What Do You Do With Dead Porcupines?

Our daily lives are filled with routine and often-frustrating events. One way of handling these frustrations, and the best way according to the author, is to find the humorous side. That humor is usually there, but sometimes you have to look closely. Using emails as his literary vehicle, the author explores a variety of daily frustrations, Filled with insights and provocative assessments, the book provides a light but instructive look at slices of modern American life. The essays are concise, readable, informative, invariably amusing, and they will appeal to anyone who sends or receives email. Only a professional sociologist with a finely-honed sense of humor could discuss everything from marital discord to community crime in this fashion.