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1) Hardcover Book At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. I loved Fadiman´s other book, Ex Libris, and At Large continues to delight. Fadiman has a relentlessly curious mind and a terrific writing style. I felt as though I´d had a series of scintillating conversations with a brilliant, generous, funny friend. I can´t recommend this book enough. The bibliography alone is worth the price. I fear my already groaning shelves will have to accommodate even more new books.¤

2) Hardcover Book At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Ann Fadiman writes beautifully and brings us into her personal world with warmth. I savored each essay, reading just one a day to make them last. Suzanne Love Harris, Wilson, Wyoming¤

3) Hardcover Book At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This is an adorable little book. It is a book to relish slowly, not devour. I wished it had 500 more pages so I could have devoured it. I learned a lot of trivial yet fascinating facts about other writers, about butterflies and insects in general, about letter-writing and mail, among others. Ann Fadiman writes in a manner that really involves the reader, i.e. she makes you think that your attention to the topic is valuable, through careful selection of words, personal reflection, and poignant revelations of her family life. It´s the sort of book that makes you think "I´m so glad I found it and read it". I wish there were more writers like her.¤

4) Hardcover Book At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Anne Fadiman writes so beautifully that reading her books is well-nigh a spiritual experience. This lovely collection of essays will engage, enthrall, and enlighten any reader. Interesting, curious, and linguistically facile, Fadiman is always a great read.¤

5) Hardcover Book At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. I love Fadiman. I loved her Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader -- an excellent book about reading. At Large and At Small was very good too. But Ex Libris was the better book. Still: Recommended without hesitation.
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6) Hardcover Book At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

In At Large and At Small, Anne Fadiman returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay—a beloved and hallowed literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth and its miniaturist focus on everyday experiences. With the combination of humor and erudition that has distinguished her as one of our finest essayists, Fadiman draws us into twelve of her personal obsessions: from her slightly sinister childhood enthusiasm for catching butterflies to her monumental crush on Charles Lamb, from her wistfulness for the days of letter-writing to the challenges and rewards of moving from the city to the country.

Many of these essays were composed “under the influence” of the subject at hand. Fadiman ingests a shocking amount of ice cream and divulges her passion for Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Chocolate Chip and her brother’s homemade Liquid Nitrogen Kahlúa Coffee (recipe included); she sustains a terrific caffeine buzz while recounting Balzac’s coffee addiction; and she stays up till dawn to write about being a night owl, examining the rhythms of our circadian clocks and sharing such insomnia cures as her father’s nocturnal word games and Lewis Carroll’s mathematical puzzles. At Large and At Small is a brilliant and delightful collection of essays that harkens a revival of a long-cherished genre.

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