Tales from the Times: Real-Life Stories to Make You Think, Wonder, and Smile, from the Pages of The New York Times
A food editor befriends a chicken in his Queens backyard. A ten-year-old child prodigy learns quantum physics. A thief in Rome steals 1,000 euros-from the bottom of an outdoor fountain. These are the stories that make us smile, wonder, and think. They are real-life stories about real-life people, all of which have appeared on the pages of The New York Times.
A perfect primer on humanity, Tales from the Times will introduce new readers to people and places that captivate the mind. There are certain human- interest stories that people just can't stop talking about-twins separated at birth or a five-year-old taking his mother's car for a joyride. Now, in this wonderfully eclectic compilation of articles, readers will find many of the most talked about stories from The New York Times.
- Author
- Lisa Belkin, The New York Times
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 288
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 978-0-312-31233-6
- EAN
- 9780312312336
- Release date
- 2004
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