exercises will derive both personal and professional insight.
-This book can be used by writers of all levels.
Cons:
-The author disses "genre"...
| Author | Mark Helprin |
| ISBN | 0061733113 |
“A strange, wondrous, challenging, enriching book….Beautiful and powerful…you will not encounter another book like it.”
—National Review online
In Digital Barbarism, bestselling novelist Mark Helprin (Winter’s Tale, A Soldier of the Great War) offers...
| Author | Karen Schmidt |
| ISBN | 0590410563 |
This fun, exciting and adventurous story is a great read for children from KS1. The gingerbread man hops out the oven and begins his run encountering many problems along the way from the old woman to the old man, the cow, and of course the sly fox. The gingerbread man repeats his famous line, Run, run, as...
The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life
| Author | Janice Kaplan |
| ISBN | 0525955062 |
In this New York Times bestseller, Janice Kaplan spends a year living gratefully and transforms her marriage, family life, work and health. Her pioneering reseach was praised in People and Vanity Fair and hailed on TV shows including Today, The O’Reilly Factor, and CBS’s The Talk.
On...
The Village Effect: Why Face-to-Face Contact Is Good for Our Health, Happiness, Learning, and Longevity
| Author | Susan Pinker |
| ISBN | 1400069572 |
In her surprising and persuasive new book, award-winning author and psychologist Susan Pinker explores the crucial, long-standing but forgotten value of face-to-face contact in an age of ever-expanding online connection.
From birth to death, human beings are hard-wired to connect to other...
An American pilot crash lands in the desert, unprepared for any situation that can’t be resolved with the After Eight mints in his survival kit. Hallucinating palm trees and dehydrating isn’t Major Ellie’s idea of a good time, but he figures it’s less of a hassle than another marital spat back...
All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity
All That Is Solid Melts into Air is a dazzling exploration of modern consciousness. In this unparalleled book, Marshall Berman takes account of the social changes that swept millions of people into the capitalist world and the impact of modernism on art, literature and architecture. This new edition...
