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Written by Roy Jr. Blount - Audio book narrated by Roy Blount Jr. - Abridged Nonfiction - 2 RETAIL EDITION COMPACT DISCS - 2 hours

Publisher, Random House Audiobooks (January 2005)

NOTE: RETAIL EDITIONS are packaged in attractive, compact cardboard or jewel-case shrink-wrapped boxes, with full-color art.

Roy Blunt Jr. writes in this exuberant , character-filled saunter through a place he has loved almost his entire life - a city "like no other place in America, and yet (or therefore) the cradle of American culture." Here we experience it all through his eyes, ears and taste buds: the architecture, music, romance (yes, sex too), historical characters and all that glorious food.

About the Author: Roy Blount Jr. has written many books, including the memoir Be Sweet and the novel First Hubby. He appears regularly on NPR's Wait, Wait. . . Don't Tell Me and is a contributor to many national publications. He lives in Manhattan and western Massachusetts.