A Model World Other Stories Author: Michael Chabon
	Book Information Publisher: Random House Value Publishing Book Type: Hardcover Members Wishing: 2 Rating: ? ISBN-13: 9780517108703 - ISBN-10: 0517108704 Publication Date: 7/3/1993

From the wondrously talented author of The mysteries of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys comes a magnificent collection of ironic, understated tales that confirm his reputation as "the young star of American letters." -- Washington Post Book World. Here are eleven superb stories about growing up and growing wise -- stories in which people attempt to create and inhabit their own model worlds, only to watch them collapse in the face of the real world.