Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas

Chuck Klosterman

Scribner, Sep 5, 2006 - Social Science - 384 pages

Chuck Klosterman IV Consists of Three Parts:

THINGS THAT ARE TRUE

Profiles And Trend Stories: Britney Spears, Radiohead, Billy Joel, Metallica, Val Kilmer, Bono, Wilco, The White Stripes, Steve Nash, Morrissey, Robert Plant -- All With New Introductions And Footnotes.

THINGS THAT MIGHT BE TRUE

Opinions And Theories On Everything From Monogamy To Pirates To Robots To Super People To Guilt And (Of Course) Advancement -- All With New Hypothetical Questions And Footnotes.

SOMETHING THAT ISN'T TRUE AT ALL

This Is New Fiction. There's An Introduction, But No Footnotes. Well, There's A Footnote In The Introduction, But None In The Story.

What people are saying

Review: Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas

User Review  - Stephane - Goodreads

A very entertaining book, especially the first third of which is a collection of essays on pop culture, which is were Klosterman is at his strongest. Witty, creative and and excellent writing make ...

Review: Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas

User Review  - Anna - Goodreads

I thought it was silly of me to read a collection of work by an author without actually seeing any of his separate work. Who did I think I was: a fan? Klosterman has a voice that should attract the ...

About the author

Chuck Klosterman is the New York Times bestselling author of seven previous books, including Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs; Eating the Dinosaur; Killing Yourself to Live; and The Visible Man. His debut book, Fargo Rock City, was the winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award. He has written for GQ, Esquire, Spin, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Believer, and The Onion A.V. Club. He currently serves as “The Ethicist” for the New York Times Magazine and writes about sports and popular culture for ESPN.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas
• Author: Chuck Klosterman
• Publisher: Scribner, 2006
• ISBN: 0743293789, 9780743293785
• Length: 384 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Literary; Social Science / General; Social Science / Popular Culture