I guess there is now a simple formula leading one to happiness. If someone contributes content to NPR, then they write a book, that book is going to be awesome.
The latest proof of this simple equation is the most recent book by David Rakoff. Like his co-horts David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, et al. Rakoff is unimaginably funny. He is able to meld social observation and personal revelation in a consistently witty fashion.
These essays are great because Rakoff takes very simple yet unique scenarios and then puts a comic twist on them. For example he attends a three day seminar sponsored by the Alcor Corporation. The seminar is set up to "sell" cyrogenic freezing to the public. I will not divulge Rakoff's bon mots on this topic except to say that he casually exposes the folly of anyone hoping to be reanimated in the far-distance future.
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