David Sedaris continues to enchant with biographical stories of his life in France and England, traveling around the world and short stories from the viewpoints of others -- often very strange others!
Bolehkah aku memanggilmu burung gagak? Mae mengalihkan pembicaraan dengan spontan. Sehingga Ken tertawa. Kenapa mesti gagak? Itu semacam panggilan sayang. Lagi pula kau berpakaian hitam-hitam melulu, aku jadi teringat burung gagak. Ken tersenyum kecil. Mae gadis Indonesia memulai kehidupan baru di Sapporo. Di Sapporo ia hanya memiliki satu kawan, Kakek Yoshinagatetangga apartemennya, yang …
A highly evolved civilisation sets up mysterious monolithic objects on Earth, the Moon, and in orbit around Jupiter, which impart vital survival information to ancient man, and later signal man to travel deep into space. When man arrives on the great civilisation's planet he is reborn with immense powers of wisdom and strength.