Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now--As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It, and Long for It
by Craig Taylor
Hardcover- $20.09

“Craig Taylor is the real deal: a peerless journalist and a beautiful craftsman.”
—David Rakoff, New York Times bestselling author of ...

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  "Think You Know London? You Don't Know the Half of It!" by Librarian50 (see profile) 11/07/13

The title of the book, The Days & Nights of London Now -- As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It, & Long for It, describes the scope of the book quite well. The book, an oral history, is a fairly quick read. Craig Taylor is an excellent interviewer and a very good writer. He has found fascinating people from all walks of life and helped them to shine. Our group discussed only a few of them, including grief counselor Paul Pimentel, who talked about a terrorist attack on the London subways on July 7, 2005; city planner Peter Rees, who prefers cities that grow naturally rather than planned cities; Mohammed Al Hasan, London born and raised, who talked about being suspected of terrorism and searched twice in one day.; and Tim Turner, who felt he lived a boring life. Each book club that discusses this book could choose different individuals and still find plenty to discuss. Londoners also lends itself to such topics as: comparing professions, immigration, terrorism, the criminal justice system, and London vs. New York. Anyone who reads this book will have a much better grasp of the many facets of London. Suitable for all book clubs. Members of the Nonfiction Book Club gave Londoners an average rating of 3.8.

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