A captivating memoir from the incomparable Garry Wills, "one of the country's most distinguished intellectuals" (The New York Times Book Review). Illuminating and provocative, Outside Looking In is a compelling chronicle of an original thinker at work in remarkable times. With his dazzling style and journalist's eye for detail, Garry Wills brings history to life. Whether writing about the civil rights movement, 1960s protests, or close-up studies of the people who have shaped our world, only he could bring together in one book Barry Goldwater, Daniel Berrigan, Beverly Sills, Richard Nixon, and John Waters. Wills shares, as only the best raconteurs can, stories of the fascinating people he has closely observed during more than 50 years of reporting.
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"I haven't read any of his other books, but I enjoyed these personal essays.Anyone who routinely reads in the bath tub has good points.Of course, it helps the book that he has had an interesting life and writes well. " — Julia (4 out of 5 stars)
"I haven't read any of his other books, but I enjoyed these personal essays.Anyone who routinely reads in the bath tub has good points.Of course, it helps the book that he has had an interesting life and writes well. "
" For all bibliophiles and those passionate about politics and journalism. "
Garry Wills is a historian and the author of the New York Times bestsellers What Jesus Meant, Papal Sin, Why I Am a Catholic, and Why Priests?, among others. A frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books and other publications, Wills is a Pulitzer Prize winner and a professor emeritus at Northwestern University. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.
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