{"product_id":"cleopatras-nose-paperback","title":"Cleopatra's Nose - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Thurman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotable Book of 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCleopatra's Nose \u003c\/i\u003eis an exuberant gathering of essays and profiles, representing twenty years of Judith Thurman's writing, particularly her fascination with human vanity, femininity, and women's work--a term that, in her definition, encompasses haute couture, literature, and ruling empires. The subjects are varied--Cleopatra, Jackie Kennedy, Anne Frank; tofu, performance art, pornography--but as a whole these essays hint at the central preoccupations of a uniquely inquisitive mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Thurman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eIsak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette\u003c\/i\u003e. A staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, she lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694751584319,"sku":"9780312427757","price":37.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d047290fb04d7d9e984470a43a8a7597.webp?v=1765001997","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/cleopatras-nose-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}