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New York has long played an important role in sweeping works of fiction and non-fiction, as if the city were a character itself. That’s certainly the case in the work of Jonathan Mahler, first in his 2005 book “Ladies and Gentleman, The Bronx is Burning,” subtitled “1977, Baseball, Politics And The Battle For The Soul Of A City.” Now comes a sequel of sorts: “The Gods Of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, And The Birth Of The Modern City: 1986-1990.”
Mahler was born in New York but bred in California. His professional career has been the story of coming home.
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