Carlson’s got some views on zealots of all stripes, from the language police to the tobacco vigilantes. Deadly appraisals...
A print journalist and genial cable-TV pundit, spins the story of his public career so far—and gives the once-over to the green-room regulars, the C-list guests, the spin doctors, and the true believers.
Carlson’s got some views on zealots of all stripes, from the language police to the tobacco vigilantes. Deadly appraisals cover Jerry Falwell, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Alan Dershowitz, Bill Bradley, Dick Morris, and several TV producers. He’s not impressed with their mendacity. At least that’s the way it looks from his perch on the right. Gary Condit wasn’t so bad, as Carlson sees it, and John McCain fares quite well. Though George W. Bush pretty much gets a free pass, the list of absolute flakes, creepy candidates, political mountebanks, and mendacious legislators provides some good clean fun. It’s easy, entertaining stuff, even as Carlson explains those false rape charges or why he thinks Canadians are just “a shade off.” He neglects to reveal if his signature bow tie is a clip-on.Pub Date: Sept. 15, 2003
ISBN: 0-446-52976-1
Page Count: 256
Publisher: N/A
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 2003
BOOK REVIEW
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
BOOK REVIEW
BOOK REVIEW
An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.
Pub Date: Feb. 23, 1955
ISBN: 0670717797
Page Count: -
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955
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