<div>The author of On Writing Well presents stories and advice on the writing process from Frank McCourt, Annie Dillard, and many more. For anyone who enjoys reading memoirs&mdash;or is thinking about writing one&mdash;this collection offers a master class from nine distinguished authors: Russell Baker, Jill Ker Conway, Annie Dillard, Ian Frazier, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alfred Kazin, Frank McCourt, Toni Morrison, and Eileen Simpson. &ldquo;Annie Dillard talks of her Pittsburgh childhood and her moment of waking to the world outside. Russell Baker explains why his first draft of Growing Up was so bad that he had to start over again. Alfred Kazin finds that writing about his Brooklyn childhood connected him with the great tradition of Emerson and Whitman. Toni Morrison tells why her fiction uses not only family history but the slave narratives of her people. Lewis Thomas traces the evolution of his singular self from primeval bacteria to contemporary scientist whose drive to be useful is the most fundamental of all biological necessities. . . . Delightful and instructive.&rdquo; &mdash;Library Journal </div>

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<div>The author of Angela’s Ashes recounts his life as a teacher—and how he found his voice as a storyteller—in this #1 New York Times–bestselling memoir. Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela’s Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize–winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came ‘Tis, his glorious account of his early years in New York. Now, here at last is McCourt’s long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. In spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and compelling honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faced in the classroom. Teacher Man shows McCourt developing his storytelling skills as, five days a week, five periods per day, he worked to gain the attention and respect of unruly, hormonally charged or indifferent adolescents. For McCourt, storytelling itself is the source of salvation, and in Teacher Man the journey to redemption—and literary fame—is an exhilarating adventure.</div>

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<div>The inspiration for the Emmy-nominated film and its companion Angela&rsquo;s Christmas Wish, now streaming on Netflix! Pulitzer Prize recipient Frank McCourt shares the story of his mother&rsquo;s childhood Christmas in this tender and heartwarming picture book, previously published as Angela and the Baby Jesus. Angela is six-years-old and worries for the baby Jesus on the altar of St. Joseph&rsquo;s church in Limerick. December nights are damp and cold, and the church is dark at night. How can the baby Jesus&rsquo; mother leave him in the manger without even a blanket to cover him? The baby Jesus surely needs Angela&rsquo;s help, even if she is not allowed to go on the altar, especially by herself. Filled with the characters, incident, and detail that have made Frank McCourt internationally renowned and beloved, Angela&rsquo;s Christmas is a timeless story of real life&#8212;in all of its joy, innocence, and incongruity. A story for all generations to enjoy and cherish.</div>

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