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Gossip: The Untrivial Pursuit
Written by:
Joseph Epstein
Narrated by:
Arthur Morey
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December 2011
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Summary
To his successful examinations of some of the most powerful forces in
modern life-envy, ambition, snobbery, friendship-the keen observer
and critic Joseph Epstein now adds Gossip. No trivial matter,
despite its reputation, gossip, he argues, is an eternal and necessary
human enterprise. Proving that he himself is a master of the art,
Epstein serves up delightful mini-biographies of the Great Gossips of
the Western World along with many choice bits from his own experience.
He also makes a powerful case that gossip has morphed from its
old-fashioned best-clever, mocking, a great private pleasure-to a
corrosive new-school version, thanks to the reach of the mass media and
the Internet. Gossip has invaded and changed for the worse politics and
journalism, causing unsubstantiated information to be presented as fact.
Contemporary gossip claims to reveal truth, but as Epstein shows, it's
our belief in truth that gossip today threatens to undermine and
destroy. Written in his trademark erudite and witty style, Gossip captures the complexity of this immensely entertaining subject.
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