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  • Get Thee to a Bakery: Essays

    Get Thee to a Bakery by Bailey, Rick;

    Essays

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    Product details:

    • Publisher University of Nebraska Press
    • Date of Publication 1 March 2021
    • Number of Volumes Trade Paperback

    • ISBN 9781496225511
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages228 pages
    • Size 216x140 mm
    • Weight 294 g
    • Language English
    • 141

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    Long description:

    Get Thee to a Bakery is a collection of short, tart essays that explore both humorous and harrowing aspects of growing older and making sense of social, technological, and environmental change. Topics range from earworms and industrial eggs to peaches and personal data, from bug die-offs to algae blooms and global warming, and from beards and yoga to the irrepressible American smile.

    Many of these essays make discursive moves into science and literature, framing issues and conflicts that resonate in contemporary American life. With a conversational style, distinctive voice, and great comic timing, Bailey entertains and surprises.

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