Ben Yagoda

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February 22, 1954

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New York City, The United States

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http://www.benyagoda.com

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Ben Yagoda (born 22 February 1954 in New York City) is a professor of journalism at the University of Delaware.

Born to Louis Yagoda and the former Harriet Lewis, he grew up in New Rochelle, New York and entered Yale University to study English in 1971. He became a freelance journalist for publications such as The New Leader, The New York Times, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone, and published a number of books including About Town: The New Yorker and the World it Made. Yagoda currently lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania with his wife and two daughters.

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avg rating: 3.78 | 180 ratings | 35 reviews | 14 distinct works | 1 fan

	The ART OF FACT: A HISTORICAL ANTHOLOGY OF LITERARY JOURNALISM by Ben Yagoda avg rating 4.34 — 44 ratings — published 1998	my rating:
	When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It: The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse by Ben Yagoda avg rating 3.55 — 51 ratings — published 2007 2 editions	my rating:
	The Sound on the Page: Great Writers Talk about Style and Voice in Writing by Ben Yagoda avg rating 3.70 — 23 ratings — published 2004 2 editions	my rating:
	About Town: The New Yorker and the World It Made by Ben Yagoda avg rating 3.76 — 21 ratings — published 2001 3 editions	my rating:
	Writer's Digest Handbook Of Magazine Article Writing by Ben Yagoda avg rating 3.00 — 17 ratings — published 2004	my rating:
	Will Rogers: A Biography by Ben Yagoda avg rating 4.14 — 7 ratings — published 1993 2 editions	my rating:
	Memoir: A History by Ben Yagoda avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2009	my rating:
	When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It: The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse by Ben Yagoda avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2008	my rating:
	Will Rogers: A Biography by Ben Yagoda avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1994	my rating:
	The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College: The First 75 Years by Ben Yagoda avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2003	my rating: