false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172377311m/170449.jpg 170449 2 "If one is at all refined, unique, idiosyncratic, then finding a companion to match one's temperament, interests, and amatory tastes is not an easy matter, whether one is man or woman, gay or straight," writes Philip Lopate in the essay "On Leaving Bachelorhood," as he attempts to explain why he remained single for 21 years before embarking on a second marriage. The same may be true for authors trying to find readers. In the introduction to <i>Portrait of My Body</i> he acknowledges that "In first-person writing, there is a thin line between the charming and the insufferable." In these 13 essays, Lopate definitely treads that thin line. Although he flirts shamelessly with insufferable, in the end he just manages to fall on the side of charming. 164590 1996 Portrait of My Body total:33|5:12|4:17|3:2|2:1|1:1| 33 137 49 6 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 08 14:22:49 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 06:12:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat May 16 22:22:02 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 22:53:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 17 11:09:19 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 10 13:31:45 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 16:43:58 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 17:56:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 16 13:15:05 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 13:15:57 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu May 08 12:31:11 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 12:33:48 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 05:00:34 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 05:00:34 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 10:28:50 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 10:28:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 14 15:18:46 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 15:18:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 21:10:52 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 21:10:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 30 08:35:32 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 08:35:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 21:55:49 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 21:55:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 16 09:53:57 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 01:56:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 04 13:32:05 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 13:32:05 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 13:57:47 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 15:08:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jun 03 02:53:17 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 02:53:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 27 18:53:23 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 18:53:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Apr 18 12:15:05 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 12:15:05 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Mar 19 12:50:03 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 11:24:37 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Feb 05 22:04:45 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 22:04:45 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=170449