Holidays on Ice

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Author: David Sedaris

ISBN-10: 0316078913

ISBN-13: 9780316078917

Category: American Essays

David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favorites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six...

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Holidays on Ice collects six of David Sedaris's most profound Christmas stories into one slender volume perfect for use as a last-minute coaster or ice scraper. This drinking man's companion can be enjoyed by the warmth of a raging fire, the glow of a brilliantly decorated tree, or even in the backseat of a van or police car. It should be read with your eyes, felt with your heart, and heard only when spoken to. It should, in short, behave much like a book. And, oh, what a book it is!Boston Globe - Christopher Muther"A joy to read....Sedaris is a connoisseur of human nature at its worst."

SantaLand Diaries3Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!45Dinah, the Christmas Whore69Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol87Based Upon a True Story94Christmas Means Giving112

\ From Barnes & NobleIt's been more than a dozen years since David Sedaris first unwrapped Holidays on Ice, but who can forget this collection of raucous stories about Christmas traditions and mishaps? Several of the stories have become twisted holiday classics; among them "Christmas Means Giving," with its competitively generous neighbors, and "Front Row Center for Thaddeus Bristol," Sedaris' mock serious review of a grade school Christmas pageant. Holidays on Ice now returns with a full bounty of entertaining stories at a remarkable low price . The six stories not in the original edition include tales about Halloween, secret Santas, and the difficulties of explaining the Rabbit of Easter to the French. Buy it; you deserve a laugh.\ \ \ \ \ \ Judith NewmanHe's the best there is.\ — People\ \ \ Christopher MutherA joy to read....Sedaris is a connoisseur of human nature at its worst.\ — Boston Globe\ \ \ \ \ Mark WashburnSedaris is certainly worthy of hero worship....He is a master pathfinder.\ — Charlotte Observer\ \ \ \ \ Melissa KingA writer comparable to Mark Twain or James Thurber. You have to go back a ways to find someone to compare David Sedaris with; his talent is so huge it just doesn't come around that often.\ — Raleigh News & Observer\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalChristmas laughs old and new from the comedian who made his name with "The Santaland Diaries."\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalChristmas laughs old and new from the comedian who made his name with "The Santaland Diaries."\ \ \ \ \ The News and Advance...Sedaris has as much fun as is humanly (or elfishly) possible in his behind-the-scenes look at this particularly American tradition of sitting on Santa's lap and asking for stuff...Part of the fun is hearing the reaction of the New Yorkers who have to wait in line, pay for Santa photos, and generally go mad in the Christmas frenzy that Macy's embodies. And Sedaris, never quite who he seems to be, has the nasty tone of his commentary down perfectly.\ \ \ \ \ New York TimesSedaris is the closest thing the literary world has these days to a rock star.\ \