Notorious
“Juicy…Dowd has a knack for asking questions that go right up to the edge of intrusion but instead yield thoughtful, intimate insights.”
Los Angeles Times
"Juicy… . Dowd has a knack for asking questions that go right up to the edge of intrusion but instead yield thoughtful, intimate insights."-Los Angeles Times
"A pleasure… . Throughout, her experienced journalist's knack for colorful quotes moves her subjects beyond their talking points. She seasons the pieces with additional reporting by those in her subjects' orbits."-Kirkus Reviews
A sly and chatty collection of the revered Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist's most notorious celebrity profiles.
Shining a white-hot spotlight on America's famous, from Hollywood legends to Broadway stars to media moguls, Notorious is a captivating assortment of Maureen Dowd's most compelling style features and profiles. Using her signature wit and incisive commentary as a scalpel, Dowd dissects influential cultural elites, including:
- Leading Hollywood women from Uma Thurman to Jane Fonda to Greta Gerwig
- Silver screen foxes such as Paul Newman, Idris Elba, and Ralph Fiennes
- Funny people like Tina Fey, Mel Brooks, and Larry David
- Fashionistas from Andre Leon Talley to Ann Roth to Tom Ford
- And media and tech titans like Elon Musk, Bob Iger, and Peter Thiel
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