{"product_id":"9780618570485","title":"The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Dave Eggers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Best American Series First, Best, and Best-Selling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. For each volume, the very best pieces are selected by a leading writer in the field, making the Best American series the most respected--and most popular--of its kind. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005 includes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Alarcón • Aimee Bender •  Dan Chaon •  Daniel Clowes •  Tish Durkin •  Stephen Elliott • Al Franken • Jhumpa Lahiri •  Rattawut Lapcharoensap • Anders Nilsen • Georges Saunders • William T. Vollmann • and others\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDave Eggers, editor, is the author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, You Shall Know Our Velocity!, and How We Are Hungry, and the editor of McSweeney's. He is the founder of 826 Valencia, a San Francisco writing lab for young people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeck, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780618570485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41165840613582,"sku":"9780618570485","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780618570485.jpg?v=1651739433","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780618570485","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}