{"product_id":"perfect-wave-9780226333144","title":"Perfect Wave","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Veteran art critic Hickey delivers another poignant and masterful collection of essays. In each selection, he critically and humorously contemplates cultural zeitgeists and the essence of good art in music, books, paintings, and architecture. His razor-sharp insight and witty prose make for an entertaining read. . . . While his prose is charming and at times aphoristic, Hickey is always serious when challenging the status quo or defending the cultural innovators who, in his view, have realized art’s potential as a medium for beauty, democracy, and unabashed self-expression.\" * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"He remains one of the finest American cultural critics, for he opens his own pleasures to appreciative scrutiny and collective relish.\" * PopMatters *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBaby Breakers\u003cbr\u003e Cool on Cool: William Claxton’s World\u003cbr\u003e “Goodbye to Love”\u003cbr\u003e Wonderful Shoes\u003cbr\u003e A World like Santa Barbara\u003cbr\u003e It’s Morning in Nevada: On the Campaign Trail in Post-Bush America\u003cbr\u003e My Silk Road\u003cbr\u003e The Last Mouseketeer\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter the Prom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Firecrackers: Terry Castle Celebrates Her Independence\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e¡Una Lesbiana Enamorada!\u003c\/i\u003e Susan Sontag\u003cbr\u003e His Mickey Mouse Ways\u003cbr\u003e Mitchum Gets Out of Jail\u003cbr\u003e The Real Michelangelo\u003cbr\u003e Reading Ruskin Writing\u003cbr\u003e Palladio’s Song\u003cbr\u003e Morris Lapidus: Life as We Know It\u003cbr\u003e Art Fairies\u003cbr\u003e Little Victories","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399999463767,"sku":"9780226333144","price":14.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226333144.jpg?v=1730469397","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/perfect-wave-9780226333144","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}