David Remnick
David Remnick was a reporter for The Washington Post for ten years, including four in Moscow. He joined The New Yorker in 1992 and has been the magazine's editor since 1998. His book King of the World, a biography of Ali, was picked by Time Magazine as the top nonfiction book of 1998. Lenin's...
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David Remnick was a reporter for The Washington Post for ten years, including four in Moscow. He joined The New Yorker in 1992 and has been the magazine's editor since 1998. His book King of the World, a biography of Ali, was picked by Time Magazine as the top nonfiction book of 1998. Lenin's Tomb received the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1994.
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Birth date: October 29, 1958
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Barack Obama’s victory in the 2008 presidential election represented not just a milestone in terms of American history, but a new stage in the nation’s enduring struggle over race. It was an issue that Obama had to deal with throughout the campaign, not just from whites but from blacks as well, as ...
Having to put this one on hold for awhile, as while I was loving the book wasn't I wasn't happy with the audio version as this is one that needs to be read in order to underline and get the best from the book and my Library trying to source a copy for me as they don't have one in stock. Terrific re...
The sort of stuff that would give Oscar Wilde an erection, Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New York collects some of the best short pieces published in this much revered publication through out its long life. There are short stories, editorials and satire from E.B. White, Wood...
This is not because of Mr. Obama. This is because of Mr. Remnick.Ok, I admit there's also a slight interest in Mr. Obama from my side. Yessir.But if Mr. Remnick had written about the Life and Rise (and Fall) of Mr. McCain I would have taken that book too. Fact. Jeez, the man could make even his shop...
Roz Chast is consistently funny in an enjoyably bent way. Few other cartoonists make me laugh aloud, alone, in the middle of the night. This is a nice, big, chunky retrospective that will use up a certain amount of your otherwise productive time. Too big to read in the tub or to hide in a profession...