About this title: More serious than a "gag" writer and funnier than most essayists, Frazier has a classical originality. This collection, a companion to his previous humor collections "Dating Your Mom" and "Coyote v. Acme," contains 33 pieces gathered from the last 13 years.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780312428358ISBN:0312428359
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780312428358ISBN:0312428359
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780374281625ISBN:0374281629
Description: Good in Good jacket. DUST JACKET WORN AS IT HAS SERVED IT'S PURPOSE AND PROTECTED THE BOOK, Clean, nice condition, good reading copy. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Like New. 2009-Paperback-May contain minor shelf-wear. Otherwise, volume un-read and in "As-New" condition. -Used-Like New-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2009-05-26
ISBN-13:9780312428358ISBN:0312428359
Description: Very Good. This paperback book has been read, and shows some light wear, with light wear on the cover. The cover shows some light lifting. Email sent when item shipped. We ship promptly in tear resistant mailers and promise you excellent professional customer service. Delivery confirmation available on all shipments. read more
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
Date Published: 2008
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. CS2-An uncorrected proof trade paperback book in near fine condition that is lightly curled and light shelf wear. New York from the beloved maestro of the humurous essay. 8.25"x5.25", 190 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780312428358ISBN:0312428359
Description: New. More serious than a "gag" writer and funnier than most essayists, Frazier has a classical originality. This collection, a companion to his previous humor collections "Dating Your Mom" and "Coyote v. Acme, " contains 33 pieces gathered from the last 13... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2008-04-29
ISBN-13:9780374281625ISBN:0374281629
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. This is a pre-release collectible paperback with same cover. This book is the same isbn, but is a paperback. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2008-04-29
ISBN-13:9780374281625ISBN:0374281629
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. This is a pre-release paperback with different cover. This book is the same isbn, but is a paperback. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2008-04-29
ISBN-13:9780374281625ISBN:0374281629
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. This is a paperback with different cover and pre-release stickers. This book is the same isbn, but is a paperback. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
"I picked this one up simply for the title story. It's cute. It's one you get jealous thinking, "I wish I came up with that idea." He's a good writer so I kind of get annoyed with the fake newsy kind of stories and wish he'd stick with a more traditional format. I guess I ought to stick with his books rather than get annoyed at the gimmicks. Who knows? You might prefer gimmicks. Good writing with gimmicks isn't a bad thing, just not what I like at this time in my life."
"Very fun! The titular essay is by far the most laugh-out-loud-inducing. But many throughout the collection had me in a perpetual smile and almost-riotous laughter all the way through. The essays are short and so this is an easy book to have at your bedside to pick up in between books."
"If you've taken care of children, you will enjoy these essays. Not all involve kids, but for me the best ones did. My favorite: "The Cursing Mommy Cookbook"."
"Frazier, Ian. LAMENTATIONS OF THE FATHER. (2008). *****. This collection of essays by Frazier previously appeared in a variety of magazines - principally The Atlantic Monthly and The New Yorker. They are not all five-star essays, but the several six-star essays easily balance out the four-star ones. Frazier has a sense of humor that you can't resist. There are a couple of classics in here: the title essay, "Lamentations of the Father," and "The Cursing Mommy Cookbook" - both of which will leave you in stitches. His pieces are often based on articles or blurbs he read in newspapers, which he then works on with his macabre mind and takes to their unnatural conclusions. He is particularly active with many of the statements of George W. Bush, as you would expect from a master of irony. Frazier has a long list of good books to his credit which certainly should be on everyone's reading list. Highly recommended."
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