false 1204858 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181852059m/1204858.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181852059s/1204858.jpg The mysteries of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys comes a magnificent collection of ironic, understated tales that confirm his reputation as "the young star of American letters." -- Washington Post Book World. Here are eleven superb stories about growing up and growing wise -- stories in which people attempt to create and inhabit their own model worlds, only to watch them collapse in the face of the real world.]]> 16699 10 1299255 1992 A Model World and Other Stories total:892|5:103|4:334|3:369|2:75|1:11| 892 3119 1232 73 2715 3.86 70844 9811 18563959 304835 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.49 855 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

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This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 3 0 false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 23:00:17 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 23:01:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 47341660 718537 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 3 0 false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 21:50:02 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 21:54:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 65389679 2063040 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 3 0 false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 07:29:44 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 11:51:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 44090935 115473 3130145 1841153621 9781841153629 2 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3130145.A_Model_World 3.00 3 1992 3 1 false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 13:40:37 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 02:42:26 -0800 2009 A Model World is something of a mixed bag. The first few are the earliest, and to my mind the weakest—they felt more like writing exercises than anything else, frameworks rather than stories—but the last half of the book, the linked stories about the...more...]]> 37884350 1617821 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 5 0 false Sun Nov 16 14:03:10 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 14:03:10 -0800 2008
I really liked this book for a number of reasons. As people, we have expectations for ourselves...more...]]> 34350597 126224 1204858 0688095534 9780688095536 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181852059m/1204858.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181852059s/1204858.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1204858.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 4.00 6 The mysteries of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys comes a magnificent collection of ironic, understated tales that confirm his reputation as "the young star of American letters." -- Washington Post Book World. Here are eleven superb stories about growing up and growing wise -- stories in which people attempt to create and inhabit their own model worlds, only to watch them collapse in the face of the real world.]]> 1992 4 0 false Thu Oct 02 06:13:16 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 06:46:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 24589985 1242165 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 4 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 15 22:07:06 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 17 17:02:55 -0700 2009
After writing the critically successful book The Mysteries of Pittsburg, Chabon turned in this short tome of brief stories ...more...]]> 17433944 763514 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 3 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 07:54:21 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 16:49:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 6621182 83144 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 3 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 16:57:19 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 05:43:10 -0700 2007 The New Yorker first. Following his Mysteries of Pittsburgh these short stories are in many ways a continuation of what he started - several stories take place ...more...]]> 3267891 150537 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 3 0 false Thu Jul 19 09:02:24 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 06:33:05 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1841790 125417 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 3 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 06:25:45 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 02:08:34 -0700 2007 A Flawed World, because the characters and situations present broken promises, unfulfilled love, and a small measure of disappointment. But then again, flaws are inherent in any model, especially the worlds of love, friendship, and life.

T...more...]]> 43972495 1150723 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 4 1 false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 14:29:29 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 14:32:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 81504126 160301 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 5 0 false Sat Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 19 14:23:43 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 19 14:31:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 49281960 914674 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 1 0 false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 17:06:37 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 07:48:18 -0700 2009
Huh, after reading other reviews, maybe I shall try the stories from the second half before giving up for go...more...]]> 42536556 563476 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 1 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 21:20:36 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 10:56:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6707296 285644 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 3 0 false Mon Sep 24 10:55:16 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 28 10:14:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73636935 956990 16699 0060790601 9780060790608 64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676m/16699.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740676s/16699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16699.A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories 3.50 892 By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.]]> 1992 4 0 false Tue Oct 06 10:39:15 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 10:41:36 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1204858