The Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex and Other True Stories
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The Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex and Other True Stories by Pagan Kennedy
A collection of literary essays - most of which have appeared in "The New York Times Magazine" and "The Boston Globe Magazine" - documents the stories of visionaries bent on remaking the world, for better or for worse.
"Kennedy prowls the shadowy, creepy, eye-popping limits of the culture where other writers fear to tread" --John Sedgwick, author, The Dark House and The Education of Mrs. Bemis
"A dangerous joy of literary pleasure--a compelling, spellbinding reading experience. In this book, Pagan Kennedy writes with clarity, honesty and impeccable grace." --Lee Gutkind, author, Almost Human: Making Robots Think
"Complicated, cool, and vulnerable at the same time . . . you can't help falling for Pagan Kennedy's characters." -- The New York Times
"A dangerous joy of literary pleasure--a compelling, spellbinding reading experience. In this book, Pagan Kennedy writes with clarity, honesty and impeccable grace." --Lee Gutkind, author, Almost Human: Making Robots Think
"Complicated, cool, and vulnerable at the same time . . . you can't help falling for Pagan Kennedy's characters." -- The New York Times
Pagan Kennedy is the author of 10 books in a variety of genres, including The Exes, The First Man-Made Man, Spinsters, Stripping, and Confessions of a Memory Eater, which was featured in Entertainment Weekly as an "EW pick." She is a regular contributor to the Boston Globe, and has published articles in The New York Times. She also has been the recipient of a Barnes and Noble Discover Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction, and a Smithsonian Fellowship for science writing. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780977679935 |
| Title | The Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex and Other True Stories |
| Author | Pagan Kennedy |
| Series | Pagan Kennedy Project |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Santa Fe Writer's Project |
| Year published | 2008-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 250 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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