If you’re going to live outside the law, you’d better be honest. This is the story of an American archetype and follows his adventures in the world of bookies and bettors, fighters and fixers, players and suckers set against the often-romanticized backdrop of Depression-era New York.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Barry Mitchell of CUNY TV Interviews Ronald Probstein
Barry Mitchell of CUNY TV interviewed Honest Sid author Ronald Probstein for his program "Science and U!" on 12/27/2011.
ForeWord Clarion Review Gives Honest Sid Five Stars!
ForeWord Clarion has reviewed Honest Sid and awarded it 5 out of 5 possible stars! The review notes that the "engaging memoir" is likely to find favor with a large audience, and praises it as "tightly edited and concisely written", with "Dickensian settings and characters" and dialog between them being "spot-on". Read the entire review in PDF form here: http://www.probstein.com/Clarion_Review_Honest_Sid.pdf
Kirkus Review of Honest Sid
Kirkus Reviews has written up "Honest Sid, Memoir of a Gambling Man" saying it "Loved" this "delightful life story" is imbued with "appealing nostalgia" that "brings to life a place and time now long gone". Read the complete review here: http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ronald-probstein/honest-sid/
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