Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: joseph epstein

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  • GOSSIP
    JOSEPH EPSTEIN
    A look at the delights—and dangers—of gossip, from a New York Times–bestselling, "erudite writer, gifted with rare insight and a wry sense of humor" ( USA Today). Gossip is no trivial matter. In this enlightening and entertaining study, the author of Snobbery takes a look at a human activity that may be looked down upon, but nevertheless plays a persistent role in our society—a...

    $200.00

  • ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
    JOSEPH EPSTEIN
    Alexis de Tocqueville was among the first foreigners to recognize the potential of a new land called the United States. His classic work Democracy in America, first published in 1835, was not only a vivid portrait of the new nation, but also a startlingly accurate forecast of its future. From the influence of evangelical Christianity to the advent of our "consumer society," man...

    $251.00

  • FABULOUS SMALL JEWS
    JOSEPH EPSTEIN
    Witty, “utterly compelling” short stories about Jewish men of a certain age, by the New York Times–bestselling author of Snobbery (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review). Set in Chicago and populated by characters ranging from lawyers and professors to scrap metal dealers, this collection of insightful and entertaining short fiction examines the crossroads and turning points of l...

    $249.00

  • THE LOVE SONG OF A. JEROME MINKOFF
    JOSEPH EPSTEIN
    In his first collection of stories since Fabulous Small Jews, Joseph Epstein delivers all the pleasures his readers have come to expect: stories of ordinary men confronting the moments that define a life, told with the bittersweet humor and loving irony encompassed in the title of the book. These fourteen tales map a very particular world—Jews whose lives are anchored in Chicag...

    $254.49