

"Bruce Jay Friedman is a genius. And I know about genius. I've spent a lot of time with Bruce Jay Friedman at Elaine's in the middle of the night when we were all geniuses. But Bruce Jayhe's a genius in the daytime."P.J. O'Rourke "Bruce Jay Friedman is an American original whose least engaged considerations can beat the crap out of almost anything else on this block."Gordon Lish "Better known for his novels (A Mother's Kisses), plays (Scuba Duba) and screenplays (Splash), Friedman has also garnered over the past four decades a reputation as a journalist whose sly wit complements his idiosyncratic insights. This collection of 23 nonfiction pieces, ranging from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s, brings together a sampling of the author's best magazine writing from Esquire, New York magazine and Playboy, among other publications. . . . a vital and sustained look at an important American writer with a unique voice."Publishers Weekly Copyright



