Perishable
Dirk Jamison
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Perishable
by Dirk Jamison
Published
2006
Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Pages
224
ISBN-13
9781556528934
Description
Fascinatingly disturbing, this memoir chronicles seven years in the life of a distinctly unordinary American family. In 1973, Dirk Jamison's father started having a midlife crisis that never ended, and after purposefully losing his construction job, he moved his family to a ski resort and started feeding them from dumpsters in an effort to reject money and all its trappings. They were never homeless, never desperately poor, but they lived on garbage. While Jamison struggled with adolescence, he faced a father who valued freedom more than anything, an overweight Mormon mother, and a cruel sister who delighted in physical abuse. Hilarious and horrifying, this heartbreaking account tells the strange story of the anti-American dream.
Subjects
The life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
Autobiography of a Yogi
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass
Les confessions
The Story of Philosophy
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Perishable?
This edition of Perishable has approximately 224 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Perishable?
For most readers, Perishable typically takes between 4h 40m and 3h 7m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 56,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 3h 44m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 8 days • Estimated word count: 56,000 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Perishable?
The estimated word count for Perishable is approximately 56,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Perishable?
Perishable was written by Dirk Jamison.
When was Perishable published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2006. The original work may have been published on a different date.