The Best American Essays 2009Mary Oliver, Robert Atwan Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009 - 202 pages Edited by award-winning poet and essayist Mary Oliver, the latest edition of this "rich and thoughtful collection" (Publishers Weekly) offers the finest essays "judiciously selected from countless publications" (Chicago Tribune). |
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CHRIS ARTHUR Entrance | 3 |
JOHN BERGER Portrait of a Masked Man | 17 |
BRIAN DOYLE The Greatest Nature Essay Ever | 37 |
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