TY - BOOK AU - Eggers,Dave TI - The best American nonrequired reading, 2005 T2 - Best American series SN - 9780618570485 U1 - 810.8 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin KW - American literature KW - American prose literature KW - 21st century KW - American essays N1 - 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 ER -