Michael Kinsley
Auteur de Old Age: A Beginner's Guide
A propos de l'auteur
Michael Kinsley is a columnist for The Atlantic, past editor of The New Republic and Harper's, editorial and opinion editor of the Los Angeles Times, American editor of The Economist, and founding editor of Slate. His writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, Time, The Washington Post, and other afficher plus publications. afficher moins
Œuvres de Michael Kinsley
Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Other Economic Leaders (2008) 90 exemplaires
Outer Space and Inner Sanctums: Government, Business and Satellite Communication (1976) 2 exemplaires
Oeuvres associées
The Best of Slate: A 10th Anniversary Anthology (2006) — Avant-propos; Contributeur — 28 exemplaires
Backstabbers, Crazed Geniuses, and Animals We Hate: The Writers of Slate's "Assessment" Column Tell It Like It Is (2006) — Contributeur — 20 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1951-03-09
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Études
- Harvard College (AB)
- Professions
- journalist
editor
columnist - Organisations
- Washington Monthly
Harper's Magazine
The New Republic
CNN
Slate
Los Angeles Times (tout afficher 10)
Time
The Atlantic Monthly
Politico
Bloomberg View
Membres
Critiques
It took me quite a while to read this book because I disliked it so very much. I can't believe I purchased - yes, paid money - for it! I hoped it would be an enlightening book and one I could share with friends who work with old people. No such thing happened. This book is basically one person's rant on how unfortunate he is to have early onset Parkinson's Disease. He is sarcastic, caustic, and narcissistic. He provides an argument and makes his case, then cuts off any discussion and changes the subject so that one cannot begin to even think of a counter-argument to his audacious proposals. I do not recommend this book.… (plus d'informations)
I have written a book review on my blog https://macymakesmagic.com/2020/12/26/he-who-dies-last-wins/
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- Œuvres
- 7
- Aussi par
- 8
- Membres
- 377
- Popularité
- #64,011
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 69
- ISBN
- 20
- Langues
- 2
I got some sense of the differences between Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, which I appreciate.
The final chapter was a call for the Baby Boomer generation to pay off the national debt as a way of saying thanks for all the privileges they have been given. The chapter seemed oddly out of place to me, but I'll give the man room to preach. He's earned that.