Beschreibung:
This second volume of The John McPhee Reader includes material from his eleven 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.
[With the exception of "Under the Snow," which is here in its entirety, all titles are represented by excerpts.]Introductionfrom Giving Good Weight (A Collection) "Giving Good Weight" "Brigade de Cuisine"from Basin and Rangefrom In Suspect Terrainfrom La Place de la Concorde Suissefrom Table of Contents (A Collection) "Under the Snow" "Heirs of General Practice" "North of the C. P. Line"from Rising from the Plainsfrom The Control of Naturefrom Looking for a Shipfrom Assembling California from The Ransom of Russian Art