The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor of The New Yorker writes on some of the essential musicians of our time.
David Remnick Book order (chronological)
David Remnick is an American journalist and editor renowned for his incisive perspective on politics and society. His work often delves into complex societal and historical moments with exceptional depth and nuance. As the editor of The New Yorker, he has shaped contemporary journalism, bringing a sophisticated literary approach to his reporting. His narratives are characterized by meticulous research and a keen eye for the human element within grand events.







The January 6th Report
- 752 pages
- 27 hours of reading
"Presents the full text of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol's report, which addresses the origins of the insurrection, how it was organized and funded and the role of Donald Trump and other high-ranking officials"--
The Fragile Earth
- 560 pages
- 20 hours of reading
"A collection of the New Yorker's groundbreaking reporting from the front lines of climate change-including writing from Bill McKibben, Elizabeth Kolbert, Ian Frazier, Kathryn Schulz, and more"-- Provided by publisher
This monumental, two-volume, slip-cased collection includes nearly 10 decades worth of New Yorker cartoons selected and organized by subject with insightful commentary by Bob Mankoff and a foreword by David Remnick. The is the most ingenious collection of New Yorker cartoons published in book form, The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons is a prodigious, slip-cased, two-volume, 1,600-page A-to-Z curation of cartoons from the magazine from 1924 to the present. Mankoff--for two decades the cartoon editor of the New Yorker--organizes nearly 3,000 cartoons into more than 250 categories of recurring New Yorker themes and visual tropes, including cartoons on banana peels, meeting St. Peter, being stranded on a desert island, snowmen, lion tamers, Adam and Eve, the Grim Reaper, and dogs, of course. The result is hilarious and Mankoff's commentary throughout adds both depth and whimsy. The collection also includes a foreword by New Yorker editor David Remnick. This is stunning gift for the millions of New Yorker readers and anyone looking for some humor in the evolution of social commentary.
Král světa: vzestup a pád Muhammada Aliho
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Když v noci roku 1964 vstupoval do ringu, aby bojoval proti Sonnymu Listonovi, byl Muhammad Ali (tehdy ještě Cassius Clay) považován za podivína, který při boxování až příliš tancuje a mluví. O šest kol později byl Ali nejen novým šampionem v těžké váze, zároveň byl i „novým typem černocha“, který brzy změní rasovou politiku Ameriky, její pop-kulturu a představy o hrdinství. I přes své kontroverzní chování a názory je Muhammad Ali stále považován za jednoho z nejlepších boxerů v historii. Vzestupy a pády jednoho z největších sportovců světa líčí David Remnick, nositel Pulitzerovy ceny za román Lenin’s Tomb (Leninova hrobka), s nesmírným osobním zaujetím. Dokáže se vcítit jak do něj, tak do jeho soupeřů i vlezlých novinářů. S lehkostí nám předkládá plastický obraz sportovce, ale i doby, ve které žil. Jeho kontroverzní život, temperament a neustálý neklid, který ho popoháněl dál.
David Remnick, Chefredakteur des New Yorker, beleuchtet in seinem Buch Bruce Springsteen als Symbol der amerikanischen Rockmusik. Er erzählt nicht nur die Geschichte einer Legende, sondern reflektiert auch die verlorene Generation der Väter und die Bedeutung von Familie und Gemeinschaft. Ein eindringlicher Blick auf Amerika.
Hoe een zwarte welzijnswerker president van het machtigste land ter wereld werd. Deze nieuwe biografie van Barack Obama is veelomvattend, genuanceerd en diepgravend. David Remnick schetst niet alleen het leven van de 44ste president van de vs, maar ook de complexe geschiedenis van de afgelopenvijftig jaar en de strijd voor rassengelijkheid en burgerrechten waarvan zijn verkiezing niet los kan worden gezien. Obama's verkiezing symboliseert een keerpunt in de Amerikaanse geschiedenis. In 1965 werden bij de beroemde Edmund Pettusbrug in Alabama zwarte demonstranten nog met geweld door de politie verjaagd. Nog geen halve eeuw later werd een zwarte man president van de Verenigde Staten. Remnick sprak met Obama's familieleden, vrienden, docenten, mentoren en rivalen, en met Obama zelf. Voor het eerst verschijnen ook brieven van Obama in druk. De belangrijkste journalist van Amerika schetst in dit boek een zeer compleet en persoonlijk beeld van de huidige president van de Verenigde Staten.
Disquiet, Please!
More Humor Writing from The New Yorker (Modern Library (Paperback))
- 544 pages
- 20 hours of reading
The New Yorker is, of course, a bastion of superb essays, influential investigative journalism, and insightful arts criticism. But for eighty years it’s also been a hoot. Now an uproarious sampling of its funny writings can be found in this collection, by turns satirical and witty, misanthropic and menacing. From the 1920s onward—but with a special focus on the latest generation—here are the humorists who have set the pace and stirred the pot, pulled the leg and pinched the behind of America. The comic lineup includes Christopher Buckley, Ian Frazier, Veronica Geng, Garrison Keillor, Steve Martin, Susan Orlean, Simon Rich, David Sedaris, Calvin Trillin, and many others. If laughter is the best medicine, Disquiet, Please! is truly a wonder drug.
The Only Game in Town
- 492 pages
- 18 hours of reading
For more than eighty years, The New Yorker has been home to some of the toughest, wisest, funniest, and most moving sportswriting around. Featuring brilliant reportage and analysis, profound profiles of pros, and tributes to the amateur in all of us, The Only Game in Town is a classic collection from a magazine with a deep bench.Including such authors as Roger Angell and John Updike, both of them synonymous with New Yorker sportswriting, The Only Game in Town also features greats like John McPhee and Don DeLillo. Hall of Famer Ring Lardner is here, bemoaning the lowering of standards for baseball achievement—in 1930. A. J. Liebling inimitably portrays the 1955 Rocky Marciano–Archie Moore bout as “Ahab and Nemesis . . . man against history,” and John Cheever pens a story about a boy’s troubled relationship with his father and “The National Pastime.”From Tiger Woods to bullfighter Sidney Franklin, from the Chinese Olympics to the U.S. Open, the greatest plays and players, past and present, are all covered in The Only Game in Town . At The New Yorker , it’s not whether you win or lose—it’s how you write about the game.






