In God We Trust
All Others Pay Cash
$34.64
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
31 March 1999
Summary
A collection of humorous and nostalgic Americana stories-the beloved, bestselling classics that inspired the movie A Christmas StoryBefore Garrison Keillor and Spalding Gray there was Jean Shepherd- a master monologist and writer who spun the materials of his all-American childhood into immensely resonant-and utterly hilarious-works of comic art. In God We Trust- All Others Pay Cash represents one of the peaks of his achievement, a compound of irony, affection, and perfect detail that speaks …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385021746 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0385021747 |
| Author: | Jean Shepherd |
| Publisher: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 1999 |
| Weight: | 232g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 136mm x 18mm |
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“Shepherd has a fine eye for absurdity, for the madness and idiocy in all of us.” –Best Sellers
“Shepherd has a fine eye for absurdity, for the madness and idiocy in all of us.”—Best Sellers
About The Author
Jean Shepherd
For many years a cult radio and cabaret personality in New York City,Jean Shepherdwas the creator of the popular filmA Christmas Story, which is based on his novelsIn God We Trust, All Others Pay CashandWanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories, and which has become a holiday tradition on the Turner Network. Jean Shepherd passed away in 1999.
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