The Man in the Water: And Other Essays
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ISBN: 0679426930 / Publisher: Random House, February 1994
A collection of essays, reportage, and criticism features a profile of Ronald Reagan, an award-winning article on Hiroshima, and essays on poetry, heroism, and Richard Nixon
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As a magazine writer, television essayist, author, newspaper columnist, and playwright, Roger Rosenblatt has explored the most difficult issues of our day with rare insight, wit, and style. This first-ever collection displays the remarkable scope and depth of Rosenblatt's work.The Man in the Water includes his "Man of the Year" profile of Ronald Reagan for Time, his prize-winning pieces on "Children of War" and the Soviet Union, and an array of stories and essays on topics ranging from Richard Nixon to Candice Bergen, from Brooklyn to the Sudan, from dogs to poetry, and from Luchow's to the Roy Rogers Family Restaurant.A remarkable sampling from one of the most distinguished careers in American journalism, The Man in the Water gives us the quintessence of Roger Rosenblatt.
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