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The dreaded feast : writers on enduring the holidays
- Title
- The dreaded feast : writers on enduring the holidays / edited by Michele Clarke and Taylor Plimpton ; introduction by P.J. O'Rourke.
- Publication
- New York : Abrams Image, ©2009.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFC 10-81 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- 208 pages; 20 cm
- Summary
- A holiday anthology of classic essays, short stories and poetry for people who aren't so crazy about the holidays. -- P. [4] of cover.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Christmas stories, American.
- Humorous stories, American.
- Christmas fiction.
- Humorous fiction.
- Contents
- Give it a rest, ye merry gentlemen : an introduction / P.J. O'Rourke -- Why I love Christmas / John Waters -- A fruitcake theory / Calvin Trillin -- Home for the holidays : a survivor's frightening account / Chris Radant -- 'Tis the season for halitosis / Jonathan Ames -- The Christmas party & how to mix a Christmas wassail / Corey Ford -- The Madonna of turkey season / Jay McInerney -- Two Thanksgiving poems / Billy Collins -- Susie's letter from Santa / Mark Twain -- A Christmas spectacle / Robert C. Benchley -- Waiting for santy : a Christmas playlet / S.J. Perelman -- Xmas words / Roy Blount Jr. -- Christmas carol / Lewis Lapham -- Two selections from I hate Christmas / Daniel Blythe -- The terrible fourth day of Christmas / Scott Horton -- Selections from Mercurius religiosus : faithfully communicating to the whole nation, the vanity of Christmas / Anonymous -- Christmas shopping : a survivor's guide / Dave Barry -- Santa responds / Santa Claus -- The compleat shopper : George Plimpton's guide to gift giving / George Plimpton -- Merry Christmas / James Thurber -- Christmas is a sad season for the poor / John Cheever -- Christmas dreams and cruel memories / Hunter S. Thompson -- Against winter / Charles Simic -- Christmas Freud / David Rakoff -- Women / Charles Bukowski -- The truth about Santa (an apocalyptic holiday tale) / Greg Kotis -- Ceremonies that have not recrudesced because we never succeeded in getting rid of them in the first place / P.J. O'Rourke -- Last last chance / Fiona Maazel -- Oh, Christmas tree / Augusten Burroughs -- Keeping Christmas in your heart all year long / Alysia Gray Painter -- Christmas means giving / David Sedaris.
- Call Number
- JFC 10-81
- ISBN
- 9780810982659
- 081098265X
- LCCN
- 2009009393
- OCLC
- 313018331
- Title
- The dreaded feast : writers on enduring the holidays / edited by Michele Clarke and Taylor Plimpton ; introduction by P.J. O'Rourke.
- Imprint
- New York : Abrams Image, ©2009.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Added Author
- Clarke, Michele, 1960-Plimpton, Taylor, 1976-
- Research Call Number
- JFC 10-81