Benjamin Dreyer Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Ulysses: Second Edition
James JoyceBenjamin DreyerI think that I can say without fear of contradiction that the locked-elbow wrist waggle is a high point of Western Civilization that the Sistine Chapel ceiling and James Joyce's Ulysses can't even begin to approach.
Paperback, 2022
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Crazy Rhythm: My Journey from Brooklyn, Jazz, and Wall Street to Nixon's White House, Watergate, and Beyond...
Leonard GarmentBenjamin Dreyer@CalMorgan @Casey_CAC I saw Lionel Hampton play twice, once in support of Bette Midler on Broadway, and once at Leonard Garment's Crazy Rhythm book party, which was, IIRC, at Studio 54.
Paperback, 2001
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A Fine Balance
Rohinton MistryBenjamin Dreyer@elizmccracken In perhaps the first conversation I had with Susan, she handed me two novels and said "Read these": Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance and The Giant's House. It was a good thing.
Paperback, 2001
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper LeeBenjamin Dreyer"That yard's a mighty long place for little girls to cross at night," Jem teased. "Ain't you scared of haints?" —Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird Ahem.
Paperback, 2005
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The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley JacksonBenjamin Dreyer@MarkHarrisNYC The Haunting of Hill House's Theodora is one of Shirley Jackson's most likable characters—which, yes, isn't saying much, but she's where I've gotten to for the moment.
Paperback, 2006
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Six Degrees of Separation: A Play
John GuareBenjamin DreyerOr to put it another way: If John Guare had written Six Degrees of Separation in 1980, Joan would have played Ouisa.
Paperback, 1990
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Sunset Boulevard
Billy WilderBenjamin DreyerBilly Wilder: A Foreign Affair (1948), Sunset Boulevard (1950), Ace in the Hole (1951), and let's make it an even quartet with Stalag 17 (1953). Thanks, and have a nice day. https://t.co/EahigukKIK
Paperback, 1999
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Just So Stories
Rudyard KiplingBenjamin Dreyerone of Rudyard Kipling's lesser-known Just So stories
Paperback, 2001
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I Remember Mama
John Van DrutenBenjamin DreyerIt's odd that I Remember Mama went un-Broadway-musicalized for so long, esp. given that the 1944 dramatization was written by John Van Druten, who directed The King and I (sort of), and produced by Rodgers and Hammerstein themselves.
Paperback, 2015
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Ulysses
James JoyceBenjamin DreyerI think that I can say without fear of contradiction that the locked-elbow wrist waggle is a high point of Western Civilization that the Sistine Chapel ceiling and James Joyce's Ulysses can't even begin to approach.
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