The Best American Magazine Writing 2004

In the magazine world, no recognition is more highly coveted than an "Ellie," presentedby the American Society of Magazine Editors. Selected from thousands of submissions, the pieces in this anthology represent the very best of those -- outstanding works by some of the most eminent writers in America: Laura Hillenbrand (Seabiscuit) on living and creating with chronic fatigue syndrome Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) on love and surfing Mark Bowden (Black Hawk Down) on modern torture and the "landscape of persuasion" Seymour M. Hersh (Chain of Command) on the "selective intelligence" used by the White House to justify the war in Iraq Calvin Trillin (The Tummy Trilogy) on his favorite force of nature, the newsman R. W. Apple, Jr. Tucker Carlson (CNN''s Crossfire), the "whitest man in America," on a peace mission with Rev. Al Sharpton And many more!

Über den Autor / die Autorin

The American Society of Magazine Editors is the professional organization for editors of consumer magazines and business publications that are edited, published and sold in the United States. It sponsors the National Magazine Awards in assosciation with the Columbia University School of Journalism.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: American Society of Magazine (EDT), American Society of Magazine Editors
• Mitarbeit: American Society of Magazine Editors (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Harper Perennial USA
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 07.09.2004
• EAN: 9780060749538
• ISBN: 978-0-06-074953-8
• Seiten: 560
• Abmessung: 133 mm x 203 mm x 32 mm
• Serie: Best American Magazine Writing
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Letters, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Speeches, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Diaries & Journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Medieval, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Subjects & Themes / General