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33 ratings, 4.36 average rating, 6 reviews
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published
March 1st 1995
(first published 1970)
by Ivy Books
binding
Paperback, 352 pages
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Unknown
isbn
034546723X
(isbn13: 9780345467232)
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"Fascinating . . . Poignant." The Wall Street Journal
In this extraordinary work of insight and interviews, bestselling author Gay Talese sha...more
In this extraordinary work of insight and interviews, bestselling author Gay Talese sha...more
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Na faculdade de Jornalismo tive a grande sorte de ter tido aula com Marcos Faerman, autor de um dos melhores textos já publicados na imprensa brasileira. Confesso que foram as aulas mais anárquicas da Cásper Líbero, mas sempre marcadas por grandes indicações de livros. "Aos Olhos da Multidão" (título em português) foi um deles. Na época era um livro raro, somente encontrado em sebos ou distribuído obscuramente em fotocópias. Felizmente a publicação foi reeditada no Brasil...more
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Read in April, 2008
Gay on celebrities is not that interesting, but the chapters on the ironworkers are fascinating. Especially when he hangs with the Indians, daring, drinking, going back to the res every weekend even though it is a six hour drive, just to spend a few hours with their families. And the tragic accidents that are part of their lives. And the boomers who go all over the country to put up high steel. Definitely a good read.
Read in July, 2004
My favorite professor in college made us read this book of short fictional tales if you will. He was in his younger brasher days a writer for Rolling Stone and interviewed Jimmy friggin' Hendrix. And he told me that 'I had the stuff kid.' He, and this book, changed my life forever.
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I had to read this book for my literary journalism class in college. I revisit it every year. The stories are tremendous. I aspire to be the kind of writer Talese is.
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Read in May, 2006
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this guy could make the phone book interesting. to prove it, he has written a fascinating essay about the phone book.
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Read in January, 2003
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This book rocks. Portraits of Sinatra, NYC Doormen, and the crazy fucks that assembled the Verazano Bridge.
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