{"product_id":"george-being-george-george-plimptons-life-as-told-admired-deplored-and-envied-by-200-friends-relatives-lovers-acquaintances-rivals-and-a-fe-paperback","title":"George, Being George: George Plimpton's Life as Told, Admired, Deplored, and Envied by 200 Friends, Relatives, Lovers, Acquaintances, Rivals--and a Fe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNelson W. Aldrich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include Harold Bloom, Jules Feiffer, John Guare, Norman Mailer, Peter Matthiessen, Maggie Paley, Richard Price, James Salter, Robert Silvers, William Styron, Gay Talese, Calvin Trillin, Gore Vidal, and 200 other Plimpton intimates \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNorman Mailer said that George Plimpton was the best-loved man in New York. This book is the party that was George's life-and it's a big one-attended by scores of famous people, as well as lesser-known intimates and acquaintances. They talk about his life: its privileged beginnings, its wild and triumphant middle, its brave, sad end. They say that George was a man of many parts: the \"last gentleman,\" founder and first editor of\u003ci\u003e The Paris Review, \u003c\/i\u003e the graceful writer who brought the \u003ci\u003eNew Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e to sports, and \u003ci\u003eEveryman's \u003c\/i\u003eproxy boxer, trapeze artist, stand-up comic, Western movie villain, and\u003ci\u003e Playboy \u003c\/i\u003ecenterfold photographer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge's last years were awesome, truly so. His greatest gift was to be a blessing to others-not all, truth be told-and that gift ended only with his death. But his parties, if this is one, need never end at all.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNelson W. Aldrich, Jr. is a freelance writer and editor. Formerly Paris editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and a reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, he is a frequent contributor to such publications as \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, Harper's, The Nation, New England Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge, Being George.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.25 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48731392213240,"sku":"9780812974188","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/kitkpQJ9Uq9780812974188.webp?v=1780257023","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/george-being-george-george-plimptons-life-as-told-admired-deplored-and-envied-by-200-friends-relatives-lovers-acquaintances-rivals-and-a-fe-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}