About this title: Includes material from his 11 books published since 1975, including "Coming into the Country," "Looking for a Ship," "The Control of Nature," and the four books on geology that comprise "Annals of the Former World."
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Noonday Press / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780374524630ISBN:0374524637
Description: First edition (stated). Trade paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4. 694 pages. A hint of wear to edges. Near fine. Binding tight and square. Pages clean and bright. read more
Binding: S Trade Paperback
Publisher: Noonday Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780374524630ISBN:0374524637
Description: As New. This book appears freshly minted and as good as new. It's square, solidly bound, has a clean, shiny cover and an uncracked spine--you'll weep for joy when this book arrives! ! ! read more
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0374256861. Farrar, Straus and Giroux; First Edition; 1996; Pristine book & jacket. Crisp and unread.; 8vo 8"-9" tall. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN-13:9780374256869ISBN:0374256861
Description: Fine. DJ. 0374256861 First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. As New. Unread. NOT marked. NOT price-clipped. NOT remaindered. NOT faded. NOT book club edition. NOT ex-library. Former dealer stamp on front end paper. All of our dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective book jacket covers. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York
Date Published: 1996
Description: BOOK FINE. JACKET FINE. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELYL CLEAN, NICE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 394 pages. BEAUTIFUL, COLLECTIBLE COPY! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780374524630ISBN:0374524637
Description: Good. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. Usually ships within 24 hours in quality packaging. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
"John McPhee is a recent find for me. He has been writing a column for the New Yorker for over forty years, and has numerous books based on his adventures published from these columns.
This book contains snippets from many of his books written in the later years. From his adventures in Alaska, to the job he took after burning out (working with farmers selling produce in the open air markets in Manhattan), McPhee can make anything sound exciting. He is truly a magnificent writer and this is a good primer for introducing one to his world."
"If you love The New Yorker you'll like John McPhee; he is TNY's nonfic style. Long and looooong. If you dont dig it, well...steer clear of the piece about the geology of New Jersey."
"John McPhee is a Pulitzer prize-winning writer for the New Yorker who has published 30 books or so on a wide array of topics. All of his work is nonfiction. His attention to detail is superb. The Second John McPhee reader includes selections from books about Alaska, geology, New York City farmers' markets, the Swiss army, general practice medecine, art collecting, the merchant marine, and more. Great introduction by David Remnick, editor of the New York and a former student of McPhee at Princeton, puts the selections in context."
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