Michiko kakutani, the new york times its a brilliant book, a darling book. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Helene grew up in a family that was, shall we say, dysfunctional. Mar 06, 2017 fivefinger discount, tale of jersey city, hits tv. A crooked family history by helene stapinski, the author details her life growing up in tough jersey city, new jersey. Author helene stapinski shares stories about growing up in jersey city, navigating toxic waste while growing up with a family of swindlers and mobsterwannabes. Apr 21, 2011 author of the national best seller, five finger discount. With deadpan humor and obvious affection, five finger discount recounts the story of an unforgettable new jersey family of swindlers, bookies, embezzlers, and mobsterwannabes. As stapinski writes, jersey city was a tough place to grow up, except i didnt know any better.
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Stapinski previously wrote the works in progress column for the new york times and currently is a regular contributor across all sections of the newspaper. A humorous yet unsettling look back at a minorleague grifter family in a majorleague crooked townprereform jersey city. Even on its surface, the book has much to offer it is rich in interesting jersey city lore, filled with eyepopping accounts of political corruption that ensnares even ordinary citizens. Helene stapinski is the author of three memoirs, including the national best seller, fivefinger discount. Stapinski uses her familybased narrative to portray an urban political culture that encouraged theft, election fraud, industrial pollution, and a looting of the tax base, while pacifying underclass residents with citypayroll jobs and mobmentality hedonism. This is long before jersey citys recent revitalization efforts.
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