A Roomful of Hovings and Other Profiles
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374515018 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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McPhee's Hoving into view William Originally, I picked this book out to read more about Thomas Hoving, as I had recently completed his 'King of the Confessors' and, as an appreciative receptor of McPhee's writings on geological history ('Basin and Range', 'In Suspect Terrain', et cetera), I hoped to find the same sort of insight in his biographies. I was completely unfamiliar with the other subjects of the 'other Profiles' - they were merely an added bonus.Nor was I to be disappointed. McPhee's portraits, whether of eccentric and unusual landscapes or of interes. An Excellent Read Rumaan Alam It is difficult to say who you admire more by the time you're through reading this book: the author or the engaging personalities he profiles so brilliantly. The title essay is a really engaging study of the former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and readers will get caught up in the movement of it almost despite themselves. McPhee so wonderfully elucidates every aspect of a problem that he can explain the most complex events and progressions with enviable ease. The essay "A Forager" is also a brilliant exercise in d. Fredric Hamber said These five profiles of "These five profiles of 20th century personalities are remarkably fresh" according to Fredric Hamber. These five profiles of 20th century personalities are remarkably fresh. The amount of research (and in some cases footwork) that went into them impressive.The essay "Fifty-two People on a Continent" plods a bit, but is an interesting account of the influence of a group of young Americans working as civil servants for various African governments in their post-colonial periods.. 0th century personalities are remarkably fresh. These five profiles of "These five profiles of 20th century personalities are remarkably fresh" according to Fredric Hamber. These five profiles of 20th century personalities are remarkably fresh. The amount of research (and in some cases footwork) that went into them impressive.The essay "Fifty-two People on a Continent" plods a bit, but is an interesting account of the influence of a group of young Americans working as civil servants for various African governments in their post-colonial periods.. 0th century personalities are remarkably fresh. The amount of research (and in some cases footwork) that went into them impressive.The essay "Fifty-two People on a Continent" plods a bit, but is an interesting account of the influence of a group of young Americans working as civil servants for various African governments in their post-colonial periods.
In this unique book, John McPhee takes us into the world of several fascinating people. His inimitable style reveals the intricate details of his characters lives.
His writing career began at Time magazine and led to his long association with The New Yorker, where he has been a staff writer since 1965. John McPhee was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and was educated at Princeton University and Cambridge University. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.. In 1999, he was awarded the Pulitze
Fellows, in the Sudan; Robert Twynam, tender of the lawn at Wimbledon; and Temple Fielding, mercurial and influential author of the popular travel guides to Europe.” Clarence Peterson, Chicago Tribune. His subjects: Thomas P. “McPhee writes as well as anyone in America. Hoving, art historian, sometime political influence, former floorwalker; the late Euell Gibbons, famous forager of edible wild plants and author of Stalking the Wild Asparagus; Carroll Brewster of the intrepid team of M.I.T. H