The New Kings of Nonfiction

A collection of stories-some well known, some more obscure- capturing some of the best storytelling of this golden age of nonfiction. 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 This American Life. 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.

An anthology of the finest nonfiction writings by leading contemporary writers features contributions by Malcolm Gladwell, Chuck Klosterman, Bill Buford, Susan Orlean, David Foster Wallace, James McManus, Mark Bowden, and others on topics ranging from teenage white collar criminals and Saddam Hussein to the drunken British soccer culture. Original.