{"product_id":"meyer-bergers-new-york-meyer-berger-9780823223282","title":"Meyer Berger's New York","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeyer (Mike) Berger was one of the greatest journalists of this century. A reporter and columnist for The New York Times for thirty years, he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for his account of the murder of thirteen people by a deranged war veteran in Camden, New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerger is best known for his About New York column, which appeared regularly \u003cbr\u003ein the Times from 1939 to 1940 and from 1953 until his death in 1959. Through \u003cbr\u003elovingly detailed snapshots of ordinary New Yorkers and far corners of the city, Berger's writing deeply influenced the next generation of writers, including Gay Talese and Tom Wolfe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1960 and long out of print, Meyer Berger's New York is a rich collection of extraordinary journalism, selected by Berger himself, which captures the buzz, bravado, and heartbreak of New York in the fifties in the words of the best-loved reporter of his time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMike Berger was one of the great reporters of our day . . . he was a master of the color story, the descriptive narrative of sights and sounds-of a parade, an eclipse, a homicidal maniac running amok . . . or just a thunderstorm that broke a summer heat wave . . . .-The New York Times, obituary, February 6, 1959 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDip into Meyer Berger's New York, at any point, and you will find things you never knew or dreamed of knowing. . . . It has a heart, a soul, and a beauty all its own.\u003cbr\u003e-Phillip Hamburger, The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meyer Berger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823223280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823223282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.08w x 1.01d","brand":"Meyer Berger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947360518399,"sku":"9780823223282","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dfd2ac01-3f9a-4753-b146-a9c9ffc1091b.jpg?v=1681518260","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meyer-bergers-new-york-meyer-berger-9780823223282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}