Written with unfailing common sense, as well as insight & affection...the perfect guide to this tremendous city OBSERVER A true traveller`s companion & friend SUNDAY TELEGRAPH For more than thirty years Michael Leapman has been intimately involved with New York as a journalist, resident or frequent visitor. Here he takes readers with him on a series of walks through the heart of Manhattan & beyond, explaining how it came to be the world`s most fabulous city, as well as revealing its present-day secrets. When the original edition of this incomparable guide was published in 1983, it won the Thomas Cook award as the guide book of the year. After he revised it in 1991 it was chosen by New York Magazine as the best of nearly a hundred books about the city. Now he has been back to retrace his steps. Thoroughly updated, this book is packed with inspiration, revelation, & sound practical advice. MICHAEL LEAPMAN lived in New York for seven years, as correspondent for The Times, reporting perceptively on the city`s delights & foibles. He continues to visit New York regularly & to write about it for magazines & other newspapers. ...

An affordable paperback re-issue of a much-loved photographic classic A documentary record of New York that captures the soul of this majestic metropolis

Size: 19.6 x 25 cm / 73/4 x 95/6 in. 144 pp. Paperback with flaps 56 color & 72 duotone photographs Text in English, German, French, Spanish, & Italian

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New York in the Luxe city guides series, which are slim & small enough to fit easily in a pocket or handbag. Information is distilled from elite suggestions by city residents, specially selected for their style, knowledge & expertise. Luxe guides aim at the upper end of the market & subjectively edit to choose the very best recommendations for shopping, restaurants, leisure options & nightlife. Half day shopping & activity itineraries are suggested for you to mix & match your visit to suit your timetable. When folded close the cardboard guide slots into its own protective plastic frame. Vanity Fair magazine calls them ...

New York State in a series of US state maps from the National Geographic with city maps & enlargements for the state’s most visited areas. The map is printed on lightweight, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper. Maps in the NGS State Series clearly show each state’s national parks, forests & other protected areas, with topography indicated by subtle relief shading & plenty of names of mountain ranges, valleys, deserts, etc. Indian Reservations are also marked & various places of interest are highlighted, including historical or natural sites, visitor information centres, campsites, etc. Road network indicates toll roads, rest areas & services, & shows driving distances on main routes. Scenic roads are highlighted. The maps have no geographical coordinates. The index lists both counties, shown on the maps with their administrative boundaries, & towns or cities. Each title

Includes:: several enlargements showing in greater detail local towns, national parks & other popular destination, all annotated with places of interest. Also provided are general notes about the state with descriptions of its main sights, a recommendation for a scenic drive, a table of services available in the local sites (both national parks & historical monuments), a calendar of local special events, a distance table & a climate chart.

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An unparalleled compilation of contemporary photographs of New York City & its boroughs by famous & emerging artists. New York City has experienced extreme flux over the last ten years. Today, contemporary photographers from all over the world have been capturing the City, its dynamic boroughs, & all its transformations, offering views, cityscapes, & vignettes we`ve not seen before. New York: A Photographer`s City is a world-class look at the city, reflecting the avant-garde spirit of New York & containing previously unpublished work by well-known & emerging contemporary artists. This volume

Includes:: more than 350 images from all five New York City boroughs by more than one hundred artists such as Jack Pierson, Atta Kim, Doug Aitken, Joel Meyerowitz, Andreas Gursky, Tim White Sobieski, Ed Burtynsky, Thomas Struth, Jenny Holzer, & Michael Eastman, among many others, which not only document the city but also reflect & explore an innovative perspective of New York in the twenty-first century. ” New York: A Photographer`s City” reveals a post-9/11, visually fresh approach to the City & will appeal to both fans of art photography & of New York.

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New York – City-Pick is the perfect introduction to a place featuring excerpts from the best travel writing about the city. Edited in chapters such as Building the Big Apple, I am a Stranger here Myself, Good Times Bad Times, Big Yellow Taxi etc, the book will guide you around New York City with the words & thoughts of writers who walked those streets before. The voices of writers & personality such as Woody Allen, Tom Wolfe, Jan Morris, Bob Dylan, Don De Lillo, Patti Smith, Junot Diaz & David Byrne deliver a personal & unique perspective on the sights, sounds & flavours of the city.A must read for anyone interested in the past & present of the city that never sleep. ...

Jonglez`s New York Hidden Bars & Restaurants features a 100 places with amazing decor, eccentric owners, bizarre food, old-time survivors & more that will please & astonish underground & post-industrial fans, refined gourmets & cocktail drinkers, world food lovers & anyone curious enough to discover the infinite possibilities to have fun in New York. Inside the guide you will find: Voyeuristic meals in someone else’s apartment, a supper club on a helipad, in a motorcycle dealership or in a church, a dinner in a dumpster, a hidden heavy metal bar in Brooklyn, a Dim Sum by day, nightclub by night, New York s most legitimate speakeasy, a club ”not open since 2009, ” a Swiss ski cabin through a kitchen, a swanky nightclub behind a pawn shop, a retro beauty salon turned bar by someone who said she dated the Incredible Hulk, a referral-only Japanese restaurant, a grungy underground sake bar, an open-to-the-public dining room within the United Nations Headquarters, gourmet donuts inside a car wash. Double page spreads have a description of the site & a glossy full length photograph opposite. Addresses, opening times, contact details & relevant transport information is also provided. An absolute must-have to finally enjoy the amazing hidden New York bar/restaurant/pub/club scene.” Jonglez also publish a range of “ Unusual…” titles, with an emphasis on thematic experiences, including hotels & shopping, to a range of destinations. Each guide has a similar format to the ‘ Secret’ series, with individual recommendations & suggestions accompanied by colour photographs throughout the text. ...

Illustrate Map of New York Litho Print by British illustrator Alice Tait, in a series of quirky & stylish designs. This is a colourful & whimsical print of the city centre with illustrations of landmarks, famous buildings & characteristic street scenes. Individually hand signed by the artist for a unique feel, comes in a plastic sleeve & back board; printed in the UK on high quality paper. The print is suitable for framing & will brighten any room in the home adding a stylish touch. ...

New York is the ultimate symbol of the United States boundless energy & creativity. Despite the city`s forthright exuberance, many of its most intriguing places are off the beaten track, behind unmarked doors, in small neighbourhood enclaves. This new edition of Style City New York takes visitors to these magical locations, be they hip-hop bars or private art collections, sexy restaurants or funky shops. There are surprises around every corner in Gotham. Style City leads the way. ...

This is a fully illustrated guide to the glorious riches of New Yorks museums & galleries, drawing on the cream of the city`s collections to create an easily navigable, narrative history of art. The guides unique approach means that you can locate your favourite artist or style of art in any museum & follow this throughout the museums of New York. Do you like, say, French art? This book will show you where to find it in New York, from great masterpieces of the genre on show in world-famous institutions to hidden gems housed in galleries off the beaten track. It helps you visit the Metropolitan Museum to take in Nicolas Poussin, Jacques-Louis David & Courbet; move on to the Frick Collection to see works by the Rococo painters Boucher & Fragonard, or take off to the Dahesh Museum, the only American insitution devoted to the academic tradition in the 19th & 20th centuries. Featuring over 100 destinations, including the Metropolitan Musuem of Modern Art, Neue Galerie, Mo MA, the Guggenheim, Storm King Art Center & the Frick Collection, & works by such artists as Courbet, Pollock, Poussin, Picasso, Warhol & Dali, ” The Art Guide: New York” is the perfect guidebook for all art lovers who visit & live in the city. ...