The Glossy Years: Magazines, Museums and Selective Memoirs
Autor Nicholas Coleridgeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 iul 2020
'The most entertaining book of the year' Sunday Times
'The autobiography of magazine kingpin Nicholas Coleridge is a Waugh-like whirlwind of eccentric characters, lavish parties and even a spell in a Sri Lankan jail. It was funny enough to excuse all the name-dropping'Evening Standard, Books of the Year
'A ludicrously well-connected magazine impresario.Whimsical tales of Bob Geldof, William Hague, Princess Diana and George Osborne jostle with recollections of glitzy parties at castlesand producing the Eton magazine with Craig Brown. It'sgossipy good fun'Sunday Times
'Adeliciously moreishmemoir of the author's glittering career in magazine publishing.Like having a really good gossip over a glass of fizz with Evelyn Waugh'Sunday Telegraph
'Sparkling. Witty, nimble and engaging, it is wonderfully entertaining anda marvellous slice of social history' Jane Ridley,Spectator
'Brilliant. I laughed almost continuously' Charles Moore,Spectator
'An irresistible read, hilarious, honest and insightful. I adored it' Tina Brown
'Forthright, witty and gossipy. A passion for glossy magazines shines through thiseffervescentmemoir'Sunday Express
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241342893
ISBN-10: 0241342899
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241342899
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Notă biografică
Nicholas
Coleridgehas
been
Managing
Director
of
British
Condé
Nast
and
President
of
Condé
Nast
International,
publisher
of
130
magazines
around
the
world,
includingVogueandVanity
Fair.Journalist,
editor,
magazine
executive,
author,
environmental
campaigner,
and
Chairman
of
the
Victoria
and
Albert
Museum
and
British
Fashion
Council,
he
has
for
three
decades
been
a
prevalent
figure
in
the
publishing
and
fashion
industries.
Nicholas
Coleridge
and
his
wife
live
in
London
and
Worcestershire.
They
have
four
children.
Recenzii
Coleridge
is
a
witty
writer
.
.
.
reading
this
book
is
like
sitting
next
to
a
sharp
but
generous-hearted
raconteurat
dinner
Hasbounding vitality, glorious zestand and anuplifting generosity of spirit. It isalways playful, sometimes hilarious - but above all it is wise
In these dark days of everlasting Brexit, Nicholas Coleridge'ssparklingmemoir is a welcome reminder that all is not gloom and doom.Witty, nimble and engaging, it iswonderfully entertaininganda marvellous slice of social history
Adeliciously moreishmemoir of the author'sglittering careerin magazine publishing.Like having a really good gossip over a glass of fizz with Evelyn Waugh.
Tittle-tattle, tiffs and titanic egos, this book has them all. A hugely entertaining read by the ultimate insider
Forthright, witty and gossipy . . . a passion for glossy magazines shines through this effervescent memoir
A Waugh-like whirlwind of eccentric characters, lavish parties and even a spell in a Sri Lankan jail. It was funny enough to excuse all the name-dropping
I truly think this is a brilliant book.laughed almost continuously
Beadyandslyly funny, my favourite bit concerns punctuation in the late Betty Kenward's society column. It's that kind of book
Gloriously funny, affectionate and well-written,his ear for how other people speak is mischievously spot-on andhis optimism is infectious
Worth every penny for names dropped, inside stories, expertise in how that world workedand, endearingly, how his happy marriage and family have too
The most entertaining book of the year
Anentertaining whirlwind
Gentle, jolly . . . Blissfully funny . . .One might wish to make people as happy, personally and professionally, as Coleridge has done - and will continue to do with this amusing book
Iadoredit. Coleridge has aWaugh-like eye for hilarious social nuanceand aHenry Jamesian ear for precision. He is both self-deprecating and shrewd as he regales us with hisrollicking rideas editor and tastemakerin the world of British glossy magazines: an irresistible read
The memoir of a ludicrously well-connected magazine impresario. Whimsical tales of Bob Geldof, William Hague, Princess Diana and George Osborne jostle with recollections of glitzy parties at castles and producing the Eton magazine with Craig Brown. It's gossipy good fun
Hasbounding vitality, glorious zestand and anuplifting generosity of spirit. It isalways playful, sometimes hilarious - but above all it is wise
In these dark days of everlasting Brexit, Nicholas Coleridge'ssparklingmemoir is a welcome reminder that all is not gloom and doom.Witty, nimble and engaging, it iswonderfully entertaininganda marvellous slice of social history
Adeliciously moreishmemoir of the author'sglittering careerin magazine publishing.Like having a really good gossip over a glass of fizz with Evelyn Waugh.
Tittle-tattle, tiffs and titanic egos, this book has them all. A hugely entertaining read by the ultimate insider
Forthright, witty and gossipy . . . a passion for glossy magazines shines through this effervescent memoir
A Waugh-like whirlwind of eccentric characters, lavish parties and even a spell in a Sri Lankan jail. It was funny enough to excuse all the name-dropping
I truly think this is a brilliant book.laughed almost continuously
Beadyandslyly funny, my favourite bit concerns punctuation in the late Betty Kenward's society column. It's that kind of book
Gloriously funny, affectionate and well-written,his ear for how other people speak is mischievously spot-on andhis optimism is infectious
Worth every penny for names dropped, inside stories, expertise in how that world workedand, endearingly, how his happy marriage and family have too
The most entertaining book of the year
Anentertaining whirlwind
Gentle, jolly . . . Blissfully funny . . .One might wish to make people as happy, personally and professionally, as Coleridge has done - and will continue to do with this amusing book
Iadoredit. Coleridge has aWaugh-like eye for hilarious social nuanceand aHenry Jamesian ear for precision. He is both self-deprecating and shrewd as he regales us with hisrollicking rideas editor and tastemakerin the world of British glossy magazines: an irresistible read
The memoir of a ludicrously well-connected magazine impresario. Whimsical tales of Bob Geldof, William Hague, Princess Diana and George Osborne jostle with recollections of glitzy parties at castles and producing the Eton magazine with Craig Brown. It's gossipy good fun