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Consider the lobster and other essays
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Published:
New York : Little, Brown, c2006.
Physical Desc:
343 pages : ill. ; 25 cm
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Carmichael
814.54 W188 2006
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814.54 W188 2006
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For this collection, Wallace immerses himself in the three-ring circus that is the presidential race in order to document one of the most vicious campaigns in recent history. Later he strolls from booth to booth at a lobster festival in Maine and risks life and limb to get to the bottom of the lobster question. Then he wheedles his way into an L.A. radio studio, armed with tubs of chicken, to get the behind-the-scenes view of a conservative talk show featuring a host with an unnatural penchant for clothing that looks good only on the radio. Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a sick sense of humor? What is John Updike's deal anyway? And who won the Adult Video News' Female Performer of the Year Award the same year Gwyneth Paltrow won her Oscar? Wallace answers these questions and more.--From publisher description.

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For this collection, Wallace immerses himself in the three-ring circus that is the presidential race in order to document one of the most vicious campaigns in recent history. Later he strolls from booth to booth at a lobster festival in Maine and risks life and limb to get to the bottom of the lobster question. Then he wheedles his way into an L.A. radio studio, armed with tubs of chicken, to get the behind-the-scenes view of a conservative talk show featuring a host with an unnatural penchant for clothing that looks good only on the radio. Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a sick sense of humor? What is John Updike's deal anyway? And who won the Adult Video News' Female Performer of the Year Award the same year Gwyneth Paltrow won her Oscar? Wallace answers these questions and more.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Wallace, D. F. (2006). Consider the lobster and other essays. New York, Little, Brown.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Wallace, David Foster. 2006. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays. New York, Little, Brown.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Wallace, David Foster, Consider the Lobster and Other Essays. New York, Little, Brown, 2006.

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Wallace, David Foster. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays. New York, Little, Brown, 2006.

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