In this unique book, John McPhee takes us into the world of several fascinating people. His inimitable style reveals the intricate details of his characters lives.
In this unique book, John McPhee takes us into the world of several fascinating people.
Roomful of Hovings and Other Profiles
The John McPhee Reader, first published in 1976, is comprised of selections from the author's first twelve books. In 1965, John McPhee published his first book, A Sense of Where You Are; a decade later, he had published eleven others.
"The John McPhee Reader," first published in 1976, is comprised of selections from the author's first twelve books. In 1965, John McPhee published his first book, "A Sense of Where You Are"; a decade later, he had published eleven others.
... Hoving in John McPhee , “ A Roomful of Hov- ings , " A Roomful of Hovings and Other Profiles ( New York : Farrar , Straus and Giroux , 1968 ) , 23 . 70. For example , M. B. Mittleman , " Fraudulent Science , " Science 239 ( 8 January ...
... Hovings ' , in John McPhee , A Roomful of Hovings and Other Profiles , New York : Farrar , Straus and Giroux , pp . 1–64 . Manchester , William ( 1992 ) , A World Lit Only by Fire : The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance : Portrait of an ...
This is a book on how to read the essay, one that demonstrates how reading is inextricably tied to the art of writing.
tion and sometimes outright deception; advertisers'"weapons," as White put it in a 1936 Comment, "are our weaknesses: fear, ambition, illness, pride, selfishness, desire, ignorance." Bemusement sometimes bordering on contempt toward ...
Helmer , about a dozen others , and the central buildings of the city of Eagle are supplied with electricity at thirty - five cents a kilowatt - hour by a private power company consisting of Charlie Ostrander and John Borg .
In this first full-length study of McPhee, Michael Pearson argues that the writer successfully employs the techniques of fiction writing in his journalistic art while honoring his obligation to fact....