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The Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked by David Benjamin: Used
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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2003-03-11
- Pages
- 271
- ISBN
- 9780812966589
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0812966589
ISBN-13
9780812966589
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2450278
Product Key Features
Book Title
Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
7.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Richly hilarious...[Benjamin] retains a little boy's flair for spinning epics from anecdotes, and he applies to it an adult's taste for irony. Don't read this at bedtime--your laughter might wake up the kids."--"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "[Benjamin's] memories of dodging summer catechism class, sitting by the local fishing spot with a bamboo pole and fending off attacking squirrels, turtles and leeches will appeal to all those of us who rue the manifold complications of 21st-century life....Benjamin makes a charming and delightful anthropologist." --"The Washington Post "[Benjamin] recalls, both wistfully and comically, a time when moms kicked kids out of the house in the morning and welcomed them back only to feed them and put them to bed, when the lives of adults and kids did not intersect unless the latter came home bleeding."--"The Denver Post "This book is loaded with hilarious vignettes, and Benjamin deftly evokes both the bewilderment and savvy of kids trying to get a handle on life....Pungent with vivid writing...full of wonderfully written set pieces." --"The Hartford Courant, "Richly hilarious...ÝBenjamin¨ retains a little boy's flair for spinning epics from anecdotes, and he applies to it an adult's taste for irony. Don't read this at bedtime--your laughter might wake up the kids."--"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" "ÝBenjamin's¨ memories of dodging summer catechism class, sitting by the local fishing spot with a bamboo pole and fending off attacking squirrels, turtles and leeches will appeal to all those of us who rue the manifold complications of 21st-century life....Benjamin makes a charming and delightful anthropologist." --"The Washington Post" "ÝBenjamin¨ recalls, both wistfully and comically, a time when moms kicked kids out of the house in the morning and welcomed them back only to feed them and put them to bed, when the lives of adults and kids did not intersect unless the latter came home bleeding."--"The Denver Post" "This book is loaded with hilarious vignettes, and Benjamin deftly evokes both the bewilderment and savvy of kids trying to get a handle on life....Pungent with vivid writing...full of wonderfully written set pieces." --"The Hartford Courant", "Richly hilarious...[Benjamin] retains a little boy's flair for spinning epics from anecdotes, and he applies to it an adult's taste for irony. Don't read this at bedtime-your laughter might wake up the kids."-The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "[Benjamin's] memories of dodging summer catechism class, sitting by the local fishing spot with a bamboo pole and fending off attacking squirrels, turtles and leeches will appeal to all those of us who rue the manifold complications of 21st-century life....Benjamin makes a charming and delightful anthropologist." -The Washington Post "[Benjamin] recalls, both wistfully and comically, a time when moms kicked kids out of the house in the morning and welcomed them back only to feed them and put them to bed, when the lives of adults and kids did not intersect unless the latter came home bleeding."-The Denver Post "This book is loaded with hilarious vignettes, and Benjamin deftly evokes both the bewilderment and savvy of kids trying to get a handle on life....Pungent with vivid writing...full of wonderfully written set pieces." -The Hartford Courant
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Dewey Decimal
977.5/54 B
Synopsis
A "Best Book of the Year" finalist of the Great Lakes Booksellers Association, here is a laugh-out-loud retelling of an American childhood. Through the telling of his own madcap childhood, David Benjamin pays homage to the exuberance of countless young boys growing up in Middle America in the 1950s. Whether he's stalking frogs through the bogs of Tomah, Wisconsin, playing four-kid baseball with his bothersome little brother and two favorite cousins, or sneaking into the theater to watch Saturday-afternoon Westerns, Benjamin is the kind of little kid who would have fallen in eagerly with the redoubtable Tom Sawyer. Traversing the nooks and crannies of kidhood, from ballfields to swimming holes, The Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked captures a time and a place in twentieth-century American life and celebrates the adventures and wanderlust that once made childhood such an exhilarating enterprise., In telling of his own madcap childhood, Benjamin pays homage to the exuberance of countless untamed boys who grew up in Middle America in the 1950s. Now available in trade paperback, this memoir has won raves from audiences across the country and was a finalist for a 2002 Great Lakes Book Award.
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- a***n (43)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (94)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.