Jack Shafer Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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But Didn't We Have Fun?: An Informal History of Baseball's Pioneer Era, 1843-1870
Peter MorrisJack Shafer@farhip @CarlosLozadaWP @ErikWemple @Sulliview @jayrosen_nyu @mlcalderone City Editor by Stanley Walker for NY in the 20s and 30s. The Paper by Richard Kluger. Provoking the Press by Kevin Lerner. A Bomb in Every Issue by Peter Richardson. It Wasn't Pretty, Folks, but Didn't We Have Fun?: Esquire in the Sixties by Carol Polsgrove. For starters.
Hardcover, 2008
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Stanley Kubrick: Interviews
Stanley KubrickJack Shafer"I don’t like doing interviews. There is always the problem of being misquoted or, what’s even worse, of being quoted exactly." --Stanley Kubrick https://t.co/d2zj7CXMnv
Paperback, 2010
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Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo
Peter RichardsonJack ShaferHighly recommended, "Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo," by Peter Richardson https://t.co/Jtbndl0uVG
Paperback, 2023
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America
Peter RichardsonJack Shafer@farhip @CarlosLozadaWP @ErikWemple @Sulliview @jayrosen_nyu @mlcalderone City Editor by Stanley Walker for NY in the 20s and 30s. The Paper by Richard Kluger. Provoking the Press by Kevin Lerner. A Bomb in Every Issue by Peter Richardson. It Wasn't Pretty, Folks, but Didn't We Have Fun?: Esquire in the Sixties by Carol Polsgrove. For starters.
Paperback, 2010
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
V.
Thomas PynchonJack Shafer“My belief is that recluse is a code word generated by journalists … meaning, ‘doesn’t like to talk to reporters’.” --Thomas Pynchon https://t.co/wFmOa1uxSj
Paperback, 2005
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American Language
H. L. MenckenJack ShaferSpeaking of anonymous gifts, who sent me the three volumes of H.L. Mencken's "The American Language" earlier this year? Thanks, mystery giver.
Hardcover, 2011
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Chronicles: Volume One
Bob DylanJack Shafer"This is Dylan’s first book of new writing since Chronicles: Volume One appeared in 2004 and since he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016. It’s dedicated to Doc Pomus, with special thanks to, among others, 'all the crew at Dunkin’ Donuts.'” https://t.co/sJ72zECe5q
Paperback, 2005
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The Unmaking of a Mayor
William F. BuckleyJack Shafer"William F. Buckley sent Norman Mailer a copy of his book 'The Unmaking of a Mayor' and wrote ‘Hi!’ in the index next to Mailer’s name." https://t.co/GSH2Gp4cXc
Paperback, 2015
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The Thin Man
Dashiell HammettJack ShaferRereading Dashiell Hammett's "The Thin Man," I was reminded of my poor, suffering attorney, @BoutrousTed. "Being a goof's lawyer is not much fun."
Paperback, 1989
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Mason & Dixon
Thomas PynchonJack Shafer"As none could agree which had been born first, the Twins were nam'd Pitt and Pliny, so that each might be term'd 'the Elder' or 'the Younger,' as might day-today please one, or annoy his Brother." --Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon
Paperback, 2004
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