| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
375 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
By the road -- Hungry minds -- The one that got away -- Word -- Desert hideaway -- Dearly disconnected -- Bus ride -- Back to the harbor -- A lonesome death remembered -- Form and fungus -- The unsettling legacy of General Shrapnel -- Hogs wild -- On impact -- Any drop to drink -- Fish out of water -- Passengers -- The rap -- The march of the Strandbeests -- The toll: Sandy and the future -- Hidden city -- The antidote -- The cabaret beat -- Blue bloods. |
| Summary |
"A generous selection of Frazier's most sophisticated and uproarious feature stories"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"Part muckraker, part adventurer and part raconteur, the author, in a humorous collection of stories, collects his best essays and reportage from the past 10 years that beholds, captures and occasionally reimagines the spirit of the American experience. By the author of Travels in Siberia."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
American essays -- 21st century.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Essays.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness.
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| Genre/Form |
Essays.
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| Added Title |
Essays. Selections
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| ISBN |
9780374298524 (hardback) |
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0374298521 (hardback) |
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