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A New York City journalist applies his urbane, self-deprecating wit to expeditions as varied as the search for elves in Iceland, a foray into soap- opera acting, and contemplating the gin-soaked olive at the bottom of a martini glass. Read by the author.
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" Combining journalistic tenacity, literary smarts, and a talent for gut-busting one-liners, Rakoff reports on his wilted salad days . . . His blend of withering wit and self-effacing humor makes these essays soar." - "Entertainment Weekly
"" Rakoff possesses a sociologist's eye for places where today' s consoling myths reside."
- "New York Times
"" David Rakoff' s "Fraud" showcases his rapier wit, slashing in all directions with slice-of-life insights and cutting remarks, sometimes nicking himself with self-deprecation in his dexterous duello with the American experience." - "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
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"" Rakoff likes to paint himself as urbane to a fault, an outsider anywhere unpaved. But then, in the woods or on a mountaintop, he reveals himself, despite his searing and hilarious observations, to be a completely unrelenting romantic."
- Dave Eggers, author of "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
"" David Rakoff's hilarious, bittersweet stories are epic struggles- between smoky bars and the great outdoors, management and labor, Santa Claus and Sigmund Freud, New York versus everywhere else, and, not least, neighbor-to-the-North against South. Rakoff is such an American original it turns out he' s Canadian. "Vive" the brain drain!"
-Sarah Vowell, author of "Take the Cannoli"
"Combining journalistic tenacity, literary smarts, and a talent for gut-busting one-liners, Rakoff reports on his wilted salad days . . . His blend of withering wit and self-effacing humor makes these essays soar." -Entertainment Weekly "Rakoff possesses a sociologist's eye for places where today's consoling myths reside."
-New York Times "David Rakoff's Fraud showcases his rapier wit, slashing in all directions with slice-of-life insights and cutting remarks, sometimes nicking himself with self-deprecation in his dexterous duello with the American experience." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Rakoff likes to paint himself as urbane to a fault, an outsider anywhere unpaved. But then, in the woods or on a mountaintop, he reveals himself, despite his searing and hilarious observations, to be a completely unrelenting romantic."
-Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius "David Rakoff's hilarious, bittersweet stories are epic struggles-between smoky bars and the great outdoors, management and labor, Santa Claus and Sigmund Freud, New York versus everywhere else, and, not least, neighbor-to-the-North against South. Rakoff is such an American original it turns out he's Canadian. Vive the brain drain!"
-Sarah Vowell, author of Take the Cannoli
About the Author:
"" Rakoff possesses a sociologist's eye for places where today' s consoling myths reside."
- "New York Times
"" David Rakoff' s "Fraud" showcases his rapier wit, slashing in all directions with slice-of-life insights and cutting remarks, sometimes nicking himself with self-deprecation in his dexterous duello with the American experience." - "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
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"" Rakoff likes to paint himself as urbane to a fault, an outsider anywhere unpaved. But then, in the woods or on a mountaintop, he reveals himself, despite his searing and hilarious observations, to be a completely unrelenting romantic."
- Dave Eggers, author of "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
"" David Rakoff's hilarious, bittersweet stories are epic struggles- between smoky bars and the great outdoors, management and labor, Santa Claus and Sigmund Freud, New York versus everywhere else, and, not least, neighbor-to-the-North against South. Rakoff is such an American original it turns out he' s Canadian. "Vive" the brain drain!"
-Sarah Vowell, author of "Take the Cannoli"
"Combining journalistic tenacity, literary smarts, and a talent for gut-busting one-liners, Rakoff reports on his wilted salad days . . . His blend of withering wit and self-effacing humor makes these essays soar." -Entertainment Weekly "Rakoff possesses a sociologist's eye for places where today's consoling myths reside."
-New York Times "David Rakoff's Fraud showcases his rapier wit, slashing in all directions with slice-of-life insights and cutting remarks, sometimes nicking himself with self-deprecation in his dexterous duello with the American experience." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Rakoff likes to paint himself as urbane to a fault, an outsider anywhere unpaved. But then, in the woods or on a mountaintop, he reveals himself, despite his searing and hilarious observations, to be a completely unrelenting romantic."
-Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius "David Rakoff's hilarious, bittersweet stories are epic struggles-between smoky bars and the great outdoors, management and labor, Santa Claus and Sigmund Freud, New York versus everywhere else, and, not least, neighbor-to-the-North against South. Rakoff is such an American original it turns out he's Canadian. Vive the brain drain!"
-Sarah Vowell, author of Take the Cannoli
David Rakoff has written for numerous publications, and is a regular contributor to Salon, Outside, and the radio program This American Life on WBEZ in Chicago. He is also an actor in his free time.
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- Publication date2001
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- ISBN 13 9780553714425
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