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of outlandish facts and quotes—he is a tenacious reporter—and a style that barely suppresses his own amusement. It works particularly well on the buccaneers who continue to try the patience of the citizenry, as proved by his profile in The New Yorker of the developer Donald Trump. Noting that Trump “had aspired to and achieved the ultimate luxury,
... See moreWilliam Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Frank read the ‘talking asshole’ section from Burroughs’ Naked Lunch. Frank and Burroughs were pictured together at the event in Rolling Stone; later, over dinner, they discussed the possibility of
Neil Slaven • Electric Don Quixote: The Definitive Story Of Frank Zappa: The Story of Frank Zappa
The Paper Millionaire, by some Arab-turned-Englishman named Roger Shashoua. He sat
Tom Wolfe • A Man in Full: A Novel
Jimmy Van Heusen was a decadent womanizer, an Olympian boozer, a war hero, a daredevil pilot, and one of America’s best songwriters. Bogart may have been Sinatra’s role model for style, but for lifestyle, it was Van Heusen “All the Way,” the Oscar-winning song Van Heusen wrote with his lyricist Sammy Cahn. Sinatra called Van Heusen “Chester,” after
... See moreGeorge Jacobs • Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra
The book is: Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business.
Dan Kennedy • No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits: No Holds Barred, Kick Butt, Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Really Getting Rich
The six Mitchell pieces that would eventually constitute his book, The Bottom of the Harbor, a classic of American nonfiction,