false 3682035 3 "Every day and age has its rules. Currently, good behavior dictates that we be politically correct, evade conflicts, espouse tolerance, and make no hasty judgments. To be judgmental is viewed as one of the most reprehensible human traits. People are likely to think today that an optimist is a good person, while a pessimist is the lowest of the low. Picking your nose in public is more forgivable then being pessimistic. [. . .] We live in a time that urges us to behave as if we are in paradise. Yet the world we live in is no paradise. This book breaks the rules of good behavior, because it bickers."<BR> <BR> This series of thought-provoking and incisive essays from Dubravka Ugresic explores the full spectrum of human existence. From life in exile to life in prison, from bottled-water-drinking tourists with massive backpacks to the Eurovision song contest, Ugresic's sharp critical eye never fails to reveal what has been hidden in plain sight by routine or to uncover the tragic, and the comic, in the everyday. 2501579 book 2005 Nobody's Home total:25|5:7|4:12|3:3|2:3|1:0| 25 98 55 3 3 0 false false Mon Oct 13 12:16:05 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 12:17:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 19:23:26 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 06:10:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 09:09:13 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 17:18:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 06:53:28 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 06:53:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 11:57:38 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 11:57:38 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 09:35:37 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:35:37 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sun Nov 01 03:17:39 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 03:17:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 10:52:42 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 10:53:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 07 02:59:29 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 02:59:29 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 24 18:32:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 18:32:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 17 10:27:06 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 10:27:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 10 15:29:09 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 15:29:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 09 09:17:27 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 09:17:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 06:51:25 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 06:58:00 -0700 2009 1 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 23:17:57 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 23:17:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 12 17:27:50 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 17:27:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 04 14:12:44 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:12:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 05:52:29 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 05:52:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 17:26:01 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 17:26:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 05 02:30:18 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 02:30:18 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3682035