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Summary: The Devil Problem and Other True Stories is David Remnick's first book since his Pulitzer Prize-winning Lenin's Tomb. While Remnick has continued to visit and report on Russia, he has also written on a wide variety of subjects for the New Yorker, from politics to opera. This work collects the best of these pieces.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 REMRemnick, David.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 OBARemnick, David.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.086 REMRemnick, David
Summary: "The greatest popular songs, whether it's Aretha Franklin singing "Respect" or Bob Dylan performing "Blind Willie McTell," have a way of embedding themselves in our memories. You remember a time and a place and a feeling when you hear that song again. In Holding the Note, David Remnick writes about the lives and work of some of the greatest musicians, songwriters, and performers of the past...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.64 REMRemnick, David.
Summary: Examines the experiences of Barack Obama's life and explores the ambition behind his rise to the presidency, from his relationship with his parents to how social and racial tensions influences his philosophy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBAMA, BARACK REMSummary: A compendium of literary humor from the pages of "The New Yorker" features essays and articles by S.J. Perelman, Dorothy Parker, Calvin Trillin, Garrison Keillor, Steve Martin, David Sedaris, and Ian Frazier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817.508 DISSummary: From Tiger Woods to bullfighter Sidney Franklin, from the Chinese Olympics to the U.S. Open, the greatest plays and players, past and present, are all covered in "The Only Game in Town." At "The New Yorker," it's not whether you win or lose--it's how you write about the game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796 ONLSummary: Bringing together reporting, profiles, memoir and criticism from The New Yorker to present a bold and complex portrait of black life in America, told through stories of private triumphs and national tragedies, political vision, and artistic inspiration throughout history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.896 MATSummary: An compilation of essays, fiction, and cartoons on the world of food and drink from the pages of The New Yorker features contributions by Susan Orlean, Calvin Trillin, Joan Didion, Anthony Bourdain, John Cheever, and Roald Dahl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.8 SECUnited States
Summary: "Presents the full text of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol's report, which addresses the origins of the insurrection, how it was organized and funded and the role of Donald Trump and other high-ranking officials"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celadon Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 JANContents: The five-forty-eight / John Cheever -- Distant music / Ann Beattie -- Sailor off the Bremen / Irwin Shaw -- Physics / Tama Janowitz -- The whore of Mensa / Woody Allen -- What it was like, seeing Chris / Deborah Eisenberg -- Drawing Room B / John O'Hara -- A sentimental journey / Peter Taylor -- The balloon / Donald Barthelme -- Smart money / Philip Roth -- Another marvellous thing / Laurie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WONMcPhee, John A.
Contents: Coming into the country excerpt. -- Giving good weight: a collection. -- Giving good weight excerpt. -- Brigade de cuisine excerpt. -- Basin and range excerpt. -- In suspect terrain excerpt. -- La Place de la Concorde Suisse excerpt. -- Table of contents: a collection. -- Under the snow. - Heirs of general practice excerpt. -- North of the C.P. line excerpt. -- Rising from the plains excerpt....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 081 MCPSinger, Mark
Summary: "In 1996, longtime New Yorker writer Mark Singer was conscripted by his editor to profile Donald Trump. At that time Trump was a mere Manhattan-centric megalomaniac, a failing casino operator mired in his second divorce and (he claimed) recovering from the bankruptcy proceedings that prompted him to inventory the contents of his Trump Tower home. Conversing with Trump in his offices,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tim Duggan Books 2016