Character Studies
| Author | : Mark Singer |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 2006-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780618773633 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0618773630 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (630 Downloads) |
Download or read book Character Studies written by Mark Singer and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these characteristically incisive essays, Mark Singer profiles eccentrics, monomaniacs, and other remarkable people he thinks we ought to meet. He takes us into the worlds of the sleight-of-hand master Ricky Jay, the ardent bibliophile Michael Zinman, and better-known personalities such as the entrepreneur Donald Trump and the meticulous filmmaker Martin Scorsese. He interviews a devoted fan of the cowboy movie star Tom Mix and a group of Texans who are determined to recover the skull of Pancho Villa from Yale's Skull and Bones society, among others. A riveting tour of obsession, Character Studies reveals the passions that drive the ordinary, the quirky, and the truly, fanatically fixated.
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