One Grand, Sweet Song is a collection of familiar essays in which Sam Pickering explores libraries and woods and fields. He wanders over hills and far away—to Caribbean and Canada—but he always return
A New York Times article once stated that “the art of the essay as delivered by [Sam] Pickering is the art of the front porch ramble.” As Pickering himself puts it, “Well, I have gotten considerably o
Journeys is a collection of essays by a raconteur describing meanderings that range from his backyard to Canada and Australia, from the remnant of a salt water farm to fly-specked dinners, from runni
“No one creates so many memorable, saucy aphorisms-piquant, bitter-sweet, arousing.” -Pat C. Hoy II, New York UniversitySam Pickering's essays are funny and wise-and always intoxicating, eggnog to war
The essays in Sam Pickering’s new collection sing with thoughtful observations on life, death, love, and literature. Whether attending a reunion at Sewanee, cruising the Caribbean, wandering the stree
With an introductory essay by Sam Pickering "Near the end of March, 1845, I borrowed an axe and went down to the woods by Walden Pond, nearest to where I intended to build my house, and began to
The second half of the nineteenth century witnessed a new phenomenon in public monuments and civic ornamentation. Whereas in former times public statuary had customarily been reserved for 'warriors an
The fully-revised and retitled new edition of Deep Marine Environments , the seminal text in marine sedimentology addresses the huge advances in our understanding of the processes involved in deep mar
The fully-revised and retitled new edition of "Deep Marine Environments," the seminal text in marine sedimentology addresses the huge advances in our understanding of the processes involved in deep ma
One of the major hurdles to widespread acceptance of natural fibre composites is a lack of information about their mechanical properties and failure mechanisms contained in a single source. This book
This pocket reference and revision guide is a must for all medical students and junior doctors preparing for major exams in clinical medicine or needing a rapid reminder of essential facts during a cl
This brand new title in the Lecture Notes series covers a core element of the medical school curriculum. It presents the basic science needed to understand mechanisms of disease and describes the cli