{"product_id":"the-telephone-booth-indian-paperback","title":"The Telephone Booth Indian - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. J. Liebling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic work on Broadway sharpers, grifters, and con men by the late, great \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e journalist A. J. Liebling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOften referred to as \"Liebling lowlife pieces,\" the essays in \u003ci\u003eThe Telephone Booth Indian\u003c\/i\u003e boisterously celebrate raffishness. A. J. Liebling appreciated a good scam and knew how to cultivate the scammers. Telephone Booth Indians (entrepreneurs so impecunious that they conduct business from telephone booths in the lobbies of New York City office buildings) and a host of other petty nomads of Broadway--with names like Marty the Clutch and Count de Pennies--are the protagonists in this incomparable Liebling work. In \u003ci\u003eThe Telephone Booth Indian\u003c\/i\u003e, Liebling proves just why he was the go-to man on New York lowlife and con culture; this is the master at the top of his form, uncovering scam after scam and writing about them with the wit and charisma that established him as one of the greatest journalists of his generation and one of New York's finest cultural chroniclers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic work on Broadway sharpers, grifters, and con men by the late, great \"New Yorker journalist A. J. Liebling. \u003cbr\u003eOften referred to as \"Liebling lowlife pieces,\" the essays in \"The Telephone Booth Indian boisterously celebrate raffishness. A. J. Liebling appreciated a good scam and knew how to cultivate the scammers. Telephone Booth Indians (entrepreneurs so impecunious that they conduct business from telephone booths in the lobbies of New York City office buildings) and a host of other petty nomads of Broadway--with names like Marty the Clutch and Count de Pennies--are the protagonists in this incomparable Liebling work. In \"The Telephone Booth Indian, Liebling proves just why he was the go-to man on New York lowlife and con culture; this is the master at the top of his form, uncovering scam after scam and writing about them with the wit and charisma that established him as one of the greatest journalists of his generation and one of New York's finest cultural chroniclers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. J. LIEBLING\u003c\/b\u003e joined the staff of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e in 1935 and stayed there until his death in 1963. His many books include\u003ci\u003e The Earl of Louisiana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBack Where I Came From\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBetween Meals\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sweet Science\u003c\/i\u003e, which was recently voted the finest sports book of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761425121568,"sku":"9780767917360","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0b908d202c7dd38011d71a3469716026.webp?v=1780207184","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-telephone-booth-indian-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}