I had my first French meal and never got over it: a collection of Child's amiable witticisms and observations. "In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by... read more
The autodidact cultural critic has written an exhilarating and evocative memoir of his youth, the unstable fortunes of his family, and the diverse artistic tribes of NY before the catastroph... read more
Joseph Seligman arrived in the US with $100 sewn into the lining of his clothes; the Lehman brothers followed; then Marcus Goldman and the 'forty-eighters' fleeing European anti-semitism. A ... read more