| The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Eggers, Dave (Author), Spiegelman, Art (Illustrator), Groening, Matt (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0618570519 ISBN-13: 9780618570515 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: This brilliant collection highlights a bold mix of fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, and more alternative comics than ever. Compiled by Dave Eggers and students from his San Francisco writing center, contributors include Judy Budnitz, "The Onion, The Daily Show, This American Life," and George Packer. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 818 |
| Series: Best American Nonrequired Reading |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.10 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Dave Eggers: For this year's edition of The Best American Nonrequired Reading, we wanted to expand the scope of the book to include shorter pieces, and fragments of stories, and transcripts, screenplays, television scripts -- lots of things that we hadn't included before. Our publisher readily agreed, and so you'll see that this year's edition is far more eclectic in form than previous editions. Along the way to making the book, we also came across a variety of things that didn't fit neatly anywhere, but which we felt should be included, so we conceived the front section, which is a loose Best American roundup of notable words and sentences from 2005. It is, like this book in general, obviously and completely incomplete, but might be interesting nevertheless. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eggers, Dave: - DAVE EGGERS is the editor of McSweeney's and a cofounder of 826 National, a network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers for youth, located in seven cities across the United States. He is the author of four books, including What Is the What and How We Are Hungry. |