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American Studies
Author: Louis Menand, Reader: Ron McLarty

As incisive and thought-provoking as the wide-ranging subject. This second volume in a projected three-volume intellectual history of America explores a variety of Americana, including TV networks, The New Yorker cartoons, RollingStone, Larry Flint, and why we dropped the bomb. By the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Metaphysical Club. "Cogent and clearly articulated... brilliant."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 5 CDs, Essays, E5Z704, 9781565117044, $29.95
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Art's Prospect
The Challenge of Tradition in an Age of Celebrity
Author: Roger Kimball, Reader: Christopher Lane

The managing editor of The New Criterion and an art critic for The London Spectator examines the current art scene with scathing intelligence, assuring us that most art is created out of the limelight by people uninterested in buzz or publicity. Eloquent and interesting. Particularly amusing are his dissections of art-show catalogspeak. "Witty, insightful, and inciting."—Artscope

Unabridged, 7 CDs, Essays, L7B979, 9780786189793, ~~$56.00~~ Now $50.40
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The Best American Essays of the Century
Vol. 1
Editor: Joyce Carol Oates, Readers: George Plimpton, Peter Kovner, Gloria Naylor, Peter Davison, Paul Beatty, Katha Pollitt, Kaye Gibbons, Donald Hall, Jorge Papo, Annie Dillard, Cynthia Ozick, and Gerald Early

A singular collection by the finest American writers of the 20th century. The 12 selections in Volume 1 include superb short works by Annie Dillard, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Twain, Robert Frost, Mary McCarthy, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Rodriguez, and more. "Outstanding, galvanic collection... [They] speak just as eloquently today as they did when they were first published."—Entertainment Weekly

Abridged, 4 cassettes, Essays, E4X766, 9780618127665, $25.00
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002
Editor: Dave Eggers, Readers: Dave Eggers and others

This stuff flies under the radar – so low that your tradition-bound professor's never heard of it! A selection of the best literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, from Jane, Rolling Stone, The Onion, and Vibe to various other magazines and ’zines. Includes fiction as well as articles on popular culture and politics, profiles, and satire, even alternative comics. "Hip, eclectic... a strong collection."—Booklist

Abridged, 3 CDs, Essays, E5X810, 9780618258109, $26.00
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003
Editor: Dave Eggers, Readers: Dave Eggers and others

Not your parents' idea of literature! From the eclectic to the ourtrageous, the impudent to the underground, this is a spectacular array of fiction, nonfiction, and humor, drawn from traditional and alternative magazines, selected by San Francisco high schoolers. Get your taste of the new from The Onion, Nerve.com, and Pindeldyboz – even Esquire and The New Yorker. "The best... It's fantastic. All of it."—St. Petersburg Times

Abridged, 3 CDs, Essays, E3X073, 9780618390731, ~~$26.00~~ Now $16.90
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Changing My Mind
Occasional Essays
Author: Zadie Smith, Reader: Barbara Rosenblat

A sparkling collection of the author's nonfiction on topics as diverse as literature, going to the Oscars, feminism, Obama, and Anna Magnani. Her probing analysis offers tremendous food for thought, encouraging listeners to attend to the slippery questions of identity, art, love, and vocation that so often go neglected. From the author of On Beauty and White Teeth. "Sharp, funny, and agile... [She] is a superb essayist of skill, candor, and caring."—Booklist

Unabridged, 10 CDs, Essays, E9F521, 9780143145219, $39.95
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Chuck Klosterman IV
A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas
Author/Reader: Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Klosterman

Welcome to 21st-century writing, from a man who defies convention and expectation. This remarkable collection includes essays that are true (pieces on bands), those that might be true (opinion pieces), and a work that might contain outright lies: a semi-autobiographical, previously unpublished short story he wrote in 2000. "He adopts a light, chatty tone and a brisk pace that nicely complement his text."—AudioFile

Abridged, 5 CDs, Essays, E5P429, 9780743554299, $29.95
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The Disappointment Artist
Author/Reader: Jonathan Lethem, Jonathan Lethem

In this entertaining and thought-provoking collection, the talented author of Fortress of Solitude and Men and Cartoons offers a series of windows into the collisions of art, landscape, and personal history. Includes The Disappointment Artist, Defending the Searchers, Identifying With Your Parents, and 13/1977/21. "His authentic enthusiasm, coupled with his admirable writing, makes for a pleasurable, thought-provoking listening experience."—Booklist

Unabridged, 3 CDs, Essays, E4R492, 9780739314920, $16.95
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Don't Get Too Comfortable
Author/Reader: David Rakoff, David Rakoff

We all know about problems in the Third World. Rakoff instead focuses 180 degrees the other way, on our gilded-age First World insistence on overconsumption. This bitingly funny grand tour of our culture of excess, delves into our manic getting and spending. "[His] smart writing is elevated by reading his own material... hilariously imagined... His deadpan style and barbed observations bring more than a few targets down to earth."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 4 CDs, Essays, E4R335, 9780739323359, $16.95
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I Thought My Father Was God
And Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project
Editor/Reader: Paul Auster, Paul Auster

Everyone has a story to tell, and NPR's National Story Project provides a sounding board for 180 personal, true-life accounts. These tales of blunders, coincidences, sorrows, and dreams offer a rare glimpse into the American soul. What's more, one of our staff has a story included! "A moving collection of stories that realizes the audio format's best possibilities."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 8 CDs, Essays, E8H411, 9780060874117, $34.95
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