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A few advance copies of Neal Pollack's book have been airlifted to us. They look tremendous. They are hardcover books, have been bound with a cloth cover, and feature a hand-installed ribbon page marker. This ribbon page marker is beautiful, and long. It is, we think, the longest ribbon page marker in the history of English-language bookmaking. The book features the best of Neal's work for McSweeney's, and a number of new pieces, interviews, segues and paraphernalia. We think it is a very good and very funny book. We have just nominated it for the National Book Award. It costs $100 to enter that contest, so we were not fooling around. The boat carrying the full print-run is currently on its way to Boston, and will arrive August 28. The books will then make their way to a bookstore near you, provided you live near a bookstore which carries the book. If you would like to support your local bookseller, you should ask them to stock it. They will be able to look at a computer and then order it. It is available through a few large distributors. It is also available through this site. When you order the book through this site, 100% of the proceeds, minus the $3 it costs to print each book, go to the book's author, Neal Pollack. Mr. Pollack recently got married, and bought a home, and can use the money. Not that we mind your buying from your local bookstore. We do not mind that at all. Especially if you do so at one of the many readings Neal will be doing. Please click here to see the dates and locations of his tour, which is extensive. Before Neal's tour, however, we are offering quick-acting buyers a tremendous deal. The first 500 who order the book through this site will receive:
For all this, you will be charged a mere $16. Plus shipping. The total will be in the $19 range. Less than $20 for a ravishing hardcover book and a poster with a naked man and his cat. You are wondering how we can do this. We know but cannot tell you. That is our offer. Please act on it immediately. After this offer, these same posters will cost $10. You will want one of these posters. Neal is a hairy man. NOTE: If you are having trouble accessing the secure form, you can try the non-secure URL if you are willing. Thank you for now.
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