The Way the World Works Essays Author:Nicholson Baker New York Times bestselling author Nicholson Baker has assembled a ?provocative and entertaining? (The Wall Street Journal) collection of his most original and brilliant pieces from the last fifteen years.Hailed as ?one of the most consistently enticing writers of our time? by The New York Times Book Review, Nicholson Baker?s second nonfiction co... more »llection ranges over the map of life to examine human pain and joy, trifles and tribulation. He moves from political controversy to the intimacy of his own life, from forgotten heroes of pacifism to airplane wings, telephones, David Remnick, and the Venetian gondola. He writes about the moment he met his wife, and he surveys our fascination with video games while attempting to beat his teenage son at Modern Warfare 2. In a celebrated essay on Wikipedia, Baker describes his efforts to stem the tide of encyclopedic deletionism; in another, he chronicles his Freedom of Information lawsuit against the San Francisco Public Library. Through all these pieces, many written for The New Yorker, Harper?s, and The American Scholar, Baker shines the light of an inexpugnable curiosity. With a voice deemed ?captivating?singular?irresistible? (Harper?s), Baker combines singular ideas with utterly seductive prose. Now in paperback, The Way the World Works is a keen-minded, generous-spirited compendium by a modern American master.« less
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