TY  - BOOK
AU  - Clarke,Michele
AU  - Plimpton,Taylor
TI  - The dreaded feast: writers on enduring the holidays 
SN  - 081098265X (hbk.)
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Abrams Image
KW  - Christmas stories, American
KW  - Humorous stories, American
N1  - Give it a rest, ye merry gentlemen : an introduction; P.J. O'Rourke --; Why I love Christmas; John Waters --; A fruitcake theory; Calvin Trillin --; Home for the holidays : a survivor's frightening account; Chris Radant --; 'Tis the season for halitosis; Jonathan Ames --; The Christmas party & how to mix a Christmas wassail; Corey Ford --; The Madonna of turkey season; Jay McInerney --; Two Thanksgiving poems; Billy Collins --; Susie's letter from Santa; Mark Twain --; A Christmas spectacle; Robert C. Benchley --; Waiting for Santy : a Christmas playlet; S.J. Perelman --; Xmas words; Roy Blount Jr. --; Christmas carol; Lewis Lapham --; Two selections from I hate Christmas; Daniel Blythe --; The terrible fourth day of Christmas; Scott Horton --; Selections from Mercurius religiosus : faithfully communicating to the whole nation, the vanity of Christmas; Anonymous --; Christmas shopping : a survivor's guide; Dave Barry --; Santa responds; Santa Claus --; The compleat shopper : George Plimpton's guide to gift giving; George Plimpton --; Merry Christmas; James Thurber --; Christmas is a sad season for the poor; John Cheever --; Christmas dreams and cruel memories; Hunter S. Thompson --; Against winter; Charles Simic --; Christmas Freud; David Rakoff --; Women; Charles Bukowski --; The truth about Santa (an apocalyptic holiday tale); Greg Kotis --; Ceremonies that have not recrudesced because we never succeeded in getting rid of them in the first place; P.J. O'Rourke --; Last last chance; Fiona Maazel --; Oh, Christmas tree; Augusten Burroughs --; Keeping Christmas in your heart all year long; Alysia Gray Painter --; Christmas means giving; David Sedaris
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