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Title: FLOATING OFF THE PAGE
THE BEST STORIES FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL'S "MIDDLE COLUMN"
By: Ken Wells
Format: Paperback

List price: £14.99


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ISBN 10: 074322664X
ISBN 13: 9780743226646
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Pub. date: 2 June, 2003
Pages: 304
Description: Straight from the popular "Middle Column" in "The Wall Street Journal" come stories that open a window on the odd, bizarre, and amusing side of the human condition.
Synopsis: On any given day, millions of Wall Street Journal readers put aside the serious business and economic news of the day to focus first on the paper's middle column (a.k.a. the A-hed), a virtual sound-bubble for light literary fare -- a short story, a tall tale, an old yarn, a series of vignettes, and other unexpected delights that seem to "float off the page." In this first-ever compendium of middle-column pieces, you'll find an eclectic selection of writings, from the outlandish to the oddly enlightening. Read about: ? one man's attempt to translate the Bible into Klingon ? sheep orthodontics, pet-freezing, and toad-smoking ? being hip in Cairo, modeling at auto shows, piano-throwing ? the fate of mail destined for the World Trade Center after 9/11 ? the plight of oiled otters in Prince William Sound ...and much, much more. Edited by 20-year Journal veteran Ken Wells, and with a foreword by Liar's Poker author Michael Lewis, Floating Off the Page is the perfect elixir for fans of innovative prose in all its forms and function.
Publication: US
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Returns: Non-returnable
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