The Book of (More) Delights: Essays

The Book of (More) Delights: Essays

By
Ross Gay
Ross Gay
2023

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104 books

Essays

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Satellite Sisters' Uncommon Senses
Collections of Nothing
From Where You Dream
Between Panic and Desire
The best creative nonfiction
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith

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104 books

Philosophy

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Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
Outliers: The Story of Success
The Places That Scare You
Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
Civility

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107 books

Social Justice

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Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers' Rights
The Hate U Give
The Undefeated
Africville
Tell Me How it Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions
Dear Martin

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53 books

Serendipity

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Draft No. 4
Stuck
The Zoom Trilogy
Chapter Two Is Missing
Every Little Letter

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90 books

Simplicity

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Notes from a Blue Bike: The Art of Living Intentionally in a Chaotic World
Story of a Soul
The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere
Silence
The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir
Essentialism
Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity

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157 books

Poetry

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The Best American Poetry 2006
Journal of a Solitude
Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude
Possession

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222 books

Humor

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The Uncommon Reader
Fearless Fourteen
Can't wait to get to heaven
Plato and a platypus walk into a bar--
A Redbird Christmas
The Egg and I
Aunt Erma's Cope Book: How To Get From Monday to Friday... in 12 Days

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374 books

Happiness

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How to Change Your Entire Life by Doing Absolutely Nothing
Sarah, plain and tall
Hometown Tales
Can't wait to get to heaven
This I believe : the personal philosophies of remarkable men and women
Five Good Minutes

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273 books

Inspiration

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The World According To Mister Rogers
Dios Hara Algo Grande: God Is Up to Something Great
Too Busy To Count The Years
The Art of Noticing
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

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39 books

Play

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Side by Side : A Celebration of Dads from two-time Caldecott Medal Winner
Salsa Lullaby
G is for Golazo: The Ultimate Soccer Alphabet
Shakespeare Made Easy: Twelfth Night:grades 7-9
Because
Huggle Wuggle, Bedtime Snuggle

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16 books

Redemption

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Silas Marner
Beautiful Ruins
Excellent Advice for Living
The Book of (More) Delights: Essays
Dear Edward
Goin' someplace special
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

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82 books

Imagination

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Off to See the Sea
Shy Willow
This Is Still Not a Book
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
The Tree in Me
Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature

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15 books

Different Drummer

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First Notes of Spring
Lupe Lopez: Rock Star Rules!
Acorn Was a Little Wild
I Am Able to Shine
Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers
How to Party Like a Snail
The Friendly Bookshelf

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105 books

Physical

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christa
An Abundance of Katherines
The Girl on the Train
The Selection
All the Bright Places
Hollow City
Library of Souls
The Last American Vampire

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16 books

Paused Perhaps

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christa
Strangers to Temptation
Mountain Road, Late at Night
The Lovely Bones
Almond
A Snake Falls to Earth
Cemetery Boys
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