Lee Siegel
Author
Series
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Hailed by the New York Times as a book that "examines the role that argument has played throughout history and how it has shaped human existence." "An invigorating reflection on the nature and value of disagreement. . . . Sharp and taut. . . . A lesson in a well-constructed argument itself."-Publishers Weekly, starred review "Perhaps more than any other commentary, Why Argument Matters illuminates the root causes of our partisan, venomous, irrational...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A young boy's awakening to the conflict between innate gifts and social class is at the center of this searing memoir about the unforgiving sovereignty of money. Hoping to make a killing in New Jersey real estate, the author's father, Monroe Siegel, takes a draw from his employer against unearned commission. When the recession hits in the 1970s, Monroe finds himself owing a small fortune to his firm. He sinks toward divorce and bankruptcy, while...
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