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Highlights
- No writer in America has a better feel for the country's rythms, richness, and rewards than bestselling author and syndicated columnist Bob Greene.
- Author(s): Bob Greene
- 304 Pages
- Social Science,
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About the Book
This treasury of best-loved columns by Bob Greene of the "Chicago Tribune" offers a movable feast of American life as the journalist travels across the country to tell the stories that don't make the headlines. Now in paperback for the first time, these tales are guaranteed to lift the spirit and stir the soul.Book Synopsis
No writer in America has a better feel for the country's rythms, richness, and rewards than bestselling author and syndicated columnist Bob Greene. With the color and depth of a novel, this treasury of best-loved columns captures America's small triumphs and all-too-human tragedies as Greene travels across the country to tell the stories that don't make the headlines. A small-town cop saves a child's life by double-checking, on a hunch, a closed case of suspected abuse. Frank Sinatra, on his last concert tour, shares off-the-cuff wisdom about fame, craft, and shifting fortunes. An impoverished father gives his son the best trip he can -- on the free trains out to the Atlanta airport's boarding gates. Funny, gripping, heartrending, and exhilarating, these unforgettable stories are guaranteed to lift the spirit and stir the soul.
Review Quotes
"It's a hard heart that won't be touched...There is something for everyone in this variety pack of American life."-- "New York Times Book Review