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When You're from Brooklyn, Everything Else Is Tokyo
A renowned CNN talk show host remembers the Brooklyn of his youth, when Manhattan was "the city," the subway was a nickel, and Nathan's hot dogs were gourmet cuisine
235 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1992
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Larry King
130 books129 followersLarry King was an American television host, radio host, and paid spokesman, whose work was recognized with awards including two Peabodys, an Emmy award, and 10 Cable ACE Awards.
From 1985 to 2010, King hosted a nightly interview program on CNN called Larry King Live. From 2012 to 2020, he hosted Larry King Now.
From 1985 to 2010, King hosted a nightly interview program on CNN called Larry King Live. From 2012 to 2020, he hosted Larry King Now.
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July 3, 2012
Often funny stories about the great borough of Brooklyn. Larry is best when he is describing the antics of his buddies and the nostalgia of the loss of the Dodgers.
October 18, 2015
I love Larry King and I love the fact that he grew up in Brooklyn about the same time as myself. So, his remembrances of the Brooklyn of his youth is very much the things I remember as well.
November 22, 2021
When You're from Brooklyn, Everything Else is Tokyo
Larry King and Marty Appel
Radio/TV talk-show host and USA Today columnist King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; 1933 – 2021) and tv-producer and author Appel have put together a delightful composite memoir of growing up in Brooklyn during the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Heartwarming, sometimes uproarious, occasionally sad, the book is a wonderful picture of ``a perfect blend of a little town in a big city.'' With an ethnic mix of Jews, Italians and Irish, the Brooklyn depicted here was a world of close-knit families that didn't have much money, of boys who were shy with girls (although most spun fictional tales of romantic conquests), of loyal Democrats who worshiped Roosevelt and came to respect Truman, and of fanatic Dodger supporters who hated team owner Walter O'Malley for moving their ``Bums'' to L.A. Sure to be snapped up by anyone who ever lived in the City of Churches, as it used to be called.
Larry King and Marty Appel
Radio/TV talk-show host and USA Today columnist King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; 1933 – 2021) and tv-producer and author Appel have put together a delightful composite memoir of growing up in Brooklyn during the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Heartwarming, sometimes uproarious, occasionally sad, the book is a wonderful picture of ``a perfect blend of a little town in a big city.'' With an ethnic mix of Jews, Italians and Irish, the Brooklyn depicted here was a world of close-knit families that didn't have much money, of boys who were shy with girls (although most spun fictional tales of romantic conquests), of loyal Democrats who worshiped Roosevelt and came to respect Truman, and of fanatic Dodger supporters who hated team owner Walter O'Malley for moving their ``Bums'' to L.A. Sure to be snapped up by anyone who ever lived in the City of Churches, as it used to be called.
May 7, 2010
lies!!! all lies!!!
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