Orlean, Susan

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With her journalist's viewpoint, a fine eye for detail, and her droll sense of humor, Susan Orlean writes delightfully witty books, making the mundane fascinating. Her off-beat, quirky characters (often real people) become whimsical subjects. Orlean's funny, sophisticated, lyrical style is typical of her writings in the New Yorker -- in fact, some of her books are collections of these pieces. Start with: The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People
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http://www.susanorlean.com/
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Orlean, Susan
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http://www.susanorlean.com/
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With her journalist's viewpoint, a fine eye for detail, and her droll sense of humor, Susan Orlean writes delightfully witty books, making the mundane fascinating. Her off-beat, quirky characters (often real people) become whimsical subjects. Orlean's funny, sophisticated, lyrical style is typical of her writings in the New Yorker -- in fact, some of her books are collections of these pieces. Start with: The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People
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