Adam Gopnik Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Bestselling author and New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik embarks on a wildly creative inquiry into perhaps the oldest question: how do we learn a new skill?

Sidney Joseph Perelman, a uniquely original and humorous voice in American literature, crafted gags for the Marx Brothers, won an Oscar for screenwriting, and collaborated on five Broadway plays. His distinctive humor shines in the sketches and satires he wrote for The New Yorker and other publications, which editor Adam Gopnik describes as exploring "American vulgarity" in a shocking yet entertaining manner. This collection features parodies, social satires, autobiographical pieces, and selections from the "Cloudland Revisited" series, where Perelman reflects on his youthful encounters with books and movies and the surprises of revisiting them as an adult. In "Scenario," he presents a surreal Hollywood pitch meeting, blending clichés and slang into a continuous paragraph. "Farewell, My Lovely Appetizer" humorously critiques Raymond Chandler's hardboiled detective fiction, while "No Starch in My Dhoti, S'il Vous Plaît" imagines a comical correspondence between Jawaharlal Nehru's father and a Parisian launderer. The volume also includes Perelman's two-act comedy, The Beauty Part, a spoof on money and art that premiered in 1962. Rounding out the collection are profiles of the Marx Brothers, Dorothy Parker, and Nathanael West, along with letters to notable figures like Edmund Wilson and Groucho Marx.

The New York Times-bestselling author offers a stirring defence of liberalism against the dogmatisms of our time

All'inizio degli anni Ottanta, Manhattan è ancora accessibile e due giovani canadesi, Adam e Martha, si trovano in un minuscolo monolocale in un seminterrato. Iniziano così un viaggio di scoperta personale e matrimoniale, esplorando la loro nuova città, un luogo ideale per realizzare ambizioni e talenti. Adam, con sorprendente consapevolezza, scopre la sua abilità nel mettere in fila le parole, spaziando dalla cultura alta a quella bassa, adottando un approccio curioso e inclusivo. Le sue esperienze lavorative, dalla Frick Library al MoMA fino alla rivista GQ, mettono in luce la sua mancanza di requisiti come un vantaggio. Ogni lavoro offre incontri singolari, come quello con il fotografo Richard Avedon, che diventa un mentore, e un artista di strada che ambisce a reinterpretare Van Gogh. Si imbatte anche in figure eccentriche come Jeff Koons e un derattizzatore filosofo. Il racconto si arricchisce di digressioni, come il parallelo tra i cicli della moda e il concetto di eterno ritorno di Nietzsche, la semiotica dei centri commerciali e l'impatto di oggetti iconici come il walkman e le Nike, capaci di trasformare un semplice camminatore.

An impassioned defense of the freedom of speech, from Stéphane Charbonnier, a journalist murdered for his convictions On January 7, 2015, two gunmen stormed the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. They took the lives of twelve men and women, but they called for one man by name: "Charb." Known by his pen name, Stéphane Charbonnier was editor in chief of Charlie Hebdo, an outspoken critic of religious fundamentalism, and a renowned political cartoonist in his own right. In the past, he had received death threats and had even earned a place on Al Qaeda's "Most Wanted List." On January 7 it seemed that Charb's enemies had finally succeeded in silencing him. But in a twist of fate befitting Charb's defiant nature, it was soon revealed that he had finished a book just two days before his murder on the very issues at the heart of the attacks: blasphemy, Islamophobia, and the necessary courage of satirists. Here, published for the first time in English, is Charb's final work. A searing criticism of hypocrisy and racism, and a rousing, eloquent defense of free speech, Open Letter shows Charb's words to be as powerful and provocative as his art. This is an essential book about race, religion, the voice of ethnic minorities and majorities in a pluralistic society, and above all, the right to free expression and the surprising challenges being leveled at it in our fraught and dangerous time.

"Echt, het woord 'islamofobie' is slecht gekozen als daarmee de haat wordt bedoeld die bepaalde idioten tegen moslims koesteren. En het is niet alleen slecht gekozen, het is ook gevaarlijk. [...] De strijd tegen racisme richt zich tegen alle vormen van racisme, maar waartegen is de strijd tegen islamofobie gericht? Tegen de kritiek op een godsdienst of tegen de afschuw van zijn beoefenaars, omdat ze van buitenlandse afkomst zijn?" Charb, vanaf 1992 een van de pijlers van Charlie Hebdo en een fervent voorvechter van gelijke rechten, getuigt van zijn ongerustheid over het feit dat hij de strijd tegen racisme verdrongen ziet worden door een strijd voor de bescherming en de promotie van een godsdienst. De term 'islamofobie' suggereert immers dat het erger is om de islam - dat wil zeggen, een manier van denken die op zich prima aanvechtbaar is - te verafschuwen dan moslims. Maar kritiek hebben op een godsdienst is geen misdrijf, terwijl iemand discrimineren op grond van zijn religieuze afkomst dat ontegenzeglijk wel is. Dit essay laat goed zien dat zowel racisten als radicale islamisten, demagogische politici en luie journalisten met het woord 'islamofobie' prima uit de voeten kunnen.

Armed with hundreds of blank maps she had painstakingly printed by hand, Becky Cooper walked Manhattan from end to end. Along her journey she met police officers, homeless people, fashion models, and senior citizens who had lived in Manhattan all their lives. She asked the strangers to “map their Manhattan” and to mail the personalized maps back to her. Soon, her P.O. box was filled with a cartography of intimate narratives: past loves, lost homes, childhood memories, comical moments, and surprising confessions. A beautifully illustrated, PostSecret-style tribute to New York, Mapping Manhattan includes 75 maps from both anonymous mapmakers and notable New Yorkers, including Man on Wire aerialist Philippe Petit, New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov, Tony award-winning actor Harvey Fierstein, and many more.Praise for Mapping Manhattan:“What an intriguing project.”—The New York Times“A tender cartographic love letter to this timeless city of multiple dimensions, parallel realities, and perpendicular views.” —Brain Pickings“Cooper’s beautiful project linking the lives of New Yorkers is one that will continue to grow.” —Publishers Weekly online

Corrispondente da Parigi per il "New Yorker", Adam Gopnik ripercorre i cinque anni trascorsi nella "ville lumière" insieme alla moglie Martha e al piccolo Luke. Esplora e osserva la città fin nei suoi angoli più intimi, cogliendo appieno la dicotomia tra la pomposità della cultura ufficiale (che si materializza in un invasivo apparato politico-burocratico, oltre che nella perenne tendenza all'astrazione) e la "più splendida civiltà dei luoghi comuni mai esistita": quell'amalgama unico e irripetibile creato dai café, dai parchi, dai musei, dalla luce sui tetti e dalla ritrosa cortesia degli abitanti. O dalla cucina intesa come un rito che ha inizio con la spesa mattutina. In pagine pervase dall'ironia e dalla sottile tensione tra due culture che si guardano con sospetto e attrazione, l'autore di Una casa a New York ci fa riscoprire una città romantica, ingarbugliata, fragile, ma anche moderna, concreta e, soprattutto, orgogliosamente viva.

Collects together 65 of the best of Mark Twain's short stories. It opens with The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, a famous early story set on the Western frontier, and spans nearly 50 years during which Twain wrote a variety of short stories.

Collects the thoughts and perspectives of artists, poets, composers, writers, explorers, and scientists on the season of winter, from reflections on snow and God to the future of northern culture.