Don't Let the Bench Bugs Bite: Portraits of Homeless New York [NOOK Book]

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When writing a feature about murals painted under the pavements of Manhattan by homeless artists, Alan Emmins was challenged by a homeless dancer to try homelessness himself to better understand what he was writing about. He took up the challenge. Don't Let the BENCH Bugs Bite is a humorous, tender and tragic portrait of an invisible New York City, and a society full of ...
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Don't Let the Bench Bugs Bite: Portraits of Homeless New York

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When writing a feature about murals painted under the pavements of Manhattan by homeless artists, Alan Emmins was challenged by a homeless dancer to try homelessness himself to better understand what he was writing about. He took up the challenge. Don't Let the BENCH Bugs Bite is a humorous, tender and tragic portrait of an invisible New York City, and a society full of surprises.

"An absolutely fascinating book!" Robert Elms - the BBC

"Digging beneath the depressing statistics and grinding poverty, Emmins' is a more than human portrait" Dazed & Confused

'Cutting edge reportage - Alan Emmins sees the world with such a fresh eye!' William Shaw - Author of Westsiders
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9788799506200
  • Publisher: Damned Ink
  • Publication date: 1/31/2012
  • Sold by: Lulu Press
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 1,190,779
  • File size: 355 KB

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 5, 2012

    Being Homeless

    Great written documentary on being homeless. The only way to know what it is like is to be one. This author does just that, and meets everyone from the hustler, to the recovering addict to the can collecting grandfather. All likeable, and very human.

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