false 52421 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 52421 2 51137 1975 Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage total:67|5:17|4:28|3:16|2:6|1:0| 67 257 131 26 7553 3.77 1349 254 65490947 2199503 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 5 0 false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 20:52:15 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 20:21:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 58843533 1854587 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 4 0 false Wed Jun 24 04:52:28 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 06:41:10 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 04:52:28 -0700 2009
He is a fantastic writer. One of the reviews on the back of his book likens him to Faulkner. I've got to agree. Dexter is ...more...]]> 38570904 1250038 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 5 0 false Mon Nov 24 16:50:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 16:50:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 35094796 1417513 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 4 0 false Sun Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 01:01:14 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 18:41:57 -0700 2008
A word of caution: don't make this your bedside can't-sleep-so-I'll-read-until...more...]]> 13040000 808898 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 2 0 false Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 21 06:43:41 -0800 2008 Wed May 07 10:50:53 -0700 2008
I found some of the articles to be interesting, only to have them drop off suddenly (of course, because they are newspaper columns). Others were just... there. For example, I thought either...more...]]> 2920831 128824 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 5 0 false Tue Jul 10 17:12:55 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:12:13 -0800 2009 Just pick up any of the glossy supplements that fall out of the weekend editions to see what I mean; middle age women going on about their kids and shoes and middle aged men going on about being middle aged.
This collection of columns from th...more...]]> 6687465 72975 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 3 0 false Mon Sep 24 00:39:53 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 11:46:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 46535828 2037606 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 3 0 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 16 11:56:32 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 11:56:53 -0800 2009 This is a collection of some of his columns and I absolutely loved it. It’s the sort of writing you can’t help but read out loud to people, and also the kind of stuff you should read to be a better writer.
]]> 25812205 631269 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 4 0 false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jun 29 06:17:32 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 27 06:40:30 -0800 2009
"It's always the same, " he said. Every time you're about to find some...more...]]> 39359870 1093862 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 4 0 false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 06:40:47 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 06:41:49 -0800 2008 7543996 98719 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 4 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 13:06:19 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 12 20:56:17 -0800 2007 more...]]> 35316080 430191 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 4 0 false Tue Oct 14 15:14:46 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 15:14:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 39175939 67585 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 5 0 false Sat Apr 28 15:36:18 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 02 23:47:45 -0800 2008 Philadelphia Inquirer and the Sacramento Bee. They're short, often gut-punchingly sad, and shot through with violence; they're tales about th...more...]]> 43925250 1069458 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 0 0 false Thu Jan 22 08:27:28 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 08:28:21 -0800 2009 41651269 215220 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 5 0 false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 16:20:13 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 11:15:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 18162168 1002723 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 20 01:03:35 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 13:18:13 -0700 2008 Paris Trout, so I wasn't expecting to like anything more Pete Dexter had to say. But I did. I had no idea he's so talented, attuned to the human experience, and (like me) the parent of a premature baby girl. Nor did I realize how muc...more...]]> 17264927 971491 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 3 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 16:02:31 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 16:05:30 -0800 2008 books inscription to me:For MacKenzie, Hoping you got your mother's looks + your mother's brains + your father's ...well, hope you have his good l...more...]]> 767284 54800 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 4 0 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Apr 17 18:17:33 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 18:07:01 -0800 2009 While some of the columns are a little coy, most speak of and to a humanity that is violent, hilarious,...more...]]> 6267430 55641 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

]]> 1975 4 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Sep 15 22:21:01 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 15 22:21:01 -0700 2007 3564963 223678 52421 0061189359 9780061189357 26 <![CDATA[Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not About Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008m/52421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170388008s/52421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52421.Paper_Trails_True_Stories_of_Confusion_Mindless_Violence_and_Forbidden_Desires_a_Surprising_Number_of_Which_Are_Not_About_Marriage 3.84 67 In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor.

Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces—with a new introduction by the author—assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book. Paper Trails is searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as good as it ever gets."

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