# Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) - Hardcover

by **David Sedaris** (Author)

**One of the most anticipated books of 2017: _Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review_, _New York_'s "Vulture", _The Week_, Bustle, BookRiot****An _NPR_ Best Book of 2017****An AV Club Favorite Book of 2017****A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017****A Goodreads Choice Awards nominee**

**David Sedaris tells all in a book that is, literally, a lifetime in the making.  
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For forty years, David Sedaris has kept a diary in which he records everything that captures his attention-overheard comments, salacious gossip, soap opera plot twists, secrets confided by total strangers. These observations are the source code for his finest work, and through them he has honed his cunning, surprising sentences.

Now, Sedaris shares his private writings with the world. _Theft by Finding_, the first of two volumes, is the story of how a drug-abusing dropout with a weakness for the International House of Pancakes and a chronic inability to hold down a real job became one of the funniest people on the planet.

Written with a sharp eye and ear for the bizarre, the beautiful, and the uncomfortable, and with a generosity of spirit that even a misanthropic sense of humor can't fully disguise, _Theft By Finding_ proves that Sedaris is one of our great modern observers. It's a potent reminder that when you're as perceptive and curious as Sedaris, there's no such thing as a boring day**.  
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### Author Biography

David Sedaris is the author of the books _Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls_, _Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk_, _When You Are Engulfed in Flames_, _Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim_, _Me Talk Pretty One Day_, _Holidays on Ice_, _Naked_, and _Barrel Fever_. He is a regular contributor to _The New Yorker_ and BBC Radio 4. He lives in England.

**Number of Pages:** 528

**Dimensions:** 1.7 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN

**Publication Date:** May 30, 2017

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