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I was told there'd be cake : essays
Title:
I was told there'd be cake : essays
ISBN:
9781594483066
Publication Date:
2008
Publication Info:
New York : Riverhead Books, 2008.
Material Type:
Trade Paperback
Physical Description:
230 p. ; 21 cm.
Language:
English
Contents:
The pony problem -- Christmas in July -- The ursula cookie -- Bring your machete to work day -- The good people of this dimension -- Bastard out of Westchester -- The beauty of strangers -- Fuck you, Columbus -- One-night bounce -- Sign language for infidels -- You on a stick -- Height of luxury -- Smell this -- Lay like broccoli -- Fever faker.
Abstract:
From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Crosley can do no right despite the best of intentions--or perhaps because of them. Together, these essays create a startlingly funny and revealing portrait of a complex and utterly recognizable character that's aiming for the stars but hits the ceiling, and the inimitable city that has helped shape who she is.--From publisher description.
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