Tom Wolfe, uno de los fundadores del movimiento del Nuevo Periodismo, se sumergió en el funcionamiento interno de la mente, explorando las decisiones inconscientes que dan forma a las vidas humanas. Su estilo característico, marcado por la libre asociación y la onomatopeya, se convirtió en un sello distintivo del género. La atención de Wolfe a las excentricidades del comportamiento y el lenguaje humanos, y a las cuestiones del estatus social, se considera incomparable en el canon literario estadounidense. También es reconocido por popularizar el término "fiction-absolute".
Crónica de una época y una sociedad marcada por el éxito económico relatada a través de la agitada historia de Sherman McCoy, agente de bolsa de éxito y yuppy de vocación, que se ve envuelto en un sin fin de dificultades de toda índole por culpa de su inoportuno accidente. Un esclarecedor retrato del american way of life de los años 80 que inspiró la película con el mismo título dirigida por Brian de Palma en 1991.
Con su característica atención al detalle, Tom Wolfe aplica su observación personal de universidades en los Estados Unidos a la historia de Charlotte Simmons - una estudiante ingenua en su primer año de estudio. Aunque al principio, la Universidad de Dupo
Tom Wolfe, the master social novelist of our time, the spot-on chronicler of all things contemporary and cultural, presents a sensational new novel about life, love, and learning--or the lack of it--amid today's American colleges. Our story unfolds at fictional Dupont University: those Olympian halls of scholarship housing the cream of America's youth, the roseate Gothic spires and manicured lawns suffused with tradition . . . Or so it appears to beautiful, brilliant Charlotte Simmons, a sheltered freshman from North Carolina. But Charlotte soon learns, to her mounting dismay, that for the upper-crust coeds of Dupont, sex, cool, and kegs trump academic achievement every time. As Charlotte encounters the paragons of Dupont's privileged elite--her roommate, Beverly, a Groton-educated Brahmin in lusty pursuit of lacrosse players; Jojo Johanssen, the only white starting player on Dupont's godlike basketball team, whose position is threatened by a hotshot black freshman from the projects; the Young Turk of Saint Ray fraternity, Hoyt Thorpe, whose heady sense of entitlement and social domination is clinched by his accidental brawl with a bodyguard for the governor of California; and Adam Geller, one of the Millennial Mutants who run the university's "independent" newspaper and who consider themselves the last bastion of intellectual endeavor on the sex-crazed, jock-obsessed campus--she is seduced by the heady glamour of acceptance, betraying both her values and upbringing before she grasps the power of being different--and the exotic allure of her own innocence. With his trademark satirical wit and famously sharp eye for telling detail, Wolfe's I Am Charlotte Simmons draws on extensive observations at campuses across the country to immortalize the early-21st-century college-going experience.
The first Americans in space--Yeager, Conrad, Grissom, and Glenn--battle the Russians for control of the heavens and put their lives on the line to demonstrate a quality beyond courage, in this classic by Wolfe.
A Tom Wolfe book devoted to canes and walking sticks. Patterns for eleven figures are included with two of them carved step-by-step. The carver can follow the color photographs of each step, using the concise caption.
With his imagination running rampant, Tom Wolfe uses both traditional hand carving tools and rotary tools to bring his artistry to the dragon. The steps to carving a dragon are illustrated in color or black & white photographs and concise instructions. A gallery with patterns and photographs of three other dragons is provided.
With an anthology edited by Tom Wolfe and E. W. Johnson
Looking for new forms of status and power, the author travels from La Jolla to London in search of the 1960s subculture's wildest heroes. Reprint.
The book offers a unique approach to woodworking by focusing on the creation of house spirits, encouraging readers to uncover these hidden figures within their homes using power tools. With five detailed patterns and step-by-step instructions, it features over 230 color photographs to guide users through the process. Suitable for both beginners and experienced carvers, the projects promise to engage and inspire creativity in carving enthusiasts.