Best American Magazine Writing

<p>In the magazine world no recognition is more highly coveted than an Ellie presentedby the American Society of Magazine Editors. Selected from thousands of submissions the pieces in this anthology represent the very best of those -- outstanding works by some of the most eminent writers in America: </p><p>Laura Hillenbrand (Seabiscuit) on living and creating with chronic fatigue syndrome</p><p>Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) on love and surfing</p><p>Mark Bowden (Black Hawk Down) on modern torture and the landscape of persuasion</p><p>Seymour M. Hersh (Chain of Command) on the selective intelligence used by the White House to justify the war in Iraq</p><p>Calvin Trillin (The Tummy Trilogy) on his favorite force of nature the newsman R. W. Apple Jr.</p><p>Tucker Carlson (CNN's Crossfire) the whitest man in America on a peace mission with Rev. Al Sharpton</p><p>And many more!</p>