Nonfiction from Malcolm Gladwell, Francine Prose, Jonathan Franzen, and more: โThere is not a dud in the bunch. [An] exhilarating collection.โ โPublishers Weekly (starred review)
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Whether a personal reflection on a wifeโs decline from Alzheimerโs, a critique of the overdiagnosis of mood disorders, a lighthearted look at menopause, a friendโs commentary on David Foster Wallaceโs heartbreaking suicide, or a memoir of teaching underprivileged children, this collection highlights the best essays of the year with contributions from:
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Benjamin Anastas โข Marcia Angell โข Miah Arnold โข Geoffrey Bent โข Robert Boyers โข Dudley Clendinen โข Paul Collins โข Mark Doty โข Mark Edmundson โข Joseph Epstein โข Jonathan Franzen โข Malcolm Gladwell โข Peter Hessler โข Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough โข Garret Keizer โข David J.ย Lawless โข Alan Lightman โข Sandra Tsing Loh โข Ken Murray โข Francine Prose โข Richard Sennett โข Lauren Slater โข Jose Antonio Vargas โข Wesley Yang
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โA trove of fine writing on big issues.โ โKirkus Reviews