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Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Chuck Klosterman
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:256 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 127 |
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Category/Genre | Biographies: Arts and Entertainment |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780571223985
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Classifications | Dewey:781.660973 |
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Main
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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Publication Date |
18 January 2007 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
For 6,557 miles, from New York to Mississippi to Seattle, Chuck Klosterman decided to chase rock'n'roll and death across a continent. 21 days later, after three relationships, an encounter with various cottonmouth snakes, and a night spent snorting cocaine in a graveyard, Klosterman started to order his thoughts on American culture and the meaning of celebrity.
Author Biography
Chuck Klosterman is the author of the legendary memoir, Fargo Rock City, and Sex, Drugs & Cocoa Puffs. He was born in North Dakota and lives in New York City.
Reviews"'Big-hearted and direct, bright and unironic, optimistic and amiable, self-deprecating and reassuring.' Bret Easton Ellis"
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