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Zusatztext "How completely recognizable the world he describes is! and how vividly he makes it spring to life before us." Informationen zum Autor Bruce Feiler is the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including Abraham, Where God Was Born, America's Prophet, The Council of Dads, and The Secrets of Happy Families. He is a columnist for the New York Times, a popular lecturer, and a frequent commentator on radio and television. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and twin daughters. Klappentext An irresistible, entertaining peek into the privileged realm of Wordsworth and Wodehouse, Chelsea Clinton and Hugh Grant, Looking for Class offers a hilarious account of one man's year at Oxford and Cambridge -- the garden parties and formal balls, the high-minded debates and drinking Olympics. From rowing in an exclusive regatta to learning lessons in love from a Rhodes Scholar, Bruce Feiler's enlightening, eye-popping adventure will forever change your view of the British upper class, a world romanticized but rarely seen. Zusammenfassung An irresistible! entertaining peek into the privileged realm of Wordsworth and Wodehouse! Chelsea Clinton and Hugh Grant! Looking for Class offers a hilarious account of one man's year at Oxford and Cambridge -- the garden parties and formal balls! the high-minded debates and drinking Olympics. From rowing in an exclusive regatta to learning lessons in love from a Rhodes Scholar! Bruce Feiler's enlightening! eye-popping adventure will forever change your view of the British upper class! a world romanticized but rarely seen.
