When "In So Many Words" first appeared in 2006, the Chicago
Tribune observed that Robert Schmuhl's collection of essays offered
"some of the sharpest and most informative cultural criticism
available."
"In So Many More Words"expands on the writings in the first
edition and includes seventeen new essays written during the past
four years. Schmuhl analyzes the emergence of Barack Obama and
evaluates America's new political landscape in light of the 2008
election. Schmuhl also looks at contemporary media and the cultural
effects created by bloggers, pundits, and cable shouters. The
explosive growth of news sources, he says, "comes at a public
price--a continuing fragmentation of audiences and a marked decline
in a commonly shared culture."
Arranged thematically, the essays are divided into three
sections: Matters Political and Journalistic, Matters Literary, and
Matters Person, offering readers a wide range of issues and
subjects. Schmuhl introduces each section with an explanatory
preview and adds postscript reflections at the end of most of the
essays.
"Readers who enjoy the works of the great "International Herald
Tribune" columnist William Pfaff and the estimable "New York Times
"reporter and columnist Thomas Friedman will find comparable
delight in Schmuhl's book. . . . T]he book ranges confidently
across presidential politics, foreign policy, history, the
celebrity culture and the present crisis of the news business, all
with impressively sure footing." --"Chicago Tribune"
Praise for the Expanded Edition:
"Bob Schmuhl is the guy I read when I want to understand how
things political, cultural, and journalistic interact--and how the
world works as a result. He's an analyst who is cool and collected,
and so it's cool to know that he's collected, between cloth two?]
covers." --David M. Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"I've known and respected the work of Bob Schmuhl my entire
professional life. This expanded version of his work shines with
enthusiasm for journalism, American culture, and the English
language." --Roy Peter Clark, The Poynter Institute
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