![]() Master of nothing, at the dead center of his game, Sedaris proves that when you play with matches, you sometimes light the whole pack on fire. When you are engulfed in flames by Sedaris, David Publication date 2008 Topics Sedaris, David, Humorous stories, American, American essays, Manners and customs, United States - Social life and customs - 21st century, United States Publisher New York : Little, Brown and Co. Also recounted is the buying of a human skeleton and the author's attempt to quit smoking In Tokyo. Subjects include a parasitic worm that once lived in his mother-in-law's leg, an encounter with a dingo, and the recreational use of an external catheter. Author of the national bestsellers Should You Be Attacked By Snakes and If You Are Surrounded by Mean Ghosts, David Sedaris, with When You Are Engulfed in Flames, is clearly at the top of his game.ĭavid Sedaris has written yet another book of essays (his sixth). David Sedaris has studied this phenomenon, and his resulting insights may very well save your life. When set on fire, most of us either fumble for our wallets or waste valuable time feeling sorry for ourselves. From the shining notorious East Side, When You Are Engulfed in Flames confirms once again that David Sedaris is a master of mystery and suspense. ![]() Two straight-A students head off to school, and when only one of them returns home Chesney Yelverton is coaxed from retirement and assigned to what proves to be the most difficult and deadly - case of his career. ![]() Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition. that involves a thermos - David Sedaris." ![]() *Title page has been signed & inscribed by author as follows "To Abe + Tara, Try anything once. FIRST EDITION / FOURTH PRINTING LITTLE BROWN AND COMPANY ![]()
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