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Back Where I Came From [Paperback]

A. J. Liebling (Author)
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April 1, 1990
With wry wit and knowing affection, Liebling describes a host of colorful metropolitan characters, including the mayor of Mulberry Street, a professional faster who weighs 260 pounds, and more.


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About the Author

A.J. Liebling joined the staff of The New Yorker in 1935, where his "Wayward Press" columns became a model of fine journalistic writing. Other Liebling titles available from North Point Press are Between Meals, The Honest Rainmaker, and The Neutral Corner: Uncollected Boxing Essays.

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  • Paperback: 289 pages
  • Publisher: North Point Press (April 1, 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0865474257
  • ISBN-13: 978-0865474253
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #885,284 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Broadway storekeeper, December 18, 2000
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Gary Britson (Des Moines, IA USA) - See all my reviews
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Two stories in this book--Broadway Storekeeper and Tummler--are among the best pieces of reportage I have ever read. They offer everything modern journalism lacks--taste, gentle humor, appreciation instead of scorn for the unusual, and a broad, affectionate view of the world. The whole book is a pleasure, but these two stories should be in every anthology of American reporting. Liebling was one of a kind.
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5.0 out of 5 stars NY Underbelly, July 14, 2008
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bassoonmuse "godbassoon" (Palo Alto, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I am a sucker for NYC history and the great Leibling serves it up on a silver platter here. The offbeat and oddities that he finds so fascinating remind us of another time. The only thing better is when he recalls Parisian meals from the 20's.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A J Liebling and New York, October 12, 2010
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Liebling lovers will appreciate this selection of pieces about NYC in the thirties. He knows his city and its grifters, jockeys, hustlers. He knows them, loves them and was able to write about them as no one else has done before or since.
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