{"product_id":"eminent-jews-bernstein-brooks-friedan-mailer-hardcover","title":"Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Denby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, and Norman Mailer. Brilliant, brash, yet soulful, they were 100 percent Jewish and 100 percent American. They upended the restrained culture of their forebears and changed American life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey worked in different fields, and, apart from clinking glasses at parties now and then, they hardly knew one another. But they shared a historical moment and a common temperament. For all four, their Jewish heritage was electrified by American liberty. The results were explosive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs prosperity for Jews increased and anti-Semitism began to fade after World War II, these four creative giants stormed through the latter half of the twentieth century, altering the way people around the world listened to music, defined what was vulgar, comprehended the relations of men and women, and understood the American soul. They were not saints; they were turbulent and self-dissatisfied intellectuals who fearlessly wielded their own newly won freedom to charge up American culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCelebratory yet candid, at times fiercely critical, David Denby presents these four figures as egotistical and generous--larger-than-life, all of them, yet vulnerable, even heartbreaking, in their ambition, ferocity, and pride.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Denby\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Great Books. \u003c\/i\u003eHis other books include \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sucker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLit Up\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a film critic for \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, where he is now a staff writer. His essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Atlantic. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in New York City with his wife, novelist Susan Rieger. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 9.44 x 6.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978212278573,"sku":"9781250193407","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/LcvNESQkSm9781250193407.webp?v=1775801047","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/eminent-jews-bernstein-brooks-friedan-mailer-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}