Metropolitan Life

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Slight handling wear, bookseller's small ink stamp to first page, mild marginal toning/spotting, faint remainder marks to bottom edge of book block, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. Book was listed as 'very good' condition, but when it arrived the cover had stains, creases and folds, and a small tear on one edge. And one might think that maybe the comments would not be very important nowadays, the situations and examples that Fran provides are still a living thing today.

I guess I'm feeling nostalgic for that period of time, when everybody rubbed shoulders with everyone else, and people weren't so isolated and cloistered in their own little groups reaffirming their own little world view. Based on the Mini-Series, I would say I kind of knew what I’m signing up for, which was not far off from what I read in this book, not at all. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company: Lengthening life through insurance health work: a study of the trends of mortality among policy-holders in the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and in United States Registration Area, 1911 to 1919. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company: The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; its history, its present position in the insurance world, its home office building and its work carried on therein.I enjoy the idea of lying around all day reading magazines, though I doubt I could get anyone to pay me for that.

Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. I still think she's very clever and represents a certain urban social strata that's, today, lost forever. Compilation of texts written for several columns, this is a book full of humorous chronicles, where sarcasm and irony are used to perfection. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.I got the audiobook version (the publisher combined this and Social Studiesto make The Fran Lebowitz Reader). THERE IS EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION FROM THE SELLER, ANY TIME I HAD A QUESTION OR CONCERN REGARDING THIS ITEM, BEFORE AND AFTER I MADE PAYMENT.

Before the Chelsea Hotel was essentially demolished, Leibowitz gave a reading of perhaps a chapter, perhaps just passages, in the little blue lit bar downstairs. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I borrowed this from the library but it’s something I’d probably get more out of as an owned book that I can grab once in a while and read an essay here and there. Fran Lebowitz has a wonderfully dry and irreverent way of looking at life; this is a favorite of mine and I recommend it.We all thought she was the height of eccentric sophistication and witty urbane intelligence back then in 1980. This site has an archive of more than one thousand seven hundred interviews, or eight thousand book recommendations. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company: The mortality from external causes; a study of suicide, homicide, and accidental deaths among the industrial policyholders of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company 1911-1930. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.

I was inspired to re-purchase her books after seeing Martin Scorsese's Public Speaking documentary of Fran. Fran Lebowitz, Metropolitan Life In 1978, when Metropolitan Life was published, New York City was all the rage, and we thought these urbane witticisms were the funniest thing ever. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. Hardcover, [octavo], quarterbound black cloth spine, gilt spine titles, orange boards, illustrated dust jacket, 177 pp. This book is a collection of shot essays, social commentary, funny and observant enough to make you appreciate that behind the pen, there is a smart woman, with an admirable sense of wit and a balanced disdain for LA.Metropolitan Life Insurance Company: Causes of death by occupation : occupational morality experience of the Metropolitan life insurance company, Industrial department, 1911-1913. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. On a separate note, Fran Lebowitz could have been an excellent and a very memorable guest star on either Seinfeld or Curb Your Enthusiasm!