| Description |
208 p. ; 20 cm. |
| 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. |
| Source |
Donation 12/11 PPL |
| Subject |
Christmas stories, American.
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Humorous stories, American.
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| Added Author |
Clarke, Michele, 1960-
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Plimpton, Taylor, 1976-
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| ISBN |
9780810982659 |
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081098265X |
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