Synopsis
A collection of articles by the nationally syndicated Chicago Tribune columnist. Greene's travels on the road have enabled him to narrate the stories of Americans whose lives would ordinarily have gone unrecorded: the impoverished father in Atlanta who takes his son to the airport on weekends because that is where the free trains go, the small-town cop who saves a child's life by following a hunch, and the local boosters who built the Mall of America on the Minnesota prairie.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2001-04-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 304 pages | | Height: | 5.3 in | | Width: | 8.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 8.0 oz |
Publisher's Note
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.
Industry Reviews
"Greene's quotidian passing parade may be one of rampant nostalgia and of sentiment verging on the maudlin, but truth to tell, he's pretty good at it. The stories are generally entertaining and, sometimes, if you're in the right mood, truly moving. A talented journalist in the old tradition serves some traditional apple pie with a bit of corn, and it may just suit a reader somehow predisposed to good feeling."
Starr
"In all, the message in this collection is a depressing one: Greene seems convinced that the fabric of American life is unraveling and is likely to unravel further."
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