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How Did You Get This Number - by Sloane Crosley (Paperback)

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  • The hilarious New York Times bestselling literary essay collection from Sloane Crosley, the author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake and The Clasp.
  • About the Author: Sloane Crosley is the author of the new collection Look Alive Out There, the novel The Clasp, and the bestselling essay collections How Did You Get This Number and I Was Told There'd Be Cake, which was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor.
  • 288 Pages
  • Humor, Form

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The author of of "I Was Told There'd Be Cake" takes readers from a bear-infested wedding in Alaska to a run-in with clowns in Portugal in this "New York Times"-bestselling collection of essays about the messiest and most unexpected dilemmas life has to offer.



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The hilarious New York Times bestselling literary essay collection from Sloane Crosley, the author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake and The Clasp.

Sloane Crosley, the brilliantly funny "fountain of observations" (Boston Globe), now takes readers from a bear-infested wedding in Alaska to a run-in with clowns in Portugal in a new collection of essays about the messiest and most unexpected dilemmas life has to offer.

"How sure-footed and observant Sloane Crosley is. How perfectly, relentlessly funny." -- David Sedaris



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"Wonderful and entertaining." -- USA Today

"Undeniably funny... Crosley's work speaks volumes to her generation." -- San Francisco Chronicle

"Charming... Crosley has an original spark... [She] is like a tap dancer, lighthearted and showmanlike... capable of surprising you with the reserves of emotion and keen social observation that motivate the performance." -- The New York Times Book Review

"Crosley writes with such buoyancy. But [she]... shows a depth that's every bit as enjoyable as the full-on belly laughs." -- Entertainment Weekly



About the Author



Sloane Crosley is the author of the new collection Look Alive Out There, the novel The Clasp, and the bestselling essay collections How Did You Get This Number and I Was Told There'd Be Cake, which was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Her essays and criticism have appeared in The New York Times, New York Observer, the Village Voice, Playboy, Teen Vogue, Salon, Black Book, Radar, Maxim, and The Believer. She lives in New York City.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.1 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .47 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Humor
Sub-Genre: Form
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Theme: Essays
Format: Paperback
Author: Sloane Crosley
Language: English
Street Date: May 3, 2011
TCIN: 92438947
UPC: 9781594485190
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-4593
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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