Author Description

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