| Edition |
First Scribner hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xxv, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / by David Remnick -- Introduction / by Lillian Ross -- Players. Young and happy (Julie Andrews) (1954) -- Come in, Lassie! (1948) -- Sgt. Pepper (1967) -- Workouts (Robin Williams) (1986) -- Mr. and Mrs. Williams (1993) -- Auteur! Auteur! (Al Pacino) (1995) -- Two dames (Maggie Smith and Judi Dench) (2005) -- Writers. How do you like it now, gentlemen? (Ernest Hemingway) (1950) -- Movement (1960) -- Life line (1960) -- Theatre (Edward Albee) (1974) -- Oprah's understudy (Gayle King) (2000) -- Youngsters. Symbol of all we possess (1949) -- The yellow bus (1960) -- Dancers in May (1964) -- May at St. Bernard's (Willie Mays) (1973) -- The shit-kickers of Madison Avenue (1995) -- New Yorkers. El Único matador (1949) -- Terrific (1954) -- The big stone (Harry Winston) (1954) -- The sporting scene (John McEnroe) (1997) -- Camaraderie (Ralph Kiner) (2004) -- Ellen Barkin at home (2005) -- Big Cheeses. Feeling lost (Charlie Chaplin) (1950) -- Picture, part I: throw the little old lady down the stairs! (1952) -- Coco Chanel (1957) -- With Fellini (1985) -- Rad trade (Mario Testino) (1998) -- Wes Anderson in Hamilton Heights (2001) -- Lunch with Agnes (Agnes Martin) (2003) -- Nothing fancy (Clint Eastwood) (2003) -- Money honeys (2004). |
| Summary |
Collects the best pieces from a New Yorker journalist's 60-year career, including bringing readers into Robin Williams' living room; Harry Winston's office; the afterschool hangouts of Manhattan private-school children; the hotel rooms of Ernest Hemingway, John Huston and Charlie Chaplin; onto the tennis court with John McEnroe; and much more. |
| Subject |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism.
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Journalism -- United States.
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American essays -- 20th century.
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American essays. (OCoLC)fst00807040
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Journalism. (OCoLC)fst00984032
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Genre/Form |
Essays.
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Essays. (OCoLC)fst01919922
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| Added Title |
Essays. Selections
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New Yorker (New York, N.Y. : 1925)
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| ISBN |
9781501116001 (hardback) : $27.00 |
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1501116002 (hardback) |
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9781501116018 (trade paper) |
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