false <![CDATA[You Shall Know Our Velocity!]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516036m/4954.jpg 4954 18 In his first novel, Dave Eggers has written a moving and hilarious tale of two friends who fly around the world trying to give away a lot of money and free themselves from a profound loss. It reminds us once again what an important, necessary talent Dave Eggers is. 2641412 book 2002 You Shall Know Our Velocity! total:8572|5:1656|4:3051|3:2641|2:891|1:333| 8572 30522 11063 794 4 18 false false Sun Jun 03 07:37:02 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 15 11:40:26 -0800 2008 Preface to the fourth edition:

I wrote this a few years ago, back when I had just finished reading the book, but before I had died. I still haven't died so that's beside the point. I'm procrastinating right now, and copying this from another site where this originally appeared.

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Basically, they plan to fly around the world in a week and give away $32,000. They make it to Africa and Eastern ...more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Feb 11 11:00:32 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 11:07:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 5 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 06:26:04 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 09:54:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 06 13:28:36 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 21:28:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false true Thu Jun 05 10:34:46 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 13:22:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 09:27:17 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 08:22:13 -0700 2008
The writing is unique and interesting and Eggers clearly has a powerful gift with words. The story is also challenging and thoughtful and I was continually fascinated by the concept. I loved the journey th...more...]]> 2 1 true false Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 09:30:52 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 11:19:18 -0700 2008
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