{"product_id":"2940169519518","title":"Grand Central Winter, Expanded Second Edition: Stories from the Street","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the underground tunnels below Grand Central Terminal, Lee Stringer¿homeless and drug-addicted for 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 before long Stringer had created one of the most powerful urban memoirs of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith humane wisdom and a biting wit, Stringer chronicles the unraveling of his seemingly secure existence as a marketing executive and his odyssey of survival on the streets of New York. 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 babysits, whether he recounts taking shelter underneath Grand Central by night and collecting cans by day or making a living hawking \u003ci\u003eStreet News\u003c\/i\u003e on the subway, Lee Stringer conveys the vitality and complexity of a down-and-out life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rich with small acts of kindness, humor, and even heroism amid violence and desperation, \u003ci\u003eGrand Central Winter\u003c\/i\u003e offers a touching portrait of our shared humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099701559536,"sku":"2940169519518","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169519518_p0.jpg?v=1769895435","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169519518","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}