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Sean Wilsey

Autor/a de Oh the Glory of It All

9+ obres 1,568 Membres 28 Ressenyes 1 preferits

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Inclou el nom: Sean Wisley

Obres de Sean Wilsey

Oh the Glory of It All (2005) 862 exemplars
State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America (2008) — Editor — 505 exemplars
The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup (2006) — Editor — 158 exemplars
More Curious (2014) 37 exemplars
The republic of Marfa 2 exemplars
Marfa, Revisited (in McSweeney's 6 - EGGERS) 1 exemplars
The Egg (in McSweeney's 8 - EGGERS) 1 exemplars
Why the world loves Soccer 1 exemplars
Mein wunderbares Leben (2008) 1 exemplars
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The Future Dictionary of America (2004) — Col·laborador — 621 exemplars
McSweeney's Issue 6 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern): We Now Know Who (2001) — Col·laborador — 200 exemplars
McSweeney's Issue 4: Trying, Trying, Trying, Trying, Trying (2000) — Col·laborador — 163 exemplars
The Best of McSweeney's {complete} (1800) — Col·laborador — 138 exemplars
McSweeney's Issue 2: Blues/Jazz Odyssey (1999) — Col·laborador — 70 exemplars
McSweeney's Issue 50 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern) (2017) — Col·laborador — 51 exemplars

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Data de naixement
1970
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Llocs de residència
Los Angeles, California, USA
Relacions
Montandon, Pat (mother)
Beal, Daphne (wife)
Wilsey, Dede (stepmother)
Organitzacions
McSweeney's

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More Curious de Sean Wilsey
Almost all the essays were 25-50% too long for their content, which made boredom a constant companion while I read this book. The only exception was the essay on skateboarding, which was interesting from first word to last.
 
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blueskygreentrees | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Jul 30, 2023 |
Why the world loves Soccer de Sean Wilsey
Ivory Coast -The way to win: Juju on the field, Laity, Paul
England - Faded Glory: Taming the Hooligans, Hornby, Nick
Brazil - Ballet with the ball: A love story, Lanchester, John
Costa Rica - Soccer Inc: Marketing Fanaticism, Yeomans, Matthew
Spain - Morality Play: Soccer as Theater, Coover, Robert
Angola - Greater Goal: Healing a war-torn land, Mankell, Henning
Argentina - Ode to Maradona: Falkland's Revenge, Jones, Thomas
Croatia - Group Therapy: A Nation is Born, Brkic, Courtney Angela… (més)
 
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leyshon | Mar 16, 2020 |
More Curious de Sean Wilsey
I thoroughly enjoyed this book of essays. I've always wanted to go to Marfa (one of the few places in Texas I *haven't* visited yet), so the fact that this book began and ended with tales of Marfa was a delight. Made me want to visit more than ever. Well, except for the description of black widow spiders.

Wilsey has a knack for drawing you into a specific time and place and what it felt like to be there. I think I was most surprised by how much I enjoyed the essay on skateboarding. I never would have guessed that would be one of my favorites.

Not sure what else Wilsey has written, but I would certainly pick up another of his books.… (més)
 
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jennyo | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Apr 30, 2019 |
Oh the Glory of It All de Sean Wilsey
I wasn't interested in the subject matter. I got through a few chapters, and realized I didn't care about any of these people. However, it was well written, and if you like stories about over-the-top dysfunctional families, than this is the book for you.
 
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TheDivineOomba | Hi ha 10 ressenyes més | Mar 2, 2019 |
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Obres
9
També de
6
Membres
1,568
Popularitat
#16,461
Valoració
½ 3.6
Ressenyes
28
ISBN
32
Llengües
4
Preferit
1

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