Wolfe, Tom

The bonfire of the vanities by Tom Wolfe ( Book )
165 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in 15 languages and held by 4,800 libraries worldwide
Sherman McCoy, a young investment banker in Manhattan, finds himself arrested following a freak accident and becomes involved with prosecutors, politicians, the press, and assorted hustlers.

The right stuff by Tom Wolfe ( Book )
96 editions published between 1973 and 2009 in 12 languages and held by 4,177 libraries worldwide
A narrative of the early days of the U.S. space program and the people who made it happen, including Chuck Yeager, Pete Conrad, Gus Grissom, and John Glenn.

A man in full : a novel by Tom Wolfe ( Book )
82 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in 16 languages and held by 3,976 libraries worldwide
A satire on America featuring a capitalist trying to avoid ruin. The hero is Charlie Croker of Atlanta whose plantation and skyscraper face repossession by banks for non-repayment of a loan. One way out might be to request leniency in return for hushing up a rape.

I am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe ( Book )
68 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in 8 languages and held by 3,293 libraries worldwide
At Dupont University, an innocent college freshman named Charlotte Simmons learns that her intellect alone will not help her survive.

The electric kool-aid acid test by Tom Wolfe ( Book )
84 editions published between 1968 and 2008 in 10 languages and held by 2,797 libraries worldwide
Tom Wolfe's much-discussed kaleidoscopic non-fiction novel chronicles the tale of novelist Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters. In the 1960s, Kesey led a group of psychedelic sympathizers around the country in a painted bus, presiding over LSD-induced "acid tests" all along the way. Long considered one of the greatest books about the history of the hippies, Wolfe's ability to research like a reporter and simultaneously evoke the hallucinogenic indulgence of the era ensures that this book, written in 1967, will live long in the counter-culture canon of American literature.

From Bauhaus to our house by Tom Wolfe ( Book )
59 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 2,606 libraries worldwide
Wolfe discusses modern architecture and the influence of Bauhaus.

Hooking up by Tom Wolfe ( Book )
29 editions published between 1998 and 2001 in 6 languages and held by 2,188 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: In Hooking Up, Tom Wolfe ranges from coast to coast observing 'the lurid carnival actually taking place in the mightiest country on earth in the year 2000.' From teenage sexual manners and mores to fundamental changes in the way human beings now regard themselves thanks to the hot new fields of genetics and neuroscience; from his legendary profile of William Shawn, editor of The New Yorker (first published in 1965), to a remarkable portrait of Bob Noyce, the man who invented Silicon Valley, Tom Wolfe the master of reportage and satire returns in vintage form.

The kandy-kolored tangerine-flake streamline baby by Tom Wolfe ( Book )
63 editions published between 1964 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 1,909 libraries worldwide
Takes "a fresh look at the American scene of the early 1960s and [zeroes] in on the more exotic forms of status-seeking then in vogue from New York to Los Angeles," including the Twist, bouffant hairdos, stock-car racing, rock concerts, and customized cars.--Container.

The pump house gang by Tom Wolfe ( Book )
40 editions published between 1968 and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 1,805 libraries worldwide
These essays revive the Sixties with all their energy, their weirdness, their freaky vision, and their lurid legacy for life in future decades. Along with the California surfing elite Pump House Gang, an astonishing pack of joyphiliacs and presbyphobes, Wolfe takes us among noble Sixties savages of all varieties, from La Jolla to London, all baying for new forms of status. Exposed are Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, the rise of the psychedelic life style in America, and the founding of a bizarre new religion. In the midst of it all, many members of the redoubtable Pump House Gang become indoor sports, happily freaking out in pads rather than wiping out in the surf, but with the same unique Pump House Gang flair.

The painted word by Tom Wolfe ( Book )
52 editions published between 1975 and 2008 in 8 languages and held by 1,753 libraries worldwide
A critically humorous examination of American modern art since the 1900s.