03186cam a2200361 4500 569097770 TxAuBib 20220702120000.0 ||||||s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307738875 0307738876 074306d6-5ea3-45fe-87a2-11c0d3654444 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 302909 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Rakoff, David. Half Empty [Libby]. Books on Tape, 2010. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 188MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 187MB. Biography & Autobiography. Essays. Nonfiction. Humor (Nonfiction.) HTML:<b>The inimitably witty David Rakoff, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Don’t Get Too Comfortable</i>, defends the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because you’ll never be disappointed.</b><br /> In this deeply funny (and, no kidding, wise and poignant) book, Rakoff examines the realities of our sunny,&#160; gosh­ everyone-can-be-a-star contemporary culture and finds that, pretty much as a universal rule, the best is not yet to come, adversity will triumph, justice will not be served, and your dreams won’t come true.<br /> The book ranges from the personal to the universal, combining stories from Rakoff’s reporting and accounts of his own experi­ences: the moment when being a tiny child no longer meant adults found him charming but instead meant other children found him a fun target; the perfect late evening in Manhattan when he was young and the city seemed to brim with such pos­sibility that the street shimmered in the moonlight—as he drew closer he realized the streets actually flickered with rats in a feeding frenzy. He also weaves in his usual brand Oscar Wilde–worthy cultural criticism (the tragedy of Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, for instance).<br /> Whether he’s lacerating the musical <i>Rent</i> for its cutesy depic­tion of AIDS or dealing with personal tragedy, his sharp obser­vations and humorist’s flair for the absurd will have you positively reveling in the power of negativity. Media Type: Audiobook. Listen Up Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-01 20:00:02. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/302909-HalfEmpty.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/302909-HalfEmpty.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=074306D6-5EA3-45FE-87A2-11C0D3654444&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/302909-HalfEmpty.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/302909-HalfEmpty.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=074306D6-5EA3-45FE-87A2-11C0D3654444&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)