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The best American essays 2012
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012

Nonfiction from Malcolm Gladwell, Francine Prose, Jonathan Franzen, and more: "There is not a dud in the bunch. [An] exhilarating collection." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Whether a personal reflection on a wife's decline from Alzheimer's, a critique of the overdiagnosis of mood disorders, a lighthearted look at menopause, a friend's commentary on David Foster Wallace's heartbreaking suicide, or a memoir of teaching underprivileged children, this collection highlights the best essays of the year with contributions from: Benjamin Anastas • Marcia Angell • Miah Arnold • Geoffrey Bent • Robert Boyers • Dudley Clendinen • Paul Collins • Mark Doty • Mark Edmundson • Joseph Epstein • Jonathan Franzen • Malcolm Gladwell • Peter Hessler • Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough • Garret Keizer • David J.Lawless • Alan Lightman • Sandra Tsing Loh • Ken Murray • Francine Prose • Richard Sennett • Lauren Slater • Jose Antonio Vargas • Wesley Yang "A trove of fine writing on big issues." - Kirkus Reviews

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Título:
The best American essays 2012 / edited and with an introduction by David Brooks ; Robert Atwan, series editor
Editorial:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012
Descripción física:
1 online resource (304 p.)
Mención de serie:
Best American series
Nota general:
"A Mariner original."
Contenido:
""Front Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Half Title""; ""GUEST EDITORS OF THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword: Of Topics""; ""Introduction by David Brooks""; ""BENJAMIN ANASTAS. The Foul Reign of âSelf-Relianceâ?""; ""MARCIA ANGELL. The Crazy State of Psychiatry""; ""MIAH ARNOLD. You Owe Me""; ""GEOFFREY BENT. Edward Hopper and the Geometry of Despair""; ""ROBERT BOYERS. A Beauty""; ""DUDLEY CLENDINEN. The Good Short Life""; ""PAUL COLLINS. Vanishing Act""; ""MARK DOTY. Insatiable""; ""MARK EDMUNDSON. Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?""
""JOSEPH EPSTEIN. Duh, Bor-ing""""JONATHAN FRANZEN. Farther Away""; ""MALCOLM GLADWELL. Creation Myth""; ""PETER HESSLER. Dr. Don""; ""EWA HRYNIEWICZ-YARBROUGH. Objects of Affection""; ""GARRET KEIZER. Getting Schooled""; ""DAVID J. LAWLESS. My Father/My Husband""; ""ALAN LIGHTMAN. The Accidental Universe""; ""SANDRA TSING LOH. The Bitch Is Back""; ""KEN MURRAY. How Doctors Die""; ""FRANCINE PROSE. Other Women""; ""RICHARD SENNETT. Humanism""; ""LAUREN SLATER. Killing My Body to Save My Mind""; ""JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS. Outlaw""; ""WESLEY YANG. Paper Tigers""; ""Back Matter""
""Contributorsâ? Notes""""Notable Essays of 2011""; ""Notable Special Issues of 2011""; ""Back Cover""; ""Spine""
Lengua:
English
ISBN:
9780547840543
0547840543
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Enlace a formato físico adicional:
9780547840093
0547840098
9781299900646
129990064X
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Best American Series (R)

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