{"product_id":"a-jacques-barzun-reader-selections-from-his-works-9780060935429","title":"A Jacques Barzun Reader: Selections from His Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout his career Jacques Barzun, author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller and National Book Award Finalist \u003cem\u003eFrom Dawn to Decadence\u003c\/em\u003e, has always been known as a witty and graceful essayist, one who combines a depth of knowledge and a rare facility with words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Michael Murray has carefully selected eighty of Barzun's most inventive, accomplished, and insightful essays, and compiled them in one impressive volume. With subjects ranging from history to baseball to crime novels, \u003cem\u003eA Jacques Barzun Reader\u003c\/em\u003e is a feast for any reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarzun, Jacques:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in France in 1907, Jacques Barzun came to the United States in 1920. After graduating from Columbia College, he joined the faculty of the university, becoming Seth Low Professor of History and, for a decade, Dean of Faculties and Provost. The author of some thirty books, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eFrom Dawn to Decadence, \u003c\/em\u003e he received the Gold Medal for Criticism from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, of which he was twice president. He lived in San Antonio, Texas, before passing away at age 104.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50843988132114,"sku":"9780060935429","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d4e9fa70-4521-4403-9733-ed23aba436aa.jpg?v=1737305911","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-jacques-barzun-reader-selections-from-his-works-9780060935429","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}