Summary
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 vi... Full description
- Silk parachute
- Season on the chalk
- Swimming with canoes
- Warming the jump seat
- Spin right and shoot left
- Under the cloth
- My life list
- Checkpoints
- Rip Van Golfer
- Nowheres.