{"product_id":"9781250180032","title":"Condé Nast : The Man and His Empire -- A Biography","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCondé Nast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Susan Ronald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first biography in over thirty years of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondé Nast, the pioneering publisher of \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e and main rival to media magnate William Randolph Hearst.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondé Nast’s life and career was as high profile and glamourous as his magazines. Moving to New York in the early twentieth century with just the shirt on his back, he soon became the highest paid executive in the United States, acquiring \u003ci\u003eVogue \u003c\/i\u003ein 1909 and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003ein 1913.  Alongside his editors, Edna Woolman Chase at \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e and Frank Crowninshield at \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, he built the first-ever international magazine empire, introducing European modern art, style, and fashions to an American audience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCredited with creating the “café society,” Nast became a permanent fixture on the international fashion scene and a major figure in New York society.  His superbly appointed apartment at 1040 Park Avenue, decorated by the legendary Elsie de Wolfe, became a gathering place for the major artistic figures of the time. Nast launched the careers of icons like Cecil Beaton, Clare Boothe Luce, Lee Miller, Dorothy Parker and Noel Coward. He left behind a legacy that endures today in media powerhouses such as Anna Wintour, Tina Brown, and Graydon Carter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with the cooperation of his family on both sides of the Atlantic and a dedicated team at Condé Nast Publications, critically acclaimed biographer Susan Ronald reveals the life of an extraordinary American success story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“In her new biography, Susan Ronald describes [Nast’s] ambitions and excesses, and the simultaneously fashionable and intellectual world he inhabited.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Groundbreaking…This big, glittering book provides a full and human portrait of Condé Nast. Lively, detailed descriptions of the early decades of the 20th century complete the setting of Nast’s life story.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ronald’s account succeeds as a social history of this fizzy time as she documents the interconnected worlds covered by Vogue and Vanity Fair — fashion, high society,  literature, the arts and entertainment — from writers Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley of the Algonquin Round Table to New York socialites won over by Nast’s charm offensive.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With her breezy, gossipy style, Ronald brings to life the story of the influential American publisher and his magazines.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Ronald] does an exceptional job of integrating the story of Nast’s personal fortunes and misfortunes and the lives of those he sought to refine and educate.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The thoroughly researched story of Condé Nast...a highly flattering biography of an important figure in American publishing.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ronald writes in a vivid, sparkling, amused style...and revels in the era’s repartee, clothes and gossip. ...her evocation of the vibrant scene around [Nast] will keep readers entertained.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Dangerous Woman\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Energetic...Ronald's group portrait is breath-taking and quite modern.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A lively picture of the world in which Florence moved, with all its intricate financial shenanigans, rivalrous investors and glittering social occasions.” \u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ronald traces Gould’s amoral life and high-flying times…elegant and beautiful, she used sex and charm as her currency, trading them for favors and luxuries that let her sail through the war years unscathed.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250180032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40713062121678,"sku":"9781250180032","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_6a6d98e2-5520-4b55-a711-fb1f6241adbf.jpg?v=1640840122","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250180032","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}