false <![CDATA[Housekeeping vs. The Dirt]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165403928m/4259.jpg 4259 1 In this latest collection of essays following [book:The Polysyllabic Spree], critic and author [author:Nick Hornby] continues the feverish survey of his swollen bookshelves, offering a funny, intelligent, and unblinkered account of the stuff he's been reading. Ranging from the middlebrow to the highbrow (with unrepenting dips into the lowbrow), Hornby's dispatches from his nightstand table serve as useful guides to contemporary letters, with revelations on contemporary culture, the intellectual scene, and English football, in equal measure. 7949 10 9 2006 Housekeeping vs. The Dirt total:861|5:215|4:375|3:228|2:40|1:3| 861 3342 1414 139 4 3 false false Mon Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 25 22:04:34 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 24 10:11:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 08 02:05:35 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 11 13:57:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 true false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 06 16:01:14 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 16:06:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 13 13:40:32 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 03 07:09:23 -0700 2009 1 and is embarrassed by public displays of amusement, read this one in the privacy of your own home. I recommend drawing the curtains as well.
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For those not familiar: "Housekeeping..." is a sort of sequel to Hornby's earlier work "The Polysy...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 20:51:16 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 20:07:50 -0700 2009 Believer columns.

First off, I need to say I'm deeply relieved that Nick Hornby can write nonfiction, and that's it's just Fever Pitch that is miserable. I was a little worried.

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Of course, there are many other good reasons to pick this up. I did so because I was over half an hour early for a meeting near St. Clair stat...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 20:51:02 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 20:45:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 26 19:20:34 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 19:24:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 12 09:59:31 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 29 06:24:28 -0800 2009 two copies of Housekeeping, though ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 13:25:13 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 23:12:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jan 13 08:15:57 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 08:17:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 09 10:47:10 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 21:30:02 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 21:46:30 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 25 21:52:25 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 01 11:40:42 -0800 2008 The Polysyllabic Spree, but I liked this one better for one simple reason: I was familiar with more of the books. I need to flip back through to make sure I've picked out all the ones I want to read, and it's going to be a sizable...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 11:09:41 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 11:14:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 05 07:10:46 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 07:13:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4259