The Best American Essays 2012

**Nonfiction from Malcolm Gladwell, Francine Prose, Jonathan Franzen, and more: "There is not a dud in the bunch. [An] exhilarating collection." -- *Publishers Weekly* (starred review)**Whether a personal reflection on a wife's decline from Alzheimer's, a critique of the overdiagnosis of mood disorders, a lighthearted look at menopause, a friend's commentary on David Foster Wallace's heartbreaking suicide, or a memoir of teaching underprivileged children, this collection highlights the best essays of the year with contributions from:Benjamin Anastas* Marcia Angell* Miah Arnold* Geoffrey Bent* Robert Boyers* Dudley Clendinen* Paul Collins* Mark Doty* Mark Edmundson* Joseph Epstein* Jonathan Franzen* Malcolm Gladwell* Peter Hessler* Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough* Garret Keizer* David J. Lawless* Alan Lightman* Sandra Tsing Loh* Ken Murray* Francine Prose* Richard Sennett* Lauren Slater* Jose Antonio...