Home Town Long Island [Hardcover]

Newsday (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Newsday Books (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885134215
• ISBN-13: 978-1885134219
• Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 10.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,511,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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51 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Home Town Long Island by BILLY JOEL?, December 25, 1999

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David W Mesce (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Town Long Island (Hardcover)

This book is informative. I was disappointed because it has been advertised everywhere as a book about Billy Joel and his life in Long Island. In fact this book is about Long Island and has write ups about many different celebrities from L.I. and history of Long Island. It states on the cover that the foreward is by Billy Joel. If you are interested in L.I. this book is EXCELLENT (5 stars ). If you are looking for a book on Billy Joel you can bypass this purchase (1 star ).

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A LONG ISLAND TREASURE, October 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Home Town Long Island (Hardcover)

this book is terrific - it gives a brief town by town overview of every town on Long Island- with interesting historical notes and trivia plus a lot of info on celebrities who come from Long Island which includes lots of surprises. An excellent companion to the Long Island Our Story masterwork

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars an x-long islander reviews, May 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Home Town Long Island (Hardcover)

i thought i'd write since only review was from someone expecting more on billy joel. i got book to reminisce about growing up on long island and to reaquaint myself with places and towns. the book does this more than adequately. alot of pictures, history, and information along with reminiscences by "notable" long islanders (b. joel included). i might have liked alittle more on the entertainment side for the different decades (ie the places we went to) but all in all a nice book to have and pass on.