“In this millennially minded assemblage …
the grand impresario of new journalism revisits some of his
favorite targets … . Pleasures are to be had here—notably Wolfe’s
recent, previously audio-only novella, Ambush at
Fort Bragg.”
—The Washington Post Book
World
“As the pieces included in Hooking Up clearly demonstrate, he never lost his faultless reporter’s nose for a great story. Or a fur-flying, gunsa-blazin’ dogfight.”
—Matthew DeBord, Salon.com
“His discourse on the Jesuit priest and theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin is a surprising pleasure. Its irony and zest alone make one hope that Wolfe stays at his keyboard for many more years to come.”
—Karen R. Long, The Plain
Dealer (Cleveland)
“Wolfe proves he’s still the merry prankster of journalism … . When Wolfe leaves the pulpit for the pavement, his X-ray eyes still crinkle with wonder at every hilarious sideshow of the great American carnival. No one tells it better.”
—Kyle Smith, People Magazine
“Turn to the three essays grouped under the title ‘The Human Beast,’ and you will be in Wolfe heaven. The first of these … is an exuberant history of the birth of Silicon Valley … . ‘Digibabble, Fairy Dust, and the Human Anthill’ moves from the semiconductor industry to the Internet and then, by a kind of intuitive leap, to neuroscience and sociobiology. ‘Sorry, but Your Soul Just Died’ delves into brain imaging and the genetic determination of character. Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, closet Catholic Marshall McLuhan, and scientist Edmund O. Wilson (“Darwin II himself”) are the pivotal figures in these two essays.”
—Michael Upchurch, The
Seattle Times
“Wolfe’s insight, his bravura style, his fun tales, and his seamless writing skills are all on display … . It’s immensely rewarding.”
—G. William Gray, The
Tampa Tribune-Times