{"product_id":"coyote-v-acme-paperback","title":"Coyote V. Acme - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Twenty-two side-splitting glimpses into some oddball corners of the American mind from bestselling author Ian Frazier.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe title essay of \u003ci\u003eCoyote v. Acme\u003c\/i\u003e, Frazier's second collection of humorous essays, imagines the opening statement of an attorney representing cartoon character Wile E. Coyote in a product liability suit against the Acme Company, supplier of unpredictable rocket sleds and faulty spring-powered shoes. Other essays are about Bob Hope's golfing career, a commencement address given by a Satanist college president, a suburban short story attacked by the Germans, the problem of issues versus non-issues, and the theories of revolutionary stand-up comedy from Comrade Stalin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom first to last, this is Frazier at his hilarious best.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Ian Frazier's first collection of humorous essays, Dating Your Mon, was published in 1986, Time's reviewer Paul Gray called it \"hilarious\" and warned readers to\" read sparingly... By 1996 another collection may appear\". And he was rights. Frazier's new collection, Coyote v. Acme, includes twenty-two more side-splitting glimpses into some of the more oddball corners of the American mind. The title essay imagines the opening statement of an attorney for cartoon character Wile E. Coyote in a product liability suit against the Acme Company, supplier of unpredictable rocket sleds and faulty spring-powered shoes. Other essays are about the golfing career of comedian Bob Hope, a commencement address given by a Satanist college president, a suburban short story attacked by Germans, the problem of issues versus non-issues, and the theories of revolutionary stand-up comedy from Comrade Stalin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGreat Plains\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fish's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn the Rez, Family, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTravels in Siberia\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eDating Your Mom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLamentations of the Father\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Cursing Mommy's Book of Days\u003c\/i\u003e. A frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Montclair, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.63 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thurber Prize for American Humor (1997)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762398200096,"sku":"9780312420581","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3b6d68a7680652641f7a0356243d8db9.webp?v=1780220918","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/coyote-v-acme-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}