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The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘A House on Gramercy Park’, by Geoffrey Hellman

Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Life Stories is a collection of “profiles” from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick. The pieces span the 20th century, one of … Continue reading

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The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘Travels in Georgia’, by John McPhee

Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Life Stories is a collection of “profiles” from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick. The pieces span the 20th century, one of … Continue reading

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The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘Covering the Cops’, by Calvin Trillin

Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Life Stories is a collection of “profiles” from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick. The pieces span the 20th century, one of … Continue reading

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The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘The Mountains of Pi’, by Richard Preston

Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Life Stories is a collection of “profiles” from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick. The pieces span the 20th century, one of … Continue reading

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The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘Isadora’, by Janet Flanner

Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Finished up with the excerpts from The Fun of It, a collection of “Talk of the Town” pieces from The New Yorker. Before … Continue reading

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The Books: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town, edited by Lillian Ross; ‘Do the Rookies Know How Willie Mays Played?’, by Roger Angell

Next up on the essays shelf: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town, edited by Lillian Ross The Fun of It is a collection of “The Talk of the Town” pieces in The New Yorker, grouped … Continue reading

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The Books: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town, edited by Lillian Ross; ‘On Display’, by Susan Orlean

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The Books: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town, edited by Lillian Ross; ‘Filmmaker’, by Veronica Geng

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The Books: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town, edited by Lillian Ross; ‘Taxi Jokes’, by Mark Singer

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The Books: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town, edited by Lillian Ross; ‘Dylan’, by Hendrik Hertzberg and George Trow

Next up on the essays shelf: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town (Modern Library Paperbacks), edited by Lillian Ross The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town (Modern Library Paperbacks) is a … Continue reading

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