Tanqueray, Brandon Stanton
Tanqueray, Brandon Stanton
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Tanqueray

Bestseller

Author: Brandon Stanton, Stephanie Johnson

Narrator: Brandon Stanton, Stephanie Johnson

Unabridged: 3 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/12/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

"These bawdy, gritty tales of New York City in the 1960s and 1970s will captivate listeners, but it’s Johnson who is the hero of this story. Listeners will relish every minute."- Library Journal

"Humans of New York fans will delight in hearing Stephanie 'Tanqueray' Johnson, once one of the city's best known burlesque dancers, tell her triumphant story."-People Magazine

This program is read by Stephanie Johnson with an introduction read by Brandon Stanton, author of Humans of New York.

The storytelling phenomenon Humans of New York and its #1 bestselling books have captivated a global audience of millions with personal narratives that illuminate the human condition. But one story stands apart from the rest...

She is a woman as fabulous, unbowed, and irresistible as the city she lives in.

Meet TANQUERAY.

In 2019, Humans of New York featured a photo of a woman in an outrageous fur coat and hat she made herself. She instantly captured the attention of millions. Her name is Stephanie Johnson, but she’s better known to HONY followers as “Tanqueray,” a born performer who was once one of the best-known burlesque dancers in New York City. Reeling from a brutal childhood, immersed in a world of go-go dancers and hustlers, dirty cops and gangsters, Stephanie was determined to become the fiercest thing the city had ever seen. And she succeeded.

Real, raw, and unapologetically honest, this is the full story of Tanqueray as told by Brandon Stanton—an audiobook filled with never-before-told stories of Tanqueray's struggles and triumphs through good times and bad, personal photos from her own collection, and glimpses of New York City from back in the day when the name “Tanqueray” was on everyone’s lips.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

About Brandon Stanton

BRANDON STANTON is the creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling books Humans, Humans of New York, and Humans of New York: Stories as well as the children's book, Little Humans. His photography and storytelling blog is followed by a global audience of over thirty million people across several social media platforms. In addition to sharing thousands of stories from around the world, the blog has raised over $30 million for featured individuals and nonprofits. Stanton is a graduate of the University of Georgia and lives in New York City.

About Stephanie Johnson

Stephanie Johnson is an accomplished New Zealand writer whose work includes plays for stage and radio, poetry, scriptwriting, and novels. She was the 2000 Katherine Mansfield Fellow in Menton, France and the 2001 Literary Fellow at the University of Auckland. She lives in Auckland with her husband and three children. The Sailmaker's Daughter is her second novel to be published in the U.S.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anna on July 03, 2022

Tanqueray was a bit of a rambling read, like the author had so much to say and wanted to get it all out no matter what direction it came from. I wanted more depth and detail but still loved this story for it’s raw honesty and warmth and read it quite quickly and easily in one sitting. “Occasionally......more

Goodreads review by Anneliese on December 13, 2022

I am trying to put into words how I feel about this book. So here it goes. I love the fact that the author ran into Stephanie just standing on the street and she was just so forthcoming about her life. So much so that they became friends and he wrote a book on her life. Her life was definitely inter......more

Goodreads review by Jena on July 13, 2022

I both loved and was a little let down by Tanqueray. First, the love. The story is so .... Just, captivating and full of drama and a real look at how a random person's life can be. Stephanie has had a LIFE and it has been a joy to share some of it. Last, the disappointment. Honestly, I just expected......more

Goodreads review by enqi ☾⋆˚*̣̩✩ on August 13, 2022

When this photo was taken, ten thousand men in New York City knew that name. My signature meant something to them... I've been captivated by Tanqueray's story ever since I saw it on HONY. Her grit, tenacity and resilience has always inspired and amazed me, so when the book was released I knew I h......more

Goodreads review by Anna on July 13, 2022

Tanqueray's Instagram story was one of the very few that caught my attention and I was actually looking forward to reading the rest of it every week. Experiencing the past through Stephanie's detailed and vivid memories was a true delight. I wish the book was longer though.......more


Awards

  • Amazon.com Best Books of the Year
  • Audible.com Best of the Year