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Poise and Pose (Hardcover)
Stephen Glass; Illustrated by Colin Gordon; Yahya El-Droubie
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Naked in the Menagerie (Hardcover)
Yahya El-Droubie; Illustrated by Colin Gordon; Photographs by Stephen Glass
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Fabulist (Paperback)
Stephen Glass
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A NOVEL OF AN IGNOMINIOUS FALL, THE
RISE TO INFAMY, AND LIFE AFTER BOTH.
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It is the summer of 1998, and Stephen Glass is a young magazine
journalist whose work is gaining more and more acclaim -- until a
rival magazine tells Glass's editor that it suspects one of his
stories is fabricated. As his editor sorts out the truth, Glass is
busy inventing it -- spinning rich and complex blends of fact and
fiction, and exploiting the gray world in between.
But Glass is caught. His fabulism is uncovered and his career
instantly unravels. Worse, his editor learns that it's not the
first time. Soon, a long history of invention, passed off as
journalism, emerges.
Glass suddenly becomes a household name -- an emblem of hubris and
a flashpoint for Americans' distrust and dislike of the press. The
media is consumed with the story: Once the young man who had been
known for mastering the "takedown" article, Glass now becomes the
one every journalist wants to take even further down. Once the
hunter, Glass becomes the hunted -- the story of the year.
Glass responds to this agonizing public scrutiny with a
self-imposed exile, first near Chicago with his family and then in
the anonymous suburbs of Washington, D.C. There, he begins a long
personal struggle with his misdeeds, working out his own answers to
the questions of why he fabricated, how he can learn to stop lying,
and whether, at age twenty-five, he has destroyed his life
irrevocably.
Glass encounters a world far stranger than his own fabrications --
one populated by eccentric coworkers, ailing animals, angry
masseuses, sexy librarians, competitive bingo players, synchronized
swimmers, a soulful stripper, and a mysterious guardian angel who
dresses only in purple. Meanwhile, Glass is chased by marauding
journalists whose desperation and ruthlessness manage to match even
his own.
As he dodges his pursuers, Glass grasps at straws only to find
that, wondrously, they sometimes hold. Despite himself, he
rediscovers the Judaism he'd left far behind in Hebrew school, and
falls helplessly in love with a young woman who turns out to have
her own shameful past.
In the end, "The Fabulist" is as much about family, friendship,
religion, and love -- about getting through somehow, even when it
seems impossible -- as it is about reality and fantasy. At once
hilarious and harrowing, "The Fabulist" is one of the year's most
provocative novels.
A fascinating and eclectic anthology of writings from diverse
times, places, and cultures - from ancient Rome and China to
present-day America - spanning many genres, including short
fiction, essays, poetry, letters, and history. And the authors all
share one trait: their initials are "S.G."
An anthology must have a theme. So what happens when the theme is
essentially meaningless? The anthology becomes a game to play, and
a puzzle to solve. A scavenger hunt and jigsaw puzzle, with the
pieces scattered all over the world, and the final picture unknown
until it is finished. An adventure of discovery for both the
anthologist and the reader.
These are all short works, or short excerpts from longer works,
compiled and edited by Sean Gleeson, with a brief introduction to
each piece. Here are some of the great reads you'll discover: The
incredible Stephen Glass story "Hack Heaven" as seen in the movie
"Shattered Glass." The scandalous article that destroyed Glass's
career, and marked the ascendancy of online journalism. The funny
short story "Freckles M'Grath" by Susan Glaspell. "Why You Can't
Have Saint Paul's Head," an actual letter written in 594 A.D. from
Saint Gregory to Empress Constantina explaining, well, why she
can't have Saint Paul's head. "No More unto My Thoughts Appear" by
Cavalier poet Sidney Godolphin. "Penmanship Wisdom" by Sun Guoting,
excerpted from his preface to his "Treatise on Calligraphy." The
famous essay "What Does Labor Want?" by Samuel Gompers, founder of
the American Federation of Labor. "Deeds of Erik Shrewd-Spoken" by
Saxo Grammaticus, entertaining tales of a crafty hero excerpted
from Volume Five of his "Deeds of the Danes." "Hotel and Tea-House
Girls of Japan" by Sidney Gulick, excerpted from his book "Working
Women of Japan." The science fiction short story "Breakaway" by
Stanley Gimble. "The Camel and the Thief" by Sarath Ghosh, a
detective story excerpted from his book "The Wonders of the
Jungle." "Leo Learns His Lesson" by Sean Gleeson, in which a man
wishes for a world without beer.
This is a quality print edition, with great care taken to ensure a
gorgeous and error-free book.
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