| Paradise Screwed: Selected Columns of Carl Hiaasen Reissue Edition Contributor(s): Hiaasen, Carl (Author), Stevenson, Diane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0813034280 ISBN-13: 9780813034287 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Essays - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 975.938 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.1" W x 8.86" (1.31 lbs) 428 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Miami, Florida - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Takes readers on a head-shaking romp through a south Florida that they won't find in any tourist brochure. . . . Hiaasen's writing is fearless and the targets endless: politicians, municipal employees, judges, lobbyists, zoning boards, evangelists, athletic franchises, environmental scofflaws, Disney, the NRA, Big Tobacco. . . . Pulls no punches and keeps his sense of humor and outrage firmly intact."--Publishers Weekly "These sharp, amusing pieces confirm Hiaasen's status as a bird so rare--the humorous popular novelist with an acutely critical social perspective--that he's practically an endangered species."--Kirkus Reviews "He writes about politics and politicians, crime and criminals, ordinary people and extraordinary people, and a lot of just plain south Florida weirdness. . . . Along with Kick Ass, this is one of the best collections of occasional journalism published in recent years."--Booklist (starred review) |