Lost in the Cosmos

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Publication Year:
2011

ISBN-13: 9781453216347

<DIV></div><DIV><b>&ldquo;A mock self-help book designed not to help but to provoke; a chapbook to inveigle us into thinking about who we are and how we got into this mess.&rdquo; &mdash;<i>Los Angeles Times Book Review</i></b></div><DIV></div><DIV>Published at the height of the 1980s self-help boom, <i>Lost in the Cosmos</i> is Percy&rsquo;s unforgettable riff on the trend that swept the nation. Filled with quizzes, essays, short stories, and diagrams, <i>Lost in the Cosmos</i> is a laugh-out-loud spin on a familiar genre that also pushes readers to serious contemplation of life&rsquo;s biggest questions.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>One part parody and two parts philosophy, <i>Lost in the Cosmos</i> is an enlightening guide to the dilemmas of human existence, and an unrivaled spin on self-help manuals by one of modern America&rsquo;s greatest literary masters.</div>