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9780231157537

The Best American Magazine Writing 2010

  • ISBN13:

    9780231157537

  • ISBN10:

    0231157533

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-12-01
  • Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
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Summary

This year's selections have been chosen from among the finalists of the National Magazine Awards. Includes articles from "The New Yorker, New York Times Magazine," and "Esquire."

Table of Contents

Introductionp. xi
Acknowledgments
The Deadly Choices at Memorialp. 3
The New York Times Magazine
Winner-Reporting
Still Lifep. 45
Texas Monthly
Winner-Feature Writing
Marc Dreier's Crime of Destinyp. 69
Vanity Fair
Finalist-Profile Writing
The Last Abortion Doctorp. 99
Esquire
Finalist-Feature Writing
The Cost Conundrump. 129
The New Yorker
Winner-Public Interest
A Death in Texasp. 155
Boston Review
Finalist-Public Interest
Vanishp. 185
Wired
Finalist-Feature Writing
Out West
Orion
Finalist-Essays
Theocracy and Its Discontentsp. 231
Newsweek
Winner-Columns and Commentary
Lead Us Not Into Debtp. 239
The Atlantic
Finalist-Columns and Commentary
Bacon: The Other White Heatp. 247
Popular Science
Finalist-Columns and Commentary
In Defense of Tourismp. 251
Travel & Leisure
Finalist-Columns and Commentary
Excerpts from For and Against Foreskinp. 257
New York
Winner-Personal Service
There's a Sucker Born Every Minutep. 277
GQ
Finalist-Reviews and Criticism
War Gamesp. 285
Los Angeles
Finalist-Reviews and Criticism
Suburban Ghettop. 291
Harper's Magazine
Finalist-Reviews and Criticism
Obituary Columns: Danny La Rue, Benson, William Safirep. 309
The Economist
Finalist-Columns and Commentary
Top Ten State Fair Joysp. 319
National Geographic
Winner-Essays
The Man Who Never Wasp. 327
Esquire
Winner-Profile Writing
Trial by Firep. 359
The New Yorker
Finalist-Reporting
Raw Waterp. 409
McSweeney's Quarterly
Winner-Fiction
And Yet...p. 445
Sports Illustrated
Finalist-Essays
National Magazine Awards 2010 Finalists and Winnersp. 459
National Magazine Awards for Digital Media 2010 Finalists and Winnersp. 469
National Magazine Awards 2010 Judgesp. 475
ASME Board of Directors, 2010-2011p. 483
Permissionsp. 485
List of Contributorsp. 489
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