From a Swedish hotel made of ice to the enigma of UFOs, from a
tragedy on Lake Minnetonka to the gold mine of cyberpornography,
"The Princeton Reader" brings together more than 90 favorite essays
by 75 distinguished writers. This collection of nonfiction pieces
by journalists who have held the Ferris/McGraw/Robbins
professorships at Princeton University offers a feast of ideas,
emotions, and experiences--political and personal, light-hearted
and comic, serious and controversial--for anyone to dip into,
contemplate, and enjoy.
The volume includes a plethora of topics from the environment,
terrorism, education, sports, politics, and music to profiles of
memorable figures and riveting stories of survival. These important
essays reflect the high-quality work found in today's major
newspapers, magazines, broadcast media, and websites. The book's
contributors include such outstanding writers as Ken Armstrong of
the "Seattle Times"; Jill Abramson, Jim Dwyer, and Walt Bogdanich
of the "New York Times"; Evan Thomas of "Newsweek"; Joel Achenbach
and Marc Fisher of the "Washington Post"; Nancy Gibbs of "Time";
and Jane Mayer, John McPhee, John Seabrook, and Alex Ross of the
"New Yorker."
The perfect collection for anyone who enjoys compelling
narratives, "The Princeton Reader" contains a depth and breadth of
nonfiction that will inspire, provoke, and endure.
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