ONE MORE TIME by Mike Royko, Studs Terkel (Foreword) ( 9780226730714 )

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Title:

ONE MORE TIME
THE BEST OF MIKE ROYKO

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Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0226730719

ISBN 13:

9780226730714

Publisher:

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS

Pub. date:

10 May, 1999

Pages:

312

Description:

Culled from 7500 columns and spanning four decades, from Mike Rokyo's early days to his last dispatch, the writings in this collection reflect a radically changing America as seen by a man whose sense of justice and humour never faltered.

Synopsis:

Mike Royko wrote a daily column for nearly 35 years - at first for the "Chicago Daily News", then the "Sun-Times", and finally the "Tribune" - and his Pulitzer Prize-winning commentary was syndicated in more than 600 newspapers nationwide. Pretension and hypocrisy were his targets, and his well-aimed salvos, delivered with blunt honesty and penetrating wit, won him fans and foes alike. This text collects the best of Royko's columns from his career. Culled from 7500 columns and spanning four decades, from his early days to his last dispatch, the writings in this collection reflect a radically changing America as seen by a man whose sense of justice and humour never faltered.Included in this volume are columns such as: the stories of his childhood as recollected by himself and his pal, "Slats" Grobnik; his modern-day Christmas parable of Mary and Joseph looking for a room in Chicago; "A Faceless Man's Plea," the tale of woe that in one day had Richard Nixon publicly reversing the Veterans Administration; his account of Frank Sinatra's threat to punch him in the eye; the column he wrote about how his feet had always disappointed him; his pieces on racism; and his amusing attacks on political correctness. Putting each decade into perspective are introductions by Lois Wille, Royko's friend and colleague at all three Chicago dailies.

Illustrations:

17 halftones

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Imprint:

University of Chicago Press

Returns:

Non-returnable

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