Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia.

New York, NY Random House, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows the slightest lean to the spine; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing to the panels; the price is intact. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.6 x 6 x 1 inches). 273 pages. Language: English. Weight: 17 ounces. Deckle fore-edge. Hardback with DJ. Mark Salzman (born December 3, 1959 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is an American writer. He is perhaps best known for his 1986 memoir Iron & Silk, which describes his experiences living in China as an English teacher in the early 1980s. He is a celloist. In 1996, he performed as guest cellist with YoYo Ma, pianist Emmanuel Ax, and others at Alice Tully Hall for the 20th anniversary performance of Live From Lincoln Center. This warm, entertaining memoir suggests that Salzman was a rather unusual child. As a 13-year-old who was small for his age, he sought to prove himself through Zen studies and kung fu, paths he followed obsessively, just as he had decided, at seven, to train to become an astronaut. The oldest of three children, Salzman, who was born in 1959 and grew up in Ridgefield, Conn., admired his parents, his father a gloomy but companionable social worker and amateur astronomer, his mother a cheerful music teacher. Most amusing are Salzman's stories of his kung fu apprenticeship under a dissipated but sadistic sensei and his friendship with one Michael Dempsey, "the most feared boy in our school," a creative troublemaker and martial arts buddy. When he matured to driving age, Salzman had a penchant for buying lemons from used-car dealers and also became infatuated with marijuana, even trying to grow some at home. He studied the cello and was accepted into Yale, where his adolescent interest in things Chinese found fruition. If Salzman is reticent about some self-revelation, he taps enough poignancy and humor to shape his story into a memorable one.