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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Irons in the Fireby John Mcphee
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This acclaimed collection of essays by our "dean of Literary journalists" (Baltimore Sun) begins with the title essay and a trip to Nevada, where, in the company of a brand inspector. John McPhee discovers that cattle rustling is not just history. People, places, and events as unlikely as a virgin forest in central New Jersey, a blind writer-professor and his computer, an auction of exotic cars, a forensic geologist on a murder case, a mountain of forty-four million scrap tires, and a repair day for Plymouth Rock shade the scenes and substance of the other essays. McPhee is at the top of his form, his writing full of ideas in force, of attempts at progress, of a world endlessly flexed with promise" (San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle Book Review). Synopsis:This collection of acclaimed essays on a variety of topics by our "dean of literary journalists" ("The Baltimore Sun") reveals McPhee at the top of his form, showcasing writing that's "full of ideas in force, of attempts at progress, of a world endlessly flexed with promise" ("San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle Book Review"). Synopsis:This acclaimed collection of essays begins with the title essay and a trip to Nevada, where, in the company of a brand inspector, John McPhee discovers that cattle rustling is not just history. About the AuthorJohn McPhee is the author of twenty-six books, including Annals of the Former World, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize in 1999. He has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1965 and lives in Princeton, New Jersey. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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