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Publication Date
2008-12-02
Pages
284
ISBN
9781570615726

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Sasquatch Books
ISBN-10
1570615721
ISBN-13
9781570615726
eBay Product ID (ePID)
69951884

Product Key Features

Book Title
Pugetopolis : a Mossback Takes on Growth Addicts, Weather Wimps, and the Myth of Seattle Nice
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
American Government / Local, Economic Conditions, Popular Culture, Regional, Essays, Sociology / Urban
Genre
Nature, Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
Author
Knute Berger
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-037593
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"He's neither old-school nor new-school, which is to say he's fad-resistant. The most overused, most sought-after word in modern American life? Authentic! That's Mossback-the alter ego he's used for his columns of the last half-dozen years." -Timothy Egan, from the Foreword "Seattle's easy to love. But if you want to make sense of the place, readPugetopolis. Earthy, organic-Knute Berger is Seattle's moss-covered soul." -Bill Radke, host,Weekend America Berger writes of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest with the intimate knowledge of a deep, lifelong insider who is also an instinctive skeptic and a mordant humorist.Pugetopolisis indispensable-a book that contains within its pages the beating heart of this city, its quarrels and conversations with itself, its dreamlife, its flights of braggadocio. Reflective and funny by turns, Mossback has opened Seattle's subconscious to public view.-Jonathan Raban, author ofWaxwings, "He's neither old-school nor new-school, which is to say he's fad-resistant. The most overused, most sought-after word in modern American life? Authentic! That's Mossback-the alter ego he's used for his columns of the last half-dozen years." �, "Every city needs a Knute Berger." -- Seattle Weekly, January 13, 2009 "Regardless of one's age, or how long they have lived here, Pugetopolis is a worthwhile book full of insight into our region.." -- Tacoma Weekly January 8, 2009 "He's neither old-school nor new-school, which is to say he's fad-resistant. The most overused, most sought-after word in modern American life? Authentic! That's Mossback--the alter ego he's used for his columns of the last half-dozen years." --Timothy Egan, from the Foreword "Seattle's easy to love. But if you want to make sense of the place, read Pugetopolis . Earthy, organic--Knute Berger is Seattle's moss-covered soul." --Bill Radke, host, Weekend America Berger writes of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest with the intimate knowledge of a deep, lifelong insider who is also an instinctive skeptic and a mordant humorist. Pugetopolis is indispensable--a book that contains within its pages the beating heart of this city, its quarrels and conversations with itself, its dreamlife, its flights of braggadocio. Reflective and funny by turns, Mossback has opened Seattle's subconscious to public view.--Jonathan Raban, author of Waxwings, "Every city needs a Knute Berger." -Seattle Weekly,January 13, 2009 "Regardless of one's age, or how long they have lived here,Pugetopolisis a worthwhile book full of insight into our region.." -Tacoma WeeklyJanuary 8, 2009 "He's neither old-school nor new-school, which is to say he's fad-resistant. The most overused, most sought-after word in modern American life? Authentic! That's Mossback-the alter ego he's used for his columns of the last half-dozen years." -Timothy Egan, from the Foreword "Seattle's easy to love. But if you want to make sense of the place, readPugetopolis. Earthy, organic-Knute Berger is Seattle's moss-covered soul." -Bill Radke, host,Weekend America Berger writes of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest with the intimate knowledge of a deep, lifelong insider who is also an instinctive skeptic and a mordant humorist.Pugetopolisis indispensable-a book that contains within its pages the beating heart of this city, its quarrels and conversations with itself, its dreamlife, its flights of braggadocio. Reflective and funny by turns, Mossback has opened Seattle's subconscious to public view.-Jonathan Raban, author ofWaxwings, He's neither old-school nor new-school, which is to say he's fad-resistant. The most overused, most sought-after word in modern American life? Authentic! That's Mossbackthe alter ego he's used for his columns of the last half-dozen years.
Dewey Decimal
979.7/772043
Synopsis
Knute "Skip" Berger's trenchant commentaries in his "Mossback" column forSeattle Weekly, and now Crosscut.com, have made him one of the most popular and prickly figures in Seattle journalism. This book collects the best of those columns on politics, culture, enterprise, and odd local behavior. For anyone who wants to understand the Pacific Northwest through the gimlet eye of Seattle's own "crank with a conscience," this is a must-read., "Knute "Skip" Berger is one of the most recognized commentators on politics, culture, business, and life in the Pacific Northwest. He's the Mike Royko/Jimmy Breslin of this part of the country. As Timothy Egan describes him in the Foreword to Pugetopolis, he is the region's "crank with a conscience...a contrarian" thinker who calls out the folly and hubris of mayors, governors, presidents, and gazillionaires. In his signature Mossback column, which ran for years in the Seattle Weekly and now on Crosscut.com, Knute Berger comments on politics (the 50-year odyssey of mass transit), cultural matters (we got art out here in the provinces), the big natural world (what's left of it), enterprise (as in the Microsoft-Starbucks Industrial Complex), and odd local behavior (car-less living that allows mooching rides). As a third-generation Seattle native, he has the perspective to take the long view, so he knows there was a life without jackasses on jet ski, bear attacks in the suburbs, and not so many millionaires. Gathered in Pugetopolis are Knute Berger's best commentaries that provide grist for anyone's mental m, Knute "Skip" Berger is one of the most recognized commentators on politics, culture, business, and life in the Pacific Northwest. He's the Mike Royko/Jimmy Breslin of this part of the country. As Timothy Egan describes him in the Foreword to Pugetopolis, he is the region's "crank with a conscience...a contrarian" thinker who calls out the folly and hubris of mayors, governors, presidents, and gazillionaires. In his signature Mossback column, which ran for years in the Seattle Weekly and now on Crosscut.com, Knute Berger comments on politics (the 50-year odyssey of mass transit), cultural matters (we got art out here in the provinces), the big natural world (what's left of it), enterprise (as in the Microsoft-Starbucks Industrial Complex), and odd local behavior (car-less living that allows mooching rides). As a third-generation Seattle native, he has the perspective to take the long view, so he knows there was a life without jackasses on jet ski, bear attacks in the suburbs, and not so many millionaires. Gathered in Pugetopolis are Knute Berger's best commentaries that provide grist for anyone's mental mill who wants to understand why the Pacific Northwest is a quirky place that is sometimes too liberal for its own good; strangely conservative at other times; blindly does the bidding of the richest guy around so he can make even more money; and is able to jump on the bandwagon of one dumb pubic-works fiasco after another. And then we complain about the rain like it's some new form of insult. You gotta love this place--warts and all. Berger shows you how with this sharp-witted and observant book.
LC Classification Number
F899.S45B47 2009

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