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TOM WOLFE ANNOUNCES RETURN TO NON FICTION WRITING
Author Tom Wolfe shown in April 2005 announced on 5/13/05 that after three novels his next book will be a return to non fiction profiling Wall Street types who hide their status and act like bad seeds. Wolfe is considered the founder of new journalism. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
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Best-selling author Tom Wolfe dies at 88 Best-selling author Tom Wolfe dies at 88 1 week ago ago
May 15 (UPI) -- Tom Wolfe, author of "The Right Stuff" and "Bonfire of the Vanities" died Monday in a Manhattan hospital at age 88.
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On March 2, 1962, Philadelphia's Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game NBA scoring record with 100 points against the New York Knicks.
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MEXICO CITY -- Throughout his unorthodox campaign, Donald Trump kept sending mixed signals about Mexico and his ideas about the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Iconic astronaut, former senator John Glenn dies at 95 Iconic astronaut, former senator John Glenn dies at 95 1 year ago ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- John Glenn, iconic American astronaut and four-term U.S. senator from Ohio, died Thursday at a hospital in Columbus at the age of 95, medical officials said.
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Jimmie Johnson joined the pantheon of the great stock car drivers by winning his seventh Sprint Cup.
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Restoration of Merry Pranksters' psychedelic 'Further' bus planned 4 years ago ago
EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- "Further," the bus that hauled LSD advocate Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters across the United States 50 years ago is awaiting restoration, organizers say.
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Van Sant to direct 'Kool-Aid Acid' film 9 years ago ago
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A big-screen adaptation of Tom Wolfe's 1968 counterculture book "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" is in the works, The Hollywood Reporter said.
The almanac 1 decade ago ago
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Miami the focus of newest Wolfe novel 1 decade ago ago
MIAMI, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- The city of Miami serves as the backdrop for the newest novel from popular author Tom Wolfe.
Southern gentleman Taylor dead at 78 1 decade ago ago
ATLANTA, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Charles "Mack" Taylor, an Atlanta real estate mogul described as a quintessential Southern gentleman, has died of complications from Alzheimer's disease at 78.
New Tom Wolfe book to come out in '09 1 decade ago ago
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group USA, has acquired the North American rights to Tom Wolfe's new novel.
Doctorow wins Chicago Trib literary prize 1 decade ago ago
CHICAGO, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Author E.L. Doctorow has been named the recipient of the 2007 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement.
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Thomas Kennerly "Tom" Wolfe, Jr. (born March 2, 1931, although his Who's Who entry gives his date of birth as March 2, 1930) is a best-selling American author and journalist. He is one of the founders of the New Journalism movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

Wolfe was born in Richmond, Virginia to Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Sr.

Wolfe was student council president, editor of the school newspaper and a star baseball player at St. Christopher's School, an Episcopalian all-boys school in Richmond, Virginia.

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Author Tom Wolfe sympathizes with Bush
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I think support for Bush is about not wanting to be led by East Coast pretensions. It is about not wanting to be led by people who are forever trying to force their twisted sense of morality onto us, which is a non-morality. That is constantly done, and there is real resentment
Author Tom Wolfe sympathizes with Bush
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