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    The Saturday Evening Pearls: A Pearls Before Swine Collection by Stephan Pastis

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    • Pub. Date: March 2009
    • 128pp
    • Sales Rank: 8,784

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      • Pub. Date: March 2009
      • Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
      • Format: Paperback, 128pp
      • Sales Rank: 8,784

      Synopsis

      "There's an artful, edgy rebellion being waged in the funny pages, and one of its brightest revolutionaries is Stephan Pastis." —Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      "The cartoon Pearls Before Swine is written by a psychopath." —reader complaint, Wichita Eagle

      This collection of Pearls Before Swine makes a happy return to home and hearth as only these scamps can. An iconic portrait that captures the essence of modern life, Pearls Before Swine is a heartwarming American original.

      A gifted storyteller with a sick sense of humor, Stephan Pastis is rapidly becoming a master of the cartoon art form. His pearls of wisdom are sly and subversive, smart and shocking. And incredibly funny.

      It's a jungle out there. The only way to survive is with friends, a thick skin, and, a good dose of cynicism.

      * A sense of humor, along with a little animal instinct, is just what The Saturday Evening Pearls offers.

      * Pearls Before Swine was named Best Comic Strip in 2004, and again in 2007 by the National Cartoonists Society.

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      Biography

      Stephan Pastis was once an unhappy lawyer who created Pearls Before Swine to relieve boredom. He lives in northern California with his wife and two children.

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      Can't put it downby Laplumanegra

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      July 14, 2009: Very amusing and topical collection of our everydaysituations.Does it have answers to our questions? YES! Words to live by? YES!

      Pearls Before Swine's Stephan Pastis scores another big success!by TruthDetective

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      May 30, 2009: SATURDAY EVENING PEARLS is another winning compilation of recent strips from the wonderful "Pearls Before Swine" comic strip. Mr Pastis' quirky and funny characters make this a wonderful read for all ages.

      Sometimes darkly satirical, other times touchingly pulling at the heart strings, makes the strip always unpredictable. The comic's classic characters, rat, pig, goat, zebra, the crocs, and guard duck, are joined in "Saturday Evening Pearls" by a new cast member, Andy the dog. His optimistic viewpoint of life brings one empathy rarely found in the comic strip world.

      There are many laugh-out-loud moments throughout the book. I can't recommend this book more highly.