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The Best American Magazine Writing 2007 (Best American Magazine Writing)
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by The American Society of Magazine Editors
Sales Rank: 44715
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Paperback: 520 pages
Publisher: Columbia University Press; Revised edition October 23, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0231143915
ISBN-13: 978-0231143912
Product Dimensions:
7.2 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
All of the essays in the series' eighth year exhibit a timeless prose in the midst of meeting deadlines. But many also resonate with a special sense of timeliness, such as the insightful Rules of Engagement by William Langewiesche, a detailed study for Vanity Fair of the U.S. massacre of Iraqi citizens in the town of Haditha. Other essays have a similar sense of urgency: Inside Scientology by Janet Reitman for Rolling Stone—the result of a nine-month investigation—is a terrific and balanced look at an organization whose top leaders assert that false ideas, including the concepts of God, Christ, and organized religion, date back 75 million years to the work of an evil galactic warrior named Xenu. C.J. Chivers's The School for Esquire is a harrowing account of the three-day siege by Chechen terrorists of a grammar school in the Russian town of Beslan. Other, lighter pieces include Vanessa Grigoriadis's skillful depiction for New York of the crazy-like-a-fox business and personal lifestyle of Karl Lagerfeld, Boy Prince of Fashion. (Dec. 26)
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From Booklist
This collection offers a sampling of the winners of the 2005 National Magazine awards as well as a sense of the place that magazine writing occupies in modern American journalism. The 17 pieces offered in this anthology include investigative reporting, critical essays, and one piece of fiction, and come from magazines as varied as Esquire, Sports Illustrated, National Geographic, and Atlantic Monthly. The collection includes Seymour Hersh on the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, David Quammen on Darwin's theory of evolution, Andrew Corsello on wrongfully convicted lifers freed by exonerating DNA evidence, Ian Parker on the gift of organ donation, and James McManus on stem cell research. What they all have in common is dynamism, passionate expression, and a depth of coverage from firsthand reporting. Readers will appreciate this collection from well-known and rising talents among American journalists. Vanessa Bush
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Customer Reviews & Comments
A series of excellent prize-winning articles, ranging from the deeply touching "The Other Side of Hate" by Andrew Corsello to Ian Parker's inspired and funny analysis of fellow writer Christopher Hitchens. Not a clinker in the lot!
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