The other day I blogged about Best American Essays 2007, which is edited by David Foster Wallace. (Wallace chose them from a larger list that was provided to him.) I’ve done a little web research, and I’ve compiled a list of the pieces in the book that you can already read for free online. Enjoy.
Mark Danner, Iraq: The War of the Imagination
Malcolm Gladwell, What the Dog Saw
Louis Menand, Name That Tone
Cynthia Ozick, Out from Xanadu (under a different name)
Richard Rodriguez, Disappointment
Elaine Scarry, Rules of Engagement
Roger Scruton. A Carnivore’s Credo (I think this is the same piece)
Peter Singer, What Should a Billionaire Give — and What Should You?
Edward O. Wilson, Apocalypse Now