The Prophet of Love: And Other Tales of Power and Deceit

by Elizabeth Kolbert

Book Overview

New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert dissects the body politic in these incisive-and often hilarious-portraits of the people who make New York City run. As a reporter for The New York Times and then... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582344639
• ISBN13: 9781582344638
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

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It's a pleasure to sink into Kolbert's trenchant, funny prose. Having read most of articles in The New Yorker, I was surprised by how much I'd missed and how much fun it was to savor them on this second read. I'm getting this book for all those poeple on my list who have everything.