The Collected Dorothy Parker

Download or read book The Collected Dorothy Parker written by Dorothy Parker and published by Penguin Modern Classics. This book was released on 2001 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With a biting wit and perceptive insight, Dorothy Parker examines the social mores of her day and exposes the darkness beneath the dazzle." -- Provided by publisher.

Download or read book The Collected Dorothy Parker written by Dorothy Parker and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Here Lies written by Dorothy Parker and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: ARRANGEMENT IN BLACK AND WHITE; SEXES, THE; WONDERFUL OLD GENTLEMAN, THE; TELEPHONE CALL, A; HERE WE ARE; LADY WITH A LAMP; TOO BAD; MR. DURANT; JUST A LITTLE ONE; HORSIE; CLOTHE THE NAKED; WALTZ, THE; LITTLE CURTIS; LITTLE HOURS, THE; BIG BLONDE; FROM THE DIARY OF A NEW YORK LADY; SOLDIERS OF THE REPUBLIC; DUSK BEFORE FIREWORKS; NEW YORK TO DETROIT; GLORY IN THE DAYTIME; LAST TEA, THE; SENTIMENT; YOU WERE PERFECTLY FINE; and CUSTARD HEART, THE.

Download or read book Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 written by United States. Bureau of the Census and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains annual, time-series data with national coverage on almost any aspect of United States economics, population or infrastructure since the government began recording statistics. Part 1 covers: Population. Vital statistics and health and medical care. Migration. Labor. Prices and price indexes. National income and wealth. Consumer income and expenditures. Social statistics. Land, water, and climate. Agriculture. Forestry and fisheries. Minerals. Part 2 covers: Construction and housing. Manufactures. Transportation. Communications. Energy. Distribution and services. International transactions and foreign commerce. Business enterprise. Productivity and technological development. Financial markets and institutions.

Download or read book Dorothy Parker written by Marion Meade and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1989-03-03 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marion Meade's engrossing and comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most captivating women In this lively, absorbing biography, Marion Meade illuminates both the charm and the dark side of Dorothy Parker, exploring her days of wicked wittiness at the Algonquin Round Table with the likes of Robert Benchley, George Kaufman, and Harold Ross, and in Hollywood with S. J. Perelman, William Faulkner, and Lillian Hellman. At the dazzling center of it all, Meade gives us the flamboyant, self-destructive, and brilliant Dorothy Parker. This edition features a new afterword by Marion Meade.

Download or read book Under the Table written by Kevin C. Fitzpatrick and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I love a martini— But two at the most. Three, I’m under the table; Four, I’m under the host." Raise a glass to Dorothy Parker’s wit and wisdom. Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, founder and president of the Dorothy Parker Society, gives us an intoxicating new look at the doyenne of the ripping riposte through the lens she most preferred: the bottom of a glass. A bar book for Parker enthusiasts and literary tipplers alike, Under the Table offers a unique take on Mrs. Parker, the Algonquin Round Table, and the Jazz Age by celebrating the cocktails that she, her bitter friends, and sweetest enemies enjoyed. Each entry of this delicious compendium offers a fascinating and lively history of a period cocktail, a complete recipe, and the characters associated with it. The book also features a special selection of twenty first–century speakeasy-style recipes from the country’s top mixologists. Topping it off are excerpts from Parker’s poems, stories, and other writings that will allow you to enjoy her world from the speakeasies of New York City to the watering holes of Hollywood.

Download or read book The Portable Dorothy Parker written by Dorothy Parker and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: