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The Fiddler in the Subway: The Story of the World-Class Violinist Who Played for Handouts. . . And Other Virtuoso Performances by America's Foremost Feature Writer

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The Fiddler in the Subway: The Story of the World-Class Violinist Who Played for Handouts. . . And Other Virtuoso Performances by America's Foremost Feature Writer
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GENE WEINGARTEN IS THE O. HENRY OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM

Simply the best storyteller around, Weingarten describes the world as you think it is before revealing how it actually isâ‚¬"in narratives that are by turns hilarious, heartwarming, and provocative, but always memorable.

Millions of people know the title piece about violinist Joshua Bell, which originally began as a stunt: What would happen if you put a world-class musician outside a Washington, D.C., subway station to play for spare change? Would anyone even notice? The answer was no. Weingartenâ‚¬s story went viral, becoming a widely referenced lesson about life lived too quickly. Other classic storiesâ‚¬"the one about â‚¬Å“The Great Zucchini,â‚¬Â a wildly popular but personally flawed childrenâ‚¬s entertainer; the search for the official â‚¬Å“Armpit of Americaâ‚¬Â; a profile of the typical American nonvoterâ‚¬"all of them reveal as much about their readers as they do their subjects.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781439181591
ReleaseDate 2010-07-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781439181591

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