For more than half a century, the Paris Review magazine has spoken with most of the leading novelists, poets and playwrights, and the interviews themselves have come to be recognised as an essential record of the writing life. This book contains an original selection of sixteen of these most celebrated interviews.

An intimate look into the life and mind of Neil Gaiman, the creator of 'The Sandman'.

This reference for Neil Gaiman's Sandman series covers each of the ten volumes, with plot summary, character analysis and interviews with the creators. It also contains story details, and lists of relevant CDs, articles, books and websites.

With characteristic honesty, Lennon discusses the break up of the Beatles, his favourite tracks with the group and how they were made, fellow musicians including the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, his attitude towards revolution and drugs and his relationship with Yoko Ono.

David Lynch's distinguished career includes such films as The Elephant Man , Blue Velvet , Wild at Heart ; Last Highway ; and the seminal television series Twin Peaks . Here, Lynch speaks openly about the full breadth of his creative work.

Tom Waits in his own words: a collection of three decades' worth of interviews with Tom Waits

This is the story of a cultural phenomenon which embraced Andy Warhol, Jim Morrison, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Patti Smith, The Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, and more. Documenting a time of self-destruction and peverse innocence, this text has contributions from both stars and groupies.

A many-layered account of the Tokyo subway gas attack in 1995, in which 12 people died, as told to the novelist Haruki Murakami by surviving victims and members and ex-members of the doomsday cult responsible. Out of the 3800 victims, Murakami tracked down only 60 willing to be interviewed.

For Terkel, hope is born of activism, engagement, and a stubborn determination to improve the world. In Hope Dies Last, he talks with a wide range of politically-engaged Americans, musing on fundamental questions: where does hope spring from? How can it sustain us? How does one instil it in others? As well as talking to well-known figures, including Paul Tibbets (pilot of the plane that dropped ..

An oral history of the Great Depression, new paperback edition.

It began with rumours from China about another pandemic. Then the cases started to multiply and soon revealed itself to be much worse. Based on interviews with survivors and key players in the 10-year fight-back against the horde, this book brings the traditions of American journalism to bear on an incredible story in the history of civilisation.

Suitable for job-seekers, this book deals with the whole process, from creating a CV and answering the most dreaded interview questions to negotiating a salary. It includes examples of tough questions that interviewers like to throw at you, showing you how to answer them in a way that advance your application and help you to secure your dream job.

In the field of science fiction, the work of Philip K Dick is unparalleled. His work formed the basis for the films Blade Runner , The Minority Report and Total Recall . Aimed at those interested in Dick's headlong pursuit of the truth, this title contains interviews that are filled with the wit and aplomb characteristic of Dick's writing.

The Essays and Interviews. An invaluable peek into the mind of one of America's premier storytellers.

Lost and found, originally published in 1980, this is a classic work of oral history that provides an extraordinary and moving picture of everyday American lives.

This volume consists of writings in which Foucault himself explains, in straightforward and informal terms, different stages and aspects of his work and the preoccupations within the text. By bringing into clearer focus the political and intellectual environment in which these works were produced, Power Knowledge will allow readers to more fully appreciate their significance within contemporary ..

Through a series of interviews, notable names in comics scriptwriting talk candidly about their profession and reveal the mechanics of their work. This guide is aimed at fans, professionals, would-be writers and anyone who wonders exactly how the writer's mind works.

Multi-Oscar-winning and still amazingly prolific, Woody Allen remains one of the truly great figures in American humour and American cinema. This career-length interview with Stig Bjorkman - editor of a similar volume on one of Allen's own heroes, Ingmar Bergman - traces the path of his career, his motivations and inspirations, and of course his nigh-legendary anxieties. Newly updated, the book ..

How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession - a rare and revealing look at how people in America really feel about race. New paperback edition of this classic oral history.