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How
To Be a Man: "Smart,
funny, interesting..." "Beller
can write his butt off." "A
supremely enjoyable collection of essays written in clear, often very
funny prose." "Not
since I first read Joseph Mitchell have I felt so vividly and beautifully
transported to the streets of New York. Thomas Beller is a chronicler
of his own life but also of the life of the city, and there's a quality
of unbridled curiosity to his work which
make his essays shimmer with comedy and insight and exuberance. I absolutely
loved this book." "The
best sections of his book . . . call to mind Raymond Carver in their clarity
of language and subdued emotion. A fine collection of essays that will
resonate with many." "Elegant
descriptions and sophisticated insights that evince the hipness you expect
from a lifelong New Yorker and a sweetness and intimacy you might not." "An
enjoyably mature read." "
Beller's smooth prose and insightful analyses will appeal to fans of good
writing everywhere." "Doesn't
show how to be a man so much as a mensch." "These
quite marvelous and darkly hilarious personal essays derive their power
from a shameless honesty, often about the most shameful moments, which
suddenly reveal a luminous upside in the author's comic retelling. Together
they give us a privileged view of how curiously attenuated and winding,
for many a young American male, is the long march to maturity." "Each
meticulous sentence is a crooked finger that lures the reader deeper into
his darkly funny world."
Editors' Choice: New York Times Book Review, Amazon.com
Table of Contents
Manhattan Ate My Car (read) The Costume Party Mother Goes to Hollywood (read) Chemistry Set The Drummer The Birthday Suit Portrait Of The Bagel As AYoung Man The Problem with T-Shirts A Biker in the City Turtles In New York The Breakup The Tryout Addicted To Love The Last Days of Shakespeare & Company Scenes From a Playground A Bike Messenger in the City Strip Club A Car Is Not A Castle Walking The Dog The Floating Armoire
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