Sam Roberts (Author) Sam Roberts has written for the New York Times since 1983, where he has served as urban affairs correspondent since 2005. He is the author of numerous books on New York City, including Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America and A History of New York in 101 Objects. Pete Hamill (Foreword By) Pete Hamill, a Meyer Berger Award¿winning journalist, is the author of many bestsellers, including A Drinking Life and Forever.
Sam Roberts (Author) Sam Roberts has written for the New York Times since 1983, where he has served as urban affairs correspondent since 2005. He is the author of numerous books on New York City, including Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America and A History of New York in 101 Objects. Pete Hamill (Foreword By) Pete Hamill, a Meyer Berger Award¿winning journalist, is the author of many bestsellers, including A Drinking Life and Forever.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Sam Roberts has written for the New York Times since 1983, where he has served as urban affairs correspondent since 2005. He is the author of numerous books on New York City, including Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America and A History of New York in 101 Objects.
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Foreword by Pete Hamill xi Preface to the Fordham University Press Edition xv Introduction 1 Only in New York The Biggest Apple 7 The (How) Big Apple? 9 A Streetlight Named Desire 11 Fighting Words 14 Go Figure 17 Park No Cars 19 Where the Boys Are 22 To the Wind 25 Birds of a Feather 28 Where America Begins 31 A Nose for News 33 Fat City 36 Alfred E. Newsman 39 Angels in America 42 Black Like Me 44 Who Counts Most? 47 Baseball's Greatest Hit 50 Scoop 52 What's That Sound? 55 Sit Tight 57 Knowledge of Wealth 60 North by Northwest 63 Christmas in New York 65 What Has Four Wheels . . . ? 67 An Open- and- Shut Case 70 Eat Your Heart Out 73 New Yorkers A Place to Die For 79 The Best Policy 82 Survivor 85 Being There 88 No More Bull 91 Pay as You Go 94 Crimes of the Century 97 Articles of Faith 100 American Gangster 103 A Satisfying Life 106 Court of Public Opinion 109 The Mayor's Man 112 New York's Wild West Side 115 Dynasty 118 Hymie, We Hardly Knew Ye 121 Nowhere to Go But Up 124 History Lessons Lost and Founded 129 The Summer of Sam 131 The Little Steamboat That Could 134 Work Is a Four-Letter Word 136 What Drives Us 139 Election Lore 142 Evacuation Day 145 The First Thanksgiving 148 Don't Settle for Less 151 9/11 153 Dutch Treats 156 Washington Squared 159 Turnstile Justice 162 The Green Book 165 Thanks for the Lift 168 The Latest Poop 171 Let Them Eat Their Words 174 Four- Star Finale 177 Home, Sweet Home 179 Just the Other Day . . . 182 Tusk, Tusk 185 For the Record 188 The Blizzard of '06 191 The Melting Metaphor 193 My New York Hail Tilden High 199 Making It 202 The Apartment 205 The Other Summer of Sam 207 The Final Confession 210 Taking the Boy Out of Brooklyn 213 Something to Crow About 215 Please Don't Stop the Presses 218 An Affair of the Heart 221 Next 224 Seen on the Subway 227 Brownsville 230 Obama's New York 233 Acknowledgments 237
Foreword by Pete Hamill xi Preface to the Fordham University Press Edition xv Introduction 1 Only in New York The Biggest Apple 7 The (How) Big Apple? 9 A Streetlight Named Desire 11 Fighting Words 14 Go Figure 17 Park No Cars 19 Where the Boys Are 22 To the Wind 25 Birds of a Feather 28 Where America Begins 31 A Nose for News 33 Fat City 36 Alfred E. Newsman 39 Angels in America 42 Black Like Me 44 Who Counts Most? 47 Baseball's Greatest Hit 50 Scoop 52 What's That Sound? 55 Sit Tight 57 Knowledge of Wealth 60 North by Northwest 63 Christmas in New York 65 What Has Four Wheels . . . ? 67 An Open- and- Shut Case 70 Eat Your Heart Out 73 New Yorkers A Place to Die For 79 The Best Policy 82 Survivor 85 Being There 88 No More Bull 91 Pay as You Go 94 Crimes of the Century 97 Articles of Faith 100 American Gangster 103 A Satisfying Life 106 Court of Public Opinion 109 The Mayor's Man 112 New York's Wild West Side 115 Dynasty 118 Hymie, We Hardly Knew Ye 121 Nowhere to Go But Up 124 History Lessons Lost and Founded 129 The Summer of Sam 131 The Little Steamboat That Could 134 Work Is a Four-Letter Word 136 What Drives Us 139 Election Lore 142 Evacuation Day 145 The First Thanksgiving 148 Don't Settle for Less 151 9/11 153 Dutch Treats 156 Washington Squared 159 Turnstile Justice 162 The Green Book 165 Thanks for the Lift 168 The Latest Poop 171 Let Them Eat Their Words 174 Four- Star Finale 177 Home, Sweet Home 179 Just the Other Day . . . 182 Tusk, Tusk 185 For the Record 188 The Blizzard of '06 191 The Melting Metaphor 193 My New York Hail Tilden High 199 Making It 202 The Apartment 205 The Other Summer of Sam 207 The Final Confession 210 Taking the Boy Out of Brooklyn 213 Something to Crow About 215 Please Don't Stop the Presses 218 An Affair of the Heart 221 Next 224 Seen on the Subway 227 Brownsville 230 Obama's New York 233 Acknowledgments 237
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