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Some Things About Women and Notes on Media

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By: Nora Ephron
Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
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About this listen

 Two classic collections of Nora Ephron’s uproarious essays—tackling everything from feminism to the media, from politics to beauty products, with her inimitable charm and distinctive wit—now available in one audiobook.

This edition brings together some of Ephron’s most famous writing on a generation of women (and men) who helped shape the way we live now, and on events ranging from the Watergate scandal to the Pillsbury Bake-Off. In these sharp, hilariously entertaining, and vividly observed pieces, Ephron illuminates an era with wicked honesty and insight. From the famous “A Few Words About Breasts” to important pieces on her time working for the New York Post and Gourmet Magazine, these essays show Ephron at her very best.


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"To a Too Much Unfortunate Lady", from THE PORTABLE DOROTHY PARKER by Dorothy Parker, edited by Marion Meade, copyright 1928, renewed (c) 1956 by Dorothy Parker; copyright (c) 1973, 2006 by The National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People. Used by permission of Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Group (USA) LLC. Essays Gender Studies Social Sciences Nonfiction

Critic reviews

“A woman for all seasons, tender and tough in just the right proportions.” —The New York Times

“A tremendously talented woman from a significant American period. . . . tremendous talent is her forte, her strong suit, her fiendish trump card.” —The Washington Post

“Truly funny and wonderfully wise.” —Chicago Tribune

“Witty whiplash prose—a delight to read.” —Publishers Weekly

“Nora Ephron can write about anything better than anybody else can write about anything.” —The New York Times

“Stylish, opinionated, with a kind of take-no-prisoners fearlessness rooted in both the women’s movement and the equally complex terrain of her own emotions” —Los Angeles Times

“As tart and refreshing as the first gin and tonic of summer.” —The New York Times Book Review

“A brilliant, restless mind.” —Ms.

“Funny, shrewd, devastating.” —Newsweek

“Nora Ephron is, in essence, one of the original bloggers—and if everyone could write like her, what a lovely place the Internet would be. . . . telling stories that were, more often than not, ultimately about herself, and doing so with such warmth, wit and skill that they became universal.” —The Seattle Times

“Always funny.” —Mademoiselle

“Pure delight.” —Playboy
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Would you listen to Crazy Salad and Scribble, Scribble again? Why?

Yes, in a couple of years. It was a fascinating insight into life at the time of writing the book. A great variety of topics covered, some of which I spent time researching after hearing about them for the first time.

Fascinating

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is a great selection of pieces that Nora wrote-great observation about politics and the media

What was one of the most memorable moments of Crazy Salad and Scribble, Scribble?

The story of the woman who was Nixon's secretary

What does Kathe Mazur bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

She read so well that I felt I was listening to Nora herself

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No not necessarily-it was great to be able to dip into

Nora Ephron-articulate, funny and intelligent

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