Dana Brown

A witty, insightful, and delightfully snarky blend of pop culture meets memoir meets real-life Devil Wears Prada as readers learn the stories behind twenty-five years at Vanity Fair from the magazine's former deputy editor "Dilettante offers the best seat in the house into the workings of one of the great cultural institutions of our time."--Buzz Bissinger, New York Times bestselling author of Friday Night Lights Dana Brown was a twenty-one-year-old college dropout playing in punk bands and partying his way through downtown New York's early-nineties milieu when he first encountered Graydon Carter, the legendary editor of Vanity Fair. After the two had a handful of brief interactions (mostly with Brown in the role of cater waiter at Carter's famous cultural salons he hosted at his home), Carter saw what he believed to be Brown's untapped potential, and on a whim, hired him as his assistant. Brown instantly became a trusted confidante and witness to all of the biggest parties, blowups, and takedowns. From inside the famed Vanity Fair Oscar parties to the emerging world of the tech elite, Brown's job offered him access to some of the most exclusive gatherings and powerful people in the world, and the chance to learn in real time what exactly a magazine editor does--all while trying to stay sober enough from the required party scene attendance to get the job done. Against all odds, he rose up the ranks to eventually become the magazine's deputy editor, spending a quarter century curating tastes at one of the most storied cultural shops ever assembled. Dilettante reveals Brown's most memorable moments from the halcyon days of the magazine business, explores his own journey as an unpedigreed outsider to established editor, and shares glimpses of some of the famous and infamous stories (and people) that tracked the magazine's extraordinary run all keenly observed by Brown. He recounts tales from the trenches, including encounters with everyone from Anna Wintour, Lee Radziwill, and Condé Nast owner Si Newhouse, to Seth Rogen, Caitlyn Jenner, and acclaimed journalists Dominick Dunne and Christopher Hitchens. Written with equal parts affection, cultural exploration, and nostalgia, Dilettante is a defining story within that most magical time and place in the culture of media. It is also a highly readable memoir that skillfully delivers a universal coming-of-age story about growing up and finding your place in the world.

True Tales of Excess, Triumph, and Disaster

Dilettante

A witty, insightful, and delightfully snarky blend of pop culture meets memoir meets real-life Devil Wears Prada as readers learn the stories behind twenty-five years at Vanity Fair from the magazine’s former deputy editor “Dilettante offers the best seat in the house into the workings of one of the great cultural institutions of our time.”—Buzz Bissinger, New York Times bestselling author of Friday Night Lights Dana Brown was a twenty-one-year-old college dropout playing in punk bands and partying his way through downtown New York’s early-nineties milieu when he first encountered Graydon Carter, the legendary editor of Vanity Fair. After the two had a handful of brief interactions (mostly with Brown in the role of cater waiter at Carter’s famous cultural salons he hosted at his home), Carter saw what he believed to be Brown’s untapped potential, and on a whim, hired him as his assistant. Brown instantly became a trusted confidante and witness to all of the biggest parties, blowups, and takedowns. From inside the famed Vanity Fair Oscar parties to the emerging world of the tech elite, Brown’s job offered him access to some of the most exclusive gatherings and powerful people in the world, and the chance to learn in real time what exactly a magazine editor does—all while trying to stay sober enough from the required party scene attendance to get the job done. Against all odds, he rose up the ranks to eventually become the magazine’s deputy editor, spending a quarter century curating tastes at one of the most storied cultural shops ever assembled. Dilettante reveals Brown’s most memorable moments from the halcyon days of the magazine business, explores his own journey as an unpedigreed outsider to established editor, and shares glimpses of some of the famous and infamous stories (and people) that tracked the magazine’s extraordinary run all keenly observed by Brown. He recounts tales from the trenches, including encounters with everyone from Anna Wintour, Lee Radziwill, and Condé Nast owner Si Newhouse, to Seth Rogen, Caitlyn Jenner, and acclaimed journalists Dominick Dunne and Christopher Hitchens. Written with equal parts affection, cultural exploration, and nostalgia, Dilettante is a defining story within that most magical time and place in the culture of media. It is also a highly readable memoir that skillfully delivers a universal coming-of-age story about growing up and finding your place in the world.

A powerful story about love, mystery, and intrigue. The Baker family dreams of coming to the new and expanding lands in Kentucky. Tragically, the dream dies for all but a few who would survive. Ella Baker Gray marries and raises her own family, still believing her oldest brother, Benjamin, may have somehow survived the horrible tragedy decades before. When a stranger arrives in town, he brings a mystery as well as holds the keys to all of Ella's questions.Kate Gray finds her calling in life and her one true love, William Miller. Will his father come between them, or will her desire to become a teacher be a wedge that drives them apart.At the end of the annual Supper Basket Social, expected storms on the horizon threaten to destroy everyone and everything in their paths.

The Heart's Desire

After receiving upsetting news on her sixteenth birthday, Sarah Rawlings’ heart shuts everybody out. Her mom, dad, sister, and especially God. Now Sarah thinks she has it all. But being next in line for the editor’s job, having guys at her beck and call, and all her material possessions do little to fill the void in her heart. After a car wreck leaves Sarah physically injured, God uses Dr. Samuel to help her. What she doesn’t realize at the time, however, is that more than a broken leg will be healed. Her sister, Laurel, and her husband, David, seem like the perfect couple. After suffering a personal loss, however, the couple has to deal not only with their selfish feelings, but the event forces skeletons of their past to surface. As Sarah and Laurel begin to let God work in their lives, the two sisters are able to find the special relationship they once shared.

Love Covers All

Mat Vance

PTS(D) is for all people that experience traumatic events. This book is a collection of opinions by members of the U.S. Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and the independent security contracting world. There are officers and enlisted members. There are authors who were infantry, medics, scouts, intelligence, support, forward observers, artillery, mortars and a SEAL. Some authors know each other like family. Others have no clue who any of the other authors are. Some were on the same deployment and others were deployed to completely different places in completely different years. We even have the point of view from a wife of a veteran and how she handled their struggle. Their stories about war show how there's a lot more to the diagnosis of PTS(D) than previously thought.

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