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A Fistful of Fig Newtons


Jean Shepherd 1981
Doubleday

ISBN #0-385-17503-5

Copyright: 1981


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Library of Congress # 80-2872 As with his other books, this is a collection of short stories previously published in magazines. The book is also laced with 20 line drawinings which Shep had done himself.
Chapters: 1 - Opening 2 - A Fistful Of Fig Newtons or The Shoot-out In Room 303 (Playboy - Aug 1981) 3 - The Light At The End Of The Tunnel (New Jersey Bell magazine) 4 - The Mole People Battle The Forces Of Darkness (Playboy - Aug 1971) 5 - Marcel Proust Meets The New Jersey Tailgater, And Survives (Car and Driver - Oct 1975) 6 - The Marathon Run Of Lonesome Ernie, The Arkansas Traveler 7 - Sociology 101 (Hip Division) 8 - Lemons On The Grass, Alas 9 - The Lost Civilization of Deli (Omni - Oct 1979) 10 - The Whole Fun Catalog of 1929 (Whole Fun Catalog) 11 - Lost At C (Playboy - May 1973) 12 - Ellsworth Leggett And The Great Ice Cream War 13 - The Barbi Doll Celebrates New Year's 14 - Closing
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1981
A Fistful of Fig Newtons - Ad

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1981
A Fistful of Fig Newtons - Cover


1981
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