The Best American Magazine Writing 2004

by American Society of Magazine

• ISBN13: 9780060749538
• ISBN10: 0060749539
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

This stunning collection of features, essays, profiles, and reportage is comprised of all the winners and finalists for this year's National Magazine Awards.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Susan Orlean
Acknowledgments	xv
``The Dark Art of Interrogation''	2	(50)
Mark Bowden
Published in The Atlantic Monthly
Finalist---Public Interest
``The Marriage Cure''	52	(38)
Katherine Boo
Published in The New Yorker
Winner---Feature Writing
``The Killer Elite'' (Part I)	90	(34)
Evan Wright
Published in Rolling Stone
Winner---Reporting
``The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''	124	(24)
Tucker Carlson
Published in Esquire
Finalist---Feature Writing
``Housewife Confidential''	148	(18)
Caitlin Flanagan
Published in The Atlantic Monthly
Finalist---Reviews and Criticism
``The Stovepipe''	166	(26)
Seymour M. Hersh
Published in The New Yorker
Winner---Public Interest
``Columbia's Last Flight''	192	(62)
William Langewiesche
Published in The Atlantic Monthly
Finalist---Reporting
``The David Kelly Affair''	254	(48)
John Cassidy
Published in The New Yorker
Finalist---Reporting
``The Vulgarian in the Choir Loft''	302	(14)
Andrew Corsello
Published in GQ
Finalist---Essays
``The Red Bow''	316	(14)
George Saunders
Published in Esquire
Winner---Fiction
``Newshound''	330	(28)
Calvin Trillin
Published in The New Yorker
Finalist---Profile Writing
``A Sudden Illness''	358	(24)
Laura Hillenbrand
Published in The New Yorker
Winner---Essays
``Wynton's Blues''	382	(28)
David Hajdu
Published in The Atlantic Monthly
Finalist---Profile Writing
``The $20 Theory of the Universe''	410	(12)
Tom Chiarella
Published in Esquire
Finalist---Leisure Interests
``My Big Fat Question''	422	(10)
Michael Wolff
Published in New York Magazine
Winner---Columns and Commentary
``The Confessions of Bob Greene''	432	(28)
Bill Zehme
Published in Esquire
Winner---Profile Writing
``The Only Meaning of the Oil-Wet Water''	460	(34)
Dave Eggers
Published in Zoetrope: All-Story
Finalist---Fiction
``The Falling Man''	494	(23)
Tom Junod
Published in Esquire
Finalist---Feature Writing
Contributors	517	(6)
2004 National Magazine Award Finalists	523	(10)
1966--2004 National Magazine Award Winners	533	(8)
ASME Board of Directors 2003--2004	541	(1)
ASME Mission Statement	542