The Toughest Indian in the World
by Sherman Alexie | 
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
by Stephen King | 
Birds of America
by Lorrie Moore | 
Goodbye, Columbus
by Philip Roth | 
A Manual for Cleaning Women
by Lucia Berlin | 
A Place in Time
by Wendell Berry | 
I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down
by William Gay | 
Thirteen Ways of Looking
by Colum McCann | 
The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
by Amy Hempel | 
Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You
by Alice Munro | 
The Complete Short Stories
by Ambrose Bierce | 
There Will Be No More Good Nights Without Good Nights
by Laura van den Berg | 
At the Jim Bridger
by Ron Carlson | 
For a Little While
by Rick Bass | 
The Beggar Maid
by Alice Munro | 
How to Breathe Underwater
by Julie Orringer | 
Dusk and other stories
by James Salter | 
Dancing After Hours
by Andre Dubus | 
Welding with Children
by Tim Gautreaux | 
Break It Down
by Lydia Davis |
Readers familiar with David Means' electrifying work in the Los Angeles Times Book Prize -- winning Assorted Fire Eventswill recognize his extraordinary vision in The Secret Goldfish. A trio of erotically charged kids goes on a crime spree in Michigan; a goldfish bears witness to the demise of a Connecticut marriage; and an extremely unlucky man is stalked by lightning. This dazzling new collection reveals Means' rare talent for the short story and establishes his place among the American masters.