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In the aftermath of Katrina and the disaster that followed, promises were made, forgotten, and renewed. Now what will become of New Orleans in the years ahead What do this proud, battered city and its people mean to America and the world Award-winning author and longtime New Orleans resident Tom Piazza illuminates the storied culture and uncertain future of this great and neglected American metropolis by evoking the sensuous rapture of the city that gave us jazz music and Creole cooking; examining its deep undercurrents of corruption, racism, and injustice; and explaining how its people endure and transcend those conditions. And, perhaps most important, he asks us all to consider the spirit of this place and all the things it has shared with the world: its grace and beauty, resilience and soul.

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PRAISE FOR MY COLD WAR: Tom Piazza's writing pulsates with nervous electrical tension--reveals the emotions that we can't define. -- Bob Dylan Hot and real and from the heart. An emotionally wrenching experience-at times hilarious, at times heartbreaking. -- New Orleans Times-Picayune Insightful. a sensory paradise... Why New Orleans Matters is a celebration of the spirit of New Orleans. -- BookInfo.net A minor miracle unto itself. a heartfelt, 180-page manifesto. There's a little something for everyone. -- Gambit Weekly Pensive and elegiac. sharp [and] steely. .A mournful dirge and a vivacious ode to the city. -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Best Book Award, New Orleans Gulf South Booksellers Association--No Source Humanities Book of the Year Award, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities--No Source A minor miracle unto itself... a heartfelt, 180-page manifesto... There's a little something for everyone. --Gambit Weekly Insightful... a sensory paradise... Why New Orleans Matters is a celebration of the spirit of New Orleans. --BookInfo.net Hot and real and from the heart... An emotionally wrenching experience--at times hilarious, at times heartbreaking. --New Orleans Times-Picayune PRAISE FOR MY COLD WAR: Tom Piazza's writing pulsates with nervous electrical tension--reveals the emotions that we can't define. --Bob Dylan An enjoyable meander through what used to be called 'the city that care forgot.' --Houston Chronicle Pensive and elegiac... sharp [and] steely. ...A mournful dirge and a vivacious ode to the city. --Atlanta Journal-Constitution Powerful, rich with anger, longing, and barely expressible loss. --Providence Phoenix Insightful a sensory paradise... Why New Orleans Matters is a celebration of the spirit of New Orleans. --BookInfo.net Powerful, rich with anger, longing, and barely expressible loss. --Providence Phoenix Pensive and elegiac sharp [and] steely. A mournful dirge and a vivacious ode to the city. --Atlanta Journal-Constitution PRAISE FOR MY COLD WAR: Tom Piazza s writing pulsates with nervous electrical tension--reveals the emotions that we can t define. --Bob Dylan An enjoyable meander through what used to be called the city that care forgot. --Houston Chronicle Hot and real and from the heart An emotionally wrenching experienceat times hilarious, at times heartbreaking. --New Orleans Times-Picayune A minor miracle unto itself a heartfelt, 180-page manifesto There s a little something for everyone. --Gambit Weekly

Insightful a sensory paradise... Why New Orleans Matters is a celebration of the spirit of New Orleans. --BookInfo.net

Pensive and elegiac. sharp [and] steely. .A mournful dirge and a vivacious ode to the city. -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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