William B. Helmreich D.
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"Winner of the 2015 GANYC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Book Writing, The Guides Association of New York City" "Honorable Mention for the 2013 PROSE Award in Sociology & Social Work, Association of American Publishers" William B. Helmreich (1945–2020) was the author of many books, including The Manhattan Nobody Knows, The Brooklyn Nobody Knows, and The Queens Nobody Knows. He was Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the City College of...
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In this in-depth exploration of the dumb things, we all do and why, Helmreich sheds new light on the well-known foibles of Martha Stewart, Bill Clinton, Britney Spears, Don Imus, Eliot Spitzer, Tiger Woods and Bernie Madoff, as well as common missteps like road rage, telling your boss off, cheating, shoplifting, and lying. But this is far more than an entertaining read. Based on hundreds of interviews and exhaustive research, Helmreich concludes that...
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"2017 Finalist in Regional, ForeWord Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards" William B. Helmreich (1945–2020) was the author of many books, including The Manhattan Nobody Knows, The Queens Nobody Knows, and The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City, which won the Guides Association of New York Award for Outstanding Achievement in Book Writing. He was Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the City College of New York's Colin...