{"product_id":"9780374272418","title":"Table of Contents","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John McPhee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in book form 1985, \u003ci\u003eTable of Contents \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of eight pieces written by John McPhee between 1981 and 1984. Geographically and thematically, they range from Alaska to New Jersey, describing, for example, the arrival of telephones in a small village near the Arctic Circle and the arrival of wild bears in considerable numbers in New Jersey, swarming in from the Poconos in search of a better life. The essays in this collection, which \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecalled \"pretty close to flawless,\" offer an excellent introduction to the work of one of our finest writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Here is McPhee at his most ingenuous and winning, a writer for all seasons.” —\u003ci\u003eGeorge Core, The Sewanee Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374272418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40594385076430,"sku":"9780374272418","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_784c30d7-46ee-464a-911b-6cec104f71cf.jpg?v=1637806987","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374272418","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}