- Purchase this entertainment book and get a 12 issues to either Rolling Stone, Men's Journal or Us Weekly for $2.95 each. That's less than $0.20 an issue. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
|
Special Offers and Product Promotions
Frequently Bought Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Alternadad: The True Story of One Family's Struggle to Raise a Cool Kid in America by Neal Pollack |
Beneath the Axis of Evil: One Man's Journey into the Horrors of War by Neal Pollack |
by Matthew Pearl
|
by Robert Ferrigno
|
by Jimmy Carter
|
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
It should come as no surprise that The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature is the inaugural title from McSweeney's Books, the publishing arm of Dave Eggers's literary quarterly McSweeney's. There appears to be two Neal Pollacks at work in the literary world. There's the legendary award-winning writer who has covered such global crises as the Spanish Civil War and 1999's "Battle in Seattle"; who has been married multiple times and romantically linked to Lara Flynn Boyle and Zadie Smith; and who counts Bishop Desmond Tutu and the Utah Jazz's Karl Malone among his closest friends. Then there's the real Neal Pollack, the young writer responsible for this comical tribute to the hard-drinking, fistfighting, wounded White Male egos behind the banged-up typewriters of first-person journalism. The high jinks begin in the table of contents, with such bloated chapter headings as "The Burden of Internet Celebrity" and "Why Am I So Handsome?"--hinting at what's to come. There's a detailed chronology included ("1959: Goes to Hollywood. Blacklisted.") and a nifty Zelig-like collection of photographs capturing Pollack (shirtless, more often than not, in his khaki photojournalist vest and aviator shades) yachting with J.F.K.; posing with a mud-caked platoon in Vietnam; and tuxedoed, escorting Mia Farrow to Truman Capote's Black and White Ball. Highlights include a transcript of Pollack's surprise appearance during a 1996 taping of Oprah's "other favorite author," Toni Morrison, where he offers this nugget to readers: "Oprah expanded my readership like no television program ever; not even my brief stint on Laugh-In gave me such wide exposure to Ma and Pa United States." Despite the one-joke tone of this slim volume, Pollack's clever wit prevails throughout, leaving a highly entertaining satire in its wake. --Brad Thomas Parsons --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Review
Not terrible at all. -- Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review
See all Editorial Reviews
It should come as no surprise that The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature is the inaugural title from McSweeney's Books, the publishing arm of Dave Eggers's literary quarterly McSweeney's. There appears to be two Neal Pollacks at work in the literary world. There's the legendary award-winning writer who has covered such global crises as the Spanish Civil War and 1999's "Battle in Seattle"; who has been married multiple times and romantically linked to Lara Flynn Boyle and Zadie Smith; and who counts Bishop Desmond Tutu and the Utah Jazz's Karl Malone among his closest friends. Then there's the real Neal Pollack, the young writer responsible for this comical tribute to the hard-drinking, fistfighting, wounded White Male egos behind the banged-up typewriters of first-person journalism. The high jinks begin in the table of contents, with such bloated chapter headings as "The Burden of Internet Celebrity" and "Why Am I So Handsome?"--hinting at what's to come. There's a detailed chronology included ("1959: Goes to Hollywood. Blacklisted.") and a nifty Zelig-like collection of photographs capturing Pollack (shirtless, more often than not, in his khaki photojournalist vest and aviator shades) yachting with J.F.K.; posing with a mud-caked platoon in Vietnam; and tuxedoed, escorting Mia Farrow to Truman Capote's Black and White Ball. Highlights include a transcript of Pollack's surprise appearance during a 1996 taping of Oprah's "other favorite author," Toni Morrison, where he offers this nugget to readers: "Oprah expanded my readership like no television program ever; not even my brief stint on Laugh-In gave me such wide exposure to Ma and Pa United States." Despite the one-joke tone of this slim volume, Pollack's clever wit prevails throughout, leaving a highly entertaining satire in its wake. --Brad Thomas Parsons --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Review
Not terrible at all. -- Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review
See all Editorial Reviews
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
ve been going to bed lately on a pile of jagged stones covered only by a thin cotton blanket half-eaten by moths. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Neal Pollack, Mystery Jew, New Economy, United States, Celtic Tiger, Horse of Blood, Lake Minnesota, Wally Trumbull, Toni Morrison, Jack Shafer, John Johnsen, Mexico City, Old Cora, Subcomandante Marcos, East Village, Man of the Streets, New Trier, San Cristobal, Times Square, Santa Pendejo, Vanity Fair, Cora Johnson, Lower East Side, Marcus Chen New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
ve been going to bed lately on a pile of jagged stones covered only by a thin cotton blanket half-eaten by moths. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Neal Pollack, Mystery Jew, New Economy, United States, Celtic Tiger, Horse of Blood, Lake Minnesota, Wally Trumbull, Toni Morrison, Jack Shafer, John Johnsen, Mexico City, Old Cora, Subcomandante Marcos, East Village, Man of the Streets, New Trier, San Cristobal, Times Square, Santa Pendejo, Vanity Fair, Cora Johnson, Lower East Side, Marcus Chen New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
1
book
cites this book:
- Never Mind the Pollacks: A Rock and Roll Novel by Neal Pollack in Front Matter
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search
No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Customer Discussions
Beta (What's this?)
New! See all customer communities, and bookmark your communities to keep track of them.
|
This product's forum
(0 discussions)
Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Active discussions in related forums
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Information from the Amapedia Community
Beta (What's this?)Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.
› See featured Amapedia.com articles
Listmania!
|
|
So You'd Like to...
|
|
Look for Similar Items by Category
- Books > Entertainment > Humor > Essays
- Books > Entertainment > Humor > Parodies
- Books > Literature & Fiction > Essays
Free Songs, Cheap Albums  |
Buy Three Books, Get a Fourth Free |
Go Against the Grain |
||||||||
|
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
Continue shopping: Top Sellers
| ||||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
