A collection of classic columns from one of New York's most celebrated journalists Although his career spans decades, the seven years that Jimmy Breslin spent at the New York Daily News sparked some of his finest work. When New York City tumbled into economic and social chaos at the end of the 1970s, Breslin was there. In his brief, insightful columns, he looked at the city not from the top down but from the bottom up. Eschewing the view of politicians, socialites, and captains of industry, Breslin's heroes are men like Jim Moran, the cop who drove John Lennon to the emergency room after he was shot, or Barney Baker, an ex-boxer who served as bodyguard to mobster Meyer Lansky. These are average people who see big things, and Breslin is their herald. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jimmy Breslin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.
"Superb . . . a master of the tough-talking, thoroughly researched, contentious, street-wise vignette."
San Francisco Chronicle
"[Breslin] is, to understate it, a provocative and entertaining writer who catches the color of the city and puts it down, often with flashes of poetry and imagery."
The New York Times
"Even if you despise New York and couldn't care less about one of its reporters, you can buy this book with confidence. Breslin's New York is no small world; his people, many of them underdogs, are universal, as are their humor and their laments."
