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- Assassination Vacation 3,351 copies, 107 reviews
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- Take the Cannoli 1,774 copies, 21 reviews
- Unfamiliar Fishes 665 copies, 50 reviews
- Radio On: A Listener's Diary 363 copies, 2 reviews
- Family Ties: A Contemporary Perspective 7 copies
- Assassination Vacation Abridged on CD in Box 1 copy
- Diminishing Returns Letter [short fiction] 1 copy
- Ted Koppel Interview (in McSweeney's 5 - EGGERS) 1 copy
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Location: Street: Free Library of Philadelphia Additional: 1901 Vine Street City: Philadelphia, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19103-5207 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Sarah Vowell Sarah Vowell signs Unfamiliar Fishes. From the bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates, an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn. Many think of 1776 as the defining year of American history, when we became a nation devoted to the pursuit of happiness through self- government. In Unfamiliar Fishes, Sarah Vowell argues that 1898 might be a year just as defining, when, in an orgy of imperialism, the United States annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and invaded first Cuba, then the Philippines, becoming an international superpower practically overnight. Among the developments in these outposts of 1898, Vowell considers the Americanization of Hawaii the most intriguing. From the arrival of New England missionaries in 1820, their goal to Christianize the local heathen, to the coup d' état of the missionaries' sons in 1893, which overthrew the Hawaiian queen, the events leading up to American annexation feature a cast of beguiling, and often appealing or tragic, characters: whalers who fired cannons at the Bible-thumpers denying them their God-given right to whores, an incestuous princess pulled between her new god and her brother-husband, sugar barons, lepers, con men, Theodore Roosevelt, and the last Hawaiian queen, a songwriter whose sentimental ode "Aloha 'Oe" serenaded the first Hawaiian president of the United States during his 2009 inaugural parade. With her trademark smart-alecky insights and reporting, Vowell lights out to discover the off, emblematic, and exceptional history of the fiftieth state, and in so doing finds America, warts and all. If you cannot attend the reading, but would like a signed copy of Unfamiliar Fishes, you may reserve it at http://acappellabooks.com/ev_vowell.asp . (jasbro)… (more) Sarah Vowell Sunday, March 27, 3:00 pm, Historic LoDo Sarah Vowell Sarah Vowell Sunday, March 27, 3:00 pm, Historic LoDo Sarah Vowell is a contributing editor for public radio’s This American Life, and the bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates, Assassination Vacation, The Partly Cloudy Patriot, Take the Cannoli, and Radio On. Vowell will discuss and sign her new book Unfamiliar Fishes ($25.95 Riverhead). With her trademark smart-alecky insights and reporting, Vowell lights out to discover the exceptional history of Hawaii. Free numbered tickets for the booksigning line will be available at 2:00 pm. Seating for the presentation prior to the booksigning is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis to ticketed customers only. (misericordia)… (more) Sarah Vowell Sarah Vowell reads from Unfamiliar Fishes. (Please note time and venue--this event will begin at 6 PM at Red River Theatres, right next door. This will be a ticketed event: if you reserve or buy a copy of Sarah Vowell's new book, Unfamiliar Fishes, you will receive a free ticket. Otherwise each ticket will be $6, to help pay for the use of the theatre. Book sales will also benefit Red River!) From the bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates --one of my favorite non-fiction titles of the past few years-- comes an examination of Hawaii, "the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn." With her trademark smart-alecky insights and reporting, Vowell lights out to discover the emblematic and exceptional history of the 50th state, and in so doing finds America, warts and all. Sarah Vowell is one of our keenest and funniest social critics: author, historian, contributor on This American Life, and (as my kids will want me to point out) Violet from The Incredibles. Don't miss her visit to Concord! (bookconscious)… (more) Sarah Vowell Sarah Vowell reads from An Evening with Sarah Vowell. Born in Oklahoma and raised in Montana, best-selling author Sarah Vowell is best known for her bits on public radio's This American Life. A contributing editor for the program since 1996, she has been a staple of TAL's popular live shows around the country, for which The New York Times has commended her "funny querulous voice and shrewd comic delivery." As a critic and reporter, she has contributed to numerous newspapers and magazines, including Esquire, GQ, Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, Spin, The New York Times Book Review and McSweeney's. She is a former columnist for Time, Salon.com and San Francisco Weekly. Hip, irreverent, and with a voice that NPR fans of This American Life instantly perk up to, Sarah makes both readers and listeners laugh out loud with her wry, comic observations on everything from politics to pop culture. Tickets: General admission tickets are $15. Tickets may be purchased by calling the EMU Convocation Ticket office at (734) 487-2282 or online at: http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=EMU (saram)… (more)
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