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The Fiddler in the Subway

By Gene Weingarten

The Fiddler in the Subway

By Gene Weingarten

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Description
GENE WEINGARTEN IS THE O. HENRY OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM Simply the best storyteller around, Weingarten describes the world as you think it is before revealing how it actually is--in narratives that are by turns hilarious, heartwarming, and provocative, but always memorable. Millions of people know the title piece about violinist Joshua Bell, which originally began as a stunt: What would happen if you put a world-class musician outside a Washington, D.C., subway station to play for spare change? Would anyone even notice? The answer was no. Weingarten's story went viral, becoming a widely referenced lesson about life lived too quickly. Other classic stories--the one about "The Great Zucchini," a wildly popular but personally flawed children's entertainer; the search for the official "Armpit of America"; a profile of the typical American nonvoter--all of them reveal as much about their readers as they do their subjects.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2010-07-06
Publication Date:
2010-07-06
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1439181594
ISBN13:
9781439181591
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
360 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
214 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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