Arbitrary Stupid Goal
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.86 (691 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374105863 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book captures not just a lost New York but a whole lost way of life.” Miranda July“Tamara Shopsin’s memoir is a funny and absorbing portrait of the city in a grubbier, less corporate incarnation. And if you don’t believe that, after you read this book, you will.” Roz Chast"Refreshingly quirky Rest assured that Arbitrary Stupid Goal is actually neither arbitrary nor stupid." Heller McAlpin, NPR"Shopsin weaves a marvelous patchwork quilt of stories about a Manhattan that doesn’t exist anymore Arbitrary Stupid Goal is an artistic ode to a way of life that people now living in New York City might never experience." Publishers Weekly (Pick of the Week, Starred Review)"A warm evocation of a quirky life and exuberant times." Kirkus. Just in like the West Village itself, you zigzag along on a fun adv
Tamara Shopsin is a well-known cook at the distinctly New York City eatery Shopsin’s, a New York Times and New Yorker illustrator, and the author of 5 Year Diary and What Is This?, as well as the coauthor of This Equals That and Mumbai New York Scranton. . She lives in New York City with her husband
Filled with clever illustrations and witty, nostalgic photographs and graphics, and told in a sly, elliptical narrative that is both hilarious and endearing, Arbitrary Stupid Goal is an offbeat memory-book mosaic about the secrets of living an unconventional life, which is becoming a forgotten art.. The center of Tamara’s universe is Shopsin’s, her family’s legendary greasy spoon, aka “The Store,” run by her inimitable dad, Kennya loquacious, contrary, huge-hearted man who, aside from dishing up New York’s best egg salad on rye, is Village sheriff, philosopher, and fixer all at once. This book captures not just a lost New York but a whole lost way of life.” Miranda JulyIn Arbitrary Stupid Goal, Tamara Shopsin takes the reader on a pointillist time-travel trip to the Greenwich Village of her bohemian 1970s childhood, a funky, tight-knit small town in the big city, long before Sex and the City tours and luxury condos. “Arbitrary Stupid Goal is a completely riveting worldwhen I looked up from its pages regular life seemed boring and safe and modern like one big iPhone. All comers find a place at Shopsin’s table and feast on Kenny’s tall tales and trenchant advice along with the incomparable chili con carne
"This book is full of beautiful paradoxes that take the form of people and their" according to Laurel. Memory is fuzzy and sharp simultaneously. This book is full of beautiful paradoxes that take the form of people and their philosophies on life. An astounding book!. this book felt like home. So vivid Amazon Customer Having grown up in the West Village, and being a fan of The Store, this book felt like home.So vivid.