The New Kings of Nonfiction edited by Ira Glass

A collection of stories capturing some of the best storytelling of this golden age of nonfiction, 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.