Fraud: Essays
 

Fraud: Essays

by David Rakoff

From This American Life alum David Rakoff comes a hilarious collection that single-handedly raises self-deprecation to an art form. Whether impersonating Sigmund Freud in a department store window during the holidays, climbing an icy mountain in cheap loafers, or learning primitive survival skills in the wilds of New Jersey, Rakoff clearly demonstrates how he doesn’t belong–nor does he try to.... (read more)

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I'm almost finished with this now. I wouldn't say he's as funny as David Sedaris, but I don't think he's trying to be that funny. He has a lot of great essays from his life in this collection. With his downcast vision of the world, and dry humor, I relate well to these stories.

I know his work from my favorite radio show, 'This American Life'. This collection includes several I've heard before, including 'Christmas Freud', which is fabulous. I'm very taken with "Back to the...

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