Scribble, Scribble, Scribble: Writing on Politics, Ice Cream, Churchill, and My Mother - Hardcover

Schama, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062009869 ISBN 13: 9780062009869

Publisher: Ecco Pr, 2011

Synopsis

[Scribble, Scribble, Scribble: Writing on Politics, Ice Cream, Churchill, and My Mother]Scribble, Scribble, Scribble: Writing on Politics, Ice Cream, Churchill, and My Mother BY Schama, Simon(Author)Hardcover

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From the Back Cover:

The New York Times has hailed renowned historian and social commentator Simon Schama as a writer who "entwine[s] past and present into a meaningful, continuous whole." His deeply thoughtful and vastly knowledgeable books such as The Power of Art, The American Future, and the National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Rough Crossings have won acclaim for their intellectually rich and entertaining studies of the individuals and influences that have shaped the human condition, from the French Revolution to the political past and future of America, from the power of art to the role of nature in Western civilization.

Now, in this passionate and provocative collection, this brilliant observer brings his keen critical sensibility to a wide range of topics, both broad and intimate. Captivating and informative, Scribble, Scribble, Scribble offers a lighter, playful Simon Schama on a diverse range of subjects, from food and family to Winston Churchill, from Martin Scorsese and Richard Avedon to Rubens and Rembrandt, from his travels in Brazil and Amsterdam to New Orleans and Katrina. This selection of essays—originally published in magazines and newspapers including the New Yorker, Vogue, the New York Review of Books, and the Guardian—is a treasure trove of surprises that highlight Schama's sense of humor, curiosity, and idiosyncrasies. Never predictable, always stimulating, Scribble, Scribble, Scribble allows us to view the world, in all its diversity, through the eyes of one of its most intelligent, witty, and original inhabitants.

About the Author:

Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ecco Pr
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0062009869
• ISBN 13: 9780062009869
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 405