About this title: Chuck Palahniuk moved to Portland, Oregon, right out of high school, and continues to live there, and to enjoy the city's oddities and traditions. Here he takes the reader on a tour that includes a vacuum cleaner museum, the raunchy Dirty Duck Pub, and the world's largest hairball.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Journeys
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Price is clipped, otherwise excellent condition. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 176 p. Crown Journeys. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First edition. later printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: New in new dust jacket. Brand New! Support Independent Pacific Northwest Booksellers! Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 176 p. Crown Journeys. Audience: General/trade. In the closest thing he may ever write to an autobiography, Palahniuk provides answers to all these questions and more as he takes you through the streets, sewers, and local haunts of Portland, Oregon. According to Katherine Dunn, author of the cult classic Geek Love, Portland is the home of America s fugitives and refugees. Get ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Pub
Date Published: 2003-07-01
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781400047833. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
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Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Signature on "Crown Journeys" bookplate. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 176 p. Crown Journeys. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: 2003-07-08
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: Fine. FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING; full number line; text is clean and mark-free; binding is tight; jacket has light shelfwear; not a remainder; quick shipping. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 1st ed. Fine in Fine dj. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY), New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. SIGNED by author on half-title page (signature only). 1st edition, later printing. Slight shelfwear. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 176 p. Crown Journeys. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishing, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: Fine/Fine. 1400047838 SIGNED BY AUTHOR. An unread copy. read more
Edition: First Edition, 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Journeys / Crown Publishers, New York, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: As New in As New jacket. Signed by Author Fine. DJ in plastic cover. Signed by Chuck Palahniuk on title page. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: Good. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. Usually ships within 24 hours in quality packaging. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: 2003-07-08
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: Good. Edge and corner wear to dust jacket. Creases to dust jacket. Dust jacket is in good condition. Edge and corner wear to book. Pages still clean and tight. Book is in good condition. All U.S. orders shipped with tracking number and e-mail confirmation. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Pub, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 5.25x8. LIT 024848 Solid and clean almost like new hard cover. Dj with mild shelf rubbiing and soiling. 175 pp. read more
Edition: First Edition; Third Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers, New York
Date Published: (2003)
ISBN-13:9781400047833ISBN:1400047838
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1400047838. Endpaper maps.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 175 pages. read more
"An awesome read, and a quick one at that, so there's no reason not to!
I guess we all know CP for his fiction, but what a great opportunity to hear his writing in his own voice about a subject he's obviously passionate about. I'm going to Portland soon, and rather than read up on the city through stale tour guides and newspaper articles first, I decided to pick this up instead and hear about the city from a quirkier point of view. And what a great one it is! Even if you have no plans to go there or don't care for the city at all, this book is valuable just for the stories alone. Not only does he dig up stuff from memory lane, but he writes in way that really welcomes the reader into the world in which he lived, without judgment.
I can't wait to see the city for myself, and hopefully not too much of his storytelling settings will have disappeared already. Regardless, CP has immortalized a fraction of quirky Portland in this collection, and at least we have that."
"I definitely feel I know Portland better after reading, and Chuck was a fun guide. He hits just enough history and tourist sites to provide an overview for the casual traveler, but the author of Fight Club takes a walk on the dark side. I might not follow his lead should I go there, but he definitely shines a light on places and people that I'd never know otherwise."
"Though, I am sure, many of the places the author describes no longer exist, I enjoyed this read. I loved the "postcards", especially b/c this was my first palahniuk experience. I felt like I had to jump on the wagon, living in portland and all. I like his style .. and do plan on checking out his fiction ... any recommendations? Oh, and I would like to check out some of the spots that actually are still here .. so if anyone wants to check out that self-cleaning house or underground tunnels let me know. Since finishing this book the only places I ventured were elk island (the author believes it to be one of the most beautiful places in portland, and I think that says a lot about him) and the court house ninth floor garden, where I went instead of going to jury duty. :)"
"I enjoyed this book, especially after living in Portland for the past 8 years. Each chapter is preceded by a Postcard from Chuck every couple of years starting in the early 80s and ending in 2002, which gives a little insight into what was going on with his life at the time. Overall I enjoyed the postcards more than the bits about Portland. It was clear that some parts were much more enjoyable for Chuck to write than others- and he was up front about that in a couple of spots.
When we discussed this book we thought about what we'd add if we wrote it today- I think that the consensus was to write about the Bike movement and 'foodies' - the amazing food scene in Portland, especially the Brunches!
The discussion of the book lead us to wonder if we are at the 'peak' of Portland being so awesome, as one does not realize until it passes...
All in all, I enjoyed the book, especially as a resident of this wonderful city. I wonder how people who have never been to Portland feel after reading this book..."
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