Dorothy Parker

Author: Marion Meade
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101462191
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 497

Book Description
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.

A Journey Into Dorothy Parker's New York

Author: Kevin C. Fitzpatrick
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458785440
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350

Book Description
Taking the reader through the New York that inspired, and was in turn inspired by, the formidable Mrs. Parker, this guide uses rarely seen archival photographs from her life to illustrate Dorothy Parker's development as a writer, a formidable wit, and a public persona. Her favorite bars and salons as well as her homes and offices, most of which ...

The Collected Dorothy Parker

Author: Dorothy Parker
Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics
ISBN: 9780141182582
Category : Classical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 610

Book Description
"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.

The Portable Dorothy Parker

Author: Dorothy Parker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Enough Rope

Author: Dorothy Parker
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0593466357
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
Now available as a stand-alone edition, the famous humorist’s debut collection—a runaway bestseller in 1926—ranges from lighthearted self-deprecation to acid-tongued satire, all the while gleefully puncturing sentimental clichés about relations between men and women. Known as the wittiest woman in America and a founder of the fabled Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker was also one of the Jazz Age’s most beloved poets. Her verbal dexterity and cynical humor were on full display in the many poems she published in Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Life and collected in her first book in 1926. The poems in Enough Rope range from lighthearted self-deprecation to acid-tongued satire, all the while gleefully puncturing sentimental clichés about the relations between men and women. Unfortunate Coincidence By the time you swear you’re his, Shivering and sighing, And he vows his passion is Infinite, undying— Lady, make a note of this: One of you is lying.

Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970

Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 660

Book Description
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.

Men I'm Not Married to

Author: Dorothy Parker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76

Book Description

Death and Taxes

Author: Dorothy Parker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 70

Book Description
Poetry of Dorothy Parker.

Dorothy Parker Drank Here

Author: Ellen Meister
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 0425278093
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
"The acid-tongued Dorothy Parker is back and once again haunting the halls of the Algonquin with her piercing wit and unexpectedly tender wisdom"--

Under the Table

Author: Kevin C. Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 149300204X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 163

Book Description
"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.