false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183129512m/1381159.jpg 1381159 1 <P></P> <P>'Taking Things Seriously' is a wonder cabinet of seventy-five unlikely thingamajigs that have been invested with significance and transformed into totems, talismans, charms, relics, and fetishes: scraps of movie posters scavenged from the streets of New York by Low Life author Luc Sante; the World War I helmet that inoculated social critic Thomas Frank against jingoism; the trash-picked, robot-shaped hairdo machine described by its owner as a chick magnet; the bagel burned by actor Christopher Walken while moonlighting as a short-order cook. The owners of these objects convey their excitement in short, often poignant essays that invite readers to participate in the enjoyable act of interpreting things.</P> 1371111 23 8 2007 Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance total:47|5:13|4:16|3:11|2:4|1:3| 47 173 132 18 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 26 14:06:56 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 14:07:38 -0700 2009
New York Times Book Review:
"Short essays about treasured possessions, by artists, designers, writers and performers. The cartoonist and musician recalls playing with an assortment of rubber animals as a boy, 'acting out battles, domestic scenes, everything.' B...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 20:39:36 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 20:41:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 06:05:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 06:07:14 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 20:59:58 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 21:02:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 14 19:39:41 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 19:42:21 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sun Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 09 15:58:56 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 16:00:07 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 08:37:44 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 08:39:00 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 10 09:43:13 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 09:43:55 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 13:48:12 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 13:43:25 -0700 2008
My favorite object featured is a tiny pinecone that an artist keeps on her bathroom sink. I am probably a bit biased, though, given my last name.

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I think the "Jig Saw Jr." was the funniest.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 08:37:54 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 08:41:00 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Jan 03 13:14:03 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 25 16:58:30 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 17:01:39 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 23:35:12 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 23:36:08 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 21:21:34 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 21:22:47 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Feb 20 06:30:34 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 06:31:08 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Nov 08 07:25:35 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 07:25:35 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 14 14:47:17 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 14:47:21 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1381159