New York City is full of free and ridiculously inexpensive stuff-you just need to know where to look. Leave it to "The Cheap Bastard" to uncover all the ins and outs and exclusive bargains to be had, and to tell you the real deal with wit and humor.

About the Author
Ashley Wren Collins is an actress, producer, and writer. Her first book with Lloyd Kaufman, Produce Your Own Damn Movie!, is available on-line and in bookstores everywhere. Collins holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from the American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater School Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University. She is a frequent contributor to MovieMaker Magazine and has a regular entertainment blog on The Huffington Post. Collins loves to be in Los Angeles as much as she can, though she lives and works in New York City. Her website is www.ashleywrencollins.com.Native New Yorker Rob Grader is a writer and producer for public radio and television and is an actor on stage and TV. A graduate of the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University, he has performed at regional theaters throughout the country, on popular dramas, sitcoms, and soaps, and in national commercials.

Reviews
"A book that reinforces one of the classic family values that New Yorkers hold dear-never pay retail."-Brian Lehrer, WNYC New York Public Radio"The last word on living well and cheaply in the Big Apple-and, no, it is not an oxymoron."-Chicago Tribune



Book Information
ISBN 9781493006373
Author Ashley Wren Collins
Format Paperback
Page Count 328
Imprint Globe Pequot Press
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 28g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 21mm