Best American Essays 2008

Name: Best American Essays 2008
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ISBN: 9780618983223

ISBN-10: 0618983228

ISBN-13: 9780618983223

Edition: 2008

Authors: Robert Atwan, Robert Atwan, Adam Gopnik

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Edited by The New Yorker'39;s much-loved Adam Gopnik, this year'39;s Best American Essays continues the laudable tradition of collecting the finest essays, "judiciously selected from countless publications" (Chicago Tribune), ensuring that the 2008 edition is another "kick-ass anthology" (Booklist). Contributors include Albert Goldbarth, Anthony Lane, Louis Menand, Ander Monson, and others.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 10/8/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Robert Atwan is the series editor of The Best American Essays. He recently edited Divine Inspiration, a volume of world poetry on the Gospels.



Foreword



Introduction



Cracking Open



Becoming Adolf



The Constant Gardener



The Way We Age Now



Everybody's Nickname



On Necklaces



Candid Camera



The Ecstasy of Influence



The Lesbian Bride's Handbook



Salamanca



Notable Quotables



Solipsism



On Celestial Music



Cricket Fighting



This Old House



Run Like Fire Once More



The Renegade



Tripp Lake



Extreme Dinosaurs



Where God Is Glad



Buzzards



Contributors' Notes


Notable Essays of 2007