We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live: Collected Nonfiction (Everyman's Library) We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live: Collected Nonfiction (Everyman's Library) Hardcover
Publisher: Everyman's Library; First Edition (October 17, 2006)
Language: English
Hardcover: 1160 pages
ISBN-10: 0307264874
ISBN-13: 978-0307264879
Item Weight: 2.2 pounds
Dimensions: 5.44 x 1.96 x 8.27 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #72,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #48 in Journalism Writing Reference (Books) #192 in Essays (Books) #809 in Short Stories Anthologies
From one of our most iconic and influential writers: a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women, and her own self-doubt.
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