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This collection of pieces about actors, dancers, literary figures, and others shows that Gottlieb (former publisher, Alfred A. Knopf; Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt) always knows what he's writing about. He wrote many of these essays using the publication of a particular new book as its raison d'être, but the pieces quickly move beyond being simple book reviews. Gottlieb's personal experiences with some of his subjects make those pieces—on such giants as George Balanchine, Elia...Log In or Sign Up to Read More