DescriptionChristopher Buckley's contributions to The New Yorker 's "Shouts and Murmurs" column have been a regular source of hilarity. This collection encompasses a selection of Buckley's best New Yorker parodies, satires, and pastiches: the Pope's appearance on Oprah to promote his book; letters of recommendation for O.J. Simpson's New York condo application; the starship Enterprise 's most daring and difficult assignment - programming its VCR; and more. You'll also hear pieces Buckley wrote for other prestigious publications, such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Architectural Digest, and The New Republic .
DescriptionIn this endlessly fascinating book, New Yorker columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea that has profound implications: large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant. Groups are better at solving…
DescriptionWhen Harold Ross founded The New Yorker in 1925, he described it as a "comic weekly." And although it has become much more than that, it has remained true in its irreverent heart to the founder's description, publishing the most illustrious literar…
