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Shopsin, Tamara, author.

Arbitrary stupid goal / Tamara Shopsin.

First edition.

New York : MCD/Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2017.

324 pages ; 22 cm

"In Arbitrary Stupid Goal, Tamara Shopsin takes the reader on a pointillist time-travel trip to the Greenwich Village of her bohemian 1970s childhood, a funky, tight-knit small town in the big city, long before Sex and the City tours and luxury condos. The center of Tamara's universe is Shopsin's, her family's legendary greasy spoon, aka 'The Store,' run by her inimitable dad, Kenny--a loquacious, contrary, huge-hearted man who, aside from dishing up New York's best egg salad on rye, is Village sheriff, philosopher, and fixer all at once. All comers find a place at Shopsin's table and feast on Kenny's tall tales and trenchant advice along with the incomparable chili con carne." --Provided by publisher.

Shopsin, Tamara -- Childhood and youth.

Shopsin, Tamara -- Family.

Restaurants -- New York (State) -- New York.

Family-owned business enterprises -- New York (State) -- New York.

Bohemianism -- New York (State) -- New York.

Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography.

New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.

Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.

New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.

Autobiographies.

A Symphony -- Wide World -- Wolf's Lair -- A seven-day Pillbox -- Hole 18 -- Things -- My Jewels -- Gateway Drug -- A Gift -- Whoop Whoop -- Laydee -- Order of the Universe -- The Small Pond -- The Top Floor -- Buckets of Gravy -- Raw chicken Chunks -- Bullet-Proof Case -- Shangri-La -- The ASG.

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