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Overheard In New York [Paperback]

S Friedman (Author)

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Publication Date: Jan 31 2006
The streets of New York are full of characters-eccentrics, tourists, and residents-who don't care who's around to hear them. This collection offers some of the most bizarre, hysterical, and mysterious conversations overheard on the sidewalk, in the subway, or from the next table.

The website overheardinnewyork.com has been featured in many publications, including The New York Times, Time Out New York, the Chicago Sun-Times, the San Francisco Examiner, and the New York Post. Now site creators S. Morgan Friedman and Michael Malice have compiled the greatest moments caught in passing, to create a hilarious panorama of the unique people who populate the city. The book features an introduction by Marc Shaiman, the Tony and Grammy award-winning composer of Hairspray, as well as a foreword by bestselling author Lawrence Block.

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Roadside Amusements (Jan 31 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1596092017
  • ISBN-13: 978-1596092013
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 2.3 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 227 g
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #976,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Friedman and Malice give equal time to irreverent quips on race, sex, fashion, relationships and city life in this hilarious compilation of snippets from overheard conversations, showing how the people who live in New York give the Big Apple its irreverent charm. Presented in bare-bones dialog format, the book's hundreds of entries originally appeared on a popular and entertaining website of the same name, perhaps accounting for the book's "blog meets book of quotations" feel and the lack of any discernible organizational scheme; "Dude: I definitely said, 'no abortion jokes at dinner.'" and "Drunk guy: That girl's tits are huge! And it's snowing!" appear, for instance, on facing pages, but that's a small gripe for a book that packs a laugh on nearly every page. Although the book has a foreword by Marc Shaiman, the composer of Hairspray, and an introduction by bestselling author Lawrence Block (The Sins of the Fathers, The Burglar on the Prowl, All the Flowers Are Dying), it's solid enough to stand on its own. This is New York at its rawest and funniest.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Know what you are getting April 3 2006
By Adam Edwards - Published on Amazon.com
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I can't believe no one has given out the website address yet. If you haven't read the inspiration for the book, it's at www.overheardinnewyork.com. And if you have read that website, then I am surprised you haven't bought the book yet. It's just what you would expect from one of the funniest sites online, and having it in book form will change your life. Or, at least, the days when you read it because you will be hard pressed not to laugh!
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Ears Have It! Feb 16 2006
By NStephens - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I have been a fan of the site, because the hilarity of everyday life in New York is so real. The book is a great one to read while riding on the subway.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This would be the best Audio Book ever. Mar 30 2006
By Dr. Tracey E. Graham - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Heard about it on NPR and had to have it. It has lived up to my expectations beautifully. Reading it is great, but hearing it performed with authentic NY voices would make an excellent audio book.

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