books by Dave Eggers     books:       A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius908 reviews Dave Eggers Vintage, 2001 Hyperboles Aside; Read It and See... "Well they say its kind of frightening how this younger generation swings, You know its more than just some new sensation... At an early age he hits the streets, wind up tied with who he meets / You know its more than just an aggravation." --David Lee Roth, from Van Halen's "The Cradle Will Rock," from their seminal 1980 work "Women and Children First" So it may be a little ridiculous ...             What Is the What (Vintage)163 reviews Dave Eggers Vintage, 2007 a must read Dave Eggers' writing is superb and really allows the voice of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the Sudanese Lost Boys, to really come out. It's a very touching story and gives you a view on a part of Africa most people know nothing about.             How We Are Hungry36 reviews Dave Eggers Vintage, 2005 Comparison This is an excellent collection of short stories. Compare lethal injection with stoning. Imagine a love relationship. The relationship makes everything brighter, more clear. It confers a sort of emancipation. In one of the stories Rita is in Tanzania with a large purple backpack. She was supposed to travel with her sister Gwen, but Gwen became pregnant. Rita feels that she has always ...             The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006 (The Best American Series)12 reviews Houghton Mifflin, 2006 Find new and interesting authors - expand your horizons This is a great book for those who wish to be exposed to new contemporary authors. I especially enjoyed the story on Dubai by George Saunders, "The New Mecca". If you've never read about Dubai (or even if you have), it's a real treat to hear more about the Fantasyland of the Middle East...             One Hundred and Forty Five Stories in a Small Box: Hard to Admit and Harder to Escape, How the Water Feels to ...7 reviews Dave Eggers, Sarah Manguso, ... McSweeney's, 2007 Lovingly Crafted This box of stories is such a treat! The stories in each of the three books might come from the same tradition and share some sensibilities (the precision of language, lovingly crafted sentences), but each has its own voice, style, and character. And that's part of the pleasure: each book is a discovery! Dave Eggers's collection, for example, is full of miniature portraits, the characters (some ...             McSweeney's Issue 28 (Mcsweeney's Quarterly Concern)1 review McSweeney's, 2008 Good stories, not a whole lot of material I'm a relative newcomer to McSweeneys, having started reading about McSweeneys 25 or so. As far as literature periodicals go, it's one of the most consistent and the best in terms of writing craft and interesting stories. This latest one, like so many others, is full of interesting stories in an attractive, unique box with puzzle-matching individual books for each story. The issue is ...             You Shall Know Our Velocity122 reviews Dave Eggers Vintage, 2003 Like My Mind on Paper I just finished the book for the second time. It is probably not the greatest book that I have ever read, but it is definitely my favorite. And that is what matters. I could read nothing but this book, over and over, for the rest of my life. I would be completely satisfied in doing so. Eggers has this way of writing that just perfectly fits within my brain. With other authors, it never feels ...             Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney's Humor Category17 reviews Vintage, 2005 Cran-Pepper Hen Loaf, Spiced Saucetail, And Fleen Overall this is an excellent book, with only a few disappointments, which are inevitable in a compendium of this nature. My favorite part of the book is at the end, and consists of humorous lists (my title comes from a list by Steven Tomsik, "Eleven Lunch Meats I Have Invented") of all varieties. McSweeney's is always a mixed bag, and this volume is no exception. Most of the material is very ...             The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007 (The Best American Series (TM))8 reviews Houghton Mifflin, 2007 The Best Reading, Period I love anthologies for a couple of reasons: the stories or articles are easily read in a short sitting and no matter how it was edited I usually find a couple of pieces I like. Today I'm writing about one that sets a whole new standard. The Best American Nonrequired Reading of 2007, edited by Dave Eggers produced not just a couple of passable stories, but an entire volume of the most ...             The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 (Best American Nonrequired Reading) Houghton Mifflin, 2008 "This great volume highlights the very best of this year's fiction, nonfiction, alternative comics, screenplays, blogs, and more" (OK!). Compiled by Dave Eggers and students of his San Francisco writing center, it is thoroughly "entertaining and thought-provoking reading" (Library Journal). The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 includes MARJORIE CELONA ? DAVID GESSNER ? ANDREW SEAN GREER ? RAFFI KHATCHADOURIAN ? STEPHEN KING ? EMILY ...             The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003 (The Best American Series)11 reviews Houghton Mifflin, 2003 Are we "forced" to read it? Another reviewer accuses Eggers of "forcing" his tastes on the reader. I must be one of the lucky few who Dave Eggers did not force to read this book at gunpoint. The title of this book is "Nonrequired Reading" - by definition, you are going to find pieces which are off the beaten path. Personally, I found this book an invaluable tool to judge the state of modern writing. This is the only ...             Surviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated7 reviews McSweeney's, 2005 Surviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated Interested in hearing (in first person) the stories (always painful, sometimes truly horrific) of those whom our legal system has failed? The foreword by Scott Turow provides an honest and compelling account of the increasing numbers of individuals for whom jurisprudence in this country is lost in illegal arrest procedures, faulty investigations, less than credible witnesses, inaccurate forensic ...             McSweeney's Issue 23 (Mcsweeney's Quarterly Concern)2 reviews McSweeney's, 2007 Another Fantastic Issue Much has been said about Mcsweeney's, both on the quality of writing and design that goes into their lit mag and issue 23 once again hits the mark. Filled with fantastic stories by some little known---Shawn Vestal, Christopher Stokes, April Wilder---and some well know---Roddy Doyle, Anne Beattie---authors, issue 23 is one great story after the other. Do your self a favor and pick up this issue, ...             The Future Dictionary of America10 reviews Common Assets Action Fund, 2005 Hopeful This book is a positive contribution to our current state of disunion in the United States. Yes, there are entries that look back at the Shrub administration with contempt, but others look at a positive future where we overcame the myopia, nepotism, and greed of the bushies. It is positive in itself that the future is there to write the entries. I would have given it 4 stars, but a reviewer that ...             John Currin7 reviews Alison M. Gingeras, Dave Eggers, ... Rizzoli, 2006 The Fantastic Awkward Nature of Existence The first time I saw some paintings by John Currin they appealed to me right away. I did not need a second look or to hear some long winded explination like from art school about why I should appreciate them. The simple fact is they connected to me and I picked up my first book on him. He is an excellent painter but that is just incidental to his work. There are a lot of excellent painters in ...             Forty Stories (Penguin Classics)9 reviews Donald Barthelme Penguin Classics, 2005 Marvelous collection by one of America's most unique writers Donald Barthelme is one of the very few masters of the short short story. The only others that come to mind are Saki, Borges, and Franz Kakfa. Few of the stories in this collection extend past three pages. All are marked by the same virtues evident throughout the collection: surreality, inventiveness, enormous humor, a sensitivity to our collective culture. Some have commented on the collection ...             McSweeney's Issue 27 (Mcsweeney's Quarterly Concern) McSweeney's, 2008 Plunging straight into the grayish, faintly understood area of the art world that involves oddly drawn objects coupled with uncertainly spelled text, McSweeney's Issue 27 brings together a previously uncategorized cadre of pithy draftsmen, genius doodlers, and fine-artistic cartoonists, and buffets them with articles examining just what it is that these people are doing and why the world should know about it. Featuring work from David ...             The Best American Nonrequired Reading 20054 reviews Houghton Mifflin, 2005 Best Nonrequired Reading So Far I'm a fan of short stories and essays in general because I tend to finish a good 60 to 70% of the ones I start. Contrast that to novels and non-fiction monographs, where, secondary to undertreated ADHD and a busy schedule, I probably complete less than 10% of books I start. That's okay, I like accumulating books with bookmarks a third of the way in. An unfinished book is like a totem, a sacred ...             Masters of American Comics9 reviews Yale University Press, 2005 Masters all I recently purchased The Monster of Frankenstein, Dick Briefer's Horror Comic Epic" and was so enthralled by this golden age comic that I had to have more. "Masters of Comic Art", a reexamination of pop culture comics morphed in to fine art, is a useful overview of a "who's who" in the comic world. Beautifully reproduced in full color and loaded with great art and interesting information ...             McSweeney's Issue 29 (Mcsweeney's Quarterly Concern) McSweeney's, 2008 With our biggest line-up in quite a while ? fifteen stories from writers like Yannick Murphy, Roddy Doyle, Ben Greenman, and Peter Orner ? McSweeney's 29 offers everything a good book should: there is jungle warfare, there are boomerang factories, there are tragedies and romances and animals it might not have been wise to bring home. There is also art on every damn page, and a finely die-cut cover, wrapped in several kinds of cloth, that will ...              search for books america, american, americans, category, classics, concern, convicted, created, currin, darkness, dictionary, exonerated, heartbreaking, hundred, justice, masters, mcsweeney, nonrequired, penguin, quarterly, reading, robberies, series, staggering, stories, surviving, troubled, velocity, vintage, wrongfully books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen sporting goods: Seattle Seahawks Football Infant Baby Hooded Bath Towel we recommend Hyperboles Aside; Read It and See... home  impressum - about us