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Thread #69203 Message #1171511
Posted By: wreck
26-Apr-04 - 02:49 PM
Thread Name: yodel-ay-ee-oooo
Subject: yodel-ay-ee-oooo reading in DC
Reading Performance Last-Minute Announcement for
YODEL-AY-EE-OOOO: THE SECRET HISTORY OF YODELING AROUND THE WORLD [Routledge] bart plantenga
Tuesday, April 27 Library of Congress James Madison Building Mumford Room, 6th floor 101 Independence Ave. SE 6pm - 7:45pm lecture + DJ Jose with yodeling samples + renowned yodelers Randy Erwin & Cathy Fink with book signing afterward
"an amazing, wild, and wonderful book" -- Nolan Porterfield "fun, head-spinning, and ontologically profund." -- Luc Sante "wry, humorous, touching, irreverent, vivid, and unforgettable" -- Ranger Doug "a thoroughly entertaining, throttle-at-the-red-line ride through the history of yodeling. Highly recommended..." --- Library Journal "promises to be a classic" -- Book Sense "solid, exhaustive look at yodeling" -- Entertainment Weekly "a book that will be exceedingly difficult to improve upon" -- The Wire [UK]