{"product_id":"piecework-writings-on-men-women-fools-heroes-lost-cities-vanished-friends-hardcover","title":"Piecework: Writings on Men \u0026 Women, Fools \u0026 Heroes, Lost Cities, Vanished Friends.. - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePete Hamill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rich and varied collection of Pete Hamill's best journalism that spans decades and covers topics as diverse as Donald Trump, stickball, and Northern Ireland..\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Veteran journalist Pete Hamill never covered just politics. Or just sports. Or just the entertainment business, the mob, foreign affairs, social issues, the art world, or New York City. He has in fact written about all these subjects, and many more, in his years as a contributor to such national magazines as \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, and as a columnist at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and other newspapers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Seasoned by more than thirty years as a New York newspaperman, Hamill wrote on an extraordinarily wide variety of topics in powerful language that is personal, tough-minded, clearheaded, always provocative. \u003ci\u003ePiecework \u003c\/i\u003eis a rich and varied collection of Hamill's best writing, on such diverse subjects as what television and crack have in common, why winning isn't everything, stickball, Nicaragua, Donald Trump, why American immigration policy toward Mexico is all wrong, Brooklyn's Seventh Avenue, and Frank Sinatra, not to mention Octavio Paz, what it's like to realize you're middle-aged, Northern Ireland, New York City then and now, how Mike Tyson spent his time in prison, and much more. This collection proves him once again to be among the last of a dying breed: the old-school generalist, who writes about anything and everything, guided only by passionate and boundless curiosity. \u003ci\u003ePiecework \u003c\/i\u003eis Hamill at his very best.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeteran journalist Pete Hamill has never covered just politics. Or just sports. Or just the entertainment business, the mob, foreign affairs, social issues, the art world, or New York City. He has in fact written about all these subjects, and many more, in his years as a contributor to such national magazines as Esquire, Vanity Fair, and New York, and as a columnist at the New York Post, the New York Daily News, the Village Voice, and other newspapers. Seasoned by more than thirty years as a New York newspaperman, Hamill writes on an extraordinarily wide variety of topics in powerful language that is personal, tough-minded, clearheaded, always provocative. Piecework is a rich and varied collection of Hamill's best writing since 1970, on such diverse subjects as what television and crack have in common, why winning isn't everything, stickball, Nicaragua, Donald Trump, why American immigration policy toward Mexico is all wrong, Brooklyn's Seventh Avenue, and Frank Sinatra, not to mention Octavio Paz, what it's like to realize you're middle-aged, Northern Ireland, New York City then and now, how Mike Tyson spent his time in prison, and much more. This collection proves him once again to be among the last of a dying breed: the old-school generalist, who writes about anything and everything, guided only by passionate and boundless curiosity. Piecework is Hamill at his very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Hamill\u003c\/b\u003e (1935-2020) was a novelist, journalist, editor, and screenwriter. He was the author of twenty-two books, including the bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eTabloid City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForever\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSnow in August\u003c\/i\u003e, and the bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eA Drinking Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 9.24 x 6.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762332959008,"sku":"9780316341042","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0e75fee9214b54815af320a5003f76c8.webp?v=1780219754","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/piecework-writings-on-men-women-fools-heroes-lost-cities-vanished-friends-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}