Just Kids from the Bronx

Posted on 25 August 2018 by Arlene Alda

A touching and provocative collection of memories that evoke the history of one of America s most influential boroughs the Bronx through some of its many success storiesThe vivid oral histories in Arlene Alda sJust Kids from the Bronx reveal what it was like to grow up in the place that bred the influencers in just about every field of endeavor The Bronx is where Michael Kay, the New York Yankees play by play broadcaster, first experienced baseball where J Crew s CEO Millard Mickey Drexler found his ambition where Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dava Sobel fell in love with science and where local music making inspired singer songwriter Dion DiMucci and hip hop s Grandmaster Melle Mel.The parks, the pickup games, the tough and tender mothers, the politics, the gangs, the food for people who grew up in the Bronx, childhood recollections are fresh Arlene Alda s own Bronx memories were a jumping off point from which to reminisce with a nun, a police officer, an urban planner, and with Al Pacino, Carl Reiner, Colin Powell, Maira Kalman, Bobby Bonilla, Mary Higgins Clark, and many other leading artists, athletes, scientists, and entrepreneurs experiences spanning six decades of Bronx living Alda then arranged these pieces of the past, from looking for violets along the banks of the Bronx River to the wake up calls from teachers who recognized potential, into one great collective story, a filmlike portrait of the Bronx from the early twentieth century until today. Read Just Kids from the Bronx author Arlene Alda – kino-fada.fr Reading this oral history as told by some who grew up in the Bronx makes one wish to have been born there After all, as Mary Higgins Clark said, There are only three places that have a the in front of their name the Vatican, The Hague and the Bronx Alda interviewedthan 60 Bronx natives and each has warm, down to earth, happy memories of growing up in those few blocks of New York. And perhaps evenimportant than their rags to riches stories is the reminder that in America all Reading this oral history as told by some who grew up in the Bronx makes one wish to have been born there After all, as Mary Higgins Clark said, There are only three places that have a the in front of their name the Vatican, The Hague and the Bronx Alda interviewedthan 60 Bronx natives and each has warm, down to earth, happy memories of growing up in those few blocks of New York. And perhaps evenimportant than their rags to riches stories is the reminder that in Am...I absolutely adored this book You don t have to be from the Bronx or a New Yorker to appreciate Arlene Alda s incredible writing or obvious love for the Bronx So many wonderful stories and interesting tidbits I found mysel...We shall not cease from exploration, and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time T.S EliotAnd thankfully, the kids came back All of reflections found in this assembly share one common dominator the significance of home The people, institutions, buildings, events, sounds, smells from time spent in these neighborhoods produced, and continue to produce, creators, innovators and leaders whose contributions transcend time and g We shall not cease from exploration, and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time T.S EliotAnd thankfully, the kids came back All of reflections found in this assembly share one common dominator the significance of home The people, institutions, buildings, events, sounds, smells from time spent in these neighborhoods produced, and continue to produce, creators, innovators and leaders whose contributions transcend time and geography Imagine the b...This book is an absolute treasure.My mom s parents were from the Bronx and my dad s parents were from Queens They all eventually moved out to California where I was born, but they never lost the attitude or the accents Reading these stories, I heard their voices and saw my family reflected in these pages I was really moved by so many of these stories and found myself crying often while reading The most powerful lessons I took away was that teachers and parents through unconditional support This book is an absolute treasure.My mom s parents...As a Bronx girl born and raised who left the Bronx in 1974, the stories in this book resonated well with me in terms of childhood experiences and family cohesiveness a common thread through most individuals lives in the book I marvel now at the independence we kids were given by our families to go wherever we wanted, as long as we were home by dinnertime Although I went to Catholic schools until my family moved out, I had really regretted that I didn t insist on ap...You do not have to live in The Bronx to appreciate the oral history of the borough Although it helps If you live in the borough or are at least familiar with the neighborhoods it gives avivid picture and helps in the imaginings of these people as children and where they played The stores they talk about, the street corners etc It was all very vivid for me and I appreciated the detail It was also interesting to see and I wonder if only a Bronx native could recognize this but the chan You do not have to live in The Bronx to appreciate the oral history of the borough Although it helps If you live in the borough or are at least familiar with the neighborhoods it gives avivid picture and helps in the imaginings of these people as children and where they played The stores they talk about, the street corners etc It was all very vivid for me and I appreciated the detail It was also interesting to see and I wonder if only a Bronx native could recognize this but the changing demographic was clearly seen in this book The Bronx was mostly Jewish and Italian in the 1930s 1950s, then you can see other groups emerging People have a misconception about The Bronx Movies such as Fort Apache, The Bronx didn t help this stereotype Although The Bronx in the 1970s was a scary place, it wasn t always and isn t now.I was a little c...I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads I loved this book The author Arlene Alda wrote the interviews of sixty five individuals that grew up in the Bronx and became very successful people It s a story of American opportunity and the idea of working hard and achieving greatness I have never been to New York and have always wanted to travel there This book sparked my interest with specific places named and described in the book This is a great book for anyone who grew up I received this book for free through Goodreads Firs...Just Kids from the the Bronx is an amazing book Well researched by author Arlene Alda This book must have taken years to put together She interviewed many famous people from all walks of life who started out in the Bronx neighborhood Their pride from growing up in the Bronx is very evident I learned a lot of history about the Bronx I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys biographies I felt blessed to have read this special account I received this book from the Goodreads.com gi Just Kids from t...This is a fascinating collection of rememberances of successful people born raised in the Bronx in the 20th Century Although I was raised in the suburbs, I visited the Bronx but was unaware of it s diversity and many beautiful parks other than the Bronx Zoo Botanical Gardens t...This oral history of people that grew up in the Bronx is an absolute masterpiece A beautiful tribute to the Bronx A must read

25 August 2018

Arlene Alda