Full name: A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Nonfiction

Author: Terry Pratchett Year: 2014 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction, Essays Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Barns&Noble Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780857521224 9780385538305 0857521225 0385538308

Terry Pratchett has earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series - but in recent years he has become equally well-known and respected as an outspoken campaigner for causes including Alzheimer's research and animal rights. A Slip of the Keyboard brings together for the first time the finest examples of Pratchett's non fiction writing, both serious and surreal: from musings on mushrooms to what it means to be a writer (and why banana daiquiris are so important); from memories of Granny Pratchett to speculation about Gandalf's love life, and passionate defences of the causes dear to him. With all the humour and humanity that have made his novels so enduringly popular, this collection brings Pratchett out from behind the scenes of the Discworld to speak for himself - man and boy, bibliophile and computer geek, champion of hats, orang-utans and Dignity in Dying. Similar books: Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed by Meghan Daum Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson I Wear the Black Hat by Chuck Klosterman The New Kings of Nonfiction by Ira Glass Congratulations, by the way by George Saunders The View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman We Learn Nothing by Tim Kreider Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded by John Scalzi The Lifespan of a Fact by John D'Agata Pieces of the Frame by John McPhee What now? by Ann Patchett What Would MacGyver Do? by Brendan Vaughan Hella Nation by Evan Wright The Braindead Megaphone by George Saunders In Brief by Judith Kitchen The Great Movies by Roger Ebert Reflections by Diana Wynne Jones The Art of the Novel by Milan Kundera Awake in the Dark by Roger Ebert The Cross of Redemption by James Baldwin