Best American: The Best American Nonrequired Reading (Paperback)

from figre

With the 2007 edition of Best American Nonrequired Reading, the standard set by prior editions continues, but with a couple of hiccups. This edition continues the rather strange approach used in 2006 of starting with a selection of short pieces. Many are funny, some are interesting, and the whole...

from shawnr

The Best American Non-Required Reading is an anthology compiled by Dave Eggars and the high school students involved in 826 Valencia, his non-profit program to promote reading and writing. It is a good book to read if only because it benefits these kids and this great program. But there is plenty...

from kishields

Best story so far for me was one by filmmaker Miranda July. Lots of interesting reading in this edition.

from MSarki

The opening piece by Sufjan Stevens is remarkable as is the brilliant work regarding Barry Bonds, super-sizing, and steroids written by Lee Klein. After reading both of those gems I continued on throughout the entire book and found nothing else worth reading in it. My time is too valuable and the...

from librarybrandy

Finally catching up on last year's edition before I can start this year's. 2007 is a strong collection, blending politics, personal essays, comics, stories, and more together into a surprisingly cohesive unit. It's not as strong as the 2006, but still paints a representative picture of what the y...