{"product_id":"critical-mass-james-wolcott-9780767930635","title":"Critical Mass: Four Decades of Essays, Reviews, Hand Grenades, and Hurrahs","description":"\u003cp\u003e James Wolcott's career as a critic has been unmatched, from his early Seventies dispatches for \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e to the literary coverage made him equally feared and famous to his must-read reports on the cultural weather for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. Bringing together his best work from across the decades, this collection shows Wolcott as connoisseur, intrepid reporter, memoirist, and necessary naysayer. \u003cbr\u003e We begin with \"O.K. Corral Revisited,\" Wolcott's career-launching account of the famed Norman Mailer-Gore Vidal dust-off on the original \u003ci\u003eDick Cavett Show\u003c\/i\u003e. He goes on to consider (or reconsider) the towering figures of our culture, among them Lena Dunham Patti Smith, Johnny Carson, Woody Allen, and John Cheever. And we witness his legendary takedowns, which have entered into the literary lore of our time. In an age where a great deal of back scratching and softball pitching pass for criticism, \u003ci\u003eCritical Mass\u003c\/i\u003e offers a bracing taste of the real thing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Wolcott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0767930630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767930635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"James Wolcott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086845194495,"sku":"9780767930635","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad6baae6-f9cf-4284-a265-626a9ab2e192.jpg?v=1769096916","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-mass-james-wolcott-9780767930635","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}