false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168054115m/30146.jpg 30146 4 <p>Jean Shepherd was one of America&#8217;s favorite humorists, his most notable achievement being the creation of the indefatigable Ralphie Parker and his quest for a BB gun in the holiday classic <i>A Christmas Story</i>. But he was so much more, a comic Garrison Keillor&#8211;like figure whose unique voice transcended the airwaves and affected a whole generation of nostalgic Americans. <br><i>The Ferrari in the Bedroom</i> is Shepherd&#8217;s wry, affectionate look at the hang-ups and delusions of Americans in the 1970s. From his sardonic assessment of fads such as the nostalgia craze (&#8220;Thinking that the old days were good is a terrible sickness. Everything was just as bad then as it is now.&#8221;) to a modest proposal for the foundation of S.P.L.A.T. 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