{"product_id":"9781592137718","title":"The Philadelphia Reader","description":"Do you love Philadelphia? Do you love good writing? Well, this is the book for you. It's about the people of Philadelphia--the good, the fine, and the imperfect. Yes, the sports heroes are here--Mike Schmidt, Julius (\"Dr. J.\") Erving. And the politicians--Ed Rendell, John Street. And the moguls--Brian Roberts, Comcast honcho. And the would-be moguls--Mark Yagalla, world-class embezzler. And so many more, including--writing in their own words--Terry Gross, Patti LaBelle, W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Judy Wicks, Judith Rodin, and Smarty Jones (proving that this horse is no one-trick pony). And so many more--25 of them in all. The people--and the horse--who have meant something to this city during the last 20 years. Ripped from the pages of \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/i\u003e magazine (well, OK, carefully removed and lovingly pasted into this book), here are profiles of the people who made an era.","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183356690672,"sku":"9781592137718","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781592137718_p0.jpg?v=1763808333","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781592137718","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}