Managing Ignatius: The Lunacy of Lucky Dogs and Life in New Orleans

by Jerry Strahan and Jerry E. Strahan

Book Overview

"A real-life Confederacy of Dunces. "-- Kirkus Reviews When Jerry Strahan became manager of the Lucky Dogs hot dog cart in 1970s New Orleans, he assumed leadership of the most misfit crew of hot dog... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767903242
• ISBN13: 9780767903240
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Laugh out loud

I read this book just recently. The material made me laugh- Due to my Management storys. I reccomend if you ever Read Dunces you must flollow up with This book.

"Ya didn't hav ta be there"

You didn't have to be there, however if you were, you'll know. Now, if you have ever been in the food service industry, regardless of the establishment, you will recognize these characters and know what it is to "manage" them. This is one of very few books that I read over and over again. I relish just opening it up and reading a few paragraphs. I was joyouslysurprised with this gift of a book. It is fluid, fun and more factual then you may want to know! This IS New Orleans. I know. I was born, bread, and fried there. This may be a story for "our" eyes only. I can smell the streets and feel the night. The hot, sweaty, sticky nights, and sticky shoes. I can taste the bourbon from the bottom of the cart...I can feel their pain. This is a great read. Read it before you go there,or read it on the bus home. Moreover, pass it along. This is a great afternoon read wherever you may be. This is a long story, with a long shelf life. Like my life, so far, it just goes on and on and on......

Lovable, Wacky Hot Dog Vendors

This book is part hilarious comedy, part tragedy. It is a walk on the edge that most of us will never experience. This book so accurately portrays the downtrodden and their trials and tribulations without judgement, pity or disrespect. I enjoyed every page. I hope we see more from this author, the true king and manager of the real-life confederacy of dunces.

More onions, please!

What a treat it was to read "Managing Ignatius" by Jerry Strahan. I had only recently been introduced to "A Confederacy Of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole and was lucky enough to happen across a review of "Managing Ignatius" on the Internet. Of course, in a matter of days I was having trouble putting down this delightful book. I even took time to give it a meaty thumbs-up in the Waxahachie (Texas) Daily Light newspaper where I was able to even incorporate a photo my friend Liberty took when she was in the French Quarter and spied a Lucky Dogs vendor on a hot July day. For people who are interested in the human condition and the hot dog condition, "Managing Ignatius" (A great title depsite what the Baton Rouge Advocate says) is a must-have for people interested in the outrageous and that glorious city, New Orleans. -Andrew West Griffin in the Lone Star State

This has everything on it.

From the moment I started the book until the end I could not turn the pages fast enough to find out what new character would show up looking for work or who would return. This will whet your appetite for hot dogs until you can get a Lucky Dog.