Bøger af Richard Pocker

Art dealer, third generation picture framer, wildlife trapper, world traveler, received a Harvard education for twenty dollars, an outdoor forager, tobacco nursery farmer, custom cutlery hobbyist, and a real, honest to goodness S.O.B.Pocker's collection of essays reflects a life of sweeping interests and observations. From the decline and fall of the pay toilet, being a reincarnated whale hunter, how Oscar the Grouch got his name, how his dog, Mr. Peabody, was the only canine to ever receive a death notice in the New York Times, or his cross-country trip to the Alcan Highway in an attempt to drive to Alaska in a Ford Pinto. His stories illustrate how the best and the brightest can occasionally make hilarious mistakes and act like an idiot.

Established in 1926, J.Pocker & Son Picture Framing is a landmark business on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Started by Jacob and Bessie Pocker. They both arrived as immigrant children at the turn of the 20th Century. Their grandson Richard, a third generation picture framer, has written a tribute to his family, staff and clients, some of them are now third generation as well.J.Pocker & Son is a snapshot of a typical family business that was started on shoestring budget, gumption and sacrifice by a generation of immigrants who arrived in America knowing there was no turning back and no room for failure. Personalities that made New York vibrant during its heyday all walked through the door of the store. They are captured in stories and photos in J.Pocker & Son.