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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Melville Pub House
Publication date
June 23, 2015
Pages
205
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781612194295
ISBN-10
161219429X
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 9.25 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
Original list price
$24.95
Subjects
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A riveting investigation of a beloved library caught in the crosshairs of real estate, power, and the peopleâs interestsâby the reporter who broke the story
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In a series of cover stories for The Nation magazine, journalist Scott Sherman uncovered the ways in which Wall Street logic almost took down one of New York Cityâs most beloved and iconic institutions: the New York Public Library.
In the years preceding the 2008 financial crisis, the libraryâs leaders forged an audacious plan to sell off multiple branch libraries, mutilate a historic building, and send millions of books to a storage facility in New Jersey. Scholars, researchers, and readers would be out of luck, but real estate developers and New Yorkâs Mayor Bloomberg would get what they wanted.
But when the story broke, the people fought back, as famous writers, professors, and citizensâ groups came together to defend a national treasure.
Rich with revealing interviews with key figures, Patience and Fortitude is at once a hugely readable history of the libraryâs secret plans, and a stirring account of a rare triumph against the forces of money and power.
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In a series of cover stories for The Nation magazine, journalist Scott Sherman uncovered the ways in which Wall Street logic almost took down one of New York Cityâs most beloved and iconic institutions: the New York Public Library.
In the years preceding the 2008 financial crisis, the libraryâs leaders forged an audacious plan to sell off multiple branch libraries, mutilate a historic building, and send millions of books to a storage facility in New Jersey. Scholars, researchers, and readers would be out of luck, but real estate developers and New Yorkâs Mayor Bloomberg would get what they wanted.
But when the story broke, the people fought back, as famous writers, professors, and citizensâ groups came together to defend a national treasure.
Rich with revealing interviews with key figures, Patience and Fortitude is at once a hugely readable history of the libraryâs secret plans, and a stirring account of a rare triumph against the forces of money and power.
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Hardcover
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from Melville Pub House (June 23, 2015)
9781612194295 | details & prices | 205 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $24.95
About: A riveting investigation of a beloved library caught in the crosshairs of real estate, power, and the peopleâs interestsâby the reporter who broke the story  In a series of cover stories for The Nation magazine, journalist Scott Sherman uncovered the ways in which Wall Street logic almost took down one of New York Cityâs most beloved and iconic institutions: the New York Public Library.
About: A riveting investigation of a beloved library caught in the crosshairs of real estate, power, and the peopleâs interestsâby the reporter who broke the story  In a series of cover stories for The Nation magazine, journalist Scott Sherman uncovered the ways in which Wall Street logic almost took down one of New York Cityâs most beloved and iconic institutions: the New York Public Library.
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