false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917550m/2559679.jpg 473576 2 A collection of stories-some well known, some more obscure-capturing some of the best storytelling of this golden age of nonfiction. <br/><br/> 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 <i>This American Life</i>. <br/><br/> 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. 461841 2 10 2007 The New Kings of Nonfiction total:1282|5:364|4:643|3:240|2:29|1:6| 1282 5176 2229 353 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 0 8 false Wed Oct 10 07:20:38 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 07:21:17 -0700 2007 all the time. Swoon. ]]> 2559679 93 36 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917550m/2559679.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2559679.The_New_Kings_of_Non_Fiction 5 2 false Sun Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 11:02:44 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 19:32:10 -0800 2008
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Not surprisingly, this collection of non-fiction essays is amazing. In the introduction, Ira Glass explains his selection process in putting the coll...more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 5 2 false Thu Jul 10 22:13:34 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 09:42:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 4 1 false Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 10:55:03 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 13:09:27 -0700 2008
Most of the stories are great, uncovering inconsistent laws related to day trading by a high schooler, an ordinary socialite in extraordinary circles, and a great artist who fell through the large cracks of the establi...more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 5 1 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 17:59:42 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 18:05:56 -0700 2008 The worst thing that can be said about this collection is that a few of the pieces in it are merely good. Some of the articles - even those written years or decades ago - are downright revelatory. I guarantee that at least one of these stories will alter your ideas about the way the world i...more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 3 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 19:32:04 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 07:17:00 -0800 2008
This is not the superb collection I would expect from Ira Glass. In fact, it's an odd collection all round - the puzzling question is why it exists at all.

Don't get me wrong. The quality of most of the contributions to this anthology is very high...more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 3 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 22:00:15 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 28 16:15:08 -0800 2007
- Host, David Foster Wallace's fantastic, hilarious look at conservative talk...more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 5 1 false Fri Nov 30 09:41:52 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 28 10:23:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 4 0 false Fri Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 18 13:32:42 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 13:33:06 -0800 2009 1
My favorites were the portraits- An amusing one of Val Kilmer by Chuck Klos...more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 4 0 false Sat Nov 29 20:48:08 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 20:48:08 -0800 2008
I widely broadcast my love of Ira Glass and go so far as to assign TAL in class; I love it that m...more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 3 0 false Thu Jul 02 14:04:39 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 14:04:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 4 0 true Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 20:27:37 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 20:27:37 -0700 2009 1
Jonathan Lebed's Extracurricular ...more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 5 0 false Sun Feb 08 18:20:59 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 10:13:34 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 18:20:59 -0800 2009 try to read Ira Glass' intro and not become instantly entranced and intrigued in the essays that are to follow -- you won't be able to. If you like Ira Glass, you will want to know what kind of writing it takes for him to keep your piece in his desk for years, which is what he did to co...more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 5 0 false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 11:33:45 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 21:26:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 06 19:18:55 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 19:28:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 4 1 false Wed May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 12:08:53 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 13:49:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 5 0 false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 18:43:04 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 05:39:32 -0800 2009 1 Ira Glass and the stories he and people he finds present. I really enjoyed this book, and almost all of the essays in it.

It may be called The New Kings of Nonfiction...more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 4 0 false Sat Sep 26 19:37:47 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 18:30:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 4 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 04 17:26:08 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 17:32:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 473576 1594482675 9781594482670 1187 317 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203917714m/473576.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction 4 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 18:27:48 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 11:48:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2559679