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The Real Animal House: the awesomely depraved saga of the fraternity that inspired the movie
by Chris Miller
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316057010
- ISBN 13
- 9780316057011
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Little, Brown and Co, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 321 pp. Second printing. Thirty years after the movie "Animal House" showed the world the meaning of togas, the author answeras the question, "Was it really that wild?" Chris Miller )a.k.a. "Pinto" takes us back to the world of 1960 Dartmouth to tell the real-life story of Alpha Delta House. It was a world where frat brothers might go to a sorority house for a sympathy date; or slather himself with mustard and crawl around the dance floor looking for women to bite; or pratice for the distance-booting event.
Synopsis
"Loud, raucous, infantile, racy, and very funny...The book is full of likable eccentrics, sexual shenanigans, and--if you know where to look for them--valuable life lessons."--BooklistAnimal House, the movie, didn't tell the half of it. Writing with a freshness and joy that make Dartmouth 1960 feel like a beer-soaked rock-and-roll heaven on earth, Chris Miller tells the real story of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity as no one else could. Seal, Doberman, Otter, the legendary Moses (he of the burning bush) - these titans and dozens of others come alive again, terrorizing the administration, taunting cops, surviving their own lunacy, and challenging the squareness of a stifling time. The Real Animal House is the perfect antidote for a conventional age much like today."A breezy, chuckle-worthy read, and a must for the Animal House fan." -Courier-Post"Action-packed. . . . A boozy holler of a book, with a great soundtrack." -Kirkus Reviews"A seriously funny read. . . . The joy and exuberance that Pinto and his pals demonstrate holds a lesson for every generation that needs to learn not to blindly follow the expectations of parents and guidance counselors, but to seek out those blissful bands of merry misfits that appear from time to time." -Review
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E28965
- Title
- The Real Animal House: the awesomely depraved saga of the fraternity that inspired the movie
- Author
- Chris Miller
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0316057010
- ISBN 13
- 9780316057011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- LCCN
- 2006024928
- Keywords
- movies, fraternaties, dartmouth, frat houses,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Movies;
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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