num_pages: 293
description: First published in book form 1985, Table of Contents is a collection of eight pieces written by John McPhee between 1981 and 1984. Geographically and thematically, they range from Alaska to New Jersey, describing, for example, the arrival of telephones in a small village near the Arctic Circle and the arrival of wild bears in considerable numbers in New Jersey, swarming in from the Poconos in search of a better life. The essays in this collection, which The New York Times called "pretty close to flawless," offer an excellent introduction to the work of one of our finest writers.
language: English
title: Table of Contents
titlecomplete: Table of Contents
genres: Biography, Science, Animals, Nature, Essays, Science Nature, Short Stories, Nonfiction, Natural History, Environment
ratings_count: 467
publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux