false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178134924m/762309.jpg 12357 6 <P> <I>Take the Cannoli</I> is a moving and wickedly funny collection of personal stories stretching across the immense landscape of the American scene. Hailed by <I>Newsweek</I> as a "cranky stylist with talent to burn," Vowell has an irresistible voice -- caustic and sympathetic, insightful and double-edged -- that has attracted a loyal following for her magazine writing and radio monologues on This American Life. <P> While tackling subjects such as identity, politics, religion, art, and history, these autobiographical tales are written with a biting humor, placing Vowell solidly in the tradition of Mark Twain and Dorothy Parker. Vowell searches the streets of Hoboken for traces of the town's favorite son, Frank Sinatra. She goes under cover of heavy makeup in an investigation of goth culture, blasts cannonballs into a hillside on a father-daughter outing, and maps her family's haunted history on a road trip down the Trail of Tears. <P> <I>Take the Cannoli</I> is an eclectic tour of the New World, a collection of alternately hilarious and heartbreaking essays and autobiographical yarns. 748402 2000 Take the Cannoli total:3262|5:785|4:1480|3:841|2:139|1:17| 3262 12663 4483 338 3 1 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jan 19 14:22:35 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 05:55:30 -0800 2009 This American Life

Some of the essays captured my imagination, some did not. All in all it was a diverting read from the all that is occupying my time around her otherwise.

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