{"product_id":"grand-central-winter-stories-from-the-street-lee-stringer","title":"Grand Central Winter: Stories from the Street;  Lee Stringer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the underground tunnels below Grand Central Terminal, Lee Stringer -- homeless and drug-addicted over the course of eleven years -- found a pencil to run through his crack pipe. One day, he used it to write. Soon, writing became a habit that won out over drugs. And soon, Lee Stringer had created one of the most powerful urban memoirs of our time. With humane wisdom and a biting wit, Lee Stringer chronicles the unraveling of his seemingly secure existence as a marketing executive, and his odyssey of survival on the streets of New York City. Whether he is portraying \"God's corner,\" as he calls 42nd Street, or his friend Suzi, a hooker and \"past-due tourist\" whose infant he sometimes baby-sits; whether he recounts taking shelter underneath Grand Central by night and collecting cans by day, or making a living hawking Street News on the subway, Lee Stringer conveys the vitality and complexity of a down-and-out life. Rich with small acts of kindness, humor, and even heroism amid violence and desperation, Grand Central Winter offers a touching portrait of our shared humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuly 14, 1998\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49916910960962,"sku":"","price":7.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/grandcentralwinter.jpg?v=1729607556","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/grand-central-winter-stories-from-the-street-lee-stringer","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}