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John McPhee
John McPhee was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and was educated at Princeton University and Cambridge University. His writing career began at Time magazine and led to his long asso...view moreJohn McPhee was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and was educated at Princeton University and Cambridge University. His writing career began at Time magazine and led to his long association with The New Yorker, where he has been a staff writer since 1965. Also in 1965, he published his first book, A Sense of Where You Are, with Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and in the years since, he has written over 30 books, including Oranges (1967), Coming into the Country (1977), The Control of Nature (1989), The Founding Fish (2002), Uncommon Carriers (2007), and Silk Parachute (2011). Encounters with the Archdruid (1972) and The Curve of Binding Energy (1974) were nominated for National Book Awards in the category of science. McPhee received the Award in Literature from the Academy of Arts and Letters in 1977. In 1999, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Annals of the Former World. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.view less
Books by John McPhee
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process Uncommon Carriers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Patch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Irons in the Fire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Final Sunset: The fatal sinking of the HMBS Flamingo Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by John McPhee
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Oranges Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Pine Barrens Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLevels of the Game Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Basin and Range Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coming into the Country Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Assembling California Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Silk Parachute Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tabula Rasa: Volume 1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rising from the Plains Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Uncommon Carriers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks Narrated
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Silk Parachute Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Uncommon Carriers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Patch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Founding Fish Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5