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I: My editor ; Word count ; Jim Harrison ; The other Bob Sherrill ; Rejection ; Ed Abbey ; Sans serif ; Peter Matthiessen ; Learning curve ; Boy howdy! ; Tom McGuane ; Cahill ; Pygmalion ; P. J. O'Rourke ; Money ; Bob Ward ; Editcraft ; Kurt Vonnegut ; Writer's block ; Steve Jobs ; More Money ; Jimmy Buffett ; Richard Price ; The Hallmarkcardian Wars ; Discouragement ; Jann Wenner ; Covers, newsstands, hits ; Hunter Thompson ; Gonzo ; Dark nights ; Bibliomemoir -- II: Ambition ; Shooters ; Slide culture ; Collaboration (with Rust Hills) ; Assignments ; Little Jimmy ; Display ; The older Bob Sherrill ; Women's magazines ; Men's fashion ; Liz Tilberis ; Cowboy-hippie-poet weird ; Truth(s) ; Richard Ford ; Fiction, nonfiction ; James Salter ; Rocks, feathers, shells -- III: Elaine, Francis and Louie ; George Plimpton ; Camouflage ; Hunter ; Weather report ; Hunter and George ; Warren Hinckle ; Jann ; The end of fun -- IV: Pocho ; Deadlines ; Mozart de Prairie ; Mix ; Robert F. Jones ; Less money ; David Carr ; Shipwreck ; Letters to the editor ; SI ; Reilly ; Swimsuit ; Ad sales ; Steve Jobs thinks your work is really stupid ; The Machiavelli Club ; Google ; Tenure ; When editors were gods ; The accidental life. |
| Summary |
The editor, journalist, and publishing entrepreneur traces his storied career, sharing insights into his tenures with "Rolling Stone" and "Sports Illustrated," as well as his literary encounters with such personalities as Hunter S. Thompson, Jimmy Buffett, and Steve Jobs. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Format: Adobe EPUB eBook. |
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Format: OverDrive Read. |
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Requires Adobe Digital Editions. |
| Other edition |
Print version: McDonell, Terry, 1944- author. Accidental life First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016 9781101946718 |
| Subject |
McDonell, Terry, 1944-
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McDonell, Terry, 1944- -- Friends and associates.
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Periodical editors -- United States -- Biography.
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Journalism.
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Authorship.
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Autobiographies.
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Electronic books.
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| Other corporate author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9781101946725
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| STANDARD # |
D2DAF0BD-DD8E-466F-9529-E225662D66E8 OverDrive |
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