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Paul William Gallico (July 26, 1897 – July 15, 1976) was an American novelist and short story and sports writer. [1] Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. He is perhaps best remembered for The Snow Goose, his most critically successful book, for the novel The Poseidon Adventure, primarily through the 1972 film adaptation, and for four novels about the beloved character of Mrs ...
BookWars is a New York bookseller documentary by Jason Rosette produced by Camerado, about the life and times of New York City street booksellers. [1] Made on an ultra-low budget in a jazzy, impressionistic style reminiscent of the films of Robert Frank and poetry of the Beat Generation, BookWars is the only first-person documentary made during then-New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's ...
The book version of Riis' work was published in January 1890 as How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York. [ 20 ] The title of the book is a reference to a sentence by French writer François Rabelais , who wrote in Pantagruel : "one half of the world does not know how the other half lives" ("la moitié du monde ne sait ...
The most outwardly ostentatious sign of upper-classness comes in the form of weekly black-tie dinners; the whole family don formal wear to give Friday nights a sense of occasion.
How the Other Half Lives is an 1890 book by Jacob Riis. How the Other Half Lives may also refer to: "How the Other Half Lives", a song from the 2002 stage musical Thoroughly Modern Millie; How the Other Half Live, a 2009–10 British documentary series; Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives, a 2015–19 British documentary series
So, although the article's passage about the deserving and underserving poor may correctly summarize Riis' implicit understanding, the book didn't discuss the matter explicity. Thus, unless there's some other source, I figure it doesn't have a place in this article. Jim.henderson 20:23, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
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Look for his sly smile as he sits side-by-side with George Harrison, performing “Here Comes the Sun” on Saturday Night Live in 1976. Even for a big deal like Paul Simon, getting to perform ...