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  • Out of Order
    David Bouchier
    David Bouchier brings humor and insight to the quirks and perplexities of everyday life. These perceptive essays were first broadcast on stations of the WSHU Public Radio Network in Long Island and Connecticut, where Bouchier’s ironic wit has made him one of the best known public radio personalities in the region. He is also host of the podcast 'A Few Well Chosen Words.' Out of...
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    11,25 €

  • Journal of the Eightieth Year
    David Bouchier
    A thoughtful and entertaining journal of the eightieth year in the life of writer and teacher David Bouchier.He begins with an affectionate memory of his father, who died just before achieving the same age. He determines to make the most of the year his father never had.His mini-memoir takes us from birthday to birthday, from winter to winter, each season stimulating memories f...
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    12,18 €

  • Dark Matters
    David Bouchier
    'The twenty-first century was never supposed to look like this. The second half of the twentieth century was a self-conscious advertisement for the wonderful twenty-first, when America would lead the rest of the world into an affluent, peaceful technological Utopia. Scientists, futurologists and visionaries promised a future without hunger or want, without fear of illness or pa...
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    14,53 €

  • A Few Well Chosen Words
    David Bouchier
    David Bouchier brings humor and insight to the quirks and puzzles of everyday life, from buying vitamin pills to reading poetry on the subways. These entertaining commentaries were first broadcast on public radio stations in Long Island and Connecticut, where Bouchier’s quirky and clever humor has made him the most popular public radio personality in the region.Every week for t...
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    14,15 €

  • The Song of Suburbia
    David L. Bouchier / David LBouchier
    Award-winning humorist and radio personality David Bouchier has been called 'The H.L. Mencken of the subdivisions.' He applies his satirical wit, wisdom, and a touch of philosophy to the everyday dramas of suburban life. In this second collection of essays, originally broadcast on National Public Radio stations WSHU and WSUF in Long Island and Connecticut, he explores and expla...
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    18,97 €

  • Writer at Work
    David Bouchier
    Writer at Work is the book about writing that somebody had to write. It’s a report from the front lines by a working writer with a lifetime of experience in everything from literary fiction to radio and newspaper reporting. Writer at Work is full of provocative opinions and unexpected diversions. It combines practical advice, based on the author’s long experience as a writing i...
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    14,19 €

  • The Accidental Immigrant
    David Bouchier
    Transatlantic humorist David Bouchier brings wit, wisdom and a touch of philosophy to the everyday dramas of American suburban life. This book brings together more than a hundred essays, originally broadcast on National Public Radio, or published in his Out of Order column in the Sunday New York Times.When work and marriage brought David Bouchier to Long Island in 1986 the endl...
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    18,91 €

  • The Cats and the Water Bottles
    David L. Bouchier / David LBouchier
    Life in a French Village 'Like any new immigrants, we arrived with many anxieties. How would we live here, so far from the familiar culture and comforts of Long Island? Would we be able to manage life’s basic survival tasks like understanding the TV schedule, making friends with the neighborhood cats, and finding a bakery that had really good croissants? This is a good example...
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    10,37 €