The Best American Essays 2012

David Brooks

Language: English

Published: Oct 2, 2012

Description:

Nonfiction from Malcolm Gladwell, Francine Prose, Jonathan Franzen, and more: "There is not a dud in the bunch. [An] exhilarating collection." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Whether a personal reflection on a wife's decline from Alzheimer's, a critique of the overdiagnosis of mood disorders, a lighthearted look at menopause, a friend's commentary on David Foster Wallace's heartbreaking suicide, or a memoir of teaching underprivileged children, this collection highlights the best essays of the year with contributions from:

Benjamin Anastas

  • Marcia Angell
  • Miah Arnold
  • Geoffrey Bent
  • Robert Boyers
  • Dudley Clendinen
  • Paul Collins
  • Mark Doty
  • Mark Edmundson
  • Joseph Epstein
  • Jonathan Franzen
  • Malcolm Gladwell
  • Peter Hessler
  • Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough
  • Garret Keizer
  • David J. Lawless
  • Alan Lightman
  • Sandra Tsing Loh
  • Ken Murray
  • Francine Prose
  • Richard Sennett
  • Lauren Slater
  • Jose Antonio...