{"product_id":"take-the-cannoli-stories-from-the-new-world-paperback","title":"Take the Cannoli: Stories from the New World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Vowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wickedly funny collection of personal essays from popular NPR personality Sarah Vowell.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTake the Cannoli\u003c\/i\u003e is an eclectic tour of the New World, a collection of alternately hilarious and heartbreaking essays and autobiographical yarns.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Vowell is a contributing editor for public radio's \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eTime, Esquire, GQ, Spin, Salon, McSweeneys, The Village Voice, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRadio On, Take the Cannoli, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Partly Cloudy Patriot.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in New York Cit\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.5 x 5.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468107333885,"sku":"9780743205405","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/V0lhaHNIL2ppOVpFVGd6OWxKa25ydz09.webp?v=1777285397","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/take-the-cannoli-stories-from-the-new-world-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}