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An eclectic volume introduced by Guillermo del Toro and compiled by Dave Eggers and students of his San Francisco writing center, who don't leave a stone unturned in their search for nonrequired gems.

Dave Eggers, editor, is the editor of McSweeney's cofounder of 826 National, a network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers for youth, located in eight cities across the United States. He is the author of six books, including What Is the What, Zeitoun, and The Wild Things. Guillermo Del Toro, guest introducer, is an Academy Award-nominated writer, director, and producer. He is the creator of Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, Cronos, and The Devil's Backhone, among other films. Pan's Labyrinth earned prizes worldwide, including three Osears.

Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv

Best American Fax from Don DeLillo: Pen America	p. 3
Best American WikiLeaks Revelations	p. 6
Best American New Band Names	p. 13
Best American Very Short Story: from Subtropics, Padgett Powell	p. 13
Best American Even Shorter Story: Harper's, Amy Hempel	p. 14
Best American Lawsuits	p. 15
Best American Adjectives, Nouns, and Verbs Used in Reporting on the Gulf Oil Spill of 2010	p. 16
Best American New Entries to the O.E.D. Beginning with the Letter H	p. 18
Best American Profile of an International Pop Star: GQ, Gary Shteyngart	p. 19
Best American Commune Names	p. 33
Best American Ominous Place Names	p. 35
Best American Call of Duty Handles	p. 36
Best American WiFi Network Names	p. 37
Best American Best American Categories that Got Cut	p. 39
Best American Mark Twain Quotes: The Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1	p. 39
Best American Poems Written in Response to Arizona Senate Bill 1070	p. 45

Second Lives: From The New Yorker	p. 51
An Oral History of Adama Bah: From Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice	p. 70
The Women: From www.narrativemagazine.com	p. 91
We Show What We Have Learned: From Hayden's Ferry Review	p. 107
Art of the Steal: From Wired	p. 113
Le Paris!: From How Did You Get This Number	p. 130
Game of Her Life: From ESPN The Magazine	p. 155
Solitude and Leadership: From The American Scholar	p. 168
The Deep: From Zoetrope: All-Story	p. 183
Orange: From Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine	p. 199
Butt and Bhatti: From Granta	p. 210
Roger Ebert: The Essential Man: From Esquire	p. 220
What Killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones?: From Mother Jones?	p. 236
Weber's Head: From Salamander	p. 256
For Us Surrender is out of the Question: From Mother Jones	p. 274
A Hole in the Head: From The Kenyon Review	p. 302
The Suicide Catcher: from GQ	p. 337
Homing: From Agni	p. 358
Pleiades: From Gulf Coast	p. 370
The Imaginist: From Mome	p. 384
Mid-Life Cowboy: From This American Life	p. 405
Market Day: From Market Day	p. 420
The Boys' School, or the News: From Spain: From Agni	p. 446
Contributors' Notes	p. 463
The Best American Nonrequired Reading Committee	p. 471
Notable Nonrequired Reading of 2010	p. 483
About 826 National	p. 493
About Scholar Match	p. 499
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011

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