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English
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Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Russell Baker has charmed readers with his sharp humor and shrewd commentary. The indelible voice of the bestselling memoir GROWING UP compiles some of his greatest New York Times columns in this collection of honest, witty, and profound essays-reflecting on politics, society, and life in all its absurd glory.
Author
Language
English
Description
This collection of more than a hundred anecdotes and essays from the legendary journalist, New York Times columnist, and author of the bestselling memoir Growing Up offers wise and sharply witty reflections on an extraordinary array of topics, ranging from youth, wealth, the media, and the joy of anger to the difference between "dinner" and "supper."
Author
Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A "superb [and] often hilarious" memoir of a life in journalism, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Growing Up ( The New York Times Book Review ). "Baker here recalls his years at the Baltimore Sun , where, on 'starvation wages,' he worked on the police beat, as a rewrite man, feature writer and White House correspondent. Sent to London in 1953 to report on the coronation, he spent the happiest year of his life there as an innocent abroad....
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