Gay Talese

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Pennsylvania

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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Texas

#hardcover #italy  #biography #Italianamerican

Tennessee

Delaware

Oregon

Used book in good condition; first edition; published 1975

Thy Neighbor’s Wife

This was a gift. It is wrapped in plastic with a “New” sticker on the back. 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Maryland

On January 7, 1980, in the run-up to the publication of his landmark bestseller Thy Neighbor's Wife, Gay Talese received an anonymous 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, that he had bought a motel to satisfy his voyeuristic desires. He had built an attic "observation platform," fitted with vents, through which he could peer down on his unwitting guests.

Unsure what to make of this confession, Talese traveled to Colorado where he met the man--Gerald Foos--verified his story in person, and read some of his extensive journals, a secret record of America's changing social and sexual mores. But because Foos insisted on remaining anonymous, Talese filed his reporting away, assuming the story would remain untold. Now, after thirty-five years, he's ready to go public and Talese can finally tell his story. The Voyeur's Motel is an extraordinary work of narrative journalism, and one of the most talked about books of the year.

The Voyeur's Motel

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Florida

Old library stamps but in good condition #creepy #old #man #peephole #voyeur #netflix #documentary

#paperback #journalism #GayTalese see minor markings in the intro of the book. Only used for dissertation. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Illinois

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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#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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Gay Talese

Unto the Sons

Gay Talese

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Gay Talese

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Gay Talese

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Gay Talese

Unto the Sons

Gay Talese

Unto the Sons

Gay Talese

Thy Neighbor’s Wife

Gay Talese

The Voyeur's Motel

Gay Talese

Unto the Sons

Gay Talese

The Voyeur's Motel

Gay Talese

Fame and Obscurity

Gay Talese (Editor, Introduction by); Robert Atwan (Editor)

The Best American Essays, 1987