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Stranger Than Fiction
True Stories
by Chuck Palahniuk
ISBN: 0385504489
ISBN-13: 9780385504485
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Chuck Palahniuk abandons fiction for fact in this collection of essays, which includes pieces on Marilyn Manson, his job as a hospice driver, submarines, college wrestling, his father's murder, and the making of the movie of his novel FIGHT CLUB.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 2004
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.9 pounds
Pages: 233
Publisher's Notes
Chuck Palahniuk's world has always been, well, different from yours and mine. The pieces that comprise Stranger than Fiction, his first nonfiction collection, prove just how different, in ways both highly entertaining and deeply unsettling. Included are encounters with alternative culture heroes Marilyn Manson and Juliette Lewis; the peculiar wages of fame attendant on the big-budget film production of the movie Fight Club; life as an assembly-line drivetrain installer by day, hospice volunteer driver by night; the really peculiar lives of submariners; the really violent world (and mangled ears) of college wrestlers; the underground world of iron-pumping anabolic-steroid gobblers; the immensely upsetting circumstances of his father's murder and the trial of his killer—each essay or vignette offers a unique facet of existence as lived in and/or observed by one of our most flagrantly daring and original literary talents.
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Stranger Than Fiction : True Stories
Palahniuk, Chuck
Toronto, ON, Canada: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 2004. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Recycled Library. ( more information) Offered by Tommy's Book Shelf (United States)
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Toronto, ON, Canada: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 2004. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Recycled Library. ( more information) Offered by Tommy's Book Shelf (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 2004 First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. ( more information) Offered by Book Castle (United States)
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: True Stories
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Doubleday, 2004. tiny spot bottom panel, otherwise a fine, new book and dustjacket. This is a true story collection of the kind of material that goes into the author's fiction and exemplifies his gift of keen observation and attention to details. Some of these offerings are stark, for example, his talking to a group of wrestlers that are going through Olympic tryouts. He discusses both their physical and emotional injuries. Half the essays are magazine assignments and profiles of celebrities (rock star Marilyn Manson; Juliette Lewis, indie-movie queen; and of a high school student who wants to go to space on a homemade rocket. Other pieces are insightful, shocking, and interesting for the fans of his earlier books, "Choke", "Fight Club", and "Lullaby".. ISBN: 0385504489. First Edition. Hardcover. NON-FICTION. ( more information) Offered by Mysteries Plus (United States)
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BANTAM DELL RANDOM HOUSE, 604. HARDBACK. VG/VG. ( more information) Offered by Elliott Bay Book Company (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 2004. Wrappers. Fine. Bound Galley. ( more information) Offered by Anne Joseph, Books (United States)
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Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories
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Doubleday, 2004-06-15. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Stated first edition, first printing. New, unread copy with light shelf wear on dust jacket.Get it fast - I ship every weekday; Single DVDs & CDs by 1st class/airmail. ( more information) Offered by One Good Turn Books (United States)
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Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday & Company, 2004 Hard cover with black paper-covered boards, brown cloth spine, gilt printing on spine, is in FINE condition. Brodart-wrapped DJ, NOT price-clipped, is FINE. From the bestselling author of "Fight Club" and "Diary," a collection of essays and journalistic pieces that prove that real life has imagination beaten cold in the strangeness and wonder departments. Chuck Palahniuk's world has always been, well, different from yours and mine. The pieces that comprise "Stranger Than Fiction," his first nonfiction collection, prove just how different, in ways both highly entertaining and deeply unsettling. Encounters with alternative culture heroes Marilyn Manson and Juliette Lewis; the peculiar wages of fame attendant on the big-budget film production of the movie "Fight Club;" life as an assemblyline drive train installer by day, hospice volunteer driver by night; the really peculiar lives of submariners; the really violent world (and mangled ears) of college wrestlers; the underground world of iron-pumping anabolic steroid gobblers; the immensely upsetting circumstances of his father's murder and the trial of his killer -- each essay or vignette offers a unique facet of existence as lived in and/or observed by one of our most flagrantly daring and original literary talents.. First Edition Stated/1st Printing Stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black Paper-Covered Boards. ( more information) Offered by Chozen Books (United States)
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NY: Doubleday, 2004. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Palahniuk on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with a Durafold mylar cover. Palahnuik's first non-fiction collection. The image is of the actual book described and not a stock photo. ( more information) Offered by Revere Books, ABAA (United States)
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NY: Doubleday, 2004. First edition, first prnt. Signed on the black half-title page in silver ink by Palahniuk. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with a Durafold mylar cover. The image is of the actual book described and not a stock photo. ( more information) Offered by Revere Books, ABAA (United States)
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New York, New York: Doubleday, 2004. Light rubs to ends of spine, otherwise Fine. DJ in plastic cover. Signed on title page with signature only.. Signed by Author. First Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by acornbooks northwest (United States)
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STRANGER THEN FICTION
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New York: Double Day, 2003. 1st. edition 2003 , Advance Reading Copy ( Bound Galley ) , Illustrated soft cover wraps , 233 page book Signed By Chuck Palahniuk . A true first edition copy printed before thr trade edition is released to the public. . ISBN: 0385504489. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Illustrated Softcover. Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). CHUCK PALAHNIUK / Signed. ( more information) Offered by GibbsBooks.Com ( I.O.B.A. ) (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 2004. Comes with the events calendar.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by Zontik LLC (United States)
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NY: Doubleday, 2004 Bound galley for the first edition. Perefect-bound illustrated wraps. Signed by Palahniuk on the title page. Punlisher's 5x7 inch illustrated promotional postcard laid-in. Unread copy in Fine condition. Signed by Author. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Galley/Proof. The image is of the book described and not a stock photo. ( more information) Offered by Revere Books, ABAA (United States)
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