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Vanity Fair's Schools For Scandal

The Inside Dramas at 16 of America's Most Elite Campuses—Plus Oxford!


2017

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Vanity Fair’s Schools for Scandal brings together the magazine’s finest reporting on the scandals that have swept our nation’s most elite campuses over the past twenty-five years—all collected in one definitive, “fascinating, eye-opening” (Booklist) volume edited by Graydon Carter and introduced by Cullen Murphy.Many of us have long suspected an American obsession with status. Now Graydon Carter has collected extraordinary articles from Vanity...

16,03 €

2010

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A certain widely-travelled New Yorker, a gourmet who sometimes prepares his own dishes, was recently asked his opinion of Spécialités de la Maison, issued by the American Friends of France.His reply: "I enjoyed it tremendously because it is a sort of travelogue of cuisine compounded by a number of gay and intelligent people who have made their mark in the world, and who evidently have a wholesome respect for the pleasures of the table. To me it is valuable for those dread ...

12,29 €

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The Hunger

A Story of Food, Desire, and Ambition

2009

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"Hot grease, sharp knives, infidelity, and white truffles…. The Hunger has all the right ingredients….The best memoir by a chef since Kitchen Confidential."—Jay McInerneyThe Hunger is the page-turning memoir from John DeLucie, chef of THE celebrity hot spot restaurant in New York City, The Waverly Inn. With an introduction by Graydon Carter, legendary Editor of Vanity Fair, The Hunger is an unabashed celebration of hard w...

12,29 €

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When the Going Was Good

An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines


2025

EN

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 IN THE INDEPENDENT, GQ, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES AND BBC CULTURE'Graydon Carter is a brilliant raconteur of his own life...it's a real yarn of a lost world' Marina Hyde, The Rest is EntertainmentWhen the Going Was Good is Graydon Carter's lively recounting of how he made his mark as one of society's most talented editors and shapers of culture. Carter arrived ...

Old Price:12,71 € Sale Price:8,79 €

2014

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Offering readers an inebriating swig from the great cocktail shaker of the Roaring Twenties—the Jazz Age, the age of Gatsby—Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells showcases unforgettable writers in search of how to live well in a changing era.Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter introduces these fabulous pieces written between 1913 and 1936, when the magazine published a Murderers’ Row of the world’s leading literary lights, including:•...

5,82 €

The Great Hangover

21 Tales of the New Recession from the Pages of Vanity Fair

2010

EN

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9,21 €

2026

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The struggling firm of Twigg & Dersingham is brought to riches—and ruin—in this kaleidoscopic portrait of late 1920s London from one of the twentieth century’s great, underappreciated masters.On a grim sidestreet of the City of London called Angel Pavement, the office of Twigg & Dersingham carries out its day-to-day operations far from the decadence of the Roaring Twenties. The firm is now run, less than competently, by the nephew of the original Dersingham; to cut...

8,79 €

Available Aug 25, 2026

When the Going Was Good

An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines

2025

EN

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**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Named a Best Book of the Year by critics from both NPR and the New York Post!"The voice of a man who tasted the best of the American century and still left the party early, with his dignity intact." —The New YorkerFrom the pages of Spy and Vanity Fair to the red carpets of Hollywood, editor Graydon Carter revives the riotous worlds of print and glamour at their heyday**After working at...

9,53 €

Vanity Fair's Tales of Hollywood

Rebels, Reds, and Graduates and the Wild Stories Behind the Making of 13 Iconic Films

2008

EN

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The stories behind the stories of some of Hollywood's most iconic moviesThe magazine world 's monthly arbiter of culture, personality, and world affairs, Vanity Fair has always offered the definitive insider's look at Hollywood power and glamour since its relaunch twenty-five years ago. Now, for the first time ever, Vanity Fair presents a one-of-a-kind collection featuring thirteen behind-the- scenes stories on some of cinema's most iconic films-i...

10,27 €

2016

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A collection of beloved authors on beloved writers, including Martin Amis on Saul Bellow, Truman Capote on Willa Cather, and Salman Rushdie on Christopher Hitchens, as featured in Vanity FairWhat did Christopher Hitchens think of Dorothy Parker? How did meeting e.e. cummings change the young Susan Cheever? What does Martin Amis have to say about how Saul Bellow’s love life influenced his writing? Vanity Fair has published many of the most interest...

4,34 €

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3 hours 17 min

2014

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Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice—often the only choice—for the world's most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the smartphone and now on audio, Vanity Fair is the arbiter of our era.This month's issue features:Hol...

6,20 €

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4 hours 59 min

2015

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Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice—often the only choice—for the world’s most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the smartphone and now on audio, Vanity Fair is the arbiter of our era.This month’s issue features:Edi...

6,20 €

or Free with Kobo Plus