Social Studies

by Fran Lebowitz

Book Overview

Funniest chronic complianer is back - with wicked wit, wisecrack wisdom and laughing out loud advice for everybody. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394512456
• ISBN13: 9780394512457
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 147 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of My Favorite Books of All Time

I've lost count of the number of times I've read Social Studies. I'm sure I must have whole paragraphs memorized by now. Fran Lebowitz's gift with words is extraordinary, and the book is laugh-out-loud funny. I bought this copy as a birthday present; I was dismayed to see that it is out of print.

LAUGHS BY LIEBOWITZ

Treasures are supposed to be rare, and the scarcity of Liebowitz' "Social Studies" makes it prized and hoardable. OK, the stereotypes are there. If nothing else, Liebowitz and Robert Burns had the same idea - to see ourselves as others see us - but Liebowitz makes us laugh. As she wrote - sarcasm is what New Yorkers have in place of Jacuzzis. My dog-eared copy of "Studies" is one of the treasured tomes in my reading library. I always know where it is.