The Philadelphia Reader. This item is unavailable.
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Language: English
Published by TEMPLE UNIV PR, 2006
- Hardcover
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Drawing from the Philadelphia magazine, this is a collection of profiles of the famous, infamous, and nearly famous in Philadelphia. It includes essays on athletes, such as: Mike Schmidt and Dr J captains of industry, including Brian Roberts and the pol.
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- Title
- The Philadelphia Reader
- Author
- Robert Huber|Benjamin Wallace
- Publisher
- TEMPLE UNIV PR
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1592134602
- ISBN 13
- 9781592134601
Do you love Philadelphia? Do you love good writing? Well, this is the book for you. It's about the people of Philadelphia--the good, the fine, and the imperfect. Yes, the sports heroes are here--Mike Schmidt, Julius (Dr. J.) Erving. And the politicians--Ed Rendell, John Street. And the moguls--Brian Roberts, Comcast honcho. And the would-be moguls--Mark Yagalla, world-class embezzler. And so many more, including--writing in their own words--Terry Gross, Patti LaBelle, W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Judy Wicks, Judith Rodin, and Smarty Jones (proving that this horse is no one-trick pony). And so many more--25 of them in all. The people--and the horse--who have meant something to this city during the last 20 years. Ripped from the pages of "Philadelphia "magazine (well, OK, carefully removed and lovingly pasted into this book), here are profiles of the people who made an era.
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About the Author
Robert Huber is senior editor at Philadelphia magazine.
Benjamin Wallace is editor-at-large at Philadelphia magazine.
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