How Did You Get This Number

US: Penguin Publishing Group, 2011. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. The hilarious New York Times bestselling literary essay collection from Slo ane Crosley, the author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake and The Clasp. Sloane Crosley, the brilliantly funny "fountain of observations" (Boston Gl obe), now takes readers from a bear-infested wedding in Alaska to a run-in with clowns in Portugal in a new collection of essays about the messiest an d most unexpected dilemmas life has to offer. "How sure-footed and observant Sloane Crosley is. How perfectly, relentless ly funny." - David Sedaris Editorial Reviews "Wonderful and entertaining." - USA Today "Undeniably funny... Crosley's work speaks volumes to her generation." - Sa n Francisco Chronicle "Charming... Crosley has an original spark... [She] is like a tap dancer, l ighthearted and showmanlike... capable of surprising you with the reserves of emotion and keen social observation that motivate the performance." - Th e New York Times Book Review "Crosley writes with such buoyancy. But [she]... shows a depth that's every bit as enjoyable as the full-on belly laughs." - Entertainment Weekly - From the Publisher [Crosley] mostly succeeds in How Did You Get This Number, her second collec tion of essays about making it, zanily, in the big city. Crosley is like a tap-dancer, lighthearted and showman­like, occasionally trite, but capable of surprising you with the reserves of emotion and keen social observation that motivate the performance. -The New York Times - Maria Russo Nine thoughtful, unfussy essays by t.