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Original Essays | November 5, 2009

John Buntin: IMG Notes from the (Bibliographic) Underground

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For more than 60 years, Los Angeles's origins, its underbelly, and (yes) its blondes have fueled the imagination of writers and directors from... Continue »
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You Shall Know Our Velocity

by Dave Eggers

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In his first novel, Dave Eggers has written a moving and hilarious tale of two friends who fly around the world trying to give away a lot of money and free themselves from a profound loss.It reminds us once again what an important, necessary talent Dave Eggers is.

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"Headlong, heartsick and footsore....Frisbee sentences that sail, spin, hover, circle and come back to the reader like gifts of gravity and grace....Nobody writes better than Dave Eggers about young men who aspire to be, at the same time, authentic and sincere." The New York Times Book Review
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blake.peterson, April 9, 2007 (view all comments by blake.peterson)
This book is so invested in heartache that it can be painful to read. For those who love or need sympathy for the heartache of life, it's great, but for those who don't need that cathartic, vicarious sadness, it can be quite draining.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780970335555
Author:
Eggers, Dave
Publisher:
McSweeney's Books
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Copyright:
2002
Edition Number:
1st
Series Volume:
241
Publication Date:
October 4, 2002
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
371
Dimensions:
8.34x6.06x1.34 in. 1.64 lbs.
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