Anything Can Happen Notes on My Inadequate Life and Yours |
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| Author:
| Rosenblatt, Roger |
| ISBN: | 978-0-15-100866-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2003 |
| Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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These cautionary notes and hilarious stories pack the Rosenblatt punch.
Anything Can Happen offers a class in "Tyranny for Beginners," warns about the snares and devices of dinner parties, explains the mind-set of barbarians, suggests the perfect gift for Mother--a wildebeest--and tells what happens when his dog's barking drives him to thoughts of murder. Roger Rosenblatt forces us to laugh at the silliness of the world we have created, refocuses our minds on what...
More DescriptionThese cautionary notes and hilarious stories pack the Rosenblatt punch.Anything Can Happen offers a class in "Tyranny for Beginners," warns about the snares and devices of dinner parties, explains the mind-set of barbarians, suggests the perfect gift for Mother--a wildebeest--and tells what happens when his dog's barking drives him to thoughts of murder.
Roger Rosenblatt forces us to laugh at the silliness of the world we have created, refocuses our minds on what really matters, and alerts us to the injustice and cruelty that lie just below the skin.