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Uncommon Carriers 29 reviews John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007
Commonly, and Exceptionally - McPhee
+ Extraordinary book about ordinary jobs + Uncommon Carriers -- uncommonly good + Transporters + McPhee Delivers
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Coming into the Country 27 reviews John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991
Gets better with each read!
+ McPhee on Alaska + A Wonderful Relic + First Class + A trip around Alaska in the 70's
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Giving Good Weight 4 reviews John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994
If only life was like a box full of McPhee essays
+ A gift + McPhee's best volume of "assortments" + Intelligent, humerous and painless reading
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Oranges 20 reviews John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1975
Orange you glad he started it all?
+ oranges by john mc phee + Not really about oranges... + Great writing is never outdated.
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The Control of Nature 28 reviews John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990
People's Efforts, People's Errors
+ Can Man Ever Really Control Nature? + Engineering skill, policy blunders: + Elegant writing on man's ignorance about nature
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The Pine Barrens 24 reviews John McPhee, Bill Curtsinger
Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), 1981
Another Treasure from McPhee
+ Ballad of the Old Pineys + The Pinelands + Anything by John McPhee + Must read for all NJ residents
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Irons in the Fire 5 reviews John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998
Cattle, cars and cobbles
+ An entertaining and fascinating book by a gifted writer. + Least piece is best piece. + A collection of engrossing short pieces, perfectly written.
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The Control of Nature 28 reviews John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990
People's Efforts, People's Errors
+ Can Man Ever Really Control Nature? + Engineering skill, policy blunders: + Elegant writing on man's ignorance about nature
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Uncommon Carriers 29 reviews John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007
Commonly, and Exceptionally - McPhee
+ Extraordinary book about ordinary jobs + Uncommon Carriers -- uncommonly good + Transporters + McPhee Delivers
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Coming into the Country 27 reviews John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991
Gets better with each read!
+ McPhee on Alaska + A Wonderful Relic + First Class + A trip around Alaska in the 70's
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Oranges 20 reviews John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1975
Orange you glad he started it all?
+ oranges by john mc phee + Not really about oranges... + Great writing is never outdated.
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Irons in the Fire 5 reviews John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998
Cattle, cars and cobbles
+ An entertaining and fascinating book by a gifted writer. + Least piece is best piece. + A collection of engrossing short pieces, perfectly written.
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The Pine Barrens 24 reviews John McPhee, Bill Curtsinger
Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), 1981
Another Treasure from McPhee
+ Ballad of the Old Pineys + The Pinelands + Anything by John McPhee + Must read for all NJ residents
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Giving Good Weight 4 reviews John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994
If only life was like a box full of McPhee essays
+ A gift + McPhee's best volume of "assortments" + Intelligent, humerous and painless reading
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