Travel to New York

Brooklyn: A State of Mind

Format: Paperback
Author: Michael W. Robbins
ReleaseDate: May, 2001
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Rating:

brings back memories
i keep 5 copies on hand and give them out to people i meet of my generation frim Brooklyn. the most enjoyable book i have found to bring back the days of growing up in the wonderful, diverse city of Brooklyn. .

City of big mouths
If Chicago is the city of big shoulders, we learn, Brooklyn is the city of big mouths. 125 stories packed with interest. Mel Brooks growing up in Williamsburg. Coney Island weirdness. Neighborhoods decline and are reborn. The world's handball champ. Blacks, Jews, Italians. Park Slope, Bed Stuy, bensonhurst, Flatbush, Midwood, Gravesend. A black themed B&B in a Victorian mansion. Comedians, musicians, crooks, athletes , writers all tell their stories. Rivoting.

Great packaging, index, photos.

Love This Book!
I now live in Los Angeles but I still miss the old neighborhoods. I grew up in Brooklyn in the 50s/60s. The stories in this book bring me right back. It's a great read for people who want to reminisce or for someone who would like to get a taste of life in a time of innocence in a place of unparalleled sense of community. .

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