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Product Description: When Manhattan joints were hung out to dry, the Booze-oizie sniveled, then pirouetted on their stools to find reasonably palatable Speakeasy facsimiles. These Prohibition hangouts each had their own flavor, decorum, decor and formula for ducking the law...read more
By Pete Hamill (introduced by), Al Hirschfeld and Gordon Kahn
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9781557836762 | Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, October 5, 2005, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: When Manhattan joints were hung out to dry, the Booze-oizie sniveled, then pirouetted on their stools to find reasonably palatable Speakeasy facsimiles.

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Product Description: The letters present two great XX century Nobel Prize writers grieving for the ruined world. In the 1930s and 1940s, they rail against the stupidity of war and the cowardice of diplomats, against the social savagery of the Nazis, against the blind forces of abstraction and nationalism...read more
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9780974261553 | Jorge Pinto Books Inc, July 30, 2005, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The letters present two great XX century Nobel Prize writers grieving for the ruined world.

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A history of Manhattan from the perspective of a forty-year journalist conveys the author's intimate knowledge of the region's neighborhoods and people, from former 1920s speakeasies and the alleyways of the meat-packing district to the streets of Greenwich Village and the cobblestones of South Street Seaport. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.
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9780316734516 | Little Brown & Co, December 1, 2004, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: A history of Manhattan from the perspective of a forty-year journalist conveys the author's intimate knowledge of the region's neighborhoods and people, from former 1920s speakeasies to the cobblestones of South Street Seaport.

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9780316010689 | Reprint edition (Back Bay Books, November 8, 2005), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A history of Manhattan from the perspective of a forty-year journalist conveys the author's intimate knowledge of the region's neighborhoods and people, from former 1920s speakeasies to the cobblestones of South Street Seaport.

Miscellaneous:

9780759512979 | Little Brown & Co, December 1, 2004, cover price $9.99

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9781586217297 | Abridged edition (Hachette Audio, December 1, 2004), cover price $31.98 | About this edition: A history of Manhattan from the perspective of a forty-year journalist conveys the author's intimate knowledge of the region's neighborhoods and people, from former 1920s speakeasies to the cobblestones of South Street Seaport.

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Extraordinary images from the long-time Garden photographer, accompanied by essays from Woody Allen, Billy Crystal, Mario Cuomo, Bill Bradley, Spike Lee, and others, celebrate the remarkable events to which Madison Square Garden has played host from its initial opening in 1879, capturing memorable moments in sports and entertainment history. 25,000 first printing.
By Pete Hamill (introduced by) and George Kalinsky (editor)
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9781584793434 | Stewart Tabori & Chang, November 1, 2004, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Extraordinary images from the long-time Garden photographer, accompanied by essays from Woody Allen, Billy Crystal, Mario Cuomo, Bill Bradley, Spike Lee, and others, celebrate the remarkable events to which Madison Square Garden has played host from its initial opening in 1879, capturing memorable moments in sports and entertainment history.

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Masters of the mystery genre and the best of New York's literary fiction community come together in an anthology of chilling, brilliant stories each set in a distinct neighborhood of Brooklyn, featuring contributions by Pete Hamill, Nelson George, Pearl Abraham, Chris Niles, Maggie Estep, Arthur Nersesian, Sidney Offit, and others. Original.
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9781888451580 | Akashic Books, June 1, 2004, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Masters of the mystery genre and the best of New York's literary fiction community come together in an anthology of chilling, brilliant stories each set in a distinct neighborhood of Brooklyn, featuring contributions by Pete Hamill, Nelson George, Pearl Abraham, Chris Niles, Maggie Estep, Arthur Nersesian, Sidney Offit, and others.

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Collects several of Mark Twain's short stories, including 'Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog,' 'Political Economy,' and 'Extracts from Adam's Diary.'
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9780812971187 | Modern Library, April 1, 2004, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Collects several of Mark Twain's short stories, including 'Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog,' 'Political Economy,' and 'Extracts from Adam's Diary.

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Including text by author Pete Hamill, 'New York Exposed' is an visual record of the city over eight decades - full of surprises, drama, and fun.
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9780810982406 | Harry N Abrams Inc, March 1, 2004, cover price $19.98 | About this edition: Including text by author Pete Hamill, 'New York Exposed' is an visual record of the city over eight decades - full of surprises, drama, and fun.

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Product Description: Meyer (Mike) Berger was one of the greatest journalists of this century. A reporter and columnist for The New York Times for thirty years, he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for his account of the murder of thirteen people by a deranged war veteran in Camden, New Jersey...read more
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9780823223275 | Fordham Univ Pr, March 1, 2004, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Meyer (Mike) Berger was one of the greatest journalists of this century.

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9780823223282 | Fordham Univ Pr, March 1, 2004, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Meyer (Mike) Berger was one of the greatest journalists of this century.

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Documents the political, economic, and social changes that took place in Mexico during the first four decades of the twentieth century through a series of regional photos and portraits of such figures as dictator Porfirio Díaz, first republican president Benito Juárez, and revolutionary Pancho Villa; in a collection complemented by an essay on the photographer and period Mexico.
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9781931788229 | Aperture, October 1, 2003, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: Documents the political, economic, and social changes that took place in Mexico during the first four decades of the twentieth century through a series of regional photos and portraits of such figures as dictator Porfirio Díaz, first republican president Benito Juárez, and revolutionary Pancho Villa; in a collection complemented by an essay on the photographer and period Mexico.

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Product Description: Photojournalist Eddie Adams invited photography students to document 9/11/02 in the five boroughs to illustrate the resilience of New Yorkers. "Assignment: We Love New York!" brought 101 participants - many of whom were visiting New York for the first time - into the city, where they focused their cameras on the upbeat daily life of the Big Apple...read more
By Eddie Adams Workshop and Pete Hamill (introduced by)
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9780815681380 | Syracuse Univ Pr, August 1, 2003, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Photojournalist Eddie Adams invited photography students to document 9/11/02 in the five boroughs to illustrate the resilience of New Yorkers.

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Product Description: Introduction by Pete Hamill. When Manhattan joints were hung out to dry, the Booze-oizie sniveled, then pirouetted on their stools to find reasonably palatable Speakeasy facsimiles. These Prohibition hangouts each had their own flavor, decorum, dTcor and
By Pete Hamill (introduced by), Al Hirschfeld and Gordon Kahn
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9781557835185 | 1 edition (Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, August 1, 2003), cover price $32.95 | About this edition: Introduction by Pete Hamill.

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Product Description: A novel of the Fifties.
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9780786016389 | Pinnacle Books, June 1, 2003, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A novel of the Fifties.
9781558173859 | Reprint edition (Pinnacle Books, August 1, 1990), cover price $5.50 | About this edition: A romantic, tragic tale set in the 1950s tells of Brooklyn-born Michael Devlin's journey into the deep South, his aspirations as a cartoonist, his love for Eden Santana, and their heartwrenching parting

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An intriguing anthology of literary and historical writings on the subject of addiction includes a variety of fictional excerpts, memoirs, and essays by Aldous Huxley, Edgar Allan Poe, Leo Tolstoy, Jack London, Dorothy Parker, William S. Burroughs, John Cheever, O. Henry, Sigmund Freud, and other authors, past and present. Original. 15,000 first printing. (view table of contents)
By Pete Hamill (foreword by) and Rebecca Shannonhouse
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9780375757167 | Modern Library, February 1, 2003, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: An anthology of literary and historical writings on the subject of addiction includes a variety of fictional excerpts, memoirs, and essays by past and present authors such as Aldous Huxley, Edgar Allan Poe, and Leo Tolstoy.

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Product Description: Brooklyn, New York, a borough of New York City, is known for its distinctive vernacular, its communal feel on the fringes of a booming city, and its famous bridge, a gateway to the unlimited opportunities in Manhattan. Of course, Coney Island deserves a mention as it garners its own fame independent of Brooklyn, its parent locale...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Pete Hamill (foreword by), John B. Manbeck (editor) and Robert Singer (editor)
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9780786414055 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, January 1, 2003, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Brooklyn, New York, a borough of New York City, is known for its distinctive vernacular, its communal feel on the fringes of a booming city, and its famous bridge, a gateway to the unlimited opportunities in Manhattan.

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Moving from Ireland to New York City in 1741, Cormac O'Connor witnesses the city's transformation into a thriving metropolis while he explores the mysteries of time, loss, and love. By the author of Snow in August and A Drinking Life. 150,000 first printing.
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9780316341110 | 1 edition (Little Brown & Co, January 1, 2003), cover price $25.95 | About this edition: Moving from Ireland to New York City in 1741, Cormac O'Connor witnesses the city's transformation into a thriving metropolis while he explores the mysteries of time, loss, and love.

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Product Description: "ARTnews", the oldest art magazine in America and the most widely circulated art magazine in the world, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2002. This volume celebrates and commemorates this milestone event, presenting 100 photographic portraits commissioned by and reproduced in the magazine since its origin...read more
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9780300097528 | Yale Univ Pr, November 1, 2002, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: "ARTnews", the oldest art magazine in America and the most widely circulated art magazine in the world, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2002.

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A biography of the noted Mexican muralist discusses his art, his political ties and beliefs, and his marriage to the painter Frida Kahlo.
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9780810932340 | Harry N Abrams Inc, September 1, 1999, cover price $49.50 | About this edition: A biography of the noted Mexican muralist discusses his art, his political ties and beliefs, and his marriage to the painter Frida Kahlo

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9780810990821 | Harry N Abrams Inc, October 2, 2002, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: A biography of the noted Mexican muralist discusses his art, his political ties and beliefs, and his marriage to the painter Frida Kahlo.

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Looks at New York City's waterfront and maritime culture through essays about the author's travels around the city.
By Pete Hamill (foreword by), William Kornblum and Oliver Williams (illustrator)
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9781565122659 | 1 edition (Algonquin Books, May 3, 2002), cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Looks at New York City's waterfront and maritime culture through essays about the author's travels around the city.

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Essays and reminiscences by David Halberstam, Yogi Berra, Frank McCourt, Mary Higgins Clark, and others discuss the special attractions of a World Series between two New York City teams and the highlights of such series over the years.
By Pete Hamill (editor)
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9780743218085 | Simon & Schuster, December 1, 2000, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Essays and reminiscences by David Halberstam, Yogi Berra, Frank McCourt, Mary Higgins Clark, and others discuss the special attractions of a World Series between two New York City teams and the highlights of such series over the years.

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Journalistic essays offer commentary on American immigration policy toward Mexico, Mike Tyson, television, crack, Northern Ireland, and Octavio Paz
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9780316341042 | Little Brown & Co, January 1, 1996, cover price $32.00 | About this edition: Journalistic essays offer commentary on American immigration policy toward Mexico, Mike Tyson, television, crack, Northern Ireland, and Octavio Paz

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9780316340984 | Reprint edition (Back Bay Books, May 1, 1997), cover price $21.99 | About this edition: Journalistic essays offer commentary on American immigration policy toward Mexico, Mike Tyson, television, crack, Northern Ireland, and Octavio Paz

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Product Description: Photographs by John Goodman, Text by Pete Hamill. A chronicle of all the legends who have trained at the Times Square Gym, from Muhammad Ali to Anthony Green. Nice black and white photography.
By John Goodman (photographer) and Pete Hamill
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9781886212060 | Distributed Art Pub Inc, December 1, 1996, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Photographs by John Goodman, Text by Pete Hamill.

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9780810938731 | Harry N Abrams Inc, September 1, 1995, cover price $39.95

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Product Description: Pete Hamill, columnist and author of gritty stories about New York, turns his attention to Tokyo with stories about international love affairs, and unexpected relationships between Japan and the West.
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9784770016973 | Kodansha Amer Inc, February 1, 1993, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Stories set in Tokyo deal with a blind musician who has trouble communicating with an interviewer, a young American obsessed with Kurosawa films, a love affair between an American TV journalist and a Japanese combat photographer, and two boxers

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9784770019509 | Reprint edition (Kodansha Amer Inc, July 1, 1995), cover price $10.00 | About this edition: Pete Hamill, columnist and author of gritty stories about New York, turns his attention to Tokyo with stories about international love affairs, and unexpected relationships between Japan and the West.

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Product Description: This is the definitive photographic history of organized crime in America. Companion to the FOX TV Special, executive produced by Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wise Guys (the book behind Goodfellas).
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9780006382713 | Collins Pub San Francisco, June 1, 1994, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: This is the definitive photographic history of organized crime in America.

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A romantic, tragic tale set in the 1950s tells of Brooklyn-born Michael Devlin's journey into the deep South, his aspirations as a cartoonist, his love for Eden Santana, and their heartwrenching parting
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9780394575285 | Random House Inc, March 1, 1989, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A romantic, tragic tale set in the 1950s tells of Brooklyn-born Michael Devlin's journey into the deep South, his aspirations as a cartoonist, his love for Eden Santana, and their heartwrenching parting

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