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Jim Chastain

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

http://www.jimchastain.com

Genre

Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry

Influences

David Sedaris, Anne Lamott, Philip Roth, Tom Waits

Member Since

April 2007

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Jim Chastain is the author of three books. His memoir, "I Survived Cancer, But Never Won the Tour de France" was named a Top Ten Book of 2006 by the Austin Chronicle's Senior Book Editor. The book is a series of essays and poetry, predominantly humorous. "Like Some First Human Being" is Chastain's first poetry collection. "Antidotes & Home Remedies" is his newest collection of poems.

Chastain is a long-time film critic for two newspapers and a contributer to the Oklahoma Gazette and Oklahoma Today magazine. He currently writes a daily blog for the Oklahoman. He has many published poems and songs, along with two screenplays. ...more

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	I Survived Cancer but Never Won the Tour de France 4.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antidotes and Home Remedies really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Like Some First Human Being 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Supper 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Practical Solution Guide to Arc Flash Hazards - Third Edition by David Castor, Conrad St. Pierre, Robert Luo PhD 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars