Mary Langton: 5 books

In the follow-up to Sense and Nonsense, Mary Langton returns with a new book of humorous essays. In this wide-ranging collection, Langton mines mirth from popular culture and politics, education and health care. She also takes some detours into the past in essays that are alternately poignant and...

In this uproarious new collection of essays, Mary Langton once again provides her unique take on American life. Tackling everything from holidays to health care, from the political scene to the bittersweetness of growing up, these essays are sure to tickle the funny bone and touch the heart. Filled...

Praise for Mary Langtons writing from The Times Herald-Record: witty essays short, mostly humorous essaysthe kind of reading that can be done in spurts, when you need a break or a laugh. an acerbic sense of humorallow[s] readers to look at their Hudson Valley town or the worlds problems and not take them as seriously.

A young girl in a hurry to grow up. A college student who tests the bonds of friendship. A man shackled by a problem he cannot face. An immigrant desperate to secure the American Dream. A woman whose jealousy prompts a shocking act of cruelty. These are some of the characters that populate Mary Langtons...

This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from...