Tales from the Times: Real-Life Stories to Make You Think, Wonder, and Smile, from the Pages of the New York Times

A food editor befriends a chicken in his Queens backyard. A ten-year-old child prodigy learns quantum physics. A thief in Rome steals 1,000 euros-from the bottom of an outdoor fountain. These are the stories that make us smile, wonder, and think. They are real-life stories about real-life people, all of which have appeared on the pages of The New York Times.

A perfect primer on humanity, Tales from the Times will introduce new readers to people and places that captivate the mind. There are certain human- interest stories that people just can't stop talking about-twins separated at birth or a five-year-old taking his mother's car for a joyride. Now, in this wonderfully eclectic compilation of articles, readers will find many of the most talked about stories from The New York Times.

Author: New York Times
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 04/01/2004
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.78h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780312312336

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/01/2004 pg. 937
Library Journal 03/15/2004 pg. 86
Kliatt 09/01/2004 pg. 38

About the Author

Editor Lisa Belkin is a reporter for The New York Times and author of that newspaper's "Life's Work" column. She is the author of Life's Work: Confessions of an Unbalanced Mom, First, Do No Harm, and Show Me a Hero. Belkin lives with her family in Westchester County, New York.

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