The new kings of nonfiction / edited and introduced by Ira Glass.

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    • Publication Information:
      First Riverhead trade pbk edition
    • Abstract:
      Summary: An anthology of the best new masters of nonfiction storytelling, personally chosen and introduced by Ira Glass, the producer and host of the award-winning public radio program This American Life. These pieces-on teenage white collar criminals, buying a cow, Saddam Hussein, drunken British soccer culture, and how we know everyone in our Rolodex-are meant to mesmerize and inspire. --From publisher description.
    • Content Notes:
      Introduction / Ira Glass -- Johnathan Lebed's extracurricular activities / Michael Lewis -- Toxic dreams: a California town finds meaning in an acid pit / Jack Hitt -- Six degrees of Lois Weisberg / Malcolm Gladwell -- Shapinsky's karma / Lawrence Weschler -- The American man, age ten / Susan Orlean -- Among the thugs / Bill Buford -- Crazy things seem normal, normal things seem crazy / Chuck Klosterman -- Host / David Foster Wallace -- Tales of the tyrant / Mark Bowden -- Losing the war / Lee Sandlin -- The hostess dairies: my year at a hot spot / Coco Henson Scales -- My Republican journey / Dan Savage -- Power steer / Michael Pollan -- Fortune's smile: world series of poker / James McManus.
    • Notes:
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    • ISBN:
      9781594482670 (pbk.) :
      1594482675 (pbk.) :
    • Accession Number:
      149010937
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.426356