Includes index Originally published: New York : Random House, c2007
Contents:
New Orleans New York Brooklyn Hollywood Haiti To Europe Ischia Tangier A ride through Spain Fontana Vecchia Style: and the Japanese The muses are heard The Duke in his domain From Observations: Richard Avedon, John Huston, Charlie Chaplin, A gathering of swans, Pablo Picasso, Coco Chanel, Marcel Duchamp, Jean Cocteau and Andr ̌Gide, Mae West, Louis Armstrong, Humphrey Bogart, Ezra Pound, Somerset Maugham, Isak Dinesen A house on the heights Lola Jane Bowles Extreme magic Ghosts in sunlight: the filming of In cold blood Greek paragraphs --A voice from a cloud Cecil Beaton The white rose Self-portrait Preface to The Dogs Bark Elizabeth Taylor Music for chameleons Then it all came down Handcarved coffins A day's work Dazzle Hidden gardens Hello, stranger Derring-do Nocturnal turnings A beautiful child Mr. Jones A Lamp in a window Hospitality Preface to Music for chameleons Remembering Tennessee Remembering Willa Cather
