{"product_id":"paper-trails-true-stories-of-confusion-mindless-violence-and-forbidden-desires-a-surprising-number-of-which-are-not-about-marriage-9780061189364","title":"Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not about Marriage","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s and '80s, before he earned national acclaim for his award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled, too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant humor. Collected here are eighty-two of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces--with a new preface by the author--assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003ePaper Trails\u003c\/em\u003e is searing, heartbreaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays \"are as good as it ever gets.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pete Dexter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.38w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061189364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2013 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDexter, Pete:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePete Dexter is the author of the National Book Award-winning novel \u003cem\u003eParis Trout\u003c\/em\u003e and five other novels: \u003cem\u003eGod's Pocket\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDeadwood\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBrotherly Love\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Paperboy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTrain\u003c\/em\u003e. He has been a columnist for the \u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Daily News\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eSacramento Bee\u003c\/em\u003e, and has contributed to many magazines, including \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/em\u003e. His screenplays include \u003cem\u003eRush\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMulholland Falls\u003c\/em\u003e. Dexter was born in Michigan and raised in Georgia, Illinois, and eastern South Dakota. He lives on an island off the coast of Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob Fleder was executive editor of Sports Illustrated and the editor of SI Books during his twenty years at Time Inc. He was the editor of \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated: The Baseball Book\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated: The Football Book\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHate Mail from Cheerleaders\u003c\/em\u003e, among other \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43088138371187,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6f763dbd-3273-4234-8451-92a145b00251.jpg?v=1748973047","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/paper-trails-true-stories-of-confusion-mindless-violence-and-forbidden-desires-a-surprising-number-of-which-are-not-about-marriage-9780061189364","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}