Christopher Bonanos
Books by Christopher Bonanos
“Bonanos entwined Weegee’s evolution as a person and as a photographer and placed this story in the context of the emergence of street photography and crime photography. He vivified that that moment when technology—the camera in Weegee’s hands and imagination, against the backdrop of a rapidly changing New York—captured a rich, stark world in a revolutionary way.” Read more...
The Best Biographies: the 2019 NBCC Shortlist
Elizabeth Taylor, Biographer
Interviews where books by Christopher Bonanos were recommended
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Flash: The Making of Weegee the Famous
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Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret
by Craig Brown -
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Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous with American History
by Yunte Huang -
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The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century
by Mark Lamster -
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The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created
by Jane Leavy
The Best Biographies: the 2019 NBCC Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Taylor
The Best Biographies: the 2019 NBCC Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Taylor
Biography is booming, says the longtime book critic and biographer Elizabeth Taylor. Here she highlights the five fantastic books shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle 2019 biography award, and how historical lives provide insight into contemporary culture.
