Holidays on Ice -- David Sedaris

David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favorites<i></i>as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters (Us and Them); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French (Jesus Shaves); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm (Let It Snow); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations (Six to Eight Black Men); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like (The Monster Mash); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry (Cow and Turkey). <p/>No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called one of the funniest writers alive (<i>Economist</i><i>).</i><br><br><b>Author:</b> David Sedaris<br><b>Publisher:</b> Back Bay Books<br><b>Published:</b> 10/20/2010<br><b>Pages:</b> 176<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.25lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.60d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780316078917<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>David Sedaris is a regular contributor to <i>The New Yorker </i>and Public Radio International's "This American Life." He is the author of the books <i>When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim</i>, <i>Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, </i>and <i>Barrel Fever</i>. <p/><i></i></p>