Isbn: 9781609806101 - if this isn't nice, what is? (even more) expanded third edition: the graduation speeches and other words to live by (16 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Selected and introduced by fellow novelist and friend Dan Wakefield, the speeches in If This Isn't Nice, What Is? capture a different side of Kurt Vonnegut for the first time in book form. There are nine speeches, seven given at colleges, one to the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, one on the occasion of Vonnegut receiving the Carl Sandburg Award. In each of these talks Vonnegut takes pains to find the few things worth saying and a conversational voice to say them in that isn't heavy-handed or pretentious or glib, but funny and serious and joyful even if sometimes without seeming so.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Selected and introduced by fellow novelist and friend Dan Wakefield, the speeches in If This Isn't Nice, What Is? capture a different side of Kurt Vonnegut for the first time in book form. There are nine speeches, seven given at colleges, one to the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, one on the occasion of Vonnegut receiving the Carl Sandburg Award. In each of these talks Vonnegut takes pains to find the few things worth saying and a conversational voice to say them in that isn't heavy-handed or pretentious or glib, but funny and serious and joyful even if sometimes without seeming so.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

paperback. Zustand: New. Brand New.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 232 pages. 8.00x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2020. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 232 pages. 8.00x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A collection of 15 graduation speeches and treasured wisdom from the New York Timesbestselling literary icon and author of Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat's Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions'Like [that of] his literary ancestor Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut's crankiness is good-humored and sharp-witted.'A.O. Scott, The New York Times Book ReviewMaster storyteller and satirist Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most in-demand commencement speakers of his time. His words were unfailingly insightful and witty, and they stayed with audience members long after graduation. Chosen and introduced by fellow novelist and friend Dan Wakefield, a selection of speeches and essays in this expanded 3rd edition include: "What to Do When You Have the Power; In the Meantime, Remember to Skylark!" "Why Social Justice Does More Than Art to Nourish the American Dream" "How to Make Money and Find Love!" "Somebody Should've Told Me Not to Join a Fraternity" "How to Have Something Most Billionaires Don't"Hilarious, razor-sharp, freewheeling, and at times deeply serious, these reflections are ideal not just for graduates but for anyone undergoing what Vonnegut would call their "long-delayed puberty ceremony"marking the long and challenging passage to full-time adulthood.…

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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. Born in 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana,&#160KURT VONNEGUT&#160was one of the few grandmasters of modern American letters. Called by the&#160New York Times&#160&ldquothe counterculture&rsquos novelist,&rdquo his works guided a generation .

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. If This Isn't Nice, What Is? | Kurt Vonnegut | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2020 | Seven Stories Press,U.S. | EAN 9781609806101 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. …