Take the Cannoli

A wickedly funny collection of personal essays from popular NPR personality Sarah Vowell. Hailed by Newsweek as a "cranky stylist with talent to burn," Vowell has an irresistible voice -- caustic and sympathetic, insightful and double-edged -- that has attracted a loyal following for her magazine writing and radio monologues on This American Life . While tackling subjects such as identity, politics, religion, art, and history, these autobiographical tales are written with a biting humor, placing