Grand Central winter : stories from the street
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New York : Seven Stories Press, ©1998., New York : Seven Stories Press, [1998].
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Seven Stories Press first edition.
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Gilpin County Public Library - NONFICTION | 362.5 STRINGE | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Seven Stories Press, ©1998., New York : Seven Stories Press, [1998].
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Book
Edition
Seven Stories Press first edition.
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239 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Whether Lee Stringer is describing "God's corner" as he calls 42nd Street, or his friend Suzy, a hooker and "past-due tourist" whose infant child he sometimes babysits, whether he is recounting his experiences at Street News, where he began hawking the newspaper for a living wage, then wrote articles, and served for a time as muckraking senior editor, whether it is his adventures in New York's infamous Tombs jail, or performing community service, or sleeping in the tunnels below Grand Central Station by night and collecting cans by day, this is a book rich with small acts of kindness, humor and even heroism alongside the expected violence and desperation of life on the street. Two events rise over Grand Central Winter like sentinels: Stringer's discovery of crack cocaine and his catching the writing bug. Between these two very different yet oddly similar activities, Lee's life unwound itself, during the 1980s, and took the shape of an odyssey, an epic struggle to find meaning and happiness in arid times. He eventually beat the first addiction with help from a treatment program. The second addiction, writing, has hold of him still
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stringer, L. (1998). Grand Central winter: stories from the street (Seven Stories Press first edition.). Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stringer, Lee. 1998. Grand Central Winter: Stories From the Street. Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stringer, Lee. Grand Central Winter: Stories From the Street Seven Stories Press, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stringer, Lee. Grand Central Winter: Stories From the Street Seven Stories Press first edition., Seven Stories Press, 1998.
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