The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, the very best pieces are selected by an editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field, making the Best American series the most respected and most popular of its kind. Dave Eggers, who will be editing The Best American Nonrequired Reading annually, has once again

these two will be united by a fierce tainted love—and torn apart by a smoldering rage fanned by the cruelty of years and the unbending demands of privilege

a woman fated to live her life in the shadow of one of history’s most monstrous dictators—her father

comes back to claim the

when Michael achieved the impossible with his record-shattering eight gold-medal wins

a rich analysis oflyrics

Applying the same world-renowned theories he used to predict disruption in business

Azalea may not realize how tangled she is in his web until it is too late

’ your last question

Confronted with 'one day off after another as far as the eye can see

blending humor and behavioral economics to help people understand the psychology behind their financial decisions and show them how they can make better ones

to Coleridge’s Xanadu itself

and the investigators determined to bring them home