| Description |
xviii, 241 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
The best American series |
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Best American series.
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| Note |
"A Mariner original." |
| Summary |
Compiles the best literary essays of the year 2014 which were originally published in American periodicals. |
| Contents |
Foreword: of essays and essayists / Robert Atwan -- Introduction / Ariel Levy -- Islands / Hilton Als -- This old man / Roger Angell -- Charade / Kendra Atleework -- A message to the twenty-first century / Isaiah Berlin -- Strange days / Sven Birkerts -- Vision / Tiffany Briere -- My daughter and God / Justin Cronin -- Difference maker / Meghan Daum -- Thing with feathers that perches in the soul / Anthony Doerr -- The crooked ladder / Malcolm Gladwell -- 65 / Mark Jacobson -- Scenes from a life in Negroland / Margo Jefferson -- Smuggler / Philip Kennicott -- A man and his cat / Tim Kreider -- The loudproof room / Kate Lebo -- My grandma the poisoner / John Reed -- Reflections on indexing my lynching book / Ashraf H.A. Rushdy -- Stepping out / David Sedaris -- Find your beach / Zadie Smith -- Arrival gates / Rebecca Solnit -- My uniform / Cheryl Strayed -- It will look like a sunset / Kelly Sundberg -- Notable essays and literary nonfiction of 2014 / selected by Robert Atwan. |
| Subject |
American essays -- 21st century.
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American essays. (OCoLC)fst00807040
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| Chronological Term |
2000 - 2099
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| Genre/Form |
Essays.
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Essays. (OCoLC)fst01919922
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| Added Author |
Levy, Ariel, 1974- editor, writer of introduction.
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Atwan, Robert, editor.
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Als, Hilton, author.
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Angell, Roger, author.
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Atleework, Kendra, 1989- author.
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Berlin, Isaiah, 1909-1997, author.
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Birkerts, Sven, author.
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Briere, Tiffany, 1980- author.
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Cronin, Justin, author.
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Daum, Meghan, 1970- author.
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Doerr, Anthony, 1973- author.
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Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963- author.
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Jacobson, Mark, author.
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Jefferson, Margo, 1947- author.
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Kennicott, Philip, author.
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Kreider, Tim, author.
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Lebo, Kate, author.
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Reed, John, 1969- author.
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Rushdy, Ashraf H. A., 1961- author.
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Sedaris, David, author.
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Smith, Zadie, author.
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Solnit, Rebecca, author.
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Strayed, Cheryl, 1968- author.
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Sundberg, Kelly, 1977- author.
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| ISBN |
9780544569621 (paperback) |
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0544569628 (paperback) |
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