Gay Talese

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Texas

On January 7, 1980, in the run-up to the publication of his landmark bestsellerThy Neighbor’s Wife, Gay Talese received an anonymous handwritten letter from a man in Colorado. "Since learning of your long-awaited study of coast-to-coast sex in America,” the letter began, "I feel I have important information that I could contribute to its contents or to contents of a future book.” The man went on to tell Talese an astonishing secret: he had bought a motel outside Denver to satisfy his voyeuristic desires. Underneath the roof of his motel, the man had built an "observation platform,” fitted with vents, through which he could watch his unwitting guests. Unsure what to make of this confession, Talese traveled to Colorado where he met the man--Gerald Foos--and verified his story in person. But because Foos insisted on remaining anonymous, preserving for himself the privacy he denied his guests, Talese filed his reporting away, assuming the story would remain untold. Over the ensuing years, Foos occasionally reached out to Talese to fill him in on the latest developments in his life. He also sent Talese hundreds of pages of notes on his guests and their habits, work that Foos believed made him a pioneering researcher into American society and sexuality. America in microcosm had passed through the Voyeur’s motel, and he witnessed and recorded the harsh effects of the war in Vietnam, the upheaval in gender roles, the decline of segregation, and muchmore. But Foos continued to insist on anonymity. Now, after thirty-five years, he’s ready to go public and Gay Talese can finally tell his story. The Voyeur’s Motel is an extraordinary work of narrative journalism. It is at once an examination of one unsettling man and a portrait of the secret life of the American heartland over the latter half of the twentieth century.

The Voyeur's Motel

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Arkansas

An immigrant saga reminiscent of Roots begins in a small Italian village and spans three generations and two world wars to capture the essence of the Italian-American experience. 300,000 first printing. $300,000 ad/promo. Tour.

Unto the Sons

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Arizona

Dustjacket is a bit beatup but book itself is in good shape

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

Simplified Chinese edition of Thy Neighbor's Wife

Thy Neighbor's Wife

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A Book about New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge ...

"Fascinating . . . Poignant." The Wall Street Journal

In this extraordinary work of insight and interviews, bestselling author Gay Talese shares with us the lives of those we don't know and those we might wish we did: Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio, Manhattan mobsters, Bowery bums, and many others -- fascinating men and women who define our country's spirit and lead us to an understanding of ourselves as a nation.

Fame and Obscurity

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Pennsylvania

Selected Writings of Gay Talese

A selection of classic high points in the illustrious career of Gay Talese.

"[High Notes] reminds us of the indefatigable reporting skills and inventive use of language that made Talese a paragon of the New Journalism." --New York Times Book Review

Admired by generations of reporters, Gay Talese has for more than six decades enriched American journalism with an unmatched ability to inhabit the worlds of his subjects. From the article that germinated intoThy Neighbor's Wife,to indelible portraits of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Lady Gaga,High Notesselects the highlights of Talese's signature mode, "the art of hanging out." It's a bold testament to enduring literary craftsmanship and unparalleled cultural observation from "the most important nonfiction writer of his generation" (David Halberstam).

High Notes

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Very good tight intact copy, light stain inside very good dust jacket. 1st ed. (after Franklin limited ed.)

1992 1st trade ed. * Unto the Sons

Oregon

Illinois

Thy Neighbors Wife

Copyright 1971
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 70-167287

California

Honor Thy Father 

Thy Neighbors Wife 

Georgia

Business & Economics

The Story of the Men Who Influence the Institution That Influences the World 

The Kingdom and the Power

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Barbara Lounsberry

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Connecticut

Portraits and Encounters

Collects a series of vignettes and essays from Gay Talese, including "Vogueland," "When I was twenty-five," and "Frank Sinatra has a cold."

The Gay Talese Reader

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Virginia

 Jacket has one flaw on top back edge, book is like new. A compelling depiction of Italian imigration to America. 

#paperback American Essays 1987, Book is in good shape, shows normal wear, no lanes, writing etc. Does have a slight crease on back cover, see photos

Alabama

Compiles the best literary essays of the year originally published in American periodicals.

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