Nora Ephron Books

This is a romantic comedy about the difficult, frustrating, awful, funny search for happiness in an American city where the primary emotion is unrequited love- is delighting audiences everywhere.

From the cinema verité of the sixties to softer fare like Splash, New York has provided some of the most iconic moments on film. Beginning with a survey of such classics as Breakfast at Tiffany's, Scenes from the City captures how the changing face of New York, as well as the founding of the MOFTB, have contributed to a particular school of film characterized most emphatically in the street-style work of directors as diverse as Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee. With over 200 stills and contributions from noted New York film personalities such as Sidney Lumet and Nora Ephron, the book also includes rare, unpublished, behind-the-scenes shots and stories from the quintessential New York filmmaker himself—Woody Allen. With a special section on the landmark TV series, commercials and music videos filmed in New York, Scenes from the City is an affectionate and vivacious ovation for this captivating "character" that rarely receives billing but always steals the show.

This is a comprehensive anthology of Nora Ephron at her funniest and most acute. Here are her writings on journalism, feminism, and being a woman; on the importance of food (with favourite recipes), and on the bittersweet reality of growing old. This collection includes extracts from her bestselling novel Heartburn, written in the wake of her devastating divorce from Carl Bernstein, and from her hilarious screenplay for the movie 'When Harry met Sally', as well as the complete text of her recent play 'Lucky guy', published here for the first time. There are many personal pieces of memoir, as well as her sharp assessments of such controversial women as Lillian Hellman and Helen Gurley Brown.

If there is any solace in growing older, it is that you will find yourself guffawing in hysterical recognition at the situations Nora Ephron describes, from the impossibility of trying to remember people's names at parties, to struggling with the new technology.

For fans of When Harry Met Sally and readers of I Feel Bad About My Neck comes an indispensable collection of wit and wisdom from the late, great writer-filmmakerA hilarious and revealing look at one of America’s most beloved screenwriters. From the beginning of her career as a young journalist to her final interview—a warm, wise, heartbreaking reflection originally published in the Believer— this is a sparkling look at the life and work of a great talent.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Here is the beloved, bestselling author of I Feel Bad About My Neck at her funniest, wisest, and best, taking a hilarious look at the past and bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life—and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn’t (yet) forgotten. In these pages she takes us from her first job in the mailroom at Newsweek to the six stages of email, from memories of her parents’ whirlwind dinner parties to her own life now full of Senior Moments (or, as she calls them, Google moments), from her greatest career flops to her most treasured joys. Filled with insights and observations that instantly ring true, I Remember Nothing is a delightful, poignant gift from one of our finest writers.

Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? If the writer is Nora Ephron, the answer is a resounding yes. For in this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, the creator of Sleepless in Seattle reminds us that comedy depends on anguish as surely as a proper gravy depends on flour and butter. Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel Samstat discovers that her husband, Mark, is in love with another woman. The fact that the other woman has "a neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb and you should see her legs" is no consolation. Food sometimes is, though, since Rachel writes cookbooks for a living. And in between trying to win Mark back and loudly wishing him dead, Ephron's irrepressible heroine offers some of her favorite recipes. Heartburn is a sinfully delicious novel, as soul-satisfying as mashed potatoes and as airy as a perfect soufflé.

In "I Feel Bad About My Neck," Nora Ephron humorously explores the challenges of aging, including maintenance, menopause, and empty nests. With her candid voice, she shares her experiences as a passionate cook and parent, offering a funny and moving reflection on life as a woman of a certain age.

This volume is a collection of the columns the author wrote for Esquire magazine from 1975 to 1977. Her subject was the media, especially print journalism.

The bestselling author of I Feel Bad About My Neck brilliantly and hilariously resuscitates Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy—two bigger-than-life feuding writers—to give them a post-mortem second act, and the chance to really air their differences.Although Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy probably only met once in their lives, their names will be linked forever in the history of American literary feuds: they were legendary enemies, especially after McCarthy famously announced to the world that every word Hellman wrote was a lie, “including ‘and’ and ‘the.’” The public battle, and the legal squabbling, that ensued ended, unsatisfactorily for all, with Hellman’s death.“A sharp-eyed and even sharper-clawed memory-play.... Provides...guilty pleasures, keeping the repartee both snappy and snappish.” — The Wall Street Journal

This collection features Nora Ephron's sharp and humorous essays that explore a wide range of topics, including feminism, media, politics, and beauty products. Known for her unique charm and wit, Ephron's writing offers insightful commentary and relatable anecdotes, making her reflections both entertaining and thought-provoking. This compilation brings together two of her classic works, showcasing her talent for blending humor with critical observations of contemporary culture.

«Nunca te cases con un hombre del que no te gustaría divorciarte.» «Cualquier cosa que no te guste de tu cuerpo a los treinta y cinco años te producirá nostalgia a los cuarenta y cinco.» «Si un zapato no te vale en la zapatería, nunca te valdrá.» «Cuando los hijos llegan a la adolescencia, es importante tener un perro, para que alguien en casa se alegre de verte.» En esta obra rebosante de prácticos consejos y desenfadada sabiduría, la famosa escritora y cineasta Nora Ephron comparte sus recuerdos y se sincera sobre los temas más variopintos con su habitual sentido del humor y su inconfundible voz. Ephron nos habla de su experiencia como madre y del síndrome del nido vacío; del precio de vivir en su adorada Nueva York; de su paso por la Casa Blanca como becaria; del amor tras un divorcio; de cuánto odia su bolso; de envejecer, del tinte del pelo, la cinta de correr, las cremas que prometen milagros pero que no logran hacer desaparecer las arrugas de su cuello... Publicado en 2006 y convertido ya en un clásico contemporáneo, No me gusta mi cuello es el libro más querido y emblemático de una escritora tan influyente como inimitable

„Ich bin ein Riesenfan, fast schon Ephronologin.” Dolly Alderton Nora Ephron ist Kult und dies ist ihr Kultbuch: Darin schreibt sie darüber, was es bedeutet, eine moderne Frau zu sein, deckt Tücken und Freuden, Hürden, Probleme und Chancen auf, und die kleinen Details, die wir alle zu gut kennen – vom ideellen Wert einer Handtasche über Diskriminierungen im Job bis hin zu grenzenloser Liebe zu Essen und den ersten Falten: ehrlich, klug, witzig und keineswegs gradlinig romantisch. Nicht zuletzt sind Ephrons Geschichten eine große Liebeserklärung an ihre Wahlheimat New York City. Ein absolutes Muss für jede Frau jeden Alters!

Il parere della traduttrice Delfina Vezzoli: "Ho vergogna del mio collo," si lamenta Nora Ephron, costretta a indossare maglioni a collo alto per nascondere il "tacchiname". Per capire l'età di una sequoia si devono contare gli anelli, ma se avesse un collo non ce ne sarebbe bisogno. Nora protesta contro chi afferma che invecchiare è bello e che porta saggezza. Si ribella all'immagine distorta di sé nello specchio, sottolineando che dal collo all'anima il passo è breve. Invecchiare non è per i deboli, diceva Bette Davis, e Ephron lo dimostra con un umorismo impagabile, aggiungendo: "tanto più se sei una donna". Affronta i problemi della "manutenzione" (fitness, tinte, massaggi), le borse femminili in cui non si trova mai niente, e l'angoscia per l'adolescenza dei figli che lasciano un nido vuoto, con gioie e problemi che rimangono, mentre la preoccupazione è permanente. Affronta la perdita delle amiche più care, un duro memento mori, in un mondo che la considera solo un'eventualità. Parla dell'età incerta tra maturità e senilità con caustica sincerità e leggerezza, intraprendendo questa sfida senza esitazioni, poiché le rughe parlano da sole.

Aneb postřehy ze života ženy Vtipná životní moudrost dámy, podle jejíchž scénářů vznikly takové filmy jako Když Harry potkal Sally, Samotáři v Seattlu nebo Láska přes internet. Nikdo se nejspíš nepodiví tomu, že slavná americká scenáristka Nora Ephron má zajímavé nápady a nevede nudný život. Jenže kdyby se pustila do spisování obyčejného životopisu, malinko nudné by to být mohlo. A tak se rozhodla jít na to jinak. Svoji životní pouť, prohry, vítězství, filozofii, názory i zkušenosti vtělila do podoby svižných esejů. Zamýšlí se v nich třeba nad takovými záležitostmi, jako je móda nebo bydlení v New Yorku a nevyhýbá se ani strastem pozdějšího věku. Celá tahle knížka je napsána s nadhledem, ale přitom nás nutí k zamyšlení, ať už se jedná o manželství, výchovu dětí nebo téma mnohdy tabuizované: smrt. Vřele doporučujeme všem, kteří si myslí, že po třicítce veškerý život končí, ale samozřejmě i všem ostatním!