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Let's explore diabetes with owls [sound recording] : essays, etc. / David Sedaris.

Sedaris, David. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781619696990
  • ISBN: 1619696991
  • Physical Description: 6 sound discs (ca. 7 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: New York : Hachette Audio p2013.

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Title from container.
Compact disc.
Duration: 7:00:00.
Unabridged.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by the author.
Summary, etc.:
"From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his readers on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist's shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that are not to be forgotten" -- from publisher's web site.
Subject: American wit and humor.
Topic Heading: Audiobooks.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at GRPL.

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0 current holds with 3 total copies.

Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Main CD 814.54 Se27L 6 discs (Text) 31307016216717 Audiobooks Available -
Van Belkum CD 814.54 Se27L 6 discs (Text) 31307016216709 Audiobooks Available -
Westside CD 814.54 Se27L 6 discs (Text) 31307016216683 Audiobooks Available -

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Syndetic Solutions - BookList Review for ISBN Number 9781619696990
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
by Sedaris, David (Author, Read by)
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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

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Following his foray into animal fables, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (2010), Sedaris returns to his signature form, the eviscerating comic essay. He draws on a seemingly bottomless well of appalling childhood memories revolving around his mounting fears about being unlike other boys. There's a stinging account of swimming competitions during which his irascible father vociferously championed his son's rival, a courageously candid tale of his courtship of a shy African American girl, and an unnerving confession of his inept handling of captured baby sea turtles. Moving on to more worldly episodes, Sedaris recalls encounters with strangers on trains and offers hilarious perspectives on French health care and shopping at Costco. An acute observer and master of the quick, excoriating takedown, Sedaris claims new territory in this exceptionally gutsy and unnerving collection, creating dark and mischievous monologues in other voices, such as the brilliantly vicious Just a Quick E-Mail and an alarming rant by a Christian fascist. Sedaris casts penetrating light on a world of cruelty, inanity, and absurdity that is barely but surely redeemed by humor and love. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Sedaris-mania knows no bounds, and with a 20-city author tour and all-out media campaign, this will be a red-hot title.--Seaman, Donna Copyright 2010 Booklist

Syndetic Solutions - Publishers Weekly Review for ISBN Number 9781619696990
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
by Sedaris, David (Author, Read by)
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David Sedaris's newest essay collection is rife with familiar Sedaris themes: oddities in his travels (a visit to a London taxidermy shop), the ridiculousness of his adult life (an exploration of getting scoped), and his family. Sedaris is, as always, the ideal reader of his own work. He is the master of the deadpan delivery, something that is particularly fitting for his brand of black humor. Of course, Sedaris isn't all irony. When he wants to get serious, he uses subtle tonal inflections-e.g., when he describes a particularly low, directionless moment in his youth. As good an essayist as Sedaris is, his words are elevated in audiobook form. Even some of the less effective pieces, or the ones that rehash familiar themes, take on new life through Sedaris's amusing narration. A Little, Brown hardcover. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.


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