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RegardsJohn Gregory Dunne, Calvin Trillin
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Regards

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No writer captured the tragic absurdity of late-twentieth-century America better than John Gregory Dunne. For over forty years, he cast an unsparing eye on contemporary America, never flinching from the unpleasant truths he saw around him. Whether novels, screenplays, or nonfiction, his work was marked with a droll wit and a pointed cynicism that often examined buried aspects of public and private life in Hollywood and America at large. This book is a celebration of Dunne's best nonfiction, from frank observations on the film industry, politics, sports, and popular culture to tender…

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Editions

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionHachette Books2009—9780786737550
EditionThunder's Mouth Press20064039781560258162
American essaysHollywood (los angeles, calif.), history