{"product_id":"growing-up-greenpoint-a-kids-life-in-1970s-brooklyn-paperback","title":"Growing up Greenpoint - A Kid's Life in 1970s Brooklyn - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTommy Carbone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eAn entertaining memoir that reads like a sitcom\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eMade me laugh until tears were coming down my face\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Growing up Greenpoint, Tommy Carbone captures what it was like to be a kid during the 1970s and 80s in \u003cstrong\u003eBrooklyn, New York\u003c\/strong\u003e. This funny, and sometimes emotional, memoir follows the years Tommy was educated not only in the classrooms of St. Stan's, but on the streets of Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was there, playing street games with friends, being cornered by muggers, playing kissing games with the girls, spending time with family, and constantly seeking out the best snack foods in the neighborhood, where Tommy learned a lot about life; although he may not have known it at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA simple conversation, years later, about the \u003cstrong\u003eNew York City Blackout of 1977\u003c\/strong\u003e sparks Tommy to recall his youth in the city he loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis stories will bring you into the action of what it was like to dodge cars during a ballgame, to take a hike to another borough in search of a particular burger, to the hours spent playing pinball in a corner candy store, and how special it was to build traditions with three generations of Polish and Italian relatives in Brooklyn's garden spot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vivid descriptions of his antics of what it was like to grow up during those years will transport you to the sounds and smells of living in the city during those trying years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading this book, you'll be entertained, and at the same time, you may shake your head wondering how Tommy ever survived - \u003cstrong\u003eGrowing up in Greenpoint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49176925831320,"sku":"9781734735857","price":28.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/enFQODN5aGkyZk9XV1l6NDQ1NHlDdz09.webp?v=1780023661","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/growing-up-greenpoint-a-kids-life-in-1970s-brooklyn-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}