Even the Rhinos Were Nymphos by Friedman, Bruce Jay - 2000

University of Chicago Press, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University Of Chicago Press, October 2000. Hardcover. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

Chicago: University Of Chicago Press. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 236 pages. A butler school in Houston, a livestock auction in Little Rock, a home for "frozen guys" in California, JFK's humidor in Manhattan—all are jumping off points for Friedman's baleful and sharply satirical scrutiny of American life and behavior in the second half of the twentieth century. Travel with Friedman from Harlem to Hollywood, from Port-au-Prince to Etta's Eat Shop in Chicago. In these pieces, which were published in literary and mass-circulation magazines from the 1960s to the 1990s, you'll meet such luminaries as Castro and Clinton, Natalie Wood and Clint Eastwood, and even Friedman's friends Irwin Shaw, Nelson Algren, and Mario Puzo. Friedman is a master of the essay, whether the subject is crime reporting ("Lessons of the Street"), Hollywood shenanigans ("My Life among the Stars"), or his outrageous adventures as the editor of pulp magazines (the classic "Even the… Read More

2000 Chicago hardcover 1st edition 1st printing with full number line inscribed ("To ------ ------, warm regards, Bruce Friedman") by the author on the title page,with mylar-protected dj. Bad dampstain rippling on dj and through WHOLE BOOK, else text clean, binding tight.

University of Chicago Press, 2000-09-30. hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Thank you for supporting Earthlight Books and independent bookstores. Hard cover with DJ. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear to boards and DJ. Clean, tight binding. First edition. First printing. Full number line and/or stated 1st edition.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago Pr, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Soft Cover, Pictorial Wraps. Advance Reader's Edition. Bump to lower front corner..

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Chicago Press, 2000-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. First Edition (2000.) Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 236 pages. Signed on title page to film producer Martin Ransohoff, "For Joan and Marty-such good friends! With love-Bruce Friedman." Martin Ransohoff 1927-2017) was an American film and television producer. His early TV successes (Beverly Hillbillies and Mr. Ed) enabled him to produce movies like The Americanization of Emily, The Sandpiper, The Cincinnati Kid, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Ice Station Zebra, Castle Keep, Catch-22, Silver Streak, and Jagged Edge among others. Friedman (1930-2020) once got into a quarrel with fellow writer Norman Mailer at the latter's house party. It turned physical when Mailer head butted him and Mailer's wife egged him on to "kill the bastard." Although Friedman eventually prevailed in the fistfight, he had to receive a tetanus shot after Mailer bit him in the neck. The book is in very good condition. Interior is clean and tight.… Read More