The best American nonrequired reading, 2005

The best American nonrequired reading, 2005 / edited by Dave Eggers ; introduction by Beck - xxxii, 327 pages - Best American series .

Passing periods / Joe Sayers Mediocrity principle / Anders Nilsen Florida / Daniel Alarćon Death of Mustango Salvaje / Jessica Anthony Tiger mending / Aimee Bender Free burgers for life / Ryan Boudinot Five forgotten instincts / Dan Chaon Lyndon / Amber Dermont A lynching in stereoscope / Stephanie Dickinson Heavy metal mercenary / Tish Durkin My little brother ruined my life / Stephen Elliott Tearaway burkas and tinplate menorahs / Al Franken Lost boys / Jeff Gordinier Roadkill / Kate Krauthammer Hell-heaven / Jhumpa Lahiri At the Café Lovely / Rattawut Lapcharoensap Catalogue sales / Molly McNett Bohemians -- Manifesto / George Saunders Joke / J. David Stevens Myth of the frequent flier / Jonathan Tel Girls I know / Douglas Trevor They came out like ants! / William T. Vollmann Diary of a journal reader / Lauren Weedman

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American literature
American prose literature--21st century
American essays--21st century

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