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The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt by Goulian
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- Condition
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- Seller Notes
- “Used book in good condition. Shows typical wear. Quick shipping. Satisfaction guaranteed!”
- ISBN
- 9781400068111
- Book Title
- Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt
- Item Length
- 8.6in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, Social Science
- Topic
- Parenting / Fatherhood, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality), Personal Memoirs, Anxieties & Phobias, Men's Studies, Literary, Interpersonal Relations
- Item Width
- 5.7in
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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For fans of Sean Wilsey's "Oh the Glory of It All," and the hilarious neuroticism of "Portnoy's Complaint" comes an entertaining and unflinchingly honest memoir about an unforgettable and unique coming-of-age.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400068118
ISBN-13
9781400068111
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92887279
Product Key Features
Book Title
Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Parenting / Fatherhood, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality), Personal Memoirs, Anxieties & Phobias, Men's Studies, Literary, Interpersonal Relations
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Family & Relationships, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, Social Science
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.6in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ct275.G6184a3 2011
Reviews
“For anyone who’s ever felt like a no one in a world that demands we all be a someone, here it is: the psychedelically neurotic account, painfully brave and punishingly funny, of one human being’s long struggle to make his outsides match his unclassifiable insides.�-Walter Kirn, author of Lost in the Meritocracy “I am at a loss to imagine even one person who won’t relate to The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt . Never have I read a fish-out-of-water story that had me so instantly and irrevocably enamored with the fish.�-Sloane Crosley, author of How Did You Get This Number “I read this book in a single, thrilling sitting. It’s beautifully written, extremely moving, and, most important, funny as hell!�-Simon Rich, author of Elliot Allagash “It’s hard to imagine anyone not loving this book, but everyone who’s ever felt like a freak will find it especially cheering, affirming, heartrending, and hilarious.�-Emily Gould, author of And the Heart Says Whatever “Goulian’s journey is tender, sweet, and very readable. One wishes him and his koala bear hand puppet, Mr. Marvel, a life of love and happiness.�-Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story “One of the funniest, saddest, and most exquisitely crafted books about a dysfunctional neurotic ever written.�-Katie Roiphe, author of Uncommon Arrangements “Some people have to dare to be original, but Jon-Jon Goulian would have to try hard to be normal. As the lawyer he is might say: he is sui generis. Read this book, and live a little.�-Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation, "For anyone who's ever felt like no one in a world that demands we all be someone, here it is: the psychedelically neurotic account, painfully brave and punishingly funny, of one human being's long struggle to make his outsides match his unclassifiable insides." - Walter Kirn , author of Lost in the Meritocracy " Never have I read a fish-out-of-water story that had me so instantly and irrevocably enamored with the fish ." - Sloane Crosley , author of How Did You Get This Number "This is a book that will fill you with laughter, pity, identification, and admiration; it might also show you how to be a man. If Jon-Jon Goulian did not exist, it would have been necessary to invent him." - Benjamin Kunkel , author of Indecision " It's hard to imagine anyone not loving this book, but everyone who's ever felt like a freak will find it especially cheering, affirming, heartrending, and hilarious ." - Emily Gould , author of And the Heart Says Whatever "Goulian's journey from strange young man to stranger older man is tender, sweet, and very readable. One wishes him and his koala bear hand puppet, Mr. Marvel, a life of love and happiness." - Gary Shteyngart , author of Super Sad True Love Story "I read this book in a single, thrilling sitting. It's beautifully written, extremely moving, and, most important, funny as hell! " - Simon Rich, author of Elliot Allagash "One of the funniest, saddest, and most exquisitely crafted books about a dysfunctional neurotic ever written." -Katie Roiphe , author of Uncommon Arrangements "Some people have to dare to be original, but Jon-Jon Goulian would have to try hard to be normal. As the lawyer he is might say: he is sui generis. Read this book, and live a little." -Elizabeth Wurtzel , author of Prozac Nation, "Mr. Goulian is a natural wit....A Gen-X update on an archetype we associate most readily with Woody Allen, [he] offers himself as 'a neurasthenic man' in a 'city of horrors,' terrified of moths, sex, saturated fat, the draft, Central Park, taxi cabs and high-school reunions. If Woody Allen were a cross-dresser from La Jolla, is this who he'd be?" -- New York Observer "[Goulian's] life is one many would consider a success....yet this book isn't just about his triumphs. It's also about his struggles to come of age in a world in which he doesn't fit....It is his voice, with its wryly humorous, slightly self-deprecating tone, that engages the reader." --Booklist "For anyone who's ever felt like no one in a world that demands we all be someone, here it is: the psychedelically neurotic account, painfully brave and punishingly funny, of one human being's long struggle to make his outsides match his unclassifiable insides." -Walter Kirn, author of Lost in the Meritocracy "Never have I read a fish-out-of-water story that had me so instantly and irrevocably enamored with the fish." -Sloane Crosley, author of How Did You Get This Number "This is a book that will fill you with laughter, pity, identification, and admiration; it might also show you how to be a man. If Jon-Jon Goulian did not exist, it would have been necessary to invent him." -Benjamin Kunkel, author of Indecision "It's hard to imagine anyone not loving this book, but everyone who's ever felt like a freak will find it especially cheering, affirming, heartrending, and hilarious." -Emily Gould, author of And the Heart Says Whatever "Goulian's journey from strange young man to stranger older man is tender, sweet, and very readable. One wishes him and his koala bear hand puppet, Mr. Marvel, a life of love and happiness." -Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story "I read this book in a single, thrilling sitting. It's beautifully written, extremely moving, and, most important, funny as hell!" -Simon Rich, author of Elliot Allagash "One of the funniest, saddest, and most exquisitely crafted books about a dysfunctional neurotic ever written." -Katie Roiphe, author of Uncommon Arrangements "A sassy, outspoken narrative [that] gets kudos for its droll frankness." -- Kirkus "Some people have to dare to be original, but Jon-Jon Goulian would have to try hard to be normal. As the lawyer he is might say: he is sui generis. Read this book, and live a little." -Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation, "Is there anybody more likable than Jon-Jon Goulian? Toned, tanned, bedaubed with fantastic eye makeup-the first and only cross-dresser ever to have worked at The New York Review of Books -Mr. Goulian has made friendliness his life''s work, tricking successive generations of newcomers into thinking that the New York literary world is populated with attractive and unusual people....A Gen-X update on an archetype we associate most readily with Woody Allen, [he] offers himself as ''a neurasthenic man'' in a ''city of horrors,'' terrified of moths, sex, saturated fat, the draft, Central Park, taxi cabs and high-school reunions. If Woody Allen were a cross-dresser from La Jolla, is this who he'd be?" --New York Observer "For anyone who's ever felt like no one in a world that demands we all be someone, here it is: the psychedelically neurotic account, painfully brave and punishingly funny, of one human being's long struggle to make his outsides match his unclassifiable insides." - Walter Kirn , author of Lost in the Meritocracy "Never have I read a fish-out-of-water story that had me so instantly and irrevocably enamored with the fish." -Sloane Crosley , author of How Did You Get This Number "[Goulian's] life is one many would consider a success....yet this book isn't just about his triumphs. It's also about his struggles to come of age in a world in which he doesn't fit.... It is his voice, with its wryly humorous, slightly self-deprecating tone, that engages the reader." --Booklist "A sassy, outspoken narrative [that] gets kudos for its droll frankness." -- Kirkus "This is a book that will fill you with laughter, pity, identification, and admiration; it might also show you how to be a man. If Jon-Jon Goulian did not exist, it would have been necessary to invent him." -Benjamin Kunkel , author of Indecision " Jon-Jon Goulian manages to pull off the hardest thing to do when writing about yourself, which is being totally candid yet also compassionate. It's hard to imagine anyone not loving this book, but everyone who's ever felt like a freak will find it especially cheering, affirming, heartrending, and hilarious." -Emily Gould , author of And the Heart Says Whatever "Jon-Jon Goulian's journey from strange young man to stranger older man is tender , sweet, and very readable. One wishes him and his koala bear hand puppet, Mr. Marvel, a life of love and happiness." - Gary Shteyngart , author of Super Sad True Love Story "I read this book in a single, thrilling sitting. It's beautifully written, extremely moving, and, most important, funny as hell!" - Simon Rich , author of Elliot Allagash "You can''t read this book without falling a little bit in love with Jon-Jon Goulian. Suddenly, at the age of 40, after not having published a word his whole life, he gives us one of the funniest, saddest, and most exquisitely crafted books about a dysfunctional neurotic ever written." -Katie Roiphe, author of Uncommon Arrangements "Jon-Jon Goulian is perfectly, unabashedly himself as The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt ." -Vanity Fair "A hilariously neurotic trip down the rabbit hole that is both a baffling series of oddities and an endearing, relatable sashay to self-acceptance sometimes on the same page. Walking a mile in the first-time author's leather pumps will make anyone feel normal not because he's so bizarre, but because, underneath all the protective armor the eyeliner, the chandelier earrings, the ever-climbing neck tattoos he's just like us." -Modern Tonic "Goulian writes poignantly about reconciling a law degree with a penchant for wearing women's clothing." -Entertainment Weekly "Some people have to dare to be original, but Jon-Jon Goulian would have to try hard to be normal. As the lawyer he is might say: he is sui generis. Read this book, and live a little." - Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation, "Is there anybody more likable than Jon-Jon Goulian? Toned, tanned, bedaubed with fantastic eye makeup-the first and only cross-dresser ever to have worked at The New York Review of Books -Mr. Goulian has made friendliness his life''s work, tricking successive generations of newcomers into thinking that the New York literary world is populated with attractive and unusual people....A Gen-X update on an archetype we associate most readily with Woody Allen, [he] offers himself as ''a neurasthenic man'' in a ''city of horrors,'' terrified of moths, sex, saturated fat, the draft, Central Park, taxi cabs and high-school reunions. If Woody Allen were a cross-dresser from La Jolla, is this who he'd be?" --New York Observer "For anyone who's ever felt like no one in a world that demands we all be someone, here it is: the psychedelically neurotic account, painfully brave and punishingly funny, of one human being's long struggle to make his outsides match his unclassifiable insides." - Walter Kirn , author of Lost in the Meritocracy "Never have I read a fish-out-of-water story that had me so instantly and irrevocably enamored with the fish." -Sloane Crosley , author of How Did You Get This Number "[Goulian's] life is one many would consider a success....yet this book isn't just about his triumphs. It's also about his struggles to come of age in a world in which he doesn't fit.... It is his voice, with its wryly humorous, slightly self-deprecating tone, that engages the reader." --Booklist "A sassy, outspoken narrative [that] gets kudos for its droll frankness." -- Kirkus "This is a book that will fill you with laughter, pity, identification, and admiration; it might also show you how to be a man. If Jon-Jon Goulian did not exist, it would have been necessary to invent him." -Benjamin Kunkel , author of Indecision " Jon-Jon Goulian manages to pull off the hardest thing to do when writing about yourself, which is being totally candid yet also compassionate. It's hard to imagine anyone not loving this book, but everyone who's ever felt like a freak will find it especially cheering, affirming, heartrending, and hilarious." -Emily Gould , author of And the Heart Says Whatever "Jon-Jon Goulian's journey from strange young man to stranger older man is tender , sweet, and very readable. One wishes him and his koala bear hand puppet, Mr. Marvel, a life of love and happiness." - Gary Shteyngart , author of Super Sad True Love Story "I read this book in a single, thrilling sitting. It's beautifully written, extremely moving, and, most important, funny as hell!" - Simon Rich , author of Elliot Allagash "You can''t read this book without falling a little bit in love with Jon-Jon Goulian. Suddenly, at the age of 40, after not having published a word his whole life, he gives us one of the funniest, saddest, and most exquisitely crafted books about a dysfunctional neurotic ever written." -Katie Roiphe, author of Uncommon Arrangements "Jon-Jon Goulian is beautifully, unabashedly himself as The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt ." -Vanity Fair "A hilariously neurotic trip down the rabbit hole that is both a baffling series of oddities and an endearing, relatable sashay to self-acceptance sometimes on the same page. Walking a mile in the first-time author's leather pumps will make anyone feel normal not because he's so bizarre, but because, underneath all the protective armor the eyeliner, the chandelier earrings, the ever-climbing neck tattoos he's just like us." -Modern Tonic "Goulian writes poignantly about reconciling a law degree with a penchant for wearing women's clothing." -Entertainment Weekly "Some people have to dare to be original, but Jon-Jon Goulian would have to try hard to be normal. As the lawyer he is might say: he is sui generis. Read this book, and live a little." - Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation From the Hardcover edition., “For anyone who's ever felt like no one in a world that demands we all be someone, here it is: the psychedelically neurotic account, painfully brave and punishingly funny, of one human being's long struggle to make his outsides match his unclassifiable insides. Reading it is like spying on Goulian's soul -- a dirty little privilege.� --Walter Kirn, author of Up in the Air and Lost in the Meritocracy "You can't read this book without falling a little bit in love with Jon-Jon Goulian. Suddenly, at the age of 40, after not having published a word his whole life, he gives us one of the funniest, saddest, and most exquisitely crafted books about a dysfunctional neurotic ever written. Alexander Portnoy meets Ignatius O'Reilly comes to mind, but skinnier, weirder, prettier, smarter, and more compassionate. And real." --Katie Roiphe, author of Uncommon Arrangements "Jon-Jon Goulian's journey from strange young man to strange older man is tender, sweet and very readable. One wishes him and his koala bear hand puppet, Mr. Marvel, a life of love and happiness." --Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story "Jon-Jon Goulian manages to pull off the hardest thing to do when writing about yourself, which is being totally candid yet also compassionate. It's hard to imagine anyone not loving this book, but everyone who's ever felt like a freak will find it especially cheering, affirming, heartrending and hilarious." --Emily Gould, author of And the Heart Says Whatever "Some people have to dare to be original, but Jon-Jon Goulian would have to try hard to be normal. As the lawyer he is might say: he is sui generis. Read this book, and live a little." --Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2010-026780
Dewey Decimal
920.009/04
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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Book arrived on time. The wrong dust jacket was on the book, but the seller was very nice and immediately offered return or partial credit. Very easy to work with this seller. $10 shipping for a hardback seemed a little pricey although it’s been a while since I’ve mailed a book. Thanks for a great transaction.
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The book showed wear, but nothing that I wouldn't have done myself over the course of reading it. It just shows that it was good enough that someone else took a lot of time with it because of it's message. I'm pleased. Ordinarily I would have protested the shipping, but the sellers deducted the cost from the book's value, so I figured it all worked out and I have a good bible study book for show for it all. Thanks