| A Complete Encyclopedia of Different Types of People Contributor(s): Foreman, Gabe (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552452441 ISBN-13: 9781552452448 Publisher: Coach House Books OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Canadian |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2010671089 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.30 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: People who rely on stereotypes are often vilified. But really, is there a better way to classify people? There are some taxonimical difficulties, though. Exactly how many types of people are there? What behaviours are characteristic of each particular group? How do you know if you've spotted an armchair psychologist or a kleptomaniac? Gabe Foreman's A Complete Encyclopedia of Different Types of People is not your average reference book. It turns a series of sociological case studies into a functional encyclopedia that doubles as a unique, achingly funny, always engaging collection of poems. 'Bridesmaids, ' 'Day Traders, ' 'Entomologists' and 'Number Crunchers' are all dutifully catalogued in a series of luminously strange, compellingly original lyric and prose poems. The resulting field guide to our disparate humanity is often absurd, sometimes sad and frequently a mix-ture of both, as each entry unravels according to its own spidery logic. |