The New Kings 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. --from Publisher Description. Introduction / Ira Glass -- Johnathan Lebed's Extracurricular Activities / Michael Lewis -- Toxic Dreams: A California Town Finds Meaning In An Acid Pit / Jack Hitt -- Six Degrees Of Lois Weisberg / Malcolm Gladwell -- Shapinsky's Karma / Lawrence Weschler -- The American Man, Age Ten / Susan Orlean -- Among The Thugs / Bill Buford -- Crazy Things Seem Normal, Normal Things Seem Crazy / Chuck Klosterman -- Host / David Foster Wallace -- Tales Of The Tyrant / Mark Bowden -- Losing The War / Lee Sandlin -- The Hostess Dairies: My Year At A Hot Spot / Coco Henson Scales -- My Republican Journey / Dan Savage -- Power Steer / Michael Pollan -- Fortune's Smile: World Series Of Poker / James Mcmanus. Edited And Introduced By Ira Glass.