{"product_id":"9781250215062","title":"Near-Death Experiences . . . and Others","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNear-Death Experiences . . . and Others\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Robert Gottlieb\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new collection of immersive essays from the most acclaimed editor of the second half of the twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new collection from the legendary editor Robert Gottlieb features twenty or so pieces he’s written mostly for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, ranging from reconsiderations of American writers such as Dorothy Parker, Thornton Wilder, Thomas Wolfe (“genius”), and James Jones, to Leonard Bernstein, Lorenz Hart, Lady Diana Cooper (“the most beautiful girl in the world”), the actor-assassin John Wilkes Booth, the scandalous movie star Mary Astor, and not-yet president Donald Trump.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The writings compiled here are as various as they are provocative: an extended probe into the world of post-death experiences; a sharp look at the biopics of transcendent figures such as Shakespeare, Molière, and Austen; a soap opera-ish movie account of an alleged affair between Chanel and Stravinsky; and a copious sampling of the dance reviews he’s been writing for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e for close to twenty years. A worthy successor to his expansive 2011 collection, \u003ci\u003eLives and Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, and his admired 2016 memoir, \u003ci\u003eAvid Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNear-Death Experiences\u003c\/i\u003e displays the same insight and intellectual curiosity that have made Gottlieb, in the words of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e’s Dwight Garner, “the most acclaimed editor of the second half of the twentieth century.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mr. Gottlieb emerges as a kind of Zelig of American publishing. The most acclaimed editor of the second half of the 20th century, he seemed to have a hand in everything that mattered . . . An indispensable work of American publishing history, thick with instruction and soul and gossip of the higher sort.” —Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eAvid Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Delightful . . . The best editors’ memoirs revive the magic without devolving into nostalgia . . . \u003ci\u003eAvid Reader \u003c\/i\u003esucceeds on both counts.” —Sarah Weinman, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eAvid Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250215062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40688756752590,"sku":"9781250215062","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_118f349a-e8fa-48e6-a944-7ea1773d06c9.jpg?v=1640322847","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250215062","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}