Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. The Kevitch family ruled this stew for half a century, from Prohibition to the rise of Atlantic City. My mother was a Kevitch. The son of a butcher and an heiress to an organized crime empire, Burt rejected the harsh world of his upbringing, eventually renouncing his home country as well and forging a new life in the United Kingdom.
But in this riveting reappraisal of his childhood, Burt wrestles with the idea that home leaves an indelible mark that can never truly be left behind. Previous slide of product details. Print length. Publication date. September 22, File size. Page Flip. Word Wise. Enhanced typesetting. See all details. Next slide of product details. Report an issue with this product or seller. But his prose also has a robustness and documentary power that continually startles and engages.
As it combines these things, You Think It Strange catches the strangeness of the world and makes it familiar. He splits his time between Maine, London, and St. John's College, Cambridge, of which he is an Honorary Fellow. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video!
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Review this product Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. Images in this review. Top reviews from the United States. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Verified Purchase. I encountered Dan Burt in the flesh as the deposing attorney for the plaintiff in Westmoreland V. CBS et al. My introduction is meant to underscore my personal astonishment at discovering that the same Dan Burt wrote this Dickensian mini-memoir.
