The Ferrari in the Bedroom
$27.55
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
16 December 1986
Summary
A Christmas Story’s successful publication (over 100,000 in print) proves that readers love Jean Shepherd’s observations of Americans’ hang-ups and delusions. Now, fans old and new can rediscover Shepherd’s warm wit and observation in this reissued classic that explores the always-amusing topic of 1970s fads.” Jean Shepherd is that very rare breed, a homespun humorist cut from the same Midwestern cloth as Mark Twain and George Ade.“-Saturday ReviewJean Shepherd was one of America’s favorite …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385237925 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0385237928 |
| Author: | Jean Shepherd |
| Publisher: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 16 December 1986 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
“True genius.”—Library Journal“[Shepherd’s] descriptions of the mores of today as seen through the perspective of a robust male provide many a chuckle … and the wish that life were simpler and people knew what and who they are.”—Best Sellers“[Shepherd’s] appeal rests securely on the metaphor that adult life is a continuation of a boys’ pickup sandlot game.”—Commentary
About The Author
Jean Shepherd
For many years a cult radio and cabaret personality in New York City, Jean Shepherd was the creator of the popular film A Christmas Story, which is based on his novels In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash and Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories, and which has become a holiday tradition on the Turner Network. Jean Shepherd passed away in 1999.
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