A superb book which has made a great present.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
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Ward Quaal’s working day starts at 4.30 a.m. long before his driver arrives to take him to his Broadcasting Corporation office; Bud Freeman wakes up around midday and plays jazz for a living; Eric Hoellen supplements his janitor’s duties with undercover work for the FBI. We hear from miners, stockbrokers, waitresses, gravediggers and piano tuners alike in this famous collection of conversations that is honest, funny and endearing, sometimes outrageous and simply extraordinary. Newly presented in a square format, this arresting collector’s edition is lavishly illustrated and includes a fascinating introduction by one of America’s finest broadcasters, Scott Simon.‘People can’t understand that there are artists in the world as well as drones’Bud Freeman, Jazz musician
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A beautiful book. It will be a Christmas gift for my husband who has always loved the content of the book, so I haven't opened it all the way up. It will be a surprise for both of us.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
The photos in this volume add a huge amount to this classic text.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
A rather hefty tome.
Quality: 4
Value for money: 4
Top notch production
Quality: 5
Value for money: 4
An important cultural text, given an extra dimension of impact through the graphics and book design.
Quality: 5
Excellent volume ... magnificently illustrated
Quality: 5
Value for money: 4
while a little dated in some areas it still is a classic work of how the world works.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5