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The Philadelphia Reader

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Do you love Philadelphia? Do you love good writing? Well, this is the book for you. It's about the people of Philadelphia-the good, the fine, and the imperfect. Yes, the sports heroes are here-Mike Schmidt, Julius Erving. And the politicians-Ed Rendell, John Street. And the moguls-Brian Roberts, Comcast honcho. And the would-be moguls-Mark Yagalla, world-class embezzler. And so many more, including-writing in their own words-Terry Gross, Patti LaBelle, W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Judy Wicks, Judith Rodin, and Smarty Jones . And so many more-25 of them in all. The people-and the horse-who have meant something to this city during the last 20 years. Ripped from the pages of Philadelphia magazine , here are profiles of the people who made an era.

Language: English

Pages: 296

Format: Hardcover

Release: June 28, 2006

ISBN 13: 9781592134601

The Philadelphia Reader

0/5 ( ratings)

Do you love Philadelphia? Do you love good writing? Well, this is the book for you. It's about the people of Philadelphia-the good, the fine, and the imperfect. Yes, the sports heroes are here-Mike Schmidt, Julius Erving. And the politicians-Ed Rendell, John Street. And the moguls-Brian Roberts, Comcast honcho. And the would-be moguls-Mark Yagalla, world-class embezzler. And so many more, including-writing in their own words-Terry Gross, Patti LaBelle, W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Judy Wicks, Judith Rodin, and Smarty Jones . And so many more-25 of them in all. The people-and the horse-who have meant something to this city during the last 20 years. Ripped from the pages of Philadelphia magazine , here are profiles of the people who made an era.

Language: English

Pages: 296

Format: Hardcover

Release: June 28, 2006

ISBN 13: 9781592134601

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