"Part family memoir, part Studs Terkel"
"How to Live is more than just a compendium of sage advice; it is a celebration of living well." Henry Alford writes for the New Yorker, Vanity Fair and the New York Times. I would call him a serious humorist. There is much humor and also much wisdom in this book. Alford interviews famous people like Phyllis Diller, Harold Bloom and EdwardAlbee and many not so famous people --like his mother-- on the subject of wisdom learned through life's experiences. He's a very wise 45 year old himself. |
