{"product_id":"up-in-the-old-hotel-9780679746317","title":"Up in the Old Hotel","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaloon-keepers and street preachers, gypsies and steel-walking Mohawks, a bearded lady and a 93-year-old \"seafoodetarian\" who believes his specialized diet will keep him alive for another two decades. These are among the people that Joseph Mitchell immortalized in his reportage for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and in four books--\u003ci\u003eMcSorley's Wonderful Saloon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOld Mr. Flood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bottom of the Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJoe Gould's Secret\u003c\/i\u003e--that are still renowned for their precise, respectful observation, their graveyard humor, and their offhand perfection of style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese masterpieces (along with several previously uncollected stories) are available in one volume, which presents an indelible collective portrait of an unsuspected New York and its odder citizens--as depicted by one of the great writers of this or any other time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679746317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.28w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/11\/2001 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/2001 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2004 pg. 944\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/03\/1993\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joseph Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639896699036,"sku":"9780679746317","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c3812e3d-6064-4f3f-a7c6-4b3a0062fe1e.jpg?v=1603850862","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/up-in-the-old-hotel-9780679746317","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}