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Conversations with Gore Vidal
Gore VidalIn this collection of interviews with Gore Vidal, one of America's most prolific authors, the writer, screenwriter, and raconteur proves himself to be a witty, acerbic, and cantankerous conversationalist who defies conventional wisdom and ...
I Told You So: Gore Vidal Talks Politics: Interviews with ...
Gore VidalThis book is made up from four interviews conducted with his long-time interlocutor, the writer and radio host Jon Wiener, in which Vidal grapples with matters evidently close to his heart: the history of the American Empire, the rise of ...
I Told You So: Gore Vidal Talks Politics: Interviews with ...
Gore VidalThis book is made up from four interviews conducted with his long-time interlocutor, the writer and radio host Jon Wiener, in which Vidal grapples with matters evidently close to his heart: the history of the American Empire, the rise of ...
Homosexuality in the Work of Gore Vidal
Jörg BehrendtSince his first novel with a homosexual topic, The City and the Pillar, appeared in 1948, Gore Vidal has been seen as an enfant terrible of American letters.
Burr: A Novel
Gore VidalBurr is the first novel in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series, which spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to post-World War II. With their broad canvas and sprawling cast of fictional and historical characters, ...
Gore Vidal's State of the Union: Nation Essays 1958-2005
Gore VidalThis collection exemplifies his critical vision in great works like “Requiem for the American Empire,” “Monotheism and Its Discontents,” “Notes on Our Patriarchal State,” and the delightful “Birds and the Bees” with its ...
Julian
Gore VidalThe remarkable bestseller about the Roman emperor who famously tried to halt the spread of Christianity, "Julian" is widely regarded as one of Gore Vidal's finest historical novels.
The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal
Gore VidalPresents a compilation of twenty-three literary essays that includes political commentaries, memoirs, criticisms, and literary reviews.
Literature and Homosexuality
PreviewCh. 3: Frustration and Silence in the Language of Gore Vidal's The City and The Pillar Contrary to much of the criticism of Gore Vidal's The City and the Pillar, the novel's protagonist, Jim Willard, demonstrates more than a "normal" man who ...
Gore Vidal's America
Dennis AltmanAnother French scholar of Vidal's works, Nicole Bensoussan, concentrates on his depiction of American “decadence.”2 The central character of The City and the Pillar, Jim Willard, is an athletic tennis player who falls in love with a childhood ...
Sympathy for the Devil: Four Decades of Friendship with Gore ...
Michael MewshawDetached and ironic; a master of the pointed put-down, of the cutting quip; enigmatic, impossible to truly know: this is the calcified public image of Gore Vidal--one the man himself was fond of reinforcing.
Gore Vidal
Fred KaplanAnd yet, an accurate picture of this multifaceted chameleon has eluded us until now. This book provides a biography of a literary icon.
The American presidency
Gore VidalThe novelist shares his views on the American political system and the foibles of the executive branch
William Hazlitt: The First Modern Man
Duncan WuAs the biography argues, he took political sketch-writing to a new level, invented sports commentary as we know it, and created the essay-form as practised by Clive James, Gore Vidal, and Michael Foot.
Christopher Gore Account Book
Christopher GoreThe end of the volume contains accounts after Gore's death, dated 1833-1837, a recipe for "destroying rats," and a copy of un undated notice of sale of the Gore estate in Waltham.
Weekend
Gore VidalTHE STORY: Says the New York Post: ... [WEEKEND] tells of a Republican Senator who is about to announce his candidacy for his party's nomination for the Presidency when his son returns from a long stay in Europe bringing with him a Negro ...
Empire: A Novel
Gore Vidal"Like the earlier novels in his historical cycle, Empire is a wonderfully vivid documentary drama." ------With a new Introduction by the author. From the Hardcover edition.
Lincoln: A Novel
Gore VidalThe character of President Lincoln, unremittingly tested by the trials of the war years, is reflected through the eyes of the diverse and colorful denizens of Washington, including his wife Mary and his political rivals and disciples, in a ...
Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life
Marjorie Garber"Bisexuality is about three centuries overdue . . . nevertheless, here it is: a learned, witty study of how our curious culture has managed to get everything wrong about sex." -Gore Vidal
Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies
Mark C. CarnesEssays that consider how classic movies have reflected history include the writings of such noted historians as Paul Fussell, Antonia Fraser, and Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal: Writer Against the Grain
More editionsThis is partly owing to the vast scope of his writings, which include more than twenty novels, half a dozen plays, dozens of screenplays, countless essays and book reviews, political commentary, and short stories; how do the critics ...
The World According To Al Gore: An A-To-Z Compilation Of His ...
Joseph KaufmannIn The World According to Al Gore, the vice president's opinions and statements on a broad spectrum of important topics are assembled in one volume. Here is Al Gore in his own words.
Tipper Gore: voice for the voiceless
JoAnn Bren GuernseyTraces the life of Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President Al Gore, from birth through the early days of the Clinton administration.
Tales From A Mortician:
Michael GoreMichael Gore. Tales From a Mortician Twenty Twisted Stories of Horror By Michael Gore www.AuthorMikeInk.com Copyright 2012 Michael Gore & Michael Aloisi. All Rights.
Political Power Al Gore
Scott DavisOne of the more fascinating, polarizing and perplexing political figures in recent memory Al Gore's life has been a contrast of opposites. From Senator's son to environmental movement champion, Al Gore is a Political Power.
On foreign soil: American gardeners abroad
May Brawley HillA lavishly illustrated tour of the gardens cultivated by famous Americans abroad includes those of such figures as Benjamin Franklin, Edith Wharton, and Gore Vidal, in an exploration of how American gardens on foreign soil reveal the ...
The House Servant's Directory
Robert RobertsRobert Roberts, Graham Russell Hodges ... Gore was answering a complaint Appleton had sent him several days before, questioning why Gore had hired Appleton's buder, Robert Roberts, without permission. Gore responded that he had ...
The Assault on Reason: How the Politics of Blind Faith ...
Al GoreAs Al Gore's farsighted and powerful manifesto for clear thinking shows, there is precious little time to waste.
Al Gore (Large Print 16pt)
Joseph McGowanFrom the early days of his political career to his time as U.S. vice president, Al Gore has always been concerned with the environment.
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