No Cause for Panic By Russell Baker
No Cause for Panic By Russell Baker Hardcover Nonfiction No Cause for Panic A collection of Bakers Observer columns for the New York Times, mostly in the 1960s. Wry commentary on politics and American culture.
On August 14 1925 US journalist humorist and biographer Russell Baker was born in Loudoun County Virginia His father died early on and his hard working mother reared him and his sisters during the Great Depression Baker managed to get himself into Johns Hopkins University where he studied journalism. No cause for panic memoir summary Baker s wit as a humorist has been compared with that of site_link Mark Twain The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer wrote Baker and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work and that writing didn t require any In 1979 Baker received his first Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary in his Observer column for the New York Times 1962 to 1998 His 1983 autobiography Growing Up earned On August 14 1925 US journalist humorist and biographer Russell Baker was born in Loudoun County Virginia His father died early on and his hard working mother reared him and his sisters during the Great Depression Baker managed to get himself into Johns Hopkins University where he studied journalism. Book no cause for panic analysis Baker s wit as a humorist has been compared with that of site_link Mark Twain The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer wrote Baker and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work and that writing didn t require any In 1979 Baker received his first Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary in his Observer column for the New York Times 1962 to 1998 His 1983 autobiography Growing Up earned him a second Pulitzer In 1993 Baker began hosting the PBS television series Masterpiece Theatre site_link Neil Postman in the preface to Conscientious Objections describes Baker as like some fourth century citizen of Rome who is amused and intrigued by the Empire s collapse but who still cares enough to mock the stupidities that are hastening its end He is in my opinion a precious national resource and as long as he does not get his own television show America will remain stronger than Russia 1991 xii site_link.
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A collection of Baker s Observer columns for the New York Times mostly in the 1960s Wry commentary on politics and American culture No Cause for PanicBaker comments on politicians journalism social trends and Good writing good sense of humor good insights into people and events If you were reading the news in the early 1960s you will find this book enjoyable No Cause for Panic
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