In introducing this collection of essays, Richard Preston reflects on the nature and constraints of writing narrative non-fiction. Basically, Preston is using Panic as an opportunity to add to or modify his pieces (many of which originally appeared as articles in The New Yorker) and give the reader ...
I liked it a lot. The short articles are good ideas in this kind of writing. The author is one my my favorite, I like his style, interesting topics (where does he take them from??) and many good and reliable sources. Those are extremely important in the non-fiction book. The book at the same time is...