One more thing : stories and other stories
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
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Book
ISBN
9780385351836 (hardback), 0385351836 (hardback)
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x, 276 pages ; 22 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Blanchard Community Library - Adult Fiction | FIC | On Shelf | |
Buellton Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION NOVAK,B | On Shelf | |
Cuyama Valley Library - Adult Fiction | FIC | On Shelf | |
Goleta Valley Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION Novak,B. J | On Shelf | |
Orcutt Library - Adult Fiction | FIC | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Language
English
ISBN
9780385351836 (hardback), 0385351836 (hardback)
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Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"B.J. Novak's One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories is an endlessly entertaining, surprisingly sensitive, and startlingly original debut that signals the arrival of a brilliant new voice in American fiction. A boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes--only to discover how claiming the winnings might unravel his family. A woman sets out to seduce motivational speaker Tony Robbins--turning for help to the famed motivator himself. A new arrival in Heaven, overwhelmed with options, procrastinates over a long-ago promise to visit his grandmother. We also meet Sophia, the first artificially intelligent being capable of love, who falls for a man who might not be ready for it himself; a vengeance-minded hare, obsessed with scoring a rematch against the tortoise who ruined his life; and post-college friends who try to figure out how to host an intervention in the era of Facebook. Along the way, we learn why wearing a red T-shirt every day is the key to finding love, how February got its name, and why the stock market is sometimes just. down. Finding inspiration in questions from the nature of perfection to the icing on carrot cake, One More Thing has at its heart the most human of phenomena: love, fear, hope, ambition, and the inner stirring for the one elusive element that might just make a person complete. Across a dazzling range of subjects, themes, tones, and narrative voices, the many pieces in this collection are like nothing else, but they have one thing in common: they share the playful humor, deep heart, sharp eye, inquisitive mind, and altogether electrifying spirit of a writer with a fierce devotion to the entertainment of the reader"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Novak, B. J. (2014). One more thing: stories and other stories . Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Novak, B. J., 1979-. 2014. One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Novak, B. J., 1979-. One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Novak, B. J. One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
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