Thurber A Biography Author:Burton Bernstein In life, James Thurber called himself "a wide-eyed son of a bitch with a glass in his hand." Here, in Burton Bernstein's indispensable biography, readers learn how the famed New Yorker humorist and columnist changed from a shy, handicapped Ohioan to the tormented man be became. The author will be featured on a PBS documentary on Thurber this spr... more »ing. 27 line illustations.« less