Interesting New York Book

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Wow! This book is about a small neighborhood in New York City and the people who lived there in the past and some who still live there today. Some of the residents are famous (John Lennon, Charles Kuralt, Auntie Mame, Sid Vicious, etc) and some are just everyday people. The stories that the author, a lifelong resident of the neighborhood, tells include them all! Some of the stories are inspirational, some are funny, some are sad, and some are just plain tragic. They are all interesting and entertaining though. The stories span over a hundred years or so and includes many accurate historical references. The book covers the great depression, immigration, the cold war, women's lib, and even the AIDS epidemic.

The book shows me how truly dull and boring my own upbringing was and how uninteresting my current neighborhood is! My only criticism is that a few of the stories were a bit long and, in my opinion, dragged out a bit too long.