A classic work on Broadway sharpers, grifters, and con men by the
late, great "New Yorker journalist A. J. Liebling.
Often referred to as "Liebling lowlife pieces," the essays in "The
Telephone Booth Indian boisterously celebrate raffishness. A. J.
Liebling appreciated a good scam and knew how to cultivate the
scammers. Telephone Booth Indians (entrepreneurs so impecunious
that they conduct business from telephone booths in the lobbies of
New York City office buildings) and a host of other petty nomads of
Broadway--with names like Marty the Clutch and Count de
Pennies--are the protagonists in this incomparable Liebling work.
In "The Telephone Booth Indian, Liebling proves just why he was the
go-to man on New York lowlife and con culture; this is the master
at the top of his form, uncovering scam after scam and writing
about them with the wit and charisma that established him as one of
the greatest journalists of his generation and one of New York's
finest cultural chroniclers.
General
| Imprint: |
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Del
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Library of Larceny |
| Release date: |
July 2004 |
| First published: |
July 2004 |
| Authors: |
A.J. Liebling
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| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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| Pages: |
272 |
| Edition: |
1st Broadway Books trade pbk. ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7679-1736-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Crime & criminology >
General
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| LSN: |
0-7679-1736-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780767917360 |
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