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From her Academy Award—nominated screenplays to her bestselling fiction and essays, Nora Ephron is one of America’s most gifted, prolific, and versatile writers. In this classic collection of magazine articles, Ephron does what she does best: embrace American culture with love, cynicism, and... read more
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- Helen Gurley Brown: Editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine
- Mike Nichols: Television, stage and film director, writer and producer.
- Erich Segal: Author of the best-selling novel Love Story
- Buck Henry: Actor, writer, film and television director.
- Bill Blass: American Fashion Designer
- Jacqueline Susann: Best selling author, including Valley of the Dolls
- Arthur Frommer: Travel Author and founder of Frommer's Travel Guides
- Liz Claiborne: American fashion designer
- Anthony Perkins: Oscar nominated American actor best known as Norman Bates in Hitchcock's Psycho.
- Robin Stone: Add a description of this character.
- Edgar Cayce: Renowned American psychic.
- Mark Traynor
- James Beard: American Chef and food writer, founder of the James Beard Culinary Awards.
- Julia Child: Chef, Cookbook Author and TV personality.
- Michael Field
- John Fairchild: American basketball player
- Sherman Rogin
Table of Contents edit
Preface
Introduction
1. The Food Establishment: Life in the Land of the Rising Soufflé (Or is it The Rising Meringue?)
2. "If You're a Little Mouseburger, Come With Me. I Was a Mouseburger and I Will Help You."
3. The Fountainhead Revisited
4. Makeover: The Short, Unglamorous Saga of a New, Glamorous Me
5. Women's Wear Daily Unclothed
6. Mush
7. The Man in the Bill Blass Suit
8. A Rhinestone in a Trash Can and The Love Machine Phenomenon of J.Susann
9. Eating and Sleeping WIth Arthur Frommer
10. Publishing Prophets for Profit
11. The Diary of A Beach Wife
12. An Interview With Mike Nichols
13. On Location With Catch-22
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nora Ephron (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1970
ISBN: 0670749265
Page Count: 179
Publisher: Viking Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1970
ISBN: 0670749265
Page Count: 179
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: CT220 .E64 1970
- Dewey: 920
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