In the Neighborhood The Search for Community on an American Street, One Sleepover at a Time

Name: In the Neighborhood The Search for Community on an American Street, One Sleepover at a Time
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ISBN: 9780399535710

ISBN-10: 0399535713

ISBN-13: 9780399535710

Edition: 2010

Authors: Peter Lovenheim

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Based on a popular New York TimesOp-Ed piece, this is the quirky, heartfelt account of one man's quest to meet his neighbors-and find a sense of community. Journalist and author Peter Lovenheim has lived on the same street in suburban Rochester, NY, most of his life. But it was only after a brutal murder-suicide rocked the community that he was struck by a fact of modern life in this comfortable enclave: no one knew anyone else. Thus begins Peter's search to meet and get to know his neighbors. An inquisitive person, he does more than just introduce himself. He asks, ever so politely, if he can sleep over. In this smart, engaging, and deeply felt book, Lovenheim takes readers inside the…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/6/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction



Waking at Lou's



"A Considerable Trauma"



Footprints



The Top of Their Games



No Bed, No Breakfast



The Woman in the Castle



Motion Sickness



A Father Ten Feet Tail



Misdirected Mail



Connections


Epilogue


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