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 Vargas *; Wesley Yang ';A trove of fine writing on big issues.' Kirkus Reviews

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 Vargas *; Wesley Yang ';A trove of fine writing on big issues.' Kirkus Reviews