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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011

by Dave Eggers · 2011

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Presents literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, including fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, and alternative comics.

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2010s2010sMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 416 pages
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