At Large and at Small: Familiar Essays, (Paperback)

from Smiley

What a delightful little book. Little in only the number of pages. Packed with wit, intelligence, elegant writing and enough brain candy that will keep you thinking long after you close the back cover. At Large & At Small has inspired me to track down Fadiman's other work.

from sriemann

A lovely book that I am sad to have finished, but glad to have such a nice list of sources/books in the back, so I can look further into those essay topics that really caught my interest. Some of my favorite essays were about the mail, coffee, and being a night owl. Fadiman's writing shows her li...

from bell7

In the Preface, Anne Fadiman quotes her father's regret that the familiar essay is dying, and declares her intention of this book to be her contribution to continuing the genre. She defines the familiar essay as one that includes both the personal (the "at small" of her title) and the general ("a...

from beserene

As is everything I've experienced by Anne Fadiman, this collection of familiar essays is wonderful. If you've never read her book 'Ex Libris', which is all about, of course, books, you are missing one of the greatest things known to book lovers. 'At Large and At Small', perhaps because of its var...

from BookAngel_a

A lovely book of essays by a talented writer. Fadiman mixes a good blend of information with personal anecdotes, keeping me interested while I learned things. Topics touched on are varied: collecting butterflies, Charles Lamb, ice cream, "night owls", Samuel Coleridge, mail, moving, the american ...