John (Angus) McPhee - Books by John McPhee, Articles by John McPhee

Writer, born in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. He studied at Princeton (1953 BA) and at Cambridge University, England (1953–4). He worked as a television playwright for Robert Montgomery Presents (1955–7) and as an associate editor for Time magazine (1957–64). In 1964 he became a staff writer for the New Yorker and also taught journalism at Princeton (1975). His non-fiction books, acclaimed for their cool precision, were usually based on articles written for the New Yorker and cover a wide variety of subjects, everything from oranges to ecology, from canoe makers to Alaska. In later years he pursued an interest in geology through a series of books beginning with Basin and Range (1981).

Books by John McPhee

A Sense of Where You Are (1965) ISBN 0-374-51485-2 The Headmaster (1966) ISBN 0-374-16860-1 Oranges (1967) ISBN 0-374-22688-1 The Pine Barrens (1968) ISBN 0-374-23360-8. The Curve of Binding Energy (1974) ISBN 0-374-13373-5 Pieces of the Frame (collection, 1975) ISBN 0-374-51498-4 The Survival of the Bark Canoe (1975) ISBN 0-374-27207-7 The John McPhee Reader (collection, 1977) ISBN 0-374-17992-1 Coming into the Country (1977) ISBN 0-374-52287-1 Giving Good Weight (collection, 1979) ISBN 0-374-16306-5 Basin and Range (1981) ISBN 0-374-10914-1. The Ransom of Russian Art (1994) ISBN 0-374-24682-3 The Second John McPhee Reader (1996) ISBN 0-374-52463-7 Irons in the Fire (1997) ISBN 0-374-17726-0 Annals of the Former World (1998) ISBN 0-374-10520-0. The Founding Fish (2002) ISBN 0-374-10444-1 The American Shad: Selections from the Founding Fish (2004) ISBN 1-886967-14-8 Uncommon Carriers (2006) ISBN 0-374-28039-8

Articles by John McPhee

Whiff. The New Yorker (10 November 2003), 50. The Tee Room. The New Yorker 79:6 (31 March 2003), 49-52, 54-8. A Fleet of One. The New Yorker 79:1 (14-21 February 2003), 48-63. Sapidissima. The New Yorker 78:24 (19 August 2002), 80 ff. Absent Without Leave. The New Yorker 78:15 (10 June 2002), 40-47. A Selective Advantage. The New Yorker 76 (11 September 2000) 70-82. They're in the River. The New Yorker 76:7 (10 April 2000), 72 ff. The Control of Nature: Farewell to the Nineteenth Century -- The Breaching of Edwards Dam. The New Yorker 75:28 (27 September 1999), 44-53. Catch-and-Dissect. The New Yorker 74:32 (19 October 1998), 58ff. Swimming with Canoes. The New Yorker, 74:23 (10 August 1998) 33ff. Silk Parachute. The New Yorker, 73:11 (12 May 1997), 108 ff. The Gravel Page. The New Yorker 71:46 (29 January 1996), 44ff. Other Snows. The New Yorker 71:45 (22 January 1996), 90ff. New Yorker Index 1992: Opening the Stacks. The New Yorker 69 (22 February 1993), 83ff. The Ransom of Russian Art. The New Yorker, 70:33 (17 October 1994), 78ff. Irons in the Fire. The New Yorker 69:43 (20 December 1993), 94ff. Duty of Care. The New Yorker 69:19 (28 June 1993) 72ff. Water War. The New Yorker 69:10 (26 April 1993), 120ff. Arthur Ashe Remembered. The New Yorker 69:2 (1 March 1993), 57ff. Remembering Mr. Shawn.The New Yorker (December 28 1992), 137. Annals of the Former World: Assembling California -- III. The New Yorker 68:31 (21 September 1992), 39ff. Annals of the Former World: Assembling California -- II. The New Yorker 68:30 (14 September 1992), 44ff. Annals of the Former World: Assembling California -- I. The New Yorker 68:29 (7 September 1992), 36ff. Looking for a Ship, Part I. The New Yorker 66 (26 March 1990) 40-4. Looking for a Ship, Part II. The New Yorker 66 (2 April 1990) 46-8. Looking for a Ship, Part III. The New Yorker 66 (9 April 1990) 40-4. Travels of the Rock. The New Yorker 66 (26 February 1990) 108-17. Rinard at Manheim. The New Yorker 65 (4 December 1989), 150-2. Los Angeles Against the Mountains -- I. The New Yorker 64 (26 September 1988), 45-8. Los Angeles Against the Mountains -- II. The New Yorker 64 (3 October 1988), 72-90. The Control of Nature: Cooling the Lava -- I. The New Yorker 64 (22 February 1988), 43ff. The Control of Nature: Cooling the Lava -- II The New Yorker 64 (29 February 1988), 64ff. Release. The New Yorker Reprinted in Irons in the Fire (New York: Farrar, Straus & In Virgin Forest. The New Yorker (6 July 1987), 21-23. Atchafalaya. The New Yorker 63 (23 February 1987), 39-44. Rising From the Plains -- I. The New Yorker 62 (24 February 1986), 38-42. Rising From the Plains -- II. The New Yorker 62 (3 March 1986) 41-2. /Rising From the Plains -- III. The New Yorker 62 (10 March 1986), 70-82. Heirs of General Practice. The New Yorker (23 July 1984), 40-85. Our Far-Flung Correspondents: Open Man. The New Yorker 59 (10 October 1983), 108 ff. Riding the Boom Extension. The New Yorker (4 August 1980) 36-48. Annals of the Former World - I. The New Yorker (20 October 1980), 58-136. Annals of the Former World - II. The New Yorker (27 October 1980), 57-155. Brigade de Cuisine. The New Yorker (19 February 1979), 43 ff. A Reporter at Large: Giving Good Weight. The New Yorker 54 (3 July 1978), 36-8+. A Reporter at Large: The Encircled River - I. The New Yorker 53 (2 May 1977) A Reporter at Large: The Encircled River - II. The New Yorker 53 (9 May 1977) A Reporter at Large: Coming into the Country - I. The New Yorker 53 (20 June 1977) A Reporter at Large: Coming into the Country - II. The New Yorker 53 (27 June 1977) A Reporter at Large: Coming into the Country - III. The New Yorker 53 (4 July 1977) A Reporter at Large: Coming into the Country - IV. The New Yorker 53 (11 July 1977) Pine Barrens. Horticulture 55 (January 1977) The Keel of Lake Dickey. Living Wilderness 40 (October-December 1976) A Reporter at Large: The Keel of Lake Dickey. The New Yorker 52 (3 May 1976) A Reporter at Large: What They Were Hunting For - I. The New Yorker 52 (27 September 1976) A Reporter at Large: What They Were Hunting For - II. The New Yorker 52 (4 October 1976) Our local correspondents: The Pinball Philosophy. The New Yorker 52 (30 June 1975) The Keel of Lake Dickey. The New Yorker (3 May 1976), 43-73 The Forager. The New York Times (10 January 1976), 25. A Reporter at Large: The Atlantic Generating Station. The New Yorker 51 (12 May 1975) A Reporter at Large: Survival of the Bark Canoe - I. The New Yorker 51 (24 February 1975) A Reporter at Large: Survival of the Bark Canoe -- II. The New Yorker 51 (3 Mr 1975), 41-8ff. Ruidoso. The New Yorker (29 April 1974), 83-112. Firewood. The New Yorker 50 (25 March 1974) People of New Jersey's Pine Barrens. National Geographic 145 (January 1974), 52-77. The Curve of Binding Energy - I. The New Yorker (3 December 1973), 54-145. The Curve of Binding Energy - II. The New Yorker (10 December 1973), 50-108. The Curve of Binding Energy - III. The New Yorker (17 December 1973), 60-97. Profiles: Travels in Georgia. The New Yorker 49 (28 April 1973) The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed - I. The New Yorker (10 February 1973) 40-73. The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed - II. The New Yorker (17 February 1973), 42-77. The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed - III. The New Yorker (24 February 1973), 48.79. A Reporter at Large: The Search for Marvin Gardens. The New Yorker 48 (9 September 1972) Profiles: Ranger. The New Yorker 47 (11 September 1971) Centre Court. Playboy (June 1971), 102-104, 246, 248, 250. Profiles: Encounters With the Archdruid I: A Mountain. The New Yorker 47 (20 March 1971) Profiles: Encounters With the Archdruid II: An Island. The New Yorker 47 (27 March 1971) Profiles: Encounters With the Archdruid III: A River. The New Yorker 47 (3 April 1971) Reading the River. The New Yorker (21 March 1970), 126-123. Our Far-Flung Correspondents: From Birnam Wood to Dunsinane. The New Yorker 46 (10 October 1970) Good Scotch Needs Gloom, Fog, Rain, but What About Josie's Well? Holiday (January 1970), 66, 70-73 The Island of the Crofter and the Laird - I. The New Yorker (6 December 1969), 69-165. The Island of the Crofter and the Laird - II. The New Yorker (13 December 1969), 61-112. Levels of the Game - I. The New Yorker (7 June 1969) 45-111. Levels of the Game - II. The New Yorker (14 June 1969) 44-81. Profiles: A Forager. The New Yorker 44 (6 April 1968) Profiles: The Lawns of Wimbledon. The New Yorker 44 (22 June 1968), 32-57. Templex. The New Yorker (6 January 1968), 32-67. Profiles: The Pine Barrens - I. The New Yorker 43 (25 November 1967), 67-8ff. Profiles: The Pine Barrens - II. The New Yorker 43 (2 December 1967), 66-8ff. A Reporter at Large: Fifty-two People on a Continent. The New Yorker 42 (5 March 1966) A Reporter at Large: Oranges - I. The New Yorker 42 (7 May 1966) A Reporter at Large: Oranges - II. The New Yorker 42 (14 May 1966) The Headmaster. The New Yorker 42 (19 March 1966) A Sense of Where You Are. The New Yorker 40 (23 January 1965) Speaking Out: Burn Those Worthless Cookbooks. Saturday Evening Post 237 (3 October 1964) Basketball and Beefeaters. The New Yorker (16 March 1963) 186-194.