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Peter Birkenhead

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Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction

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Peter Birkenhead is the author of GONVILLE: A Memoir (Free Press) He is a regular contributor to Salon.com, where he writes personal essays and cultural criticism. An essay about Oprah's endorsement of The Secret was the most-read piece on the site in 2007. He's also a regular contributor to Marie Claire Magazine, and has written for GQ, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and other publications. As an actor he has extensive stage and television credits. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jenny, and daughter, Alice. ...more

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Gonville: A Memoir
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“There is no distance greater than the thickness of a human skull."

2000 Miles for Dinner, Marie Claire”
― Peter Birkenhead, Gonville: A Memoir
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“Doubt is the hill that hope climbs. Without it our spirits atrophy."

Better to be Hamlet than President George, Salon, 1/7, 2007”
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“Doubt is the hill that hope climbs. Without it our spirits atrophy."

Better to be Hamlet than President George, Salon, 1/7, 2007”
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“There is no distance greater than the thickness of a human skull."

2000 Miles for Dinner, Marie Claire”
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