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The Best American Travel Writing 2011 Edition
Contributor(s): Wilson, Jason (Author)
ISBN: 0547333366     ISBN-13: 9780547333366
Publisher: Mariner Books
OUR PRICE:   $18.04  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Literary Collections | Essays
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism
Dewey: 910.4
Series: Best American Travel Writing (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.70 lbs) 288 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The Best American Series(R)
First, Best, and Best-Selling

The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites . A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected--and most popular--of its kind.

The Best American Travel Writing 2011 includes

Andr Aciman, Christopher Buckley, Maureen Dowd,
Verlyn Klinkenborg, Ariel Levy, T a Obreht, Annie Proulx,
Gary Shteyngart, William T. Vollmann,
Emily Witt, and others


Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, Jason: -

JASON WILSON is the author of Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly Tipsy Journey through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine and Boozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits. He writes regularly for the Washington Post and the New York Times. Wilson has been the series editor of The Best American Travel Writing since its inception in 2000. His work can be found at jasonwilson.com.

Crosley, Sloane: - Sloane Crosley is the author I Was Told There'd Be Cake, which was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Her second collection, How Did You Get This Number, finds her riffing on European vacation disasters and doing bridesmaid duty in Alaska.