Two widely published humor columnists and "bad boys" of academia take their wit and wisdom to dazzling new lows in this irreverent send-up of highbrow literary culture. At last, the thinking person's take on the life of the mind in today's increasingly mindless age. Sense and Nonsensibility pokes fun at everyone from spoof-proof scholars to pompous professors; from anal-retentive authors to plagiarizing poets; from snake-oil therapists to bestselling illiterati. This singular collection by Professors Lawrence Douglas and Alexander George brings together their most popular pieces, along with many brand-new ones, including: . The Academy Awards for novels -- with categories for "Best Female Protagonist -- Doomed," "Best Narrator -- Unreliable," and "Best Novel -- Unfinishable by Reader" . Home Shopping University -- offering the greatest ideas in Western history at rock-bottom prices . I'm Okay, I'm Okay: Accepting Narcissism -- the best in "Self-helplessness books" . The Penis Orations -- Iron Man's answer to The Vagina Monologues . "Ask the Academic Ethicist" -- their notorious advice column, which has shocked higher education
| Autorius: | Lawrence Douglas, Alexander George, |
| Leidėjas: | Fireside |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2004 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 196 |
| ISBN-10: | 0743260481 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780743260480 |
| Formatas: | Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
| Žanras: | Parodies and spoofs: non-fiction |
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