| Disaster Preparedness Contributor(s): Havrilesky, Heather (Author), White, Karen (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441769536 ISBN-13: 9781441769534 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $68.40 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 6.2" (0.61 lbs) |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a stunningly perceptive, hilarious memoir of the transformative humiliation of childhood--and adulthood--from a truly original, already beloved voice. When Heather Havrilesky was a kid in the seventies, it seemed there were only disaster movies. Burning towers, devouring earthquakes, careening airliners, alien pod invasions. To be prepared, she and her siblings fabricated elaborate plans to escape any and every emergency. But what began merely as a childhood game grew into a way of life where something shocking lurked around every corner. A brave and hilarious memoir, Disaster Preparedness charts how the most painful moments in Havrilesky's life prepared her for a cautious but honest adulthood. From her na ve take on her parents' D-I-V-O-R-C-E, to losing her virginity in less than ideal circumstances, to losing her father way before she was ready, in chapter after chapter Havrilesky peels back the layers of her childhood innocence and reveals the wounds that have shaped her, the lessons that have--despite her thickheadedness--managed to sink in, and the laughter that has carried her through. By laying bare her bumps and bruises, Havrilesky offers hope that anyone can create a frazzled and unruly, desperate and wistful, fabulously frayed-at-the-edges plan to stare disaster in the face, to meet it head-on. Uproarious, sophisticated, and wise, Disaster Preparedness is a field guide to personal disasters from an irresistible voice that gets to the heart of it all. |
Contributor Bio(s): Havrilesky, Heather: - Heather Havrilesky cocreated the weekly column "Filler" for Suck.com, one of the first daily sites on the Web. It ran for five years and was Suck.com's most popular feature. In 2001, she created the Rabbit Blog. Her work has appeared in various major publications, and in 2003, she joined the staff of Salon.com as television critic. White, Karen: -Karen White is a classically trained actress who has been recording audiobooks since 1999. An Audie Award finalist, she has earned eight AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her reading of The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed was named one of AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of 2009. |