America: A Prophecy: The Sparrow Reader

by Marcus Boon, Sparrow, Sparrow .

America: A Prophecy is the long awaited collection from the writer Robert Christgau called, "one of the funniest men in Manhattan." From a hilarious spiritual guide to New York City--written after Sparrow tried meditating at a dozen high-traffic landmarks--to the scientific and religious significance of the sky, Sparrow's unique blend of wit and wisdom gives readers a whole new way of seeing our country at the crossroads. The author of Republican...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932360867
• ISBN13: 9781932360868
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Soft Skull
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

Very funny reading, but sometimes more than amusing. My favorite sections are "Bathifying and Other Virtues" & "Annals of Activism." The intermittent Proverbs are fun, too. Sometimes reading Sparrow is like the game where a person tells you three things and you have to guess which one of the three is True. "Sometimes only a nightmare can wake you." (Proverbs, page 107)

Sparrow flies again

Witty, weird, intelligent essays abound in Sparrow's great homage to all things that interest him. From detailed sexual escapades ("My Sex with an Ant") to in-depth interviews with great political figures ("Interview with Saddam Hussein!!!!"), Sparrow's blunt, innocent, learned humor is refreshing, awakening, and pungent in my mind.

Bouyant

This is a book to raise your spirits, consciousness and even body (if you follow the guidance in the bathtub section). Full of peculiar history, interviews with dead and living celebrities, and astute observations.