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The Portable Dorothy Parker (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

The Portable Dorothy Parker (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

by Brendan Gill, Dorothy Parker

Before there was Fran Leibowitz, there was Dorothy Parker. Before there was practically anyone, there was Dorothy Parker. When it comes to expressing the pleasure and pain of being just a touch too smart to be happy, she's winner and still champion after all these years. Along with Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott, and the rest of the Algonquin Round Table, she dominated American pop lit in the '20s and... (more)

Dorothy Parker : what fresh hell is this?

Dorothy Parker : what fresh hell is this?

by Marion Meade

Dorothy Parker was known for her outrageous one-liners, her ruthless theater criticism, her clever verses and bittersweet stories, but there was another side to Dorothy Parker--a private life, set on a course of destruction. She suffered through two divorces, a string of painful affairs, a lifelong problem with alcohol, and several suicide attempts. In this lively, absorbing biography, Marion Meade illuminates... (more)

Harpo Speaks!

by Harpo Marx

The Marx Brother who never spoke--Harpo Marx--expounds upon his life and times in Hollywood and on the vaudeville stage in this funny, affectionate, and poignant autobiography as told to journalist Rowland Barber.

The Annotated Baseball Stories of Ring W. Lardner 1914-1919

The Annotated Baseball Stories of Ring W. Lardner 1914-1919

by Ring Lardner

24 short stories, including the classic You Know Me Al collection, appear together in this annotated and copiously illustrated edition. Most of the stories describe real teams, real players, and real situations, and the annotation identifies the many references to the real world of early major league baseball that Lardner covered as a reporter. Includes 111 illustrations of ball players, teams, ball parks,... (more)