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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0786888016
ISBN-13: 9780786888016
Sku: 36481268
Publish Date: 4/10/2007
Dimensions:  (in Inches) 8H x 6.25L x 0.5T
Pages:  163
Age Range:  22 to UP
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Daniel, a troubled man who lives alone in a Santa Monica apartment, detached from the world and watching life go by, passes his time filling out contest applications, estimating the wattage of light bulbs, and counting ceiling tiles, until his growing attachment to Clarissa and Teddy helps him rediscover the outside world, as well as love and life in the process. Reprint. 200,000 first printing. *Author: Martin, Steve *Publication Date: 2004/10/06 *Number of Pages: 163 *Binding Type: Paperback *Language: English *Depth: 0.50 *Width: 6.25 *Height: 8.00
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Steve Martin's "gifts for subtlety and slyness compare to those of the finest comic novelists" (People) and his latest New York Times bestseller -- a witty and tender tour de force -- is now in paperback!|Shopgirl revealed the novelist in Steve Martin -- witty, tender, intelligent, and passionate about his craft. And with the successful publication of The Pleasure of My Company, his reputation as one of our most gifted writers has been confirmed. Here, the reader is introduced to Daniel Pecan Cambridge, whose life is full and rich -- but only within the confines of his Santa Monica apartment. Daniel's pathological obsession with street curbs and gas station attendants wearing blue hats may prevent him from venturing into the world outside of his window, but not from pursuing romance in his own peculiar way.|Meticulously constructed, laugh-out-loud funny, and brilliantly inventive, Steve Martin's chronicle of a modern-day neurotic yearning to break free has touched more than 200,000 readers. Now in paperback, thousands more can have the pleasure of discovering his most delightful novel to date.
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Steve Martin's comic novella stars a madly obsessive-compulsive guy named Daniel who can't hold a job because he's too busy turning the lights off and on, fantasizing about a real-estate broker, and touching a corner of every one of the copiers at the local Kinko's.

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"The lighter side of obsessive-compulsive behavior. What a joy the novella is....As compassionate as it is funny, and never overstays its welcome." 08/01/2003
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Product attributeBook Format:   Paperback
Product attributeMinimum Age:   18
Product attributeNumber of Pages:   0163
Product attributePublisher:   Hyperion Books
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