The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005 by Eggers, Dave - 2005

US: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The Best American Series First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the count ry's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. For each volume, the v ery best pieces are selected by a leading writer in the field, making the B est American series the most respected-and most popular-of its kind. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005 includes Daniel Alarcón • Aimee Bender • Dan Chaon • Daniel Clowes • Tish Durkin • Stephen Elliott • Al Franken • Jhu mpa Lahiri • Rattawut Lapcharoensap • Anders Nilsen • Geo rges Saunders • William T. Vollmann • and others Dave Eggers, editor, is the author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Ge nius, You Shall Know Our Velocity!, and How We Are Hungry, and the editor o f McSweeney's. He is the founder of 826 Valencia, a San Francisco writing l ab for young people. Beck, guest introducer, whose single "Loser" was instantly labeled an anthem for the slacker generation, is also known for his Grammy Award-winning albums Odelay and Mutations.