Fred from Fresh Meadows

2020-11-28

Author : Fred Cantor
Release : 2020-11-28
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Download or read book Fred from Fresh Meadows written by Fred Cantor. This book was released on 2020-11-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet FRED FROM FRESH MEADOWS. As a kid, Fred was at Madison Square Garden for the "Here Comes Willis!" game--that is, the one where Willis Reed got stuck in traffic and didn't show up 'til the second quarter. In high school, he stayed up late the night before the SATs because of a big Knicks game on the West Coast; in law school, he chose where to live on the basis of which neighborhood had a cable TV package with Knicks telecasts; and, as a (in theory) mature adult, settled on an apartment in Manhattan based, in part, on proximity to Madison Square Garden. Along the way, Fred might have inadvertently caused Jerry Lucas to have one of the worst shooting nights of his playoff career, had the great pleasure of driving with Earl Monroe to a business meeting, sued Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to get revenge for Knicks fans, and was thanked by Tyson Chandler on Twitter for a song he co-wrote: "The Minister of D." (Actually, the part about the lawsuit is only half-true, although he did bring a fascinating legal action against Kareem.) In short, Fred is representative of your ordinary irrational Knicks fan--and FRED FROM FRESH MEADOWS: A Knicks Memoir is his (hopefully colorful) story covering six decades.

Fresh Meadows

2011 History

Author : Fred Cantor
Release : 2011
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 728/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Fresh Meadows by : Fred Cantor

Download or read book Fresh Meadows written by Fred Cantor. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located in northeast Queens, Fresh Meadows grew up around a housing development of the same name, built for World War II veterans. The site plan for the development not only provided an array of green open space, but it also enabled residents to enjoy a variety of services within walking distance. The development became the centerpiece of a brand-new neighborhood, which had been the site of a country club and farmland. In 1949, renowned urban and architecture critic Lewis Mumford hailed the Fresh Meadows housing development as "perhaps the most positive and exhilarating example of large-scale community planning in this country." Fresh Meadows captures the optimism of the postwar era by illustrating how middle-class families thrived in an environment that combined the best aspects of urban and suburban living.

I Will Send Rain

2016-08-09 Fiction

Author : Rae Meadows
Release : 2016-08-09
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 263/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book I Will Send Rain written by Rae Meadows. This book was released on 2016-08-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Annie Bell can't escape the dust. It's in her hair, covering the windowsills, coating the animals in the barn, in the corners of her children's dry, cracked lips. It's 1934 and the Bell farm in Mulehead, Oklahoma is struggling as the earliest storms of The Dust Bowl descend. All around them the wheat harvests are drying out and people are packing up their belongings as storms lay waste to the Great Plains. As the Bells wait for the rains to come, Annie and each member of her family are pulled in different directions. Annie's fragile young son, Fred, suffers from dust pneumonia; her headstrong daughter, Birdie, flush with first love, is choosing a dangerous path out of Mulehead; and Samuel, her husband, is plagued by disturbing dreams of rain. As Annie, desperate for an escape of her own, flirts with the affections of an unlikely admirer, she must choose who she is going to become."--Syndetics

Simple Dreams

2014-09-02 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Linda Ronstadt
Release : 2014-09-02
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 732/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Simple Dreams written by Linda Ronstadt. This book was released on 2014-09-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes discography (page 203-225) and index.

Hiking Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness

2014-05-20 Sports & Recreation

Author : Fred Barstad
Release : 2014-05-20
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 441/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Hiking Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness by : Fred Barstad

Download or read book Hiking Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness written by Fred Barstad. This book was released on 2014-05-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lace up your boots and head into Oregon's remote Wallowa Mountains. Explore this wonderland of more than fifty glacial lakes, miles of streams designated as National Wild and Scenic Rivers, hundreds of soaring peaks, and open meadows with elk, deer, bighorn sheep, coyote, black bear, and cougar.Climb Aneroid, Chief Joseph, and Matterhorn Mountains; hike the Eagle River, Cliff Creek, and Deadman Canyon; or visit Razz, Blue, and Bonny Lakes. Veteran hiker and outdoor writer Fred Barstad will introduce you to these trails and many more. Inside you'll find: up-to-date trail information; maps, photos, and elevation profiles; information on bears and cougars; difficulty, maintenance, and traffic ratings for each hike; access information to the Dihedrals climbing area.Whether you are planning a day hike or an extended backpacking trip, you'll find trails suited to every ability and interest in Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness.

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