Description |
330 pages ; 24 cm |
Summary |
"For most of us, librarians occupy a quiet, inconspicuous role as the occasional shushers behind the desk. But in Quiet, Please, McSweeney's contributor Scott Douglas takes these quirky caretakers of literature out from the safety of the stacks and places them front and center. With a keen eye for the absurd, and a Keseyesque cast of characters, Douglas delivers a revealing and often hilarious look into a familiar, innocuous setting that's surprisingly anything but." "Witness the librarian who thinks Thomas Pynchon is Julia Roberts's latest flame, the technician with a penchant for French pop, the patron who believes the government is canceling her print jobs, and the countless teenagers who know exactly where to shelve suggestions for further reading."--BOOK JACKET |
Subject |
Douglas, Scott, 1978-
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Douglass, Scott, 1978-
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Public librarians -- California -- Biography.
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Public libraries -- California -- Anecdotes.
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Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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ISBN |
9780786720910 (alk. paper) |
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