Stephen Fried
Teoksen Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West--One Meal at a Time tekijä
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Stephen Fried is a journalist and author. His books include Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia, Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West-One Meal at a Time, Bitter Pills: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs, The New Rabbi, and Husbandry. He näytä lisää and Patrick J. Kennedy wrote A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction. He won the National Magazine Award twice and is an adjunct professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Tekijän teokset
Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West--One Meal at a Time (2010) 338 kappaletta
Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father (2018) 191 kappaletta
Mobile Device Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Securing Your Information in a Moving World (2010) 1 kappale
A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction 1 kappale
The Fred Harvey Cookbook 1 kappale
Rush 1 kappale
The Greater Journey, Americans in Paris 1 kappale
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Yleistieto
- Syntymäaika
- c.1959
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA - Koulutus
- University of Pennsylvania (1979)
- Lyhyt elämäkerta
- I'm the author of THING OF BEAUTY: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia (which inspired the Emmy-winning film Gia and introduced the word "fashionista" into the English language), BITTER PILLS: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs, THE NEW RABBI, an essay collection, HUSBANDRY, and a new historical biography, APPETITE FOR AMERICA: How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Hospitality Empire that Civilized the Wild West. I teach magazine writing at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and write for national magazines. I live in Philadelphia with my wife, author Diane Ayres. www.stephenfried.com
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Rush : revolution, madness, and the visionary… Tekijä: Stephen Fried
Learned a lot about rush and some about the other founding fathers. The letters he exchanged with them were especially enjoyable.
“here we are, without our families, totally out of our heads, and we don’t know where on earth we are. That was the feeling of the early seventies—nobody knew where they were.”
― Stephen Fried, Thing of Beauty
Given to me by a friend for a gift. I had seen a film on Gia, with Angelina Jolie playing the lead role.
In case, you have not hear d of her, Gia was..well Gia was beautiful. Truly beautiful. And she was a super model. She tragically died of AIDS.
I did enjoy reading this although it was very sad..heartbreaking actually. It gives you a look inside the world of modeling but really its focus is on Gia herself. I have to say the book was written so well and though I only gave it a three that is because of how bitterly sad it was.
I recommend the movie as well.… (lisätietoja)
― Stephen Fried, Thing of Beauty
Given to me by a friend for a gift. I had seen a film on Gia, with Angelina Jolie playing the lead role.
In case, you have not hear d of her, Gia was..well Gia was beautiful. Truly beautiful. And she was a super model. She tragically died of AIDS.
I did enjoy reading this although it was very sad..heartbreaking actually. It gives you a look inside the world of modeling but really its focus is on Gia herself. I have to say the book was written so well and though I only gave it a three that is because of how bitterly sad it was.
I recommend the movie as well.… (lisätietoja)
In 2020, The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Library introduced a Book Club with recommended readings. Rush was one of the first recommended, and I found it very informative. This Founding Father, who was also a signer of the Declaration of Independence, has not been as extensively covered as others such as John Adams and Thomas Jefferson -- incidentally, Rush helped the two reconcile their temporary rift in their friendship. This book fleshes out Benjamin Rush and his accomplishments. He was a doctor who had some ideas that include those regarding mental illness and abolition of slavery that were unfortunately not common during his time.… (lisätietoja)
Very well researched and breezily written book on a Founding Father few know about. Benjamin Rush's contributions to our nation's fight for independence, interactions with all the "main players," and immense efforts at not just medical practice but advocacy for mental health cannot be understated. Rush led by example by not simply writing about abolition, but helping to found some of the first African-American churches in the country and promoting the idea that we're all the same intellectually. Had more heeded his words, we might have avoided a civil war...
Unlike most historical books/biographies, there are illustrations throughout. This is nice because the images are placed at appropriate places, rather than scores of pages after individuals are referenced. This gives the reader a better sense of the book's subjects in "real time."
Highly recommended.… (lisätietoja)
Unlike most historical books/biographies, there are illustrations throughout. This is nice because the images are placed at appropriate places, rather than scores of pages after individuals are referenced. This gives the reader a better sense of the book's subjects in "real time."
Highly recommended.… (lisätietoja)
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