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David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
The (seemingly regular) deaths of unarmed
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
he had found more money than ever. He also had a new mentor—someone whose vision exceeded his.
Reeves Wiedeman • Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork
The magazine’s patented celebrity-on-celebrity dialogues compounded the formula, like mixing colors on a palette. Instead of a journalist to interview Jack Nicholson, get Julian Schnabel. (For the results, see the April, 2003, issue.)
Michael Schulman • The Legacy of Interview Magazine and a Trip to 1988
and “Turn Me On”
John Seabrook • The Song Machine: How to Make a Hit
Max’s comments were effective almost subliminally; he had a way of gently tossing them out as one would pebbles into a pond, making rings of meaning which enlarged until they touched the author’s consciousness.
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
sustained and immersive
Pamela Paul • My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues
“I do like things done by the book,” she says, her voice tight. “I believe in the book.”