William Murray (2) (1926–2005)
Autore di City of the Soul: A Walk in Rome
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Sull'Autore
For nearly 35 years, William Murray was a staff writer for The New Yorker. He lives in Del Mar, California.
Serie
Opere di William Murray
Janet, My Mother, and Me: A Memoir of Growing Up with Janet Flanner and Natalia Danesi Murray (2000) 51 copie
Best seller — Autore — 4 copie
Dream Girls 2 copie
Del Mar: Its life & good times 1 copia
The self-starting wheel 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Smiles of Rome: A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers (2005) — Collaboratore — 57 copie
To Clothe the Naked and Two Other Plays (the Rules of the Game, and the Pleasure of Honesty) (1962) — Translator & Introduction — 34 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Murray, William Buckley
- Data di nascita
- 1926-04-08
- Data di morte
- 2005-03-09
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- New York, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Del Mar, California, USA
- Istruzione
- Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire
Harvard - Attività lavorative
- fiction editor
staff writer
mystery novelist
essayist - Organizzazioni
- The New Yorker
- Agente
- Frank R. Scatoni
- Breve biografia
- William Murray was the son of Janet Flanner's partner Danesi Murray.
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Recensioni
City of the Soul: A Walk in Rome (Crown Journeys) di William Murray
Nice essays and memoirs about Rome. Short book.
This is another compilation of true crime accounts. It covers ‘Serial Killers’, with the loose definition of a serial killer being a person who kills multiple people with a cooling off period between. There are some that have issues with that definition.
However I am not here to debate that. This book covers killers from Dr. William Palmer of Rugeley, Staffordshire, Britain, the first documented murder he committed was in 1846, it continues down to our day, the last account being of Angel Resendiz who committed his first murder in 1997. Mr. Murray has researched crime accounts from around the world for this book. There are 36 accounts in this book, some are of pair or couples that killed together.
Mr. Murray had done an excellent job of condensing the details of these crime into a few pages, the average page number is 8. I felt that he gave an appropriate amount of detail, he covers the crime, not a lot of detail on the investigation, but does tell how the suspect was caught and pertinent details from the trial and what punishment he or she received.
I gave this book 4 stars and recommend it to true crime readers that enjoy the ‘short story’ version of true crime.… (altro)
However I am not here to debate that. This book covers killers from Dr. William Palmer of Rugeley, Staffordshire, Britain, the first documented murder he committed was in 1846, it continues down to our day, the last account being of Angel Resendiz who committed his first murder in 1997. Mr. Murray has researched crime accounts from around the world for this book. There are 36 accounts in this book, some are of pair or couples that killed together.
Mr. Murray had done an excellent job of condensing the details of these crime into a few pages, the average page number is 8. I felt that he gave an appropriate amount of detail, he covers the crime, not a lot of detail on the investigation, but does tell how the suspect was caught and pertinent details from the trial and what punishment he or she received.
I gave this book 4 stars and recommend it to true crime readers that enjoy the ‘short story’ version of true crime.… (altro)
In the mildly interesting City of the Soul: A Walk in Rome, the reader will find vignettes about countless dozens of Roman sites, details about the author's long relationship with Rome, and will be treated to some anecdotes about the Roman side of his family. What the reader will not find is much of anything that relates to walking and specifically to walking in Rome. There is no practical or useful walking information nor any insights into how walking has played a role in fostering William Murray's deep love of Rome. The title might lead one to believe that the book involved an actual rather than metaphorical walk and this expectation would be reinforced by the fact that this book is part of the Crown Journeys series. According to the publisher this series has just one rule, that its "writers take their journeys on foot".
So for the reader who wants to be reminded of certain palazzos and piazzas, or who wants to add some to their prospective list, this book can complement their other Roman reading. However for the reader looking for a walker's perspective on discovering Rome, there is little here to satisfy that particular interest.… (altro)
So for the reader who wants to be reminded of certain palazzos and piazzas, or who wants to add some to their prospective list, this book can complement their other Roman reading. However for the reader looking for a walker's perspective on discovering Rome, there is little here to satisfy that particular interest.… (altro)
This is the book I expected my previous (unfinished) read - Florence: A Delicate Case - to be. It served as a nice introduction to Rome prior to my trip there. The author intersperses his experiences in Rome with the history of the city, serving as a tour guide through the streets, the monuments, and the art.
This was a short, easy read, one that I probably could have finished in a few hours if I just sat down and focused. It was a great introduction to a city that I knew little about.
This was a short, easy read, one that I probably could have finished in a few hours if I just sat down and focused. It was a great introduction to a city that I knew little about.
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- Utenti
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- Popolarità
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- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 12
- ISBN
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