Bob Brody

Husband, father, grandfather, PR consultant, essayist, author of memoir, "Playing Catch with Strangers: A Family Guy (Reluctantly) Comes of Age."

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If you live in Italy -- as I now do -- how do you make friends with an Italian who speaks no English if you speak no Italian? Here's how.
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This is us.

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Deep thought for today: You can accomplish a lot on your own – as long as you have other people around.

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My social media followers now number in the high tens. Just shows where talent can get you if you try hard enough.

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From the New York Daily News: an essay about how my summer vacation in Italy turned into a summer job.

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Interested in how to address income inequality? So is Chuck Collins, Oscar Meyer heir and author of "Born On Third Base." Here's my profile of him, "Changing The Equation," in Social Investor, courtesy of the Chandler Foundation.
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I just moved from New York City to Southern Italy. So if anyone has any questions about life here, try me.

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In case you wondered what I made of Ron Chernow's speech at the White House Correspondents dinner last night, I think it was absolutely elegant.
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Here's why Joe Rago, whom I presumed to consider a friend, died in July. Small solace indeed.
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Here I am giving a talk about "Playing Catch with Strangers" at the Forest Hills library on Saturday. Highlights, yo…https://t.co/r9vMWjRMTx

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This is all I could ever bring myself to write about 9/11, and most likely all I ever will. https://t.co/SGWWxaXtgR

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My father wrote letters to his parents while a little boy at school far from home. Here's what he said.
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Sam Roberts at The New York Times kindly praised my memoir, "Playing Catch with Strangers:" https://t.co/PqWXYYPGD7

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The single best case study for immigration the United States? Queens, New York. That's where I've lived for almost 40 years. Happily.

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For anyone who missed it, here -- belatedly -- is my piece about a new friend of mine that the New York Daily News p…https://t.co/DhNRm8N24Q

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Here from Sven Birkerts is a quote about writing a memoir that hits home: "What could be more worthy and rewarding t…https://t.co/g6Tfsj8Neb

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This is me at about age 5. Should I put this photo in my upcoming memoir? I'm taking a vote.

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Last year, my new friend Charlie lost his young son to drugs. A horror. Here's what happened. https://t.co/7JDYQJXiqq

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My little summertime tribute to the glorious spirit of play. https://t.co/3N1peSK2Bq

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My latest tribute to my father -- the first for the newspaper I delivered as a boy, by bicycle, in my hometown. https://t.co/NMkEJdhtlC