false 256146 2 <div>Once you start reading George Singleton's eagerly awaited first book of stories, a strange thing happens: You discover that the characters sound like people you know--people who are trying hard to make sense of modern absurdities.<br> With a style all his own, Singleton fashions a world that wins our hearts but teases our senses: how to find a black-market sonogram so your pregnant wife won't find out you accidentally taped over the original; how to help your father and everyone else in town fake being hit by a tornado to get emergency government funds; and why not to look for your next wife at your local recycling center. <br> Step into Singleton's world and you'll see why he is earning a reputation as one of the funniest, wisest, and most surprising Southern writers of his generation--and why he was named one of the "new writers you need to know" by <i>Book Magazine</i>.<br></div> 248256 2001 These People Are Us: Stories total:58|5:0|4:0|3:1|2:0|1:0| 58 223 78 6 5 0 false false Mon Jan 12 07:17:46 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 08:21:49 -0800 2009 Wk.39; Bk.39

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