Listening : interviews, 1970-1989 /
Jonathan Cott.
- xvi, 351 pages ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Chinua Achebe: At the Crossroads -- George Balanchine: Dancing with Mr. B -- J. G. Ballard: Halos of Light -- Ray Davies: Afternoon Tea on Hampstead Heath -- Bob Dylan: Behind the Mask -- Oriana Fallaci: The Art of Unclothing an Emperor -- Federico Fellini: The Language of Dreams -- Theodor Geisel: The Good Dr. Seuss -- Richard Gere: Face-to-Face -- Stéphane Grappelli: The Prince of Violins -- Werner Herzog: Signs of Life -- Mick Jagger: Some Girls -- John Lennon: December 5, 1980 -- Astrid Lindgren: The Happy Childhoods of Pippi Longstocking -- Henry Miller: Reflections of a Cosmic Tourist -- Lou Reed: A New York State of Mind -- Oliver Sacks: The Neurology of the Soul -- Carl Sagan: Taking On the Cosmos -- Sam Shepard: Lies of the Mind -- Elizabeth Taylor: Passion -- Studs Terkel: Nothing But Listen -- Marie-Louise von Franz: Forever Jung.
"Featuring luminaries such as Chinua Achebe and Lou Reed, from Bob Dylan to Dr. Seuss, from Carl Sagan to Elizabeth Taylor, the conversations in Listening brim with fun cultural trivia, astute psychological observations, and the rare candid look at larger than life personalities. This mosaic is the culmination of a life's work and will be beloved by casual and serious readers alike"--