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I think I mentioned earlier this years "Best American Essays 2011" which this year is available in ebook format. I've read the first half dozen or so and am terribly impressed with the selections. I've been reading a lot of essays recently and I must say these first few certainly stand out even amongst the best essays of the century and others.
Port-au-Prince - a first person experience of the earthquake
What Broke My Father's Heart - a view of the current state of medicine (extending life at all costs) and medical insurance.
After the Ice - living with the death of an abused child at the hands of a stepfather.
Beds - Growing up with an abusive father
Not sure about the rest yet, but I can say that if you are interested in the Essay form at all these few stories are worth the cost of the book IMO.
As I said, I've been reading many essays and collections of essays including other years of this series and I can only attribute this to their selection by this years editor Edwidge Danticat who I've taken it upon myself to find more about. She's a Haitian-American author - McArthur Fellow Award winner with many other book and writing awards. I will certainly seek out more of her work.
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