College and the Art of Partying [Paperback]

Mark Dye (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2000

The Art of Partying is partying's science, its craft; it's the search for the last piece of joy in a lost corner of the world. It's an introduction into all that's unique and restless in your own being, and an initiation deep inside the woman you've just met. It's a nose thumbing at all the inborn tendancies that make one practical, predictable and prosaic. It's betting the pot, spinning the wheel, picking the mad horse; it's the last earthly chance before your tedious, worthless life reaches its expiration date.

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An irreverent, hedonistic romp through the lush pastures of college life.

About the Author

Mark Dye likes motorcycles, guitars, and things like that.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (September 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595120768
• ISBN-13: 978-0595120765
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,051,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare find, March 2, 2001

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This review is from: College and the Art of Partying (Paperback)

College and the Art of Partying was a rare reading experience. This book is a book a lot of people won't like for a lot of reasons; for one thing it sacreligiously puts kicks before all else, and rejects everything that gets in the way of them. So the book in turn reject a good part of what makes our culture tick. It speaks to a small college audience who is searching for something far beyond what the others on their floor are looking for, and it doesn't give a red hoot about anyone else. I would enjoy tweaking some sections of it in creation of a more accessible read, but it would probably lose it's soul in the meantime. There are times you get the feeling that the author is just trying to shock people who are easily shocked, and they probably were the worst sections of the book, because the passages could seem contrived. But for all the outsiders out there in college read this book--READ this book. It's speaking to you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tells it like it is, February 25, 2003

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Chris Regent (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: College and the Art of Partying (Paperback)

Well written and engaging throughout, College and the Art of Partying humorously reports on the perimeters of the college experience. While the writing is undisciplined and self-indulgent, and the book seems to follow its own literary rules, the reader regardless benefits immensely. Highly, recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars strange slice of life, October 2, 2001

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Bryan Mack (Athens, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: College and the Art of Partying (Paperback)

Good news. Hunter S. Thompson has been reincarnated in this radical look at college life. He doesn't have as much talent in this life, but his wit is drier and much funnier. It is a journey to find yourself (and women and booze) in the liberating environment of university life. The book's stream of consciousness style misses here and then, but it has fine comedic timing, and is definately worth reading. Not at all for the squeamish.