Gossip : the untrivial pursuit / Joseph Epstein.
Gossip : the untrivial pursuit / Joseph Epstein.
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Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
Date
2011.
Call Numbers
N302.24/11
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 242 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Private gossip. How it works ; Feasible, uncheckable, deeply damning ; When is it all right to gossip? ; In the know ; Great gossips of the western world I ; The truth defense ; The gossip transaction ; Need gossip be trivial? ; Pure speculation -- Pt. 2. Public gossip. Gossip goes public ; G...
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Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2011.
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Summary
A juicy, incisive exploration of gossip in all its forms--from celebrity rumors to literary "romans a clef," from personal sniping to political slander.
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Full title
Gossip : the untrivial pursuit / Joseph Epstein.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-223) and index.
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N302.24/11
Record Identifier
74Vv3evAwLWd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv3evAwLWd
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ISBN
0618721940 (hardcover)
9780618721948 (hardcover)
DDC
302.24
MMS ID
991009885629702626
