UID:
almafu_9958351959902883
Format:
1 online resource(560 p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, 2013. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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ISBN:
9780231537063
Content:
Chosen by the American Society of Magazine Editors, the stories in this anthology include National Magazine Award-winning works of public interest, reporting, feature writing, and fiction. This year's selections include Pamela Colloff (Texas Monthly) on the agonizing, decades-long struggle by a convicted murderer to prove his innocence; Dexter Filkins (The New Yorker) on the emotional effort by an Iraq War veteran to make amends for the role he played in the deaths of innocent Iraqis; Chris Jones (Esquire) on Robert A. Caro's epic, ongoing investigation into the life and work of Lyndon Johnson; Charles C. Mann (Orion) on the odds of human beings' survival as a species; and Roger Angell (The New Yorker) on aging, dying, and loss. The former infantryman Brian Mockenhaupt (Byliner) describes modern combat in Afghanistan and its ability both to forge and challenge friendships; Ta-Nehisi Coates (The Atlantic) reflects on the complex racial terrain traversed by Barack Obama; Frank Rich (New York) assesses Mitt Romney's ambiguous candidacy; and Dahlia Lithwick (Slate) looks at the current and future implications of an eventful year in Supreme Court history. The volume also includes an interview on the art of screenwriting with Terry Southern from The Paris Review and an award-winning short story by Stephen King published in Harper's magazine.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction /
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Acknowledgments --
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Fear of a Black President /
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Who in God’s Name Is Mitt Romney? /
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It’s Not About the Law, Stupid and The Supreme Court’s Dark Vision of Freedom and Where Is the Liberal Outrage? /
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The Innocent Man /
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18 Tigers, 17 Lions, 8 Bears, 3 Cougars, 2 Wolves, 1 Baboon, 1 Macaque, and 1 Man Dead in Ohio /
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Did You Th ink About the Six People You Executed? /
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A Life Worth Ending /
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Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives /
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School of Hate /
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Atonement /
,
The Big Book /
,
Terry Southern: The Art of Screenwriting /
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Mega: Ten Days Inside the Mansion—and the Mind—of Kim Dotcom, the Most Wanted Man on the Internet /
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Portrait of a Lady and Social Animal and We’re All Helmut Newton Now /
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Over the Wall /
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Batman and Robin Have an Altercation /
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The Living and the Dead /
,
State of the Species /
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Permissions --
,
Contributors --
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Frontmatter --
,
Contents --
,
Introduction /
,
Acknowledgments --
,
Fear of a Black President /
,
Who in God’s Name Is Mitt Romney? /
,
It’s Not About the Law, Stupid and The Supreme Court’s Dark Vision of Freedom and Where Is the Liberal Outrage? /
,
The Innocent Man /
,
18 Tigers, 17 Lions, 8 Bears, 3 Cougars, 2 Wolves, 1 Baboon, 1 Macaque, and 1 Man Dead in Ohio /
,
Did You Th ink About the Six People You Executed? /
,
A Life Worth Ending /
,
Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives /
,
School of Hate /
,
Atonement /
,
The Big Book /
,
Terry Southern: The Art of Screenwriting /
,
Mega: Ten Days Inside the Mansion—and the Mind—of Kim Dotcom, the Most Wanted Man on the Internet /
,
Portrait of a Lady and Social Animal and We’re All Helmut Newton Now /
,
Over the Wall /
,
Batman and Robin Have an Altercation /
,
The Living and the Dead /
,
State of the Species /
,
Permissions --
,
Contributors.
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In English.
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7312/asme16225
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7312/asme16225
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