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How to Be Perfect

How to Be Perfect An Illustrated Guide

Hardback (27 Oct 2016)

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Publisher's Synopsis

  • A collaboration between Padgett and Novak, the poem's low-key charm has only been amplified by the edginess and energy of the illustrations that accompany each line
  • "How to Be Perfect" is easily Ron's best known and best loved poem, and this stand-alone edition will find an audience primed to embrace it
  • The Paris Review used a selection of lines for its New Year's coverage, and those are still being shared-there's visibility for the collaboration already
  • Ron is one of Garrison Keillor's favorites, and we can expect him to cover the poem again upon release of the illustrated edition
  • How to Be Perfect has an elegance, and an edge, that is usually not represented in the gift book market, making it stand out.

    • Book information

    ISBN: 9781566894555
    Publisher: Coffee House Press
    Imprint: Coffee House Press
    Pub date:
    DEWEY: 158.1
    DEWEY edition: 23
    Language: English
    Weight: 248g
    Height: 184mm
    Width: 139mm
    Spine width: 13mm

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