false <![CDATA[Being There]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223638675m/677877.jpg 677877 20 <div>A modern classic now available from Grove Press, Being There is one of the most popular and significant works from a writer of international stature. It is the story of Chauncey Gardiner - Chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to the throne of a Wall Street tycoon, a presidential policy adviser, and a media icon. Truly "a man without qualities," Chance's straightforward responses to popular concerns are heralded as visionary. But though everyone is quoting him, no one is sure what he's really saying. And filling in the blanks in his background proves impossible. Being There is a brilliantly satiric look at the unreality of American media culture that is, if anything, more trenchant now than ever.</div> 873033 1970 Being There total:1252|5:343|4:511|3:323|2:64|1:11| 1252 4867 1574 111 1 2 false false Thu Aug 28 18:31:59 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 07:12:11 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 18:31:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Fri Jan 23 18:31:41 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 01:03:25 -0800 2009 several, not few. Ah well. Time sure flies, eh?

My dad first read Being There when he was a sophomore at Princeton in 1980. Times were different then. Rampant ca...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 12:59:15 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 20:32:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 15:31:17 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 15:44:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Feb 15 14:38:36 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 14:48:41 -0800 2008
I remember he said, "The only moment of true freedom I ever experience was on airplane suspended between the two collectives."

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A light, quick read, it nonetheless is scathing commentary on the fickleness of the public...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 12 11:45:09 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 05:28:08 -0800 2008
This book is about a man who had never (not even once) stepped outside his house and garden until he is thrust into the big, wide world due to a circumstance that was beyond his control. What happens next is very funny and insightful. His innocence and ig...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 01 03:12:36 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 03:14:40 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Sun May 27 07:12:02 -0700 2007 Sun May 27 07:12:18 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sun Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 18 10:12:15 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 17 07:23:51 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 28 10:43:20 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 10:27:57 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 10:40:42 -0800 2008
I know, I know. I have a degree in English. However, there was a lot I was not exposed to before and throughout college, satires being included.
...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 18:30:36 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 20:02:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun May 27 07:18:01 -0700 2007 Sun May 27 07:37:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 16 08:39:16 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 08:42:02 -0800 2009 For a book that is almost too basic in it's language and structure I ended up feeling totally spun around by it. In short, a housebound man whose only experience consists of what he's seen on TV is thrust out of his familiar into the real world . . .where he...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Apr 29 17:29:39 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 20:11:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Dec 19 07:49:08 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 07:50:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed May 23 21:41:12 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 09:10:52 -0700 2007 A modern classic now available from Grove Press, Being There is one of the most popular and significant works from a writer of international stature. It is the story of Chauncey Gardiner - Chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to ...more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 14:45:21 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 06:33:31 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Wed Jul 22 11:26:09 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 11:32:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 28 07:29:50 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 07:36:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=677877