{"product_id":"the-best-american-magazine-writing-2012-9780231162234","title":"The Best American Magazine Writing 2012","description":"\u003cp\u003eChosen from the 2012 National Magazine Awards finalists and winners, this anthology is filled with compelling features and profiles, eye-opening reporting, and incisive criticism and analysis of contemporary culture and society. Written by today's leading journalists, the selections cover a range of developments in politics, international affairs, culture, and business—from the increasingly short shelf lives of celebrity marriages to the ongoing fallout from Wall Street's financial malpractice, from the insidious effects of the lingering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the resurgent battle over issues pertaining to women's safety and health. Always engaging and informative, \u003ci\u003eBest American Magazine Writing 2012\u003c\/i\u003e is an incomparable resource for the most noteworthy journalism and literary achievements of the year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssays include Lawrence Wright (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) on the history of Scientology and recent challenges to its mission and methods; Matthieu Aikins (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e) on the shady dealings and shifting sands of the war in Afghanistan; the late Christopher Hitchens (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e) on the physical and emotional toll of cancer; and Joel Stein (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e) on the propensity for politicians and other popular figures to get into trouble on the Internet. John Jeremiah Sullivan (\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e) immerses himself in David Foster Wallace's curious legacy; Tim Crothers (\u003ci\u003eESPN\u003c\/i\u003e) follows the inspiring story of Phiona Mutesi, a chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda; Chris Ballard (\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e) recounts Dewayne Dedmon's struggle to reconcile his faith with a career in sports; Wesley Yang (\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e) explores the pressure on Asian Americans to succeed and the psychological and cultural consequences when they don't; and Luke Dittrich (\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e) shares the raw experiences of those who survived one of 2011's worst natural disasters: the tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri. The sparkling dialogue and vividly imagined, eccentric characters of Karen Russell's award-winning short story, \"The Hox River Window\" (\u003ci\u003eZoetrope: All-Story\u003c\/i\u003e), rounds out the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sid Holt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42980243538038,"sku":"9780231162234","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-best-american-magazine-writing-2012-9780231162234","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}