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Pete Hamill
Born
in Brooklyn, New York, The United States
June 24, 1935
Died
August 05, 2020
Website
Twitter
Genre
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Forever
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published
2002
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4 editions
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Snow in August
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published
1997
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7 editions
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North River
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published
2007
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24 editions
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A Drinking Life
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Downtown: My Manhattan
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Tabloid City
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published
2011
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28 editions
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Why Sinatra Matters
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published
1998
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31 editions
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The Gift
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The Christmas Kid: And Other Brooklyn Stories
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published
2012
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10 editions
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The Guns of Heaven
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published
1983
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15 editions
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“There are 10,000 books in my library, and it will keep growing until I die. This has exasperated my daughters, amused my friends and baffled my accountant. If I had not picked up this habit in the library long ago, I would have more money in the bank today; I would not be richer.”
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“I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful.”
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“"The wanderer in Manhattan must go forth with a certain innocence, because New York is best seen with innocent eyes. It doesn't matter if you are younger or old. Reading our rich history makes the experience more layered, but it is not a substitute for walking the streets themselves. For old-timer or newcomer, it is essential to absorb the city as it is now in order to shape your own nostalgias.
That's why I always urge the newcomer to surrender to the city's magic. Forget the irritations and the occasional rudeness; they bother New Yorkers too. Instead, go down to the North River and the benches that run along the west side of Battery Park City. Watch the tides or the blocks of ice in winter; they have existed since the time when the island was empty of man. Gaze at the boats. Look across the water at the Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island, the place to which so many of the New York tribe came in order to truly live. Learn the tale of our tribe, because it's your tribe too, no matter where you were born. Listen to its music and its legends. Gaze at its ruins and monuments. Walk its sidewalks and run fingers upon the stone and bricks and steel of our right-angled streets. Breathe the air of the river breeze."”
― Downtown: My Manhattan
That's why I always urge the newcomer to surrender to the city's magic. Forget the irritations and the occasional rudeness; they bother New Yorkers too. Instead, go down to the North River and the benches that run along the west side of Battery Park City. Watch the tides or the blocks of ice in winter; they have existed since the time when the island was empty of man. Gaze at the boats. Look across the water at the Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island, the place to which so many of the New York tribe came in order to truly live. Learn the tale of our tribe, because it's your tribe too, no matter where you were born. Listen to its music and its legends. Gaze at its ruins and monuments. Walk its sidewalks and run fingers upon the stone and bricks and steel of our right-angled streets. Breathe the air of the river breeze."”
― Downtown: My Manhattan
Polls
As is the tradition for TuesBookTalk, we will be reading a Christmas book in December. The books I've chosen are all relatively short so we can have our discussions early in the month to make room for the holidays at the end. Last day to vote in this poll will be Sunday, November 9.
The Stupidest Angel
Christopher Moore
Christopher Moore
Jacob T. Marley
R. William Bennett
R. William Bennett
The Gift
Pete Hamill
Pete Hamill
Home for Christmas
Andrew M. Greeley
Andrew M. Greeley
The Christmas Chronicles: The Legend of Santa Claus
Tim Slover
Tim Slover
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| Book Nook Cafe: What I read in April 2011 | 52 | 79 | May 07, 2011 09:16AM | |
| Book Nook Cafe: What I read in June 2011 | 158 | 92 | Aug 05, 2011 05:37PM | |
| The Seasonal Read...: Summer Challenge 2011: Reading Plans | 44 | 301 | Aug 20, 2011 01:54PM |
