{"product_id":"londoners-craig-taylor-9780062005854","title":"Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now--As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It, and Long for It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Craig Taylor is the real deal: a peerless journalist and a beautiful craftsman.\"\u003cbr\u003e--David Rakoff, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Fraud\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHalf Empty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLondoners\u003c\/em\u003e is a wonderful book--I wanted it to be twice as long.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Diana Athill, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSomewhere Towards the End\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLondoners\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed journalist Craig Taylor paints readers an epic portrait of today's London that is as rich and lively as the city itself. In the style of Studs Terkel (\u003cem\u003eWorking\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHard Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Good War\u003c\/em\u003e) and Dave Isay (\u003cem\u003eListening Is an Act of Love\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eLondoners\u003c\/em\u003e offers up the stories, the gripes, the memories, and the dreams of those in the great and vibrant British metropolis who \"love it, hate it, live it, left it, and long for it,\" from a West End rickshaw driver to a Soldier of the Guard at Buckingham Palace to a recovering heroin addict seeing Big Ben for the very first time. Published just in time for the 2012 London Olympic Games, \u003cem\u003eLondoners\u003c\/em\u003e is a glorious literary celebration of one of the world's truly great cities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062005855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062005854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.38w x 1.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2011 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2011 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/04\/2012 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/11\/2012 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2012","brand":"Craig Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44616332345599,"sku":"9780062005854","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b57e581-db9b-4ed9-aa9f-bdaea20bbaac.jpg?v=1703019762","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/londoners-craig-taylor-9780062005854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}