{"product_id":"cityside-paperback-by-william-heffernan-1","title":"Cityside Paperback by William Heffernan","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2003-09-02)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e270\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781888451474\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnce one of New York’s most respected investigative reporters, Pulitzer Prize nominee Heffernan takes readers behind the scenes at a major New York newspaper.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended . . . Heffernan is masterly in examining the scruples of corporate downsizing with a discerning eye and levity in his cauldron of good and evil.” \u003ci\u003e—Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“An enormously entertaining yarn that puts the concept of human resources in an arresting new perspective.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his highly acclaimed and bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Dinosaur Club\u003c\/i\u003e, William Heffernan turned the world of corporate greed and downsizing on its head in what \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e called a “page turner” and a “funny and witty tale.” Now, Pulitzer Prize nominee Heffernan takes readers behind the scenes at a major New York newspaper. Set against the backdrop of the ’70s, when a bankrupt town danced its nights away to a disco beat and attack journalism as we know it today was born, \u003ci\u003eCityside\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the ever-eccentric, sometimes endearing, and always devious cast of characters who populate a big-city newsroom.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew York Globe\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Billy Burke is down on his luck—an unfortunate “misunderstanding” with New York’s Finest has landed him in jail overnight, the wife and daughter he loves are no longer part of his life, and his mercurial city editor wants his head on a platter. But things start to look up when Billy is handed the story of his career: A dying child has been denied life-sustaining heart surgery because his impoverished mother lacks the money and the insurance to pay for it. It is a classic tale of human indifference, the kind of story that wins circulation wars and Pulitzer prizes. But in the world of post-Watergate journalism, telling the story of a needy child is no longer enough. Billy Burke must also find villains to pillory if his newspaper is to win the prizes it covets. And he must do it quickly, before his editors lose sight of the innocent child whose life hangs in the balance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith the crisp pace and sharp characters that are hallmarks of his writing, Heffernan again tackles issues as real as today’s headlines in this tale of ruthlessness and power. Once one of New York’s most respected investigative reporters, Heffernan is the perfect writer to tell this story, and in his hands \u003ci\u003eCityside\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a compelling novel that readers won’t soon forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eWILLIAM HEFFERNAN (1940–2020) was the Edgar Award–winning author of numerous novels, including the international bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Corsican\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dinosaur Club\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Detective, The Scientology Murders, When Johnny Came Marching Home, A Time Gone By, Cityside,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeulah Hill\u003c\/i\u003e. 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