The Accidental Immigrant: America ObservediUniverse, 24.06.2004 г. - 336 страници Transatlantic humorist David Bouchier brings wit, wisdom and a touch of philosophy to the everyday dramas of American suburban life. This book brings together more than a hundred essays, originally broadcast on National Public Radio, or published in his Out of Order column in the Sunday New York Times. When work and marriage brought David Bouchier to Long Island in 1986 the endless suburbs seemed mysterious and exotic to him. He was inspired to begin writing essays and newspaper columns about his life there - a personal and public diary of the Resident Alien experience. In 1992 a weekly public radio essay was added to the newspaper columns, and thousands of listeners still enjoy David's weekly radio broadcasts. These are the affectionate and sometimes acerbic observations of an Accidental Immigrant, who still finds life in America endlessly stimulating and wonderfully strange. David Bouchier's thoughts about love, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the suburbs will make you smile, and make you think. Boring suburban rituals like lawn care mall shopping, wedding rehearsals, and barbecues will never seem the same again. |
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Toys for the Boys | |
The Toxic Tree | |
Allergic to Life | |
Insomniac Nation | |
Survivalof theFittest | |
Resident Alien | |
The Green Plague | |
Lawn Care Victim | |
Mens Stuff | |
Suburban Deadly Sins | |
Cold Comfort | |
Inferior Decoration | |
Flushed with Pride | |
In the Wild Wood | |
Eyewitness to History | |
Conspicuous Consultation | |
Multiple Choices | |
The Business of America | |
Evolving Backwards | |
The Pleasure Principle | |
You Have Just Almost Won Ten Million Dollars | |
Indian Givers The Ideal Murder | |
The Right toArm Bears | |
Wake me When its Over | |
Help Yourself | |
PART FIVE | |
All the News That Fits | |
Prisoner of Culture | |
The Accidental Library | |
Out of This World | |
The Vogue for Trucks | |
The Romance ofAir Travel | |
PART EIGHT | |
Pubs and Puritanism | |
English Comfort | |
And a Letter From France | |
Remembering Too Well | |
The Best Radio Essay in the Entire History of the Universe | |
New Age Meets Middle | |