{"product_id":"bourdain-the-definitive-oral-biography","title":"Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating account...Bourdain's fans will find it impossible to put down.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography\u003c\/em\u003e is a tribute to how [Anthony Bourdain] and his legacy live on.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Laurie Woolever, a writer and editor who was Anthony Bourdain's longtime assistant, uses quotes to bring readers deeper into his world. . . . Through details shared by his friends and family, we learn more about Bourdain's kind heart, how much he wanted to be a writer, his habit of fidgeting when he was uncomfortable, and the dark world he inhabited, especially when traveling.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An unfiltered study of Bourdain's life, as seen by the people closest to him. . . . Woolever compiles the perspectives of Bourdain's friends and family about the way [his] professional experiences impacted him, including during his tumultuous final year. . . . Any Anthony Bourdain fan, of which there are many, will enjoy this thoughtful tribute to an impactful cultural figure.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Woolever herself stays at arms length, to powerful effect, giving her cast of characters room to air their Bourdain grievances, both petty and life-altering, and unroots some rather profound conclusions--almost \u003cem\u003eParts-Unknown\u003c\/em\u003e-narration-level profound--about the man.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[Woolever's] book is the first to begin to reveal [Anthony Bourdain]: It's the most splintered, fractal, and complex portrait of the star that has yet emerged, an enormous compendium of individual observations gathered from 91 people who knew him, including his mother, his brother, his ex-wives and his daughter, friends from school and college, ex-girlfriends, fellow chefs, writers, editors, and television colleagues.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaria Bustillos, Eater.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of legendary celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who, as a beloved travel icon, had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything), shedding light on the lives and stories of others. His impact was outsized and his legacy has only grown since his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, for the first time, we have been granted a look into Bourdain's life through the stories and recollections of his closest friends and colleagues. Laurie Woolever, Bourdain's longtime assistant and confidante, interviewed nearly a hundred of the people who shared Tony's orbit--from members of his kitchen crews to his writing, publishing, and television partners, to his daughter and his closest friends--in this definitive oral biography, piecing together a remarkably full, vivid, and nuanced vision of Tony's life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his childhood and teenage days, to his early years in New York, through the genesis of his game-changing memoir \u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e to his emergence as a writing and television personality, and in the words of friends and colleagues including Eric Ripert, José Andrés, Nigella Lawson, and W. Kamau Bell, as well as family members including his brother and his late mother, we see the many sides of Tony--his motivations, his ambivalence, his vulnerability, his blind spots, and his brilliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnparalleled in scope and deeply intimate in its execution, with a treasure trove of photos from Tony's life, \u003ci\u003eBourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving tribute and a testament to the life of a remarkable man in the words of the people who shared his world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis landmark oral biography paints the full picture of a complex life: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBehind the Fame: \u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond the public persona with recollections from nearly a hundred of the people who knew him best--from his kitchen crews to television partners like Eric Ripert and José Andrés.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Chef's Life: \u003c\/b\u003e Trace Tony's journey from his early years in New York and the genesis of his game-changing memoir \u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e to his emergence as a global television personality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCandid and Unflinching: \u003c\/b\u003e In the words of those closest to him, see the many sides of Tony--his motivations, his ambivalence, his vulnerability, and his brilliance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Intimate Portrait: \u003c\/b\u003e Assembled by his longtime assistant and confidante, Laurie Woolever, this biography offers an unparalleled and deeply personal look at the man behind the myth, complete with a treasure trove of personal photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eWoolever, Laurie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaurie Woolever \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer and editor. She spent nearly a decade assisting Anthony Bourdain, with whom she coauthored the cookbook \u003cem\u003eAppetites\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWorld Travel.\u003c\/em\u003e She's written about food and travel for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGQ\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLucky Peach\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Saveur\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDissent\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRoads \u0026amp; Kingdoms\u003c\/em\u003e, and others, and has worked as an editor at \u003cem\u003eArt Culinaire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWine Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e. 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