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    A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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    “Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, ...
    Binding
    Paperback
    Weight
    0 lbs
    Product Group
    Book
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    ISBN
    9780307277299
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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
    ISBN-10
    0307277291
    ISBN-13
    9780307277299
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    59009179

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Self-Help
    Number of Pages
    176 Pages
    Language
    English
    Topic
    Contemporary Women, Short Stories (Single Author), Family Life
    Publication Year
    2007
    Genre
    Fiction
    Author
    Lorrie Moore
    Book Series
    Vintage Contemporaries Ser.
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.4 in
    Item Weight
    5 oz
    Item Length
    8 in
    Item Width
    5.2 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    Reviews
    "A wry, crackly voice. . . . Fine, funny, and very moving pictures of contemporary life [from] a writer of enormous talent." -The New York Times "Brisk, ironic . . . scalpel-sharp. . . . A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories." -The New York Times Book Review "Astonishing. . . . Moore is so good at trapping each moment in perfect, precise detail, so masterful at cynicism and wryness that her moments of poignancy and sweetness catch us completely off guard." -San Francisco Chronicle "Sharp, flicking, on-target . . . the work of a sorcerer's apprentice. Moore casts a cruel, mischievous spell." -Vanity Fair "Trenchant, funny tales. . . . Moore is much more than another chronicler of the chronically out-of-sync relations between American men and women. She writes with urgency and pace." -People, " A wry, crackly voice. . . . Fine, funny, and very moving pictures of contemporary life [from] a writer of enormous talent." -- "The New York Times" " Brisk, ironic . . . scalpel-sharp. . . . A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories." -- "The New York Times Book Review" " Astonishing. . . . Moore is so good at trapping each moment in perfect, precise detail, so masterful at cynicism and wryness that her moments of poignancy and sweetness catch us completely off guard." -- "San Francisco Chronicle" " Sharp, flicking, on-target . . . the work of a sorcerer' s apprentice. Moore casts a cruel, mischievous spell." -- "Vanity Fair" " Trenchant, funny tales. . . . Moore is much more than another chronicler of the chronically out-of-sync relations between American men and women. She writes with urgency and pace." -- "People", "A wry, crackly voice. . . . Fine, funny, and very moving pictures of contemporary life Ýfrom¨ a writer of enormous talent." --"The New York Times" "Brisk, ironic . . . scalpel-sharp. . . . A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories." --"The New York Times Book Review" "Astonishing. . . . Moore is so good at trapping each moment in perfect, precise detail, so masterful at cynicism and wryness that her moments of poignancy and sweetness catch us completely off guard." --"San Francisco Chronicle" "Sharp, flicking, on-target . . . the work of a sorcerer's apprentice. Moore casts a cruel, mischievous spell." --"Vanity Fair" "Trenchant, funny tales. . . . Moore is much more than another chronicler of the chronically out-of-sync relations between American men and women. She writes with urgency and pace." --"People", "A wry, crackly voice. . . . Fine, funny, and very moving pictures of contemporary life [from] a writer of enormous talent." - The New York Times "Brisk, ironic . . . scalpel-sharp. . . . A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories." - The New York Times Book Review "Astonishing. . . . Moore is so good at trapping each moment in perfect, precise detail, so masterful at cynicism and wryness that her moments of poignancy and sweetness catch us completely off guard." - San Francisco Chronicle "Sharp, flicking, on-target . . . the work of a sorcerer's apprentice. Moore casts a cruel, mischievous spell." - Vanity Fair "Trenchant, funny tales. . . . Moore is much more than another chronicler of the chronically out-of-sync relations between American men and women. She writes with urgency and pace." - People, "A wry, crackly voice. . . . Fine, funny, and very moving pictures of contemporary life [from] a writer of enormous talent." -- The New York Times "Brisk, ironic . . . scalpel-sharp. . . . A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories." -- The New York Times Book Review "Astonishing. . . . Moore is so good at trapping each moment in perfect, precise detail, so masterful at cynicism and wryness that her moments of poignancy and sweetness catch us completely off guard." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Sharp, flicking, on-target . . . the work of a sorcerer's apprentice. Moore casts a cruel, mischievous spell." -- Vanity Fair "Trenchant, funny tales. . . . Moore is much more than another chronicler of the chronically out-of-sync relations between American men and women. She writes with urgency and pace." -- People
    Dewey Edition
    19
    Dewey Decimal
    813/.54
    Synopsis
    In nine captivating stories, the author of Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? probes the pleasures and pains of modern relationships, offering poignant yet wickedly funny advice on "How to Be an Other Woman", "How to Talk to Your Mother (Notes)", and for surviving other modern crises of loss and love., The publication of "Self-Help" introduced readers to Lorrie Moore's refined blend of humor and insight, and made her one of the best-loved writers of her generation. These stories, told in a voice that is at once witty, melancholy, and bravely honest, paint a tableau of lovers and family, of loss and pleasure, desire and memory. From the young secretary who by day hopes someone will notice her Phi Beta Kappa key and by night makes love to a married man she met at a Florsheim shoe store, to the shattering of a marriage by the shores of a tranquil lake, "Self-Help" is a unique, enduring work of short fiction., "Brisk, ironic ... scalpel-sharp.... A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories." -- The New York Times Book Review In these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances with her mother, and a woman with a terminal illness contemplates her exit. Filled with the sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language Moore has become famous for, these nine glittering tales marked the introduction of an extravagantly gifted writer., From the national bestselling author of A Gate at the Stairs --and a master of contemporary American fiction--comes "a funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories" ( The New York Times Book Review ). In these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances with her mother, and a woman with a terminal illness contemplates her exit. Filled with the sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language Moore has become famous for, these nine glittering tales marked the introduction of an extravagantly gifted writer.

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