Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear

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Price
$15.95  $14.83
Publisher
Knopf Publishing Group
Publish Date
Pages
64
Dimensions
5.1 X 7.1 X 0.7 inches | 0.35 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780525655015

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About the Author
CARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of fourteen previous novels, including the best sellers Bad Monkey, Lucky You, Nature Girl, Razor Girl, Sick Puppy, Skinny Dip, Star Island, and five best-selling children's books, Chomp, Flush, Hoot, Scat, and Skink. His most recent work of nonfiction is Dance of the Reptiles, a collection of his columns from The Miami Herald.

ROZ CHAST grew up in Brooklyn. Her cartoons began appearing in The New Yorker in 1978, where she has since published more than one thousand. She wrote and illustrated, most recently, Going Into Town; the #1 New York Times best seller Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, a National Book Critics Circle Award and Kirkus Prize winner and a finalist for the National Book Award; What I Hate: From A to Z; and her cartoon collections The Party, After You Left and Theories of Everything.
Reviews
"Pointed and humorous; a good gift for the neighbor's kid's graduation."
--Kirkus Reviews

"You will be tempted to carry it around forever in your back pocket as a quick reference guide for life. Think of this book as the pocket edition of the Dead Sea Scrolls."
--Denver Post

"A book that everyone who's changing course must read."
--The Florida Times-Union

"Young people graduating from high school or college this year can count themselves lucky if someone gives them this book as a gift."
--Tampa Bay Times