Skyscrapers & Ravioli: Chronicles of a New York Girl

Jo's amusing memoir Skyscrapers & Ravioli depicts a bygone era filled with immigrant family tales and how a girl navigates her platform as a first-generation American in the city of cities, where people from all walks of life blend into its rich culture. Born and bred in Manhattan, Jo was the product of immigrants from Italy and Greece. She lived with her parents in humble apartments worth millions today and developed that priceless sense of the street, imparted to protect city kids. In thi...