Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
by David Sedaris · first published 1960
33% recommend67% neutral
From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his listeners on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist's shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that are not to
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…think that these may do it. 1. This Is What I Talk About When I Talk About Running - Haruki Murakami Murakami talking about his decision to become an author and also his lifelong hobby of running. 2. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls - David Sedaris Made me laugh for the first time in awhile. 3. The Myth of Sisyphus - Albert Camus Absurdity.
on “Ask HN: Which books have made you introspect?” ↗Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls - David Sedaris, My Life as a Quant - Emmanuel Derman, Plato at the Googleplex - Rebecca Goldstein, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running - Haruki Murakami
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
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