The best American magazine writing 2010
By: compiled by the American Society of Magazine Editors
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780231157537
Subjects: American prose literature; Periodicals; Journalism; Awards
Description: ESSAYS, JOURNALS, LETTERS & OTHER PROSE WORKS. The Best American Magazine Writing 2010 is the strongest evidence yet that the narrative and purpose of print journalism is as vital as ever, providing entertainment, connection, perspective, and unprecedented revelation in increasingly imaginative and engaging ways. This year's selections, chosen from among the finalists of the National Magazine Awards, include David Grann's much-discussed article on the legal execution of a possibly innocent man in the New Yorker; Shari Fink's report on alleged euthanization of patients during Hurricane Katrina in the New York Times Magazine; and John H. Richardson's widely read feature on America's last late-term-abortion doctor in Esquire. The Best American Magazine Writing 2010 continues to thrill with its captivating profiles, absorbing personal essays, amusing encounters, and entrancing fiction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The deadly choices at Memorial / Sheri Fink; title: Still life / Skip Hollandsworth; title: Marc Dreier's crime of destiny / Bryan Burrough; title: The last abortion doctor / John H. Richardson; title: The cost conundrum / Atul Gawande; title: A death in Texas / Tom Barry; title: Vanish / Evan Ratliff; title: Out west / Joe Wilkins; title: Theocracy and its discontents / Fareed Zakaria; title: Lead us not into debt / Megan McArdle; title: Bacon: the other white heat / Theodore Gray; title: In defense of tourism / Peter Jon Lindberg; title: Excerpts from For and against foreskin / Michel Idov, Christopher Bonanos, and Hanna Rosin; title: There's a sucker born every minute / Tom Carson; title: War games / Steve Erickson; title: Suburban ghetto / Jonathan Dee; title: Obituary columns: Danny La Rue, Benson, William Safire / Ann Wroe; title: Top ten state fair joys / Garrison Keillor; title: The man who never was / Mike Sager; title: Trial by fire / David Grann; title: Raw water / Wells Tower; title: And yet ... / Mitch Albom.