EDITORIAL REVIEW: A secret buried for centuriesThrust onto Egypt's most powerful throne at the age of nine, King Tut's reign was fiercely debated from the outset. Behind the palace's veil of prosperity, bitter rivalries and jealousy flourished among the Boy King's most trusted advisors, and after on
The New Kings of Nonfiction
โ Scribed by Glass, Ira (editor)
- Book ID
- 109017480
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 454 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781440620782
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โฆ Synopsis
A collection of stories-some well known, some more obscure- capturing some of the best storytelling of this golden age 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.
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