| Author/Contributor(s): | Wright, Lawrence |
| Publisher: | Random House Large Print |
| Date: | 3/7/2028 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Spanning more than thirty five years of Lawrence Wright’s reporting for The New Yorker, Texas Monthly, Rolling Stone and other magazines, these pieces remind us what a brilliant observer Wright has been of institutions, of political maneuverings, and of people—dangerous, eccentric, or beloved.
Some of the essays included:
ORPHANS OF JONESTOWN (1993): A profile of Jim Jones’ two sons. In 1978, when they left Jonestown to play in a basketball tournament, their father ordered the deaths of everyone they knew and loved, leaving them alone in a society uncomprehending of their experience.
A RAPIST’S HOMECOMING (1995): The ethical dilemma of a prison therapist, concerned that her patient—about to be released—could attack again.
A LIVING DOLL (1988): A very personal column. How the author relates to his 5-year-old daughter through her dolls and stuffed animals.
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RICHARD BRAUTIGAN (1985): An incisive look at the 1960’s and 1970’s literary icon.
CAPTURED ON FILM (2006): Dissident filmmakers in Syria.
SPACE CADET (1981): How a sanitary engineer combined her expertise and career with her love of space exploration and NASA.
THE ELEPHANT IN THE COURTOOM (2022): Should animals have legal rights?
And many others: A profile of the great spitball pitcher, Gaylord Perry; a look at how a Pentecostal Texas cattle farmer and an orthodox rabbi from Jerusalem come together over the End of Days; a 2006 essays detailing an attack in Gaza that mirrors the tragedies occurring today; a profile of Jamaal Khashoggi; one of Jimmy Carter; and a group of essays that deal with Wright’s life as a father.
This is an important collection that will demand attention, and a stirring overview of an extraordinary career.