{"product_id":"hacking-new-york-paperback","title":"Hacking New York - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Hazard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeff Vorzimmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe experiences in this surprising book are drawn directly from the daily life of a New York taxicab driver in good standing. Mr. Hazard has been \"hacking\" the city for almost nine years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe deals with phases of life of which the average reader knows not at all-the \"rackets\" a taxi man has to fight, the graft he has to pay, the characters of the half-world he meets-and much\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book compares \"hacking\" conditions to-day and ten years ago, when the author got his first license by shaking hands with an official and forgetting to remove a ten-dollar bill from the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epolitical palm when the handshaking was over. Every page is packed with human interest and keen understanding of character. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author came to New York to \"see life in Greenwich Village.\" Since he had to make a living, he thought taxi driving was as good a way as any other. He is in his thirties, was a hobo and wanderer before he was a taxi driver, and is still piloting his cab through the tangles of New York traffic.\u003c\/p\u003e-\u003cem\u003eFrom the original 1930 dust jacket flap\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hazard is a born storyteller, especially for his humor and crisp simplicity, and a born racketeer. He tells a hundred vibrating experiences from that man-eating, money-crazy jungle through\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich New Yorkers pass every day.\"-George Britt, \u003cem\u003eNew York Telegram\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48756700348664,"sku":"9798886010404","price":19.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/KlgFbYpXlZ9798886010404.webp?v=1780343421","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/hacking-new-york-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}