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Practical tips on travel accompany essays about London, Paris, Rome, and Athens by V.S. Pritchett, Rona Jaffe, Saul Bellow, Muriel Spark, and Jan Morris

Essays describe unusual aspects of the city, including the lives of local literary figures, nightlife, museums, music, food, and special places.

Profiles fifty of the most memorable and influential personalities of the twentieth century as revealed in the pages of the N.Y. Times, among them Chou-En-lai, Churchill, T.S. Eliot, Lindberg, Stravinsky, and more

Filled with 3D surprises, this pop-up book celebrates the Big Apple with tactile pleasure, from the Empire State Building to the city's famed subway system.

Looks at the life and career of the American playwright

A stirring account of America's only Nobel Prizewinning playwright follows O'Neill on a journey that is every bit as tortured as one of his character's, from his troubled relationship with his parents and attempted suicide to his stellar success on Broadway, in an updated biography that incorporates new primary sources and offers a fresh view of his inspirations and idealism. Reprint.

The veteran journalist discusses his life and forty-five-year career at The New York Times, sharing recollections of memorable events and personalities, and offering a behind-the-scenes look at the news industry. Reprint.

A collection of four classic plays by the first American dramatist to ever receive the Nobel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize includes 'Beyond the Horizon,' 'Anna Christie,' 'The Emperor Jones,' and 'The Hairy Ape.' Reissue.