Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which Are Not , (Paperback)

from Snakeshands

This was a gift from someone who knew I was a journalist, and indeed it's a pretty cool thing to get when you're hoping to up your craft a little. Dexter was clearly one of the great columnists, and he has this really incredible use of the "in medias res" beginning, especially considering all but...

from satyridae

Tough. Terse. Decidedly macho. Also very engaging and well-written. I was surprised at how much I liked the content, despite my preconceived notions about how I dislike this style of writing. So I was wrong.

from earthwind

Years of fascinating introspective, humor, facts developed into engrossing stories about cities, the people who reside there, crime, home-life, animals who share our lives and so much compassion and depth. One sits in awe.

from readingfiend

Really enjoyable compilation of newspaper articles by Pete Dexter. The last column really broke my heart.

from earthwind

Years of fascinating introspective, humor, facts developed into engrossing stories about cities, the people who reside there, crime, home-life, animals who share our lives and so much compassion and depth. One sits in awe.