Still in the Hamptons: More Tales of the Rich, the Famous, and

Still in the Hamptons: More Tales of the Rich, the Famous, and the Rest of Us (Excelsior Editions)

More encounters with sometimes rich, sometimes famous, but always quirky residents of the Hamptons, by the editor and publishers of Dan's Papers.

Yes, Dan Rattiner is still in the Hamptons, and after fifty-plus years on the eastern end of Long Island, most of them as publisher of the regionâ€™s free weekly newspaper, Danâ€™s Papers, he still has a lot of stories to tell. Here, offered in his signature dry, observant, and self-deprecating wit, are Rattinerâ€™s further encounters with the billionaires and celebrities, the farmers and fishermen, the eccentric artists and ordinary folks, who together make the Hamptons one of the most fashionable, exclusive, and entertaining communities in the United States. As Tom Wolfe once noted, â€œIf a guy says it happened in the Hamptons, and Dan Rattiner doesnâ€™t know about it, it didnâ€™t.â€

The people he writes about are presented in chronological order from 1959 to today, just as Rattiner lived it and has remembered it. Still in the Hamptons will help you understand what the Hamptons used to be and what it has become, and will provide an entertaining read along the way.

Praise for Dan Rattiner

â€œIf you pick up the East Hampton Star, youâ€™ll learn the who, what, and where. The why and how are more likely found in the pages of Danâ€™s Papers â€¦ If you want to understand the crazy quilt of art, sand, money, farmland, literature, golf clubs, divorces, sea spray, and the areaâ€™s remarkable blend of ego, generosity, and dedication to historic preservation, read Danâ€™s book, In the Hamptons, and its sequel, In the Hamptons Too.â€ â€” Alec Baldwin, from the Foreword of In the Hamptons Too

â€œDan Rattiner has been chronicling the people and events of the Hamptons for as long as Iâ€™ve been going there (since the sixties). If anyone wanted some insight into what made this area such an interesting place, all theyâ€™d need was a copy of In the Hamptons. Itâ€™s as close to rubbing elbows as you can get. Enjoy!â€ â€” Billy Joel

â€œIf there was an honorary mayor of the Hamptons it would have to be Dan Rattiner â€¦ a raconteur with a wicked sense of humor and an eye for detail.â€ â€” Long Island History Journal

â€œDanâ€™s memoirs are like Danâ€™s newspapers: charming, whimsical, fun, and filled with insightful knowledge of the East End conveyed with a twinkle in the eye. Come to think of it, that describes Dan in person as well! Buy this book!â€ â€” Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs

Dan Rattiner is an award-winning writer and the editor and publisher of Danâ€™s Papers, the free newspaper he founded in 1960 when he was twenty years old. He is the author of In the Hamptons: My Fifty Years with Farmers, Fishermen, Artists, Billionaires, and Celebrities and In the Hamptons Too: Further Encounters with Farmers, Fishermen, Artists, Billionaires, and Celebrities, also published by SUNY Press. He lives on Long Island.
Country USA
Manufacturer Excelsior Editions
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-07-15
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Excelsior Editions
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-07-15
Format	Kindle eBook

Still in the Hamptons: More Tales of the Rich, the Famous, and the Rest of Us (Excelsior Editions)

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