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samsavageSam Savage's first novel, Firmin, chronicled the coming-of-age misadventures of a very literate rat living in a bookstore in Boston's Scollay Square. Garnering praise from authors and... Continue »
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Pure Drivel

by Steve Martin

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From a re-imagining of the Schroedinger's Cat conundrum to a skit entitled "I Love Loosely", in which Lucy and Ricky Ricardo play the parts of Hillary and President Clinton, this collection by comic genius Steve Martin--some pieces of which have appeared in "The New Yorker"--is both hilariously funny and intelligent in its skewering of the topic at hand. Teleprint conference.
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ISBN:
9780786864676
Author:
Martin, Steve
Publisher:
Hyperion Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Form - Essays
Subject:
Humor
Subject:
American essays
Copyright:
1998
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
September 1998
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
112
Dimensions:
864x585x61 54
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