I, Koch: A Decidedly Unauthorized Biography of the Mayor of New York City, Edward I. Koch - Hardcover

Browne, Arthur; Collins, Dan; Goodwin, Michael

 
9780396086475: I, Koch: A Decidedly Unauthorized Biography of the Mayor of New York City, Edward I. Koch
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0396086470 ISBN 13: 9780396086475
Publisher: Dodd Mead, 1985

Synopsis

Three journalists combine their own observations with anecdotes from Koch's friends and critics to capture all the facets of the outspoken, enigmatic mayor

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Reviews

Written by three New York reporters, this book was originally conceived as a rebuttal to Mayor (LJ 5/1/84). The authors contend that Mayor `` distorted reality by omitting facts that did not fit Koch's view of himself . '' Indeed, the champion of Mayor bears little resemblance to the opportunist depicted by Browne and Co. From the earliest days of his career, the authors contend, Koch has singlemindedly pursued political power to the point of neglecting social relationships entirely. They dismiss the recurrent innuendoes concerning the mayor's sexual preference, portraying Koch as asexual because he devotes himself so completely to self-aggrandizement. More seriously, they quote the mayor of the world's most ethnically diverse city as calling a black congressman a ``Watusi'' and a ``Zulu warrior.'' An essential purchase for libraries that own Mayor . Kathleen Hoeth, NYPL
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher
Dodd Mead
Publication date
1985
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0396086470
ISBN 13 
9780396086475
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
304