Bernard Green

Starting as a newspaper boy selling the New York Daily News at age 11, Green sold newspapers his whole life. Even in his 60s and 70s, he shouted "Final market! All late, final papers!" to passing Grand Central Station commuters. In the 1950s, he invented the ground-floor newsstand for high-rise office buildings, and the resulting chain of newsstands was a multimillion-dollar operation. He sold his operation in 1976, but worked for the new company, managing the stands, for 10 more years. "In his own mind, he was always that 10-year-old kid selling newspapers," said his son Michael. He died February 23 in Manhattan at 91. From This is True for 24 February 2002 Suggestions for further reading: The Imperfectionists: A Novel by Rachman, Tom Amazon Price: Customer Review: 'The Imperfectionists' is a great read. I won't be the first to point out that its 11 chapters are almost more like standalone short stories than they are a novel as a whole. Still, in the later chapters some of the characters begin to intrude on a...   Kill The Story by John Luciew Amazon Price: Customer Review: Most interesting suspense and different; unusual. The lack of adequate proofreading and the language mistakes were distracting and detracted from this otherwise excellent book. However, considering the price charged, I don't feel that complaints ar...   The Associated Press Stylebook 2009 (Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing ... Amazon Price: $10.97 Customer Review: The seller was very prompt in shipping the book. My daughter received it in plenty of time prior to her class starting. It was delivered as described in new condition.   The Colorado Kid (Hard Case Crime #13) by Stephen King Amazon Price: Customer Review: I know all books start out boring. The author needs to set up the characters. In this book the entire first chapter is a waste of time. In the book two old men tell a story to a young secretary and in the story that they tell leaves   Secrets of the Dead by John Luciew Amazon Price: Customer Review: This is my second try at Mr. Luciew's work. He's just not there, yet. His plots are fun and start out fine. But, ultimately, he allows HIMSELF to get in the way. One begins to really 'get into' the story, but then disaster: first, the typos, punctuat...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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