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Lost in the Cosmos - by Walker Percy (Paperback)

Name: Lost in the Cosmos - by Walker Percy (Paperback)
Brand: Picador USA
SKU: 77020953
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Walker Percy's mordantly funny and wholly original contribution to the self-help book craze deals with the Western mind's tendency toward heavy abstraction.
About the Author: Walker Percy wrote several books, many of them bestsellers, and is considered one of the greatest American writers of our time.
272 Pages
Literary Collections, Essays

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About the Book

This mordantly funny contribution to the self-help book craze deals with the Western mind's tendency toward heavy abstraction. "Stunningly innovative, for readers who like both to chuckle and to think hard."--"People."

Book Synopsis

Walker Percy's mordantly funny and wholly original contribution to the self-help book craze deals with the Western mind's tendency toward heavy abstraction. This favorite of Percy fans continues to charm and beguile readers of all tastes and backgrounds. Lost in the Cosmos invites us to think about how we communicate with our world.

Review Quotes

"A mock self-help book designed not to help but to provoke; a chapbook to inveigle us into thinking about who we are and how we got into this mess." --Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Original and imaginative, it conveys a serious, occasionally somber message in a vein of high comedy. I love this book. It is not to be read once through, but to be reread, savored, and pondered." --Edmund Fuller, The Wall Street Journal

"This is a stunningly innovative collection, for readers who like both to chuckle and to think hard." --People

About the Author

Walker Percy wrote several books, many of them bestsellers, and is considered one of the greatest American writers of our time. He died in 1990.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.14 Inches (H) x 5.64 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)

Weight: .54 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 272

Genre: Literary Collections

Sub-Genre: Essays

Publisher: Picador USA

Format: Paperback

Author: Walker Percy

Language: English

Street Date: April 1, 2000

TCIN: 77020953

UPC: 9780312253998

Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-3642

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.72 inches length x 5.64 inches width x 8.14 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.54 pounds

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