Arbitrary Stupid Goal

In Arbitrary Stupid Goal, Tamara Shopsin takes the reader on a pointillist time-travel trip to the Greenwich Village of her bohemian 1970s childhood, a funky, tight-knit small town in the big city, long before Sex and the City tours and luxury condos. The center of Tamara's universe is Shopsin's, her family's legendary greasy spoon, aka "The Store," run by her inimitable dad, Kenny-a loquacious, contrary, huge-hearted man who, aside from dishing up New York's best egg salad on rye, is Village sheriff, philosopher, and fixer all at once. All comers find a place at Shopsin's table and feast on Kenny's tall tales and trenchant advice along with the incomparable chili con carne.

Filled with clever illustrations and witty, nostalgic photographs and graphics, and told in a sly, elliptical narrative that is both hilarious and endearing, Arbitrary Stupid Goal is an offbeat memory-book mosaic about the secrets of living an unconventional life, which is becoming a forgotten art.

List of contents

CONTENTS

A Symphony 3
Wide World 12
Wolf 's Lair 34
A Seven-Day Pillbox 45
Hole 18 89
Things 95
My Jewels 115
Gateway Drug 123
A Gift 145
Whoop Whoop 159
Laydee 174
Order of the Universe 197
The Small Pond 198
The Top Floor 220
Buckets of Gravy 231
Raw Chicken Chunks 262
Bulletproof Case 271
Shangri-la 278
The ASG 318

Acknowledgments 321
Food for Thought Answers 323

About the author

Tamara Shopsin

Summary

In Arbitrary Stupid Goal, Tamara Shopsin takes the reader on a pointillist time-travel trip to the Greenwich Village of her bohemian 1970s childhood, a funky, tight-knit small town in the big city, long before Sex and the City tours and luxury condos.

Product details

• Authors: Tamara Shopsin, Shopsin Tamara
• Publisher: Pan MacMillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781250183910
• ISBN: 978-1-250-18391-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 208 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 296 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; New York, Greenwich Village, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Culinary, Cookery / food & drink etc, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Individual photographers, Gender studies: women, Individual artists, art monographs, History of the Americas, c 1970 to c 1979, Gender studies: women and girls, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, c 1970 to c 1980, Cookery / food and drink / food writing / cookbooks