The New Kings of Nonfiction
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Word Count
116,000 words, Guess
Page Count
464 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL12434325M
- ISBN-139781594482670
- ISBN-101594482675
- OCLC Control Number149010937
- OCLC Control Numbernewkingsofnonfic00irag
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2007299643
- Goodreads473576
- LibraryThing3987413
Classifications
- LCCPS659.2 .N49 2007
Description
The New Kings of Nonfiction heralds a collection of stories - some well-known, some slightly obscure - capturing some of the best storytelling of this golden age of non-fiction. These pieces on subjects as diverse as teenage white-collar criminals, buying a cow. Saddam Hussein, drunken British soccer culture, and how we know everyone in our Rolodexes, are meant to mesmerize and inspire. The Writers Include: Jack Hitt Malcolm Gladwell Michael Lewis James McManus Dan Savage Chuck Klosterman David Foster Wallace Coco Henson Scales Mark Bowden Lawrence Weschler Bill Buford Susan Orlean Lee Sandlin Michael Pollan Editor Ira Glass is the producer and host of the award-winning radio and television program This American Life.
Description
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.
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