George Plimpton

"De sang-froid" a valu à Truman Capote tout ce dont peut rêver un écrivain : éloges unanimes, ventes records, célébrité. Mais derrière une vie aux allures de fête, ce succès marque aussi le début de

In the tradition of his smash bestseller "Edie", Plimpton brings the endlessly intriguing Truman Capote to life via a dizzying cast of oral biographers, including Lauren Bacall, Katherine Graham, Gore Vidal, and William F. Buckley, Jr. Photos.

A varied collection of notes and comments by various friends and acquaintances of Truman Capote that explore all aspects of his complicated personality. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.

"De sang-froid" a valu à Truman Capote tout ce dont peut rêver un écrivain : éloges unanimes, ventes records, célébrité. Mais derrière une vie aux allures de fête, ce succès marque aussi le début de

«Bellamente descrito e increíblemente concebido, el relato de estos autoimpuestos calvarios tiene la escalofriante naturaleza de una auténtica pesadilla.» Ernest Hemingway«Plimpton no dejaba jamás de

Que se passe-t-il quand un écrivain efflanqué au nez fragile affronte un boxeur professionnel ? En 1977, George Plimpton, légende de la presse américaine, âgé de cinquante ans, est sur le point de tr

Que se passe-t-il quand un écrivain efflanqué au nez fragile affronte un boxeur professionnel ? En 1977, George Plimpton, légende de la presse américaine, âgé de cinquante ans, est sur le point de tr

For more than a century, The Explorers Club has been the meeting place for some of the most daring adventurers on the planet. Its a legendary oasis, where a man just back from the Gobi Desert might kick back and, over some port, have a chat with a fellow off to Bandung.This updated edition includes a new foreword by Richard Wiese, the 44th president of The Explorers Club, and an all-new photo insert that takes readers inside the exclusive club and its world-famous adventure archives.Here then, are some of the best tales ever swapped at that capital of adventure, including:Anthony Fiola on being in close quarters with a polar bearCharles Lindbergh on his famous flightFelix Reisenberg on the ArcticAnne Keenleyside, Ph. D. on cannibalismRoald Amundsen on the explorer StefanssonMervyn Cowie on hunting killer lionsJean-Marc Boivin on hang-gliding Curtis and Kathleen Saville on oceanic rowingE. W. Deming on Sitting Bulls mysterious deathIts some of the finest writing on some of the most hair-raising journeys ever made, all selected by the late George Plimpton, himself a member of The Explorers Club.

From the author of Paper Lion What happens when a weekend athlete of average skill at best joins the professional golf circuit? George Plimpton spent a month of self-imposed torture on the PGA tour to find out, meeting amateurs, pros, caddies, officials, fans and hangers-on along the way. In The Bogey Man we find golf legends, adventurers, stroke-saving theories, superstitions, and other golfing lore, and best of all, Plimptons thoughts and experiences frustrating, humbling and, sometimes, thrilling from the first tee to the last green.

From the author of Paper LionFollowing his turn as a Detroit Lions rookie in Paper Lion, George Plimpton returns to the field of American football and focuses on the careers of his Lions teammates, Alex Mad Duck Karras and John the Bear Gordy. What he uncovers is a fond tribute to the values and follies of this brutal, but captivating game.Paper Lion was the quintessential look at a football team behind the scenes and its companion, Mad Ducks and Bears, offers an astute exploration into the fascinating lives, thoughts and motivations of the players at home, in the locker room, and on the field.

From the author of Paper LionStepping into the ring against light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore, George Plimpton pauses to wonder what ever induced him to become a participatory journalist. Bloodied but unbowed, he holds his own in the bout and brings back this timeless book on boxing and its devotees, among them Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ernest Hemingway, and Norman Mailer. Shadow Box is one of Plimptons most engaging portraits of professional sport seen through the eyes of an inquisitive and astute hopeful. From the gym, the locker room, the ringside, and even in the harsh glare of the ring itself, Plimpton documents what it truly means to be a boxer in some of the finest writing of his career.

In the mid-1960s, George Plimpton talked his way into the Detroit Lions pre-season training camp and in doing so set the bar for participatory sports journalism. With his characteristic wit, Plimpton recounts his experience of a month practising and living with the team getting to know the pressures and tensions rookies confront, the hijinks, taking behind the scenes snaps and capturing a host of American football rites and rituals. Plimpton might not have made it as a quarterback, but fifty years after its first publication, Paper Lion remains one of the most insightful and entertaining classics of sports literature.

After forays into American football, golf and the world of professional boxing, George Plimpton accepts his riskiest assignment yet: taking to the ice as goalie for his beloved National Hockey League team, the Boston Bruins. Signing a release holding the Bruins blameless if he should meet with injury or worse, his initiation into the leagues toughest tribe begins. But when the Bruins find themselves up against the equally fearsome Philadelphia Flyers, a mere five minutes in the rink can seem an eternity. Told with Plimptons characteristic humour and insight, Open Net is at once a celebration of the thrills and grace of the greatest sport on ice, and a probing meditation into the hopes and fears of every man.

From the author of Paper LionIt began as a fun filled stunt and came to a deeply hellish, nearly humiliating end. George Plimpton had the chance to answer every baseball fans question: could I strike out a major league star? Out of My League chronicles what happened next as his inspired idea to get on the mound and pitch a few innings to the All-Stars of the American and National Leagues got seriously out of hand. The original foray into participatory journalism that started it all, Out of my League announced George Plimpton as a giant of sports journalism, able to penetrate deep into the very spirit of sport, with his characteristic wit, charm and grace.

A brilliant and unique biography of Andy Warhols tragic muse, the 60s icon Edie SedgwickExceptionally seductive You cant put it down LA TimesOutrageous, vulnerable and strikingly beautiful - in the 1960s Edie Sedgwick became both an emblem of, and a memorial to, the doomed world spawned by Andy Warhol. Born into a wealthy New England Edies childhood was dominated by a brutal but glamourous father. Fleeing to New York, she became an instant celebrity, known to everyone in the literary, artistic and fashionable worlds. She was Warhols twin soul, his creature, the superstar of his films and, finally, the victim of a life which he created for her. Jean Steins classic biography of Edie is an American fable on an epic scale - the story of a short, crowded and vivid life which is also the story of a decade like no other.Edie Sedgwick was the spirit of the sixties, and these pages capture her power to dazzle us This is the book of the Sixties we have been waiting for Norman Mailer

La historia de Edie Sedgwick no sólo es la historia de un mito americano de los años 60, sino muchas otras cosas: una perspectiva crítica y mordaz de Andy Warhol y la Factory.