Toby Young is a British journalist known for his sharp, often provocative wit, which has garnered him both acclaim and controversy. His writing chronicles his experiences navigating the often-unforgiving worlds of journalism and entertainment, offering readers a humorous yet insightful look into professional ambition and its pitfalls. He approaches his subjects with a distinctive blend of self-deprecation and biting observation, making his narratives both relatable and highly entertaining.
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An Englishman in New York - by a man who survived to tell the tale
THE COAST-TO-COAST BESTSELLER AND NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring simon PEGG, kirsten DUNST, megan FOX and jeff BRIDGES High-flying British journalist Toby Young set out for New York to become a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Other Brits had taken Manhattan, why not Toby? But things didn't quite go according to plan. Within two years he'd been fired from Vanity Fair, banned from the most fashionable bar in the city, and couldn't get a date for love or money. Even the local AA group wanted nothing to do with him. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is Toby Young's best-selling and critically acclaimed memoir of steadily working his way down the New York food chain from glossy magazine editor to crash-test dummy for interactive sex toys. A seditious attack on New York's A-list and the culture of celebrity from inside the belly of the beast, it's a book USA Today calls a ''nastily funny read.'' With a new postscript by the author on the making of the movie ''Hilarious lifestyles of the rich and shameless ... Young is a self-deprecating Tom Wolfe.'' - People ''Achingly funny.'' - Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Toby Young, einen Journalisten aus London, zieht es nach New York, um für ein renommiertes Magazin zu schreiben. Aber eigentlich hat er nur ein Ziel: reich und berühmt zu werden - und die schönsten Frauen rumzukriegen. Leider geht sein Start gründlich schief. Er stolpert von einem Fettnapf in den nächsten, und keine der atemberaubenden Frauen, denen er begegnet, fährt auf seinen Charme ab. Da beschließt Toby, noch zwei oder drei Schritte weiter zu gehen...