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Genre/Form: | Anecdotes Biography Biographies |
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Additional Physical Format: | ebook version : |
Named Person: | Anthony Bourdain; Anthony Bourdain |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Laurie Woolever |
ISBN: | 9781526645173 1526645173 9780062909107 006290910X 9781526645166 1526645165 |
OCLC Number: | 1258670482 |
Description: | xviii, 442 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
Other Titles: | Bourdain : |
Responsibility: | Laurie Woolever. |
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With pages of personal Bourdain photos, this warm book about an ultimate cool guy - vibrant and vulnerable - is dished up with finesse by Woolever * FORBES * A fascinating account of Bourdain's childhood through his untimely death, conjuring him as he evolves from curious kid to punky teen to young, heroin-addicted cook ... A roundly true-feeling portrait of a captivating person. Bourdain's fans will find it impossible to put down * BOOKLIST, starred review * A chorus of candid voices creates an engaging biography * KIRKUS * Celebrated chef and author Anthony Bourdain cuts a charismatic yet enigmatic figure in this kaleidoscopic oral history ... This fascinating mosaic ... capture[s] the inimitable legacy he left behind * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY * A candid, compelling look at the man and his work * TRAVEL & LEISURE * Reveals a vulnerable side to the man and adds remarkable depth to his onscreen persona * FINANCIAL TIMES, Best books of 2021: Food and drink * This unique oral history builds to a comprehensive portrait and an important biography * Observer, 20 Food Books of the Year * Read more...

