Silk parachute
(Book)
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Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction
810.9 MCP
1 available
810.9 MCP
1 available
Naples Library - Chadwick Collection
810.9005 MCPHEE
1 available
810.9005 MCPHEE
1 available
Wadsworth Library - Geneseo - Adult Nonfiction
810.9 MCP
1 available
810.9 MCP
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction | 810.9 MCP | Available |
Naples Library - Chadwick Collection | 810.9005 MCPHEE | Available |
Wadsworth Library - Geneseo - Adult Nonfiction | 810.9 MCP | Available |
Wood Library Association - Canandaigua - Adult Nonfiction | 810.9 MCP | Available |
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
227 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Description
The essay "Silk Parachute," which first appeared in The New Yorker a decade ago, has become John McPhee's most anthologized piece of writing. In the nine other pieces here--highly varied in length and theme--McPhee ranges with his characteristic humor and intensity through lacrosse, long-exposure view-camera photography, the weird foods he has sometimes been served in the course of his reportorial travels, a U.S. Open golf championship, and a season in Europe "on the chalk" from the downs and sea cliffs of England to the Maas valley in the Netherlands and the champagne country of northern France. Some of the pieces are wholly personal, including recollections of his early years, but each piece, on whatever theme, contains a personal aspect in which McPhee suggests why he was attracted to write about the subject, and each opens like a silk parachute, lofted skyward and suddenly blossoming with color and form.--From publisher description.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McPhee, J. (2010). Silk parachute . Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McPhee, John, 1931-. 2010. Silk Parachute. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McPhee, John, 1931-. Silk Parachute Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McPhee, John. Silk Parachute Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.
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