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The New Kings of Nonfiction

by Mark Bowden, Bill Buford, Malcolm Gladwell, Jack Hitt, Chuck Klosterman, James McManus, Susan Orlean, Michael Pollan, Lee Sandlin, Dan Savage, Coco Henson Scales, David Foster Wallace, Lawrence Weschler · 2007

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The New Kings of Nonfiction heralds a collection of stories - some well-known, some slightly obscure - capturing some of the best storytelling of this golden age of non-fiction.

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These pieces on subjects as diverse as teenage white-collar criminals, buying a cow. Saddam Hussein, drunken British soccer culture, and how we know everyone in our Rolodexes, are meant to mesmerize and inspire.

The Writers Include:

Jack Hitt

Malcolm Gladwell

Michael Lewis

James McManus

Dan Savage

Chuck Klosterman

David Foster Wallace

Coco Henson Scales

Mark Bowden

Lawrence Weschler

Bill Buford

Susan Orlean

Lee Sandlin

Michael Pollan

Editor Ira Glass is the producer and host of the award-winning radio and television program This American Life.

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sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
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humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
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journalistsjournalistsMore like thisLess of thiswriterswritersMore like thisLess of thiscommunicationcommunicationMore like thisLess of thisstorytellingstorytellingMore like thisLess of this
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2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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essaysessaysMore like thisLess of thisshort storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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