Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays thinking publicly through the knots

thinking publicly through the knots in our culture--from recent art-world debates to the turbulent legacies of sexual liberation

and offering a hopeful outlook for future research

His account of an ascent of Mount Everest has led to a general reevaluation of climbing and of the commercialization of what was once a romantic

Then Lucas Cawley moves in across the street

and their generosity of spirit--not only entertain and delight

Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays thinking publicly through the knotsCelebrated, iconic, and indispensable, Joan Didion's first work of nonfiction, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, is considered a watershed moment in American writing. First published in 1968, the collection was critically praised as one of the "best prose written in this country." More than perhaps any other book, this collection by one of the most distinctive prose stylists of our era captures the unique time and place of Joan Didion's focus, exploring