false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255747229m/6178253.jpg 6178253 1 "There's an artful, edgy rebellion being waged in the funny pages, and one of its brightest revolutionaries is Stephan Pastis." --<I>Fort Worth Star-Telegram</i><P>"The cartoon <I>Pearls Before Swine</i> is written by a psychopath." --reader complaint, <I>Wichita Eagle</i><P>This collection of <I>Pearls Before Swine</i> makes a happy return to home and hearth as only these scamps can. An iconic portrait that captures the essence of modern life, <I>Pearls Before Swine</i> is a heartwarming American original.<P>A gifted storyteller with a sick sense of humor, Stephan Pastis is rapidly becoming a master of the cartoon art form. His pearls of wisdom are sly and subversive, smart and shocking. And incredibly funny.<P>It's a jungle out there. The only way to survive is with friends, a thick skin, and, a good dose of cynicism.<P>* A sense of humor, along with a little animal instinct, is just what <I>The Saturday Evening Pearls</i> offers.<P>* <I>Pearls Before Swine</i> was named Best Comic Strip in 2004, and again in 2007 by the National Cartoonists Society. 6358111 17 3 2009 The Saturday Evening Pearls: A Pearls Before Swine Collection total:15|5:10|4:2|3:2|2:1|1:0| 15 66 18 1 5 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 15:41:27 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 15:41:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Nov 18 14:37:23 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 14:37:23 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 30 12:30:34 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 12:30:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 29 18:27:54 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 18:27:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Aug 30 21:10:26 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 21:10:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 23 15:11:10 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 15:11:10 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 19 04:26:06 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 03:48:46 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 04:26:06 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 04:49:09 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 04:49:51 -0700 2009 1 5 0 false false Mon Jul 20 17:50:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 17:50:00 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jul 11 15:31:27 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 15:31:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 01 11:19:13 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 11:19:13 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 20:21:58 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 17:17:37 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun May 17 19:51:08 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 19:51:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun May 17 08:44:17 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 08:44:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Mar 31 17:28:10 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 17:28:10 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 30 09:24:19 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 09:24:19 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Mar 21 17:55:34 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 17:55:34 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 22 18:44:46 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 18:44:46 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6178253