David Blum (1) (1955–)

Author of President Barack Obama: The Kindle Singles Interview

For other authors named David Blum, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

David Blum has written regularly for New York Magazine, Esquire, and the New York Times Magazine. He is the television critic for the New York Sun and teaches at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He lives with his wife and children in New York City

Works by David Blum

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President Barack Obama: The Kindle Singles Interview (2013) 77 copies, 2 reviews

Tick... Tick... Tick...: The Long Life & Turbulent Times of 60 Minutes (2004) 54 copies, 1 review

Flash in the Pan: Life and Death of an American Restaurant (1992) 28 copies, 1 review

Anthony Bourdain: The Kindle Singles Interview (Kindle Single) (2013) 17 copies

Counterterrorism and threat finance analysis during wartime (2015) 4 copies

Nikki Finke: The Kindle Singles Interview (Kindle Single) (2014) 1 copy

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Associated Works

My Wall Street Journal (2008) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Birthdate: 1955-12-25
Gender: female
Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA
Education: University of Chicago (AB ∙ English ∙ 1977)
Occupations: journalist
editor
Relationships: Minsky, Terri (spouse)
Organizations: Wall Street Journal

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President Barack Obama by David Blum

The President does a good job presenting his message about the future of the American middle class.

Obama comes across as an extremely intelligent man who understands all the factors affecting the United States and its citizens.

The interviewer seemed a tad starstruck and did not follow up on those portions of his questions which were not answered.

Bad cover photo.

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nospi | 1 other review | Feb 7, 2016 |

Flash in the Pan: Life and Death of an American… by David Blum

The topic of this book was fascinating, but the style was very tough to slog through. I only made it halfway through the book before I couldn't take it anymore. It's written with the same style as a voice-over in a crime re-enactment. It's a true story, but it's written in the present tense which I find very odd. I wouldn't recommend it.

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sbloom42 | May 21, 2014 |

President Barack Obama: The Kindle Singles Interview… by David Blum

It was kind of mediocre. Not anything new or exciting from the mouth of our president. I picked it up because it was a free read.