- (Not That You Asked) Rants, Exploits and Obsessions
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name = (Not That You Asked) Rants, Exploits and Obsessions
image_caption = Cover Art
author =Steve Almond
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country = flagicon|USA USA
language = English
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genre = Essays
publisher =Random House
release_date = September 11, 2007
media_type = Print
pages = 286
isbn = 978-1-4000-6619-3 (1-4000-6619-0)
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followed_by ="(Not That You Asked) Rants, Exploits and Obsessions" is a forthcoming collection of essays by the
New York Times bestselling authorSteve Almond . The collection's entries divulge the author's thoughts on such topics as his sexual failures, fatherhood andKurt Vonnegut . The book was publishedSeptember 11 ,2007 .Sections of Book
The essays of Almond's collection are contained within several different sections and each essay generally relates to the title of the section where it is found. The section titles and a selection of the entries therein follow:
How This Book Became an Official Oprah Book Club™ Pick
"Dear Oprah"
Why I Crush on Vonnegut
"Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt": Parts I, II and III
About My Sexual Failure
"Shame on Me"
"Chestfro Agoniste"
"My First Fake Tits"
"How to Write Sex Scenes"
Why, Upon Publication of This Book, I Will Have to Leave the City of Boston Under Cover of Night
"Red Sox Antichrist"
Concerning the Laughable Nature of Literary Fame
"How Reality TV Ate My Life"
"Blog Love"
"Heart Radical"
"Pretty Authors Make Graves"
A Recipe to Die for, A Band to Worship
"Death by Lobster Pad Thai"
"Tesla Matters (Dude)"
In Tribute to My Republican Homeys
"Cash Cowed"
"Where'd You Hide The Body"
"Demagogue Days"
How I Became a Baby Daddy
"You're "What"?
"10 Ways I killed My Daughter Within Her First 72 Hours of Life"
"Ham for Chanukah"
See also
Steve Almond Candyfreak External links
* [http://www.stevenalmond.com Steve Almond's Website]
* [http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400066193 Random House (NTYA) Page]
* [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,196645,00.html A transcript of Steve's appearance on Hannity & Colmes.] Click on "Watch This Segment" to see the debate.
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=IRrVEynU-Lk YouTube video of others' rants about Steve Almond]
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