04271nam 2200649Ia 450 991096924330332120200520144314.097866110937099781281093707128109370X97815921377181592137717(CKB)1000000000339845(EBL)298891(OCoLC)476075108(SSID)ssj0000220785(PQKBManifestationID)11199377(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000220785(PQKBWorkID)10144744(PQKB)10983504(MiAaPQ)EBC298891(Perlego)2040041(EXLCZ)99100000000033984520060217d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Philadelphia reader /edited by Robert Huber and Benjamin Wallace ; foreword by Buzz Bissinger1st ed.Philadelphia Temple University Press20061 online resource (297 p.)Articles originally published in Philadelphia magazine.9781592134601 1592134602 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Foreword By Buzz Bissinger; Introduction; PART ONE: 1988 TO 1994; Mrs. Nose Builds Her Dream Closet (Sandra Newman) By Lisa DePaulo; The Transmogrification of Arlen Specter By Alicia Mundy; Presumed Innocent (Mumia Abu-Jamal) By Devin Leonard; My Philadelphia Story: W. Wilson Goode, Sr. Interview by Roxanne Patel; Bobby Simone's Last 1,000 Martinis By Lisa DePaulo; ""How Many Ed Rendells Are There?" By Lisa DePaulo; PART TWO: 1995 TO 1999; End of the Line (Robert Montgomery Scott) By Mark Kram Jr.; The Unloved (Mike Schmidt) By Larry PlattA Proper Distance (Anne d'Harnoncourt) By Amy DonohueMy Philadelphia Story: Judy Wicks Interview by Benjamin Wallace; Roberts Rules (Brian Roberts) By Larry Platt; Murder, He Sculpted (Frank Bender) By Sabrina Rubin Erdely; Who's Afraid of Richard Glanton? By Mark Cohen; My Philadelphia Story: Judith Rodin Interview by Sabrina Rubin Erdely; The Trouble with Harry (Harry Jay Katz) By Stephen Rodrick; Richard Sprague Knows Everything By Buzz Bissinger; Shut Up, You Wimps, and Pull (Mike Teti) By Christopher McDougall; My Philadelphia Story: Terry Gross Interview by Robert HuberPART THREE: 2000 TO 2004Second Coming (Mayor John Street) By Christopher McDougall; Night Moves (M. Night Shyamalan) By Maximillian Potter; Vernon the Barbarian (Vernon Hill) By Larry Platt; My Philadelphia Story: Smarty Jones Interview by Benjamin Wallace; The Prodigy and the Playmate (Mark Yagalla) By Benjamin Wallace; Soul Reviver (Kenny Gamble) By Elizabeth Gold; Julius Erving Doesn't Want to Be a Hero Anymore By Robert Huber; My Philadelphia Story: Patti LaBelle Interview by Sandy Hingston; Boo-Boos in Paradise (David Brooks) By Sasha IssenbergDid Dr. Norwood Go Too Far? (Dr. William Norwood) By Jason FagoneWould You Throw Your Bra at This Kid? (Lang Lang) By Christopher McDougallDo 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 CelebritiesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaBiographyPhiladelphia (Pa.)BiographyPhiladelphia (Pa.)History20th centuryCelebrities920.0748/11BHuber Robert1954-1811824Wallace Benjamin1968-1811825MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910969243303321The Philadelphia reader4363924UNINA