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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011

10 best books like The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011 (Mary Roach): The Best American Essays 2006, The Best American Essays 2012, The Best American Essays 2008, The Best American Essays 2009, The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013, The Best American Science Writing 2012, The Best American Travel Writing 2006, The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011, The Best American Essays 2013, The Witches' Kitchen

The Best American Essays 2006
AuthorLauren Slater
ISBN0618705295
"The essays in this volume are powerful, plainspoken meditations on birthing, dying, and all the business in between," writes Lauren Slater in her introduction to the 2006 edition. "They reflect the best of what we, as a singular species, have to offer, which is reflection in a context of kindness....
The Best American Essays 2012
AuthorRobert Atwan
ISBN0547840098
The Best American Series®
First, Best, and Best-Selling

The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special...
The Best American Essays 2008
AuthorAdam Gopnik
ISBN0618983228
Here you will find the finest essays “judiciously selected from countless publications” (Chicago Tribune), ranging from The New Yorker and Harper’s to Swink and Pinch. In his introduction to this year’s edition, Adam Gopnik finds that great essays have “text and inner text, personal...
The Best American Essays 2009
AuthorMary Oliver
ISBN0618982728
Addendum to original review, explaining why I have downgraded this to two stars - (italicized material below):

My second criticism is probably more a reflection of my personal taste, and may not be shared by other readers. But I felt that Mary Oliver's background as a poet shone through, with...
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013
AuthorDave Eggers
ISBN0544105508
Some of these stories are terrific ....
but there is a wide variety of styles....short stories, poetry, tattoo graphic series, essays, and articles
Depressing...tragic -a laughter. In other words 'a mixed bag'.

Given I paid a penny for this collection plus $3.99 for shipping....I've...
The Best American Science Writing 2012
AuthorMichio Kaku
ISBN0062117912
The Best American Science Writing 2012 is yet another endlessly fascinating and mind-expanding installment of the popular science series that Kirkus Reviews calls, “Superb brain candy.” Edited by renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku, co-founder of string field...
The Best American Travel Writing 2006
AuthorTim Cahill
ISBN0618582150
Tim Cahill writes in his introduction to The Best American Travel Writing 2006, "'Story' is the essence of the travel essay. Stories are the way we organize the chaos in our lives, orchestrate voluminous factual material, and -- if we are very good -- shed some light on the human condition." Here are twenty-six...
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011
AuthorDave Eggers
ISBN0547577435
The Best American Series(r)
First, Best, and Best-Selling
The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country s finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, the very best pieces are selected by a leading writer in the field, making the Best American series the...
The Best American Essays 2013
AuthorCheryl Strayed
ISBN0544103882
So many great essays in this collection. Cheryl Strayed has assembled a treasure chest of essays that lean heavily to the personal, transformative, life-altering side of the genre and it makes for a heavy and rewarding reading experience. My favorites are Tod Goldberg'sessay on Duk Koo Kim, Vanessa...
The Witches' Kitchen
AuthorAllen Williams
ISBN0759529124

Deep in the walls of a witches' cottage lays an ancient magical kitchen. Dangling over that kitchen's cauldron, pinched between the fingers of two witches, is a toad. And the Toad has no idea how she got there, and no memory of even her name. All she knows is she doesn't think she was always a Toad, or...
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