| International Standard Book Number |
9780316264839
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
814/.54 TnLvILS
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| Personal Name |
Sedaris, David, author.
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| Uniform Title |
Essays. Selections
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| Title Statement |
The land and its people : essays / David Sedaris.
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| Imprint |
?2026
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| Imprint |
New York, NY : Little Brown and Company, 2026
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| Physical Description |
272 pages ; 21 cm
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Care and feeding-- Little America-- Goodyear-- Enough is enough-- Friendly face-- Trophy room-- My finances, in brief-- The doctor is in-- The hem of his garment-- Punching down-- In lieu of my biography-- Cool mom-- A long way home-- The violence of the Rams-- Say it like you mean it-- Forget me not-- And your little dog, too-- Good grief-- A little kick-- I did-- Yes, vote-- The land and its people-- Welcome in-- The godfather-- Unzipped-- Friends-- My cousin Melvin-- Cash and carry.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"In The Land and Its People, Sedaris investigates what it means to be a traveler, a brother, a lifelong friend. Trying on the role of caretaker after his boyfriend Hugh's hip-replacement surgery, he both succeeds and fails. He covers ground with his friend Dawn and challenges her to eat a truck tire. A ambivalent Duolingo bot becomes his unlikely confidante as he attempts to describe his family in a foreign language. Ever adding to his list of "Countries I Have Been To," he rides a horse named Tequila in Guatemala, buys a bespoke priest's cassock in Vatican City, and goes on safari in Kenya without taking a single photo. Time takes its toll: scrolling through his address book, he counts those he couldn't bear to outlive, and realizes how many are already gone. He is bitten by a dog and insulted by a wee train passenger. A woman on the street late at night either sexually harasses him or doesn't. It's easy to agree with the lady waving a sign that reads, "Enough Is Enough." And yet, life holds much to delight in: the massive testicles of a ram, a trip abroad with his sisters, a really excellent reptile video, a pair of well-made cotton underpants. Throughout these essays--at once acerbic and tender, playful and profound--Sedaris shows how much there is to marvel at when you keep your head up and your eyes open, observing with warmth and curiosity our fascinating human species and the lands we inhabit."-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Sedaris, David. Ancedotes.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
American wit and humor.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
American essays 21st century.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Humorous stories, American.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Humor/Form - Essays
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Humor/Topic - Adult
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Family & Relationships/Siblings
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Essays.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Humor.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Care and feeding.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Little America.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Goodyear.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Enough is enough.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Friendly face.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Trophy room.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
My finances, in brief.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
The doctor is in.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
The hem of His garment.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Punching down.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
In lieu of my biography.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Cool mom.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
A long way home.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
The violence of the Rams.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Say it like you mean it.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Forget me not.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
And you little dog, too.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Good grief.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
A little kick.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
I did.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Yes, vote.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
The land and its people.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Welcome in.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
The Godfather.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Unzipped.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
My cousin Melvin.
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| Added Entry, Variant Title |
Cash and carry.
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