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"A search-and-destroy mission against architectural pretensions . . . a funny book."--"New York" "Full of insight . . . marvelously right."--"People """ "Wolfe's delightfully witty, biting history of modern architecture is a scintillating high comedy of big money, manners, and massive manipulation of public taste."--"Publishers Weekly""" "No wonder . . . this book is the hottest topic in Manhattan's architectural salons."--"The New York Times Book Review "
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"Tom Wolfe has squeezed a funny tale out of glass and stone. . . hilarious."--"The Wall Street Journal "
"Sharp serpent's-tooth wit, useful cultural insight, and snazzy zip! pop! writing."--"Playboy"
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A search-and-destroy mission against architectural pretensions . . . a funny book. "New York"
Full of insight . . . marvelously right. "People"
Wolfe's delightfully witty, biting history of modern architecture is a scintillating high comedy of big money, manners, and massive manipulation of public taste. "Publishers Weekly"
No wonder . . . this book is the hottest topic in Manhattan's architectural salons. "The New York Times Book Review"
Tom Wolfe has squeezed a funny tale out of glass and stone. . . hilarious. "The Wall Street Journal"
Sharp serpent's-tooth wit, useful cultural insight, and snazzy zip! pop! writing. "Playboy""
A search-and-destroy mission against architectural pretensions . . . a funny book. New York
Full of insight . . . marvelously right. People
Wolfe's delightfully witty, biting history of modern architecture is a scintillating high comedy of big money, manners, and massive manipulation of public taste. Publishers Weekly
No wonder . . . this book is the hottest topic in Manhattan's architectural salons. The New York Times Book Review
Tom Wolfe has squeezed a funny tale out of glass and stone. . . hilarious. The Wall Street Journal
Sharp serpent's-tooth wit, useful cultural insight, and snazzy zip! pop! writing. Playboy
""A search-and-destroy mission against architectural pretensions . . . a funny book." --New York
"Full of insight . . . marvelously right." --People
"Wolfe's delightfully witty, biting history of modern architecture is a scintillating high comedy of big money, manners, and massive manipulation of public taste." --Publishers Weekly
"No wonder . . . this book is the hottest topic in Manhattan's architectural salons." --The New York Times Book Review
"Tom Wolfe has squeezed a funny tale out of glass and stone. . . hilarious." --The Wall Street Journal
"Sharp serpent's-tooth wit, useful cultural insight, and snazzy zip! pop! writing." --Playboy
Tom Wolfe is the author of a dozen books, among them such contemporary classics as The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test andThe Bonfire of the Vanities. His most recent bestseller is I Am Charlotte Simmons (Nov. 2004). A native of Richmond, Virginia, he earned his B.A. at Washington and Lee University and a Ph.D. in American Studies at Yale. He lives in New York City.
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- PublisherJonathan Cape Ltd
- Publication date1982
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- ISBN 13 9780224020305
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