| The Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex and Other True Stories Contributor(s): Kennedy, Pagan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0977679934 ISBN-13: 9780977679935 Publisher: Santa Fe Writer's Project OUR PRICE: $13.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: Nonfiction is the new black comedy in this hilarious collection of award-winning literary essays written by the infamous Pagan Kennedy. In the title piece, Alex Comfort, author of "The Joy of Sex," reinvents himself as a sex guru in California and hatches a plan to destroy monogamy forever. In the stories that follow, a retired chemist finds a way to turn a wasteland into paradise, an aspiring tyrant tries to become the emperor of America, and an artist rigs himself up to a "brain machine" made from parts he bought at Radio Shack. All of the essays--most of which have appeared in "The New York Times Magazine" and "The Boston Globe Magazine--"document the stories of visionaries bent on remaking the world, for better or for worse. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 818.54 |
| LCCN: 2008005457 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.64" W x 8" (0.64 lbs) 250 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nonfiction is the new black comedy in this hilarious collection of award-winning literary essays written by the infamous Pagan Kennedy. In the title piece, Alex Comfort, author of The Joy of Sex, reinvents himself as a sex guru in California and hatches a plan to destroy monogamy forever. In the stories that follow, a retired chemist finds a way to turn a wasteland into paradise, an aspiring tyrant tries to become the emperor of America, and an artist rigs himself up to a brain machine made from parts he bought at Radio Shack. All of the essays--most of which have appeared in The New York Times Magazine and The Boston Globe Magazine--document the stories of visionaries bent on remaking the world, for better or for worse. |