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Stephen Fried is an American investigative journalist, non-fiction author, essayist and adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. His first book, Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia (Pocket), a biography of model Gia Carangi and her era, was published in 1993. He has since written Bitter Pills: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs (Bantam 1998), an investigation of medication safety and the pharmaceutical-industrial complex; The New Rabbi (Bantam 2002), which weaves the dramatic search for a new religious leader at one of the nation's most influential houses of worship with a meditation on the author's Jewish upbringing; Husbandry (Bantam 2007), a collection of essays on marriage and men; and Appetite for America: How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Empire that Civilized the Wild West (Bantam 2010), the first biography of restaurant and hotel entrepreneur Fred Harvey.

Fried is also an award-winning writer, a two-time recipient of the National Magazine Award, and has written for GQ, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Parade, Ladies' Home Journal and Philadelphia magazine, where he was also editor-in-chief in 1999 and 2000. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, author Diane Ayres.

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Total Books: 21
Rush Revolution Madness and Benjamin Rush the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father
A Common Struggle A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction
A Common Struggle
2015 - A Common Struggle (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780399173325
ISBN-10: 0399173323
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Health, Fitness & Dieting
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Appetite for America Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild WestOne Meal at a Time
Mobile Device Security A Comprehensive Guide to Securing Your Information in a Moving World
Appetite for America How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Hospitality Empire That Civilized the Wild West
Husbandry Sex Love  Dirty LaundryInside the Minds of Married Men
The New Rabbi
2003 - The New Rabbi (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780553380750
ISBN-10: 0553380753
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Substores
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The New Rabbi  A Congregation Searches for Its Leader
2002 - The New Rabbi a Congregation Searches for Its Leader (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780553801033
ISBN-10: 0553801031
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Substores
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Thing of Beauty The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia
2001 - Thing of Beauty the Tragedy of Supermodel Gia (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780785769705
ISBN-10: 0785769706
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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Bitter Pills  Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs
Older Adulthood Learning Activities for Understanding Aging
Estrategias
Estrategias [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788433007285
ISBN-10: 8433007289
Genres: Business & Money, Nonfiction
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