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Best American Ser.: The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002 by Michael Cart (2002, Trade Paperback)

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That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. Contents Foreword xi Introduction by Dave Eggers xv Jenny Bitner.

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Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002 is a selection for young people of the best literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals: from the New Yorker, Jane, Rolling Stone, Zyzzyva, Vibe, The Onion, Spin, Epoch, Time, Little Engines, Modern Humorist, Esquire, and more. Dave Eggers has chosen the highlights of 2001 for this genre-busting collection that includes new fiction, essays, satire, journalism -- and much more. From Eric Schlosser on french fries to Elizabeth McKenzie on awful family to Seaton Smith on how to "jive" with your teen, The Best American Nonrequried Reading 2002 is the first and the best.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0618246940
ISBN-13
9780618246946
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309470

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Book Title
Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002
Author
Michael Cart
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, American / General, Essays
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Literary Collections, Fiction
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number
0
Lc Classification Number
Ps659.2.B47 2002
Reviews
"[T]he most grown-up young adult fiction excerpts ever compiled." --Allegra Muzzillo, Black Book "If only this book were mandatory in schools!" --Seventeen "...[A]n impressive job of collecting..." --Rob Walker The Wall Street Journal
Table of Content
Contents Foreword xi Introduction by Dave Eggers xv Jenny Bitner. The Pamphleteer 1 from To-Do List Sara Corbett. The Lost Boys 9 from The New York Times Upfront Michael Finkel. Naji' s Taliban Phase 15 from The New York Times Magazine Meenakshi Ganguly. Generation Exile 25 from Transition Karl Taro Greenfeld. Speed Demons 37 from Time Camden Joy. Hubcap Diamondstar Halo 49 from Little Engines Michael Kamber. Toil and Temptation 61 from The Village Voice Sam Lipsyte. Snacks 75 from Jane Elizabeth McKenzie. Stop That Girl 81 from ZYZZYVA Seth Mnookin. The Nice New Radicals 95 from Spin Local Hipster Overexplaining Why He Was at the Mall 105 from The Onion Marilyn Manson Now Going Door-to-Door Trying to Shock People 109 from The Onion Keith Pille. Journal of a New Cobra Recruit 113 from McSweeneys.net Rodney Rothman. My Fake Job 117 from The New Yorker David Schickler. Fourth Angry Mouse 133 from Zoetrope Eric Schlosser. Why McDonald' s Fries Taste So Good 151 from The Atlantic Monthly Heidi Jon Schmidt. Blood Poison 165 from Epoch David Sedaris. To Make a Friend, Be a Friend 185 from Esquire
Copyright Date
2002
Lccn
2003-270741
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Best American Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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4 out of 5 stars
by VAIlx9GVSxu@Del...Oct 06, 2006
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
I bought this book because Dave Eggers was the editor and I loved A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. I was not disappointed by his selection overall. There were several smart, funny, thoughtful, and moving stories throughout. Pamphlets was touching in particular, and several others made me laugh out loud. I did feel the review was a little heavy politically, but I just avoided the stories that didn't grab me within the first paragraph or so. I read all but three. The ones I did read made it worth the money.
5 out of 5 stars
by theestatepreser...Apr 07, 2009
Nonrequired? Should Be Required Reading for ALL Adults.
"The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002" is the first of a "best of" anthology series for the 15- to 25-year-old crowd culled from a variety of sources, including e-zines. As a literature professor over 50, I can say that persons of all ages will appreciate these pieces. Nonrequired? Earnest, casual posturing aside, this is a strong collection that includes short bursts of reportage, feature writing, fiction, satire, and even a comic strip. Michael Cart writes with self-consciously casual language in his foreword and Dave Eggers- "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius"- replaces his portion of the introduction with a memoir of pool-hopping and awkward sexual desire. The two pieces from "The Onion" like water in this context, easily outweighed by works like "The Lost Boys," "My Fake Job," and "Higher Education." Some under-25 readers may still flee the book, feel targeted, but, as one of the largest age groups of readers, most should appreciate their coming of age. Michael Cart and Dave Eggers do an impressive job collecting these pieces, having the wisdom to include large focus groups of "young adults"- a term the editors dislike- in their quest. "The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002" provides the most grown-up young adult fiction excerpts I've ever read. Astute college professors and high school teachers would be wise to include this, and all of the subsequent annual anthologies, in their required reading curriculum.Read full review

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