Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction....
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Sep 14, 2008
Ilia
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Another gem. The article in this one are shorter and there are more of them, which is all good. Highlights:
"Caring for your Introvert" - a four-page article that everyone in the world should read. Not the most deeply scientific piece ever, it's openly derisive of extroverts and oversimplifies the issues quite a bit. But it is funny and insightful, and I feel like it should be required reading in school. "I am an introvert. You are a wonderful person and I like you More...
"Caring for your Introvert" - a four-page article that everyone in the world should read. Not the most deeply scientific piece ever, it's openly derisive of extroverts and oversimplifies the issues quite a bit. But it is funny and insightful, and I feel like it should be required reading in school. "I am an introvert. You are a wonderful person and I like you More...
Sep 03, 2011
Joel
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I'll probably buy a bunch more of these now. The piece on Dr. Francis Moore, a ground-breaking surgeon, was incredible; the one on cousin marriage in the Middle East reminded me of a conversation I've had; and the ones that shot down worries about genetics research and psychiatric drugs were the best.
Feb 09, 2012
Aleisha Z
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top three essays: caring for you introvert, desperate measures, and through the eye of an octopus....i had a great review all written and it erased it:(
Oct 17, 2011
Charly
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Broad and deep, this collection is funny, urbane and downright interesting. The Steven Pinker touch never hurts!
May 27, 2008
Holly
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An old book of my dad's I had lying around. Like the majority of the Best American series, it's a hit-and-miss kind of thing. Some articles made me go 'wow', some ellicited a 'duh', and more than a few brought out a 'so what?' I wanted more of the articles to be like 'Parallel Universes' [Wow!] and less of them like 'The Design of Your Life' [So what?].
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