{"product_id":"intelligence-for-dummies-essays-and-other-collected-writings","title":"Intelligence for Dummies: Essays and Other Collected Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlenn O'Brien\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"block-214b878407ad29ade356\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\" data-border-radii='{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}' data-block-type=\"2\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\" class=\"sqs-html-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntelligence for Dummies \u003c\/em\u003eis a portrait of a keen social observer at the center of the last fifty years of cultural life, captured through a vivid selection of Glenn O’Brien’s writings on music to fashion to downtown art and, just as importantly and unexpectedly, the political temperature of America. O’Brien’s essays, aphorisms and tweets create a portrait of the artist as cultural bellwether, complimented by artwork and photographs from his collaborators. A full-color, hardcover edition, \u003cem\u003eIntelligence for Dummies\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply personal look into Patti Smith and Jean Michel Basquiat’s New York, and the culture of money and celebrity politics that ensued. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“Glenn O’Brien was, depending on how you look at it, either the first or the last real man: sensitive, cultured, astute, funny as fuck, gentle, with style to die for. Whether you think he inspired the best or is the end of a certain lineage, you still know he was rare. I was lucky to know him and feel luckier still to have his writing to remind me what a blessing his voice was.\" \u003cstrong\u003eLena Dunham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“The best book I've read in the past year is \u003cem\u003eIntelligence for Dummies\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of essays and writing by the late American journalist and editor Glenn O'Brien. Reading this is like hearing his voice again.” \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e10.04.23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e9781733540100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtent:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***Please note, if out of stock at our warehouse, this title can be purchased at most good high street and online booksellers***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Omnibus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57298119557497,"sku":"9781733540100","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0284\/5379\/7967\/files\/9781733540100.jpg?v=1779116225","url":"https:\/\/omnibuspress.com\/products\/intelligence-for-dummies-essays-and-other-collected-writings","provider":"omnibuspress.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}