The Best American Magazine Writing 2007 (Best American Magazine Writing)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 520 pages
• Published by: Columbia University Press
• Edition: Revised Edition October 23, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0231143915
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0231143912
• Book Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

From Publishers Weekly
All of the essays in the series' eighth year exhibit a timeless prose in the midst of meeting deadlines. But many also resonate with a special sense of timeliness, such as the insightful Rules of Engagement by William Langewiesche, a detailed study for Vanity Fair of the U.S. massacre of Iraqi citizens in the town of Haditha. Other essays have a similar sense of urgency: Inside Scientology by Janet Reitman for Rolling Stone—the result of a nine-month investigation—is a terrific and balanced look at an organization whose top leaders assert that false ideas, including the concepts of God, Christ, and organized religion, date back 75 million years to the work of an evil galactic warrior named Xenu. C.J. Chivers's The School for Esquire is a harrowing account of the three-day siege by Chechen terrorists of a grammar school in the Russian town of Beslan. Other, lighter pieces include Vanessa Grigoriadis's skillful depiction for New York of the crazy-like-a-fox business and personal lifestyle of Karl Lagerfeld, Boy Prince of Fashion. (Dec. 26)
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The American Society of Magazine Editors is a nonprofit professional organization for editors of print magazines that are edited, published, and sold in the United States, as well as editors of online magazines. It sponsors the National Magazine Awards in association with the Columbia School of Journalism.



"If this anthology were a magazine, everybody would want to subscribe." -- Publishers Weekly



"As always, this collection offers readers the opportunity to catch up on the best magazine writing they may have missed." -- Booklist



Acknowledgments, by Cynthia Leive, editor-in-chief, Glamour, president, American Society of Magazine Editors
Introduction, by Marlene Kahan, executive director, American Society of Magazine Editors
1. Karl Lagerfeld: Boy Prince of Fashion, by Vanessa Grigoriadis
2. Rules of Engagement, by William Langewiesche
3. Our Oceans Are Turning Into Plastic. . . Are We?, by Susan Casey
4. The School, by C. J. Chivers
5. He Knew He Was Right , by Ian Parker
6. Murdering the Impossible, by Caroline Alexander
7. The Other Side of Hate, by Andrew Corsello
8. Blinded by Science: When First We Clicked, by Bruno Maddox
9. Prairie Fire, by Eric Konigsberg
10. Russell and Mary, by Michael Donohue
11. Inside Scientology, by Janet Reitman
12. The Loved Ones, by Tom Junod
13. Living with Geese, by Paul Theroux
14. Rhymes with Rich, by Sandra Tsing Loh
15. The Vietnam Syndrome, by Christopher Hitchens
16. The Tracks of My Tears, by Stuart Klawans
17. The Storm of Style, by Alex Ross
18. The Strange Career of Doctor Raju Gopalarajan, by Rajesh Parameswaran
2007 National Magazine Award Finalists
National Magazine Award Winners, 1966--2007
ASME Board of Directors, 2006--2007
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"Another exemplary collection of the finest magazine writing in the United States… A brilliant compilation." -- Kirkus Reviews



"This volume stands with the best the compulsive readability of a good novel, but the immediacy and moral power of good journalism." -- Colin Murphy, Irish Times

Reader Reviews
A series of excellent prize-winning articles, ranging from the deeply touching "The Other Side of Hate" by Andrew Corsello to Ian Parker's inspired and funny analysis of fellow writer Christopher Hitchens. Not a clinker in the lot!