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by: David Sedaris  List Price: $25.99 Grab Discount Price: $15.59 You Save: $10.40 (40%)Prices subject to change. Price Alert! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 814.54 EAN: 9780316143479 ISBN: 0316143472 Label: Little, Brown and Company Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: June 03, 2008 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Release Date: June 03, 2008 Studio: Little, Brown and Company Sales Rank: 94 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: "David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," (The Christian Science Monitor) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book. Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in rural Praise for When You Are Engulfed in Flames: "Older, wiser, smarter and meaner, Sedaris...defies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life." --Kirkus Reviews This latest collection proves that not only does Sedaris still have it, but he's also getting better....Sedaris's best stuff will still--after all this time--move, surprise, and entertain." --Booklist Table of Contents: It's Catching Keeping Up The Understudy This Old House Buddy, Can You Spare a Tie? Road Trips What I Learned That's Amore The Monster Mash In the Waiting Room Solutions to Saturday's Puzzle Adult Figures Charging Toward a Concrete Toadstool Memento Mori All the Beauty You Will Ever Need Town and Country Aerial The Man in the Hut Of Mice and Men April in Crybaby The Smoking Section Average Rating:
 Rating:  - I love David Sedaris...As with all of his books, this book is filled with hilarious stories. Totally amusing. I love his work. Rating:  - When You Are Engulfed in FlamesThis book is just all right. It seems to be a repeat of everything else he has written.... decoratively funny, but not thought provoking. Rating: - HilariousWhile I have read many amusing books in the past, my response is usually an inward smile and a mental note to myself of how clever and succinct the description chosen by the author. This book however causes one to laugh out loud. A true gem! Rating: - 5 Because I Am not an UniversalistIf you don't care for this book (like one star rater swine afterbirth below) then a hand will appear on your wall and write: "Mene Mene Tekhal Upharsin Sedaris!!" {OK I know biblically its a finger but I can't conceive of Diety giving anyone the finger over a book that isn't the Book of Life etc.) and least not a book as lightweight as this. But I could be wrong (it happened before). Anywize . . being interpreted. "You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting. Your sense of ... Read More Rating: - Like a letter from a friendThis book was so enjoyable! Reading it was like receiving a letter from a friend. The style is so laid back and "everyday" that you really feel like you're in a conversation with Sedaris and I actually felt disappointed when it was over. The book is also one of those rare items that you can pick up, read any chapter, and thoroughly connect with the content. You might even find yourself running into another room to read passages to your family! :) Browse for similar items by category:
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