by Phyllis Rose from The Atlantic / The Best American Essays 1987 Read at:  https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1986/10/paris-tools-of-torture/667413/ https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3748224W/The_Best_American_Essays_1987

by Gregor Von Rezzori from Vanity Fair / The Best American Essays 1987 Read at:  https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1986/8/in-pursuit-of-lolita https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3748224W/The_Best_American_Essays_1987

by Samuel Pickering, JR. from The Southern Review / The Best American Essays 1987 Read at: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3748224W/The_Best_American_Essays_1987

by William Pfaff from Salmagundi / The Best American Essays 1987 Read at:  https://www.esquire.com/sports/a5379/biography-ted-williams-0686/ https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3748224W/The_Best_American_Essays_1987

by Elting E. Morison from American Heritage of Invention & Technology / The Best American Essays 1987 Read at:  https://www.inventionandtech.com/content/master-builder-2 https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3748224W/The_Best_American_Essays_1987

by Barry Lopez from Antaeus / The Best American Essays 1987 Read at: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3748224W/The_Best_American_Essays_1987

by Phillip Lopate from Ploughshares / The Best American Essays 1987 Read at:  https://www.pshares.org/issues/spring-1986/against-joie-de-vivre https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3748224W/The_Best_American_Essays_1987

by Donald Hall from Hood Museum of Art exhibition catalogue / The Best American Essays 1987 Read at: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3748224W/The_Best_American_Essays_1987

by Gary Giddins from The Grand Street / The Best American Essays 1987 Read at: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3748224W/The_Best_American_Essays_1987

by Joseph Epstein from The American Scholar / The Best American Essays 1987 Read at: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3748224W/The_Best_American_Essays_1987