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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The great humorist Ian Frazier gathers his dispatches from the frontlines of American culture"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Dispatches from the front lines of American culture by the great humorist</b> <p/>Ian Frazier, "America's greatest essayist" (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>), has gathered his insights on the most urgent issues of today in <i>Cranial Fracking</i>. From climate change (what did Al Gore say at his colloquium on the rising temperatures in Hell?) to the state of culture (what do you do when you're afflicted with Loss of Funding?) to Texas (what should we do with Texas?), he has all the answers. Or, at the very least, a lot of questions. <p/>Frazier is endlessly curious and perpetually delighted, and seeing the absurdity of the world through his eyes is irresistible. Once more, the author of <i>Hogs Wild</i> and <i>Travels in Siberia</i> has struck oil.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>[<i>Cranial Fracking</i>] secures Ian Frazier's status as a shrewd social commentator masquerading as a great wit.--Nell Beram, <b>Shelf Awareness</b> <p/>When [Frazier] is critiquing artificial intelligence or advocating for mummies in what is otherwise a golden age of zombies, the theater of the absurd is taken to brave new worlds. --<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ian Frazier</b> is the author of<i> Hogs Wild</i>, <i>Great Plains</i>, <i> The Fish's Eye</i>, <i> On the Rez</i>, <i> Family, </i> and <i>Travels in Siberia, </i> as well as <i>Coyote v. Acme </i>and <i>Lamentations of the Father</i>. A frequent contributor to <i>The New Yorker</i>, he lives in Montclair, New Je

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