num_pages: 221
description: Begin with a modern day Jack Kerouac, add a dash of David Sedaris, a pinch of Barbara Ehrenreich and a bit of Scott Carrier, and you have the formula for a compelling collection of personal essays by Poe Ballantine. These true stories of odd jobs, eccentric characters, boarding houses, buses, and beer chronicle a nomad in search of a mythic America that exists only in his own mind. Ballantine takes us along as he rides the Greyhound bus from small town to small town as he struggles to exist on minimum wage while trying to find time to write. Written with piercing intimacy and self-effacing humor, Ballantine's stories provide entertainment, social commentary, and poignant slices of life.Description from inside jacket
language: English
title: Things I Like About America: Personal Narratives by Poe Ballantine
titlecomplete: Things I Like About America: Personal Narratives by Poe Ballantine
genres: Memoir, Essays, Short Stories, Travel, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 275
publisher: Hawthorne Books & Literary Arts