In this Book
- How I Beat Coca-Cola and Other Tales of One-Upmanship
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
summary
Carl Djerassi crafts a shrewd collection of comedies of manners, exposing the foibles of elite tribes—business executives, chefs, scientists, professors, musicians, and other clever characters. They spar in battles of one-upmanship using class, education, gender, or prestige as their weapons, sometimes leaving damaged bystanders in their wake but sometimes finding their superiority deflated by unexpected turns of events.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright, Quote
- pp. 2-7
- 1. How I Beat Coca-Cola
- pp. 3-21
- 2. The Dacriologist
- pp. 22-38
- 3. Castor’sDilemma
- pp. 39-56
- 4. Sleight of Mind
- pp. 57-62
- 5. Maskenfreiheit
- pp. 63-79
- 6. First-Class Nun
- pp. 80-94
- 7. Noblesse Oblige
- pp. 95-104
- 8. The Psomophile
- pp. 105-115
- 9. The Glyndebourne Heist
- pp. 116-130
- 10. The Futurist
- pp. 131-139
- 12. The Toyota Cantos
- pp. 145-158
- Author’s Note
- pp. 159-160
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299295035
Related ISBN(s)
9780299295042
MARC Record
OCLC
858653642
Pages
172
Launched on MUSE
2013-10-21
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2013