David Remnick is a writer with a rare gift for making readers understand the hearts and minds of our public figures. Whether it’s the decline and f...
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Feb 24, 2011
Lorenzo
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Have you ever dreamed to see Mike Tyson and Tony Blair fighting for the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World with Don King on the right corner of the ring and Gordon Brown on the left one?
Well, there you are guys.
Make your bet, please.
The match takes place in Moscow's Red Square.
Vladimir Putin wearing a bikini and a miniskirt is holding the signs of the rounds in the intervals.
Boris Yeltsin is standing on the rooftop of Saint Basil's Cathedr More...
Well, there you are guys.
Make your bet, please.
The match takes place in Moscow's Red Square.
Vladimir Putin wearing a bikini and a miniskirt is holding the signs of the rounds in the intervals.
Boris Yeltsin is standing on the rooftop of Saint Basil's Cathedr More...
Aug 29, 2008
Carolina
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Tom Wolfe escreveu em 1973 que “a literatura mais importante escrita hoje na América é a de não-ficção”. Ele se referia ao movimento que surgiu com autores como Truman Capote, Gay Talese e Jimmy Breslin, e ao qual foi dado – não se sabe por quem, ou ao menos Wolfe não sabe – o nome de Novo Jornalismo.
Diferente das matérias tradicionais dos jornais, os textos do Novo Jornalismo atingiram a longevidade e são lidos até hoje. Entre eles A Sangue Frio e Hiroshima, publicados na revista T More...
Diferente das matérias tradicionais dos jornais, os textos do Novo Jornalismo atingiram a longevidade e são lidos até hoje. Entre eles A Sangue Frio e Hiroshima, publicados na revista T More...
Feb 09, 2009
Terry
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"Freedom! To fill people's mailboxes, eyes, ears and brains with commercial rubbish against their will, television programs that are impossible to watch with a sense of coherence. Freedom! To force information on people, taking no account of their right not to accept it or their right of peace of mind. Freedom! To spit in the eyes and souls of passersby with advertisements."
(Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - quoted in Remnick, D. Reporting, 2006)
(Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - quoted in Remnick, D. Reporting, 2006)
Apr 19, 2010
Brenda
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This guy might be the smartest, hippest guy alive. Imagine, being the editor of New Yorker and in the position of picking the most interesting writing from the most popular literary magazine in the country. Saw him on Charlie Rose talking about The Bridge, his book about Obama before the presidency. So smart, so neutral...classic old time journalism.
Jan 04, 2010
Mk100
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Every Remnick article included in the book is a gem. The Solzhenitsyn is particularly terrific. A great quote: "In a tyranny, a real writer is like a second government."
Dec 16, 2009
Joe
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Amazing collection of profiles including Benjamin Netanyahu, Mike Tyson, Tony Blair, and more. The book has five sections: one on Washington politics (included a horrifying article on Katrina), one on authors (Philip Roth included), one with Russian politics, language(learn why Vladimir Putin tries to be boring), Israeli section, including Palestinian and Israeli profiles, and the last on sports figures.
Nov 29, 2010
Sarah
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I actually read interesting things about Tony Blair. Yes, it's possible.
Jan 08, 2010
Mara
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What I learned from this book:
1. The definition of 63 words, including "rodomontade" and "omphalos"
2. Insights into contemporary cultural dynamics of Palestine and Israel
3. A modern history of the sport of boxing and its practitioners
1. The definition of 63 words, including "rodomontade" and "omphalos"
2. Insights into contemporary cultural dynamics of Palestine and Israel
3. A modern history of the sport of boxing and its practitioners
Feb 02, 2009
Sze
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my favourite stories are about katherine graham, solzhenitsyn (no idea how to pronounce this) and hurricane katrina. and i must admit i have a ginormous crush on remnick.
May 01, 2011
Katy
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Profiles of world leaders from the past 2 decades by a journalist who knows how it's done. Hooah!
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