Dandelion Wine【精装毛边】

图书标准信息

• 作者 Ray Bradbury 著
• 出版社 Avon Books
• 出版时间 1999-02
• ISBN 9780380977260
• 定价 177.30元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Ahumorousandtouchinglookatthejoysofgettingolder,introducedbyoneoftheTodayshow'sbelovedweathermen.WillardScottisfamousforcelebratingthewitandwisdomofage.InTheOldertheFiddle,theBettertheTune,heasksawiderangeofpeople,"What'sthegreatestthingaboutgettingolder?"Fromexpressionsofdelightinseniorcitizendiscountstosageadviceonlife'schallenges,theanswersarealwayssurprising,oftenmoving,andsometimesveryfunny.Thebook'scontributorsinclude:-EdAsner-Dr.JoyceBrothers-HelenGurleyBrown-ArtBuchwald-GeorgeBush,Sr.-BillCosby-TonyCurtis-JimmyDean-PhyllisDiller-MamieVanDoren-HughDowns-DominickDunne-BettyFriedan-PeterGraves-MontyHall-DonHewitt-BobHope-SybilJason-BilKeane-KennyKingston-EdKoch-C.EverttKoop-Jack:aLanne-NormanLear-DickLocher-EugeneMcCarthy-JayneMedows-AnneMeara-RobertNovak-MartinPerl-JanePowell-NedRorem-VidalSassoon-PeteSeeger-WilliamF.Sharpe-LizSmith-JerryStiller-DickThornburgh-StanfieldTurner-Leaonuris-JackValenti-MortWalker-AndyWilliamsAlsoincludedarepiecesfromregularfolk,suchastheformermayorofasmalltowninPennsylvaniaandaretiredEnglishteacherfromTexas."Ifyoudon'treallywanttodosomething,youdon'thaveto.Unlessyourwifesaysit'srealimportant."--YogiBerra"Formeoneofthejoysofbedingover65isthatpeoplehavestoppedtryingtosellmelifeinsurance."--JohnUpdike"Youadmitthatmoneymaybetherootofallevilbutthereisonegreatsoothingrecommendation--itkeepsyourchildrenintouchwithyou."--ArtLinkletter"Gettingoldermeanshavingshorterbreath,butbeinglong-winded."--MayaAngelouWhetheryou'returning40,60,or85--thereissomethinguniquetodiscoveraboutgettingolder.WillardScott,theTodayshow'sweathermansince1980,isalsothehostofWillardScott'sHomeandGardenAlmanaconHomeandGardenTelevision.HehasdistinguishedhimselfwithhispublicserviceeffortsandwasrecognizedbyPresidentRonaldReaganwiththePrivateSectorAwardforPublicServicein1985.BornMarch7,1934,inAlexandria,Virginia,heismarriedtotheformerMaryDwyer.Theyareparentsoftwodaughters,MaryandSally,andproudgrandparentsofJohnandSallyMarie.HelivesintheWashington,D.C.,area.

【作者简介】

PoppyZ.Briteistheauthorofsevennovels,threecollectionsofshortstories,andmuchmiscellanea.Knownforherhorrorfiction,atpresentsheisworkingonaseriesofnovelsandshortstoriessetintheNewOrleansrestaurantworld.HernovelLiquorwasrecentlypublishedtogeneralcriticalacclaim,andherfollowupnovel,Prime,willbereleasedin2005.ShelivesinNewOrleanswithherhusbandChris,achef.