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name: Michael Takiff
about: Michael Takiff is an independent scholar and oral historian whose writing hasappeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and The Huffington Post (on HuffPo, see his recent piece "Bill Clinton Feud With RachelMaddow Springs From a Legacy Full of Contradictions"). A graduate of Yale University and a former comedy writer and comedian, Takiff is the author of the oral history Brave Men, Gentle Heroes: American Fathers and Sons in World War II and Vietnam. Brave Men, Gentle Heroes was chosenby the Washington Post as a Critics Pick and was praised as a superb oralhistory (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), a major contribution (LibraryJournal), and a stirring collection (AARP Magazine).Michael Takiff lives in New York City. Michael Takiff is an independent scholar and oral historian whose writing hasappeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and The Huffington Post (on HuffPo, see his recent piece "Bill Clinton Feud With RachelMaddow Springs From a Legacy Full of Contradictions"). A graduate of Yale University and a former comedy writer and comedian, Takiff is the author of the oral history Brave Men, Gentle Heroes: American Fathers and Sons in World War II and Vietnam. Brave Men, Gentle Heroes was chosenby the Washington Post as a Critics Pick and was praised as a superb oralhistory (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), a major contribution (LibraryJournal), and a stirring collection (AARP Magazine).Michael Takiff lives in New York City. More information about him and A Complicated Man, includinglinks to video and audio recordings of interviews, go to http://michaeltakiff.com/." ...more