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A decade of curious people and dangerous ideas 2006, a collection of articles, previously published columns, and a semiautobiographical novella. Published october 4th 2011 by scribner first published january 1st 2011. New york times bestselling author and cultural critic chuck klosterman presents a unique audio companion for chuck klosterman x, in which he contextualizes and reads from the collection of his best articles and essays, providing both a fascinating tour of the past decade and an ideal introduction to the mind of one of the sharpest and most prolific observers of our unusual times. He was raised on a farm near wyndmere, north dakota and graduated from the university of north dakota in 1994. In a career thats spanned over 20 years, and taken him. Jones, nate chuck klosterman is writing a book about the possibility of us being wrong about, well, everything vulture. His debut book in 2001, fargo rock city, was the winner of the ascapdeems taylor award. A decade of curious people and dangerous ideas is a book written by chuck klosterman, first published by scribner in 2006. He wasnt trying to be a jackass, begins one story in chuck klostermans raised in. Chuck klosterman, author of but what if were wrong, talks with econtalk host russ roberts about the possibility that things we hold to be undeniably true may turn out to be totally false in the future. Klosterman s critical awareness of smalltown america shines through in the masterpiece. Klosterman presents many of the articles in their original form, featuring previously unpublished passages and digressions.
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