New York 2013 in the Shortlist Guide series from Time Out; exploring a range of international destinations in a handy, pocket-sized format designed to introduce visitors to the best nightlife, entertainment & local attractions in the city. Expert local writers provide an encyclopaedic knowledge of each city, ensuring that the guides have won a reputation for their accuracy & reliability. Each guide opens with a ...

New York 2013 in the Shortlist Guide series from Time Out; exploring a range of international destinations in a handy, pocket-sized format designed to introduce visitors to the best nightlife, entertainment & local attractions in the city. Expert local writers provide an encyclopaedic knowledge of each city, ensuring that the guides have won a reputation for their accuracy & reliability. Each guide opens with a ...

` Robinson is one of the world`s finest working novelists, in any genre. New York 2140 is a towering novel about a genuinely grave threat to civilisation` Guardian The waters rose, submerging New York City. But the residents adapted & it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. Though changed forever. Every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an isl&. Through the eyes of the varied inhabitants of one building Kim Stanley Robinson shows us how one of our great cities will change with the rising tides. & how we too will change. ` Robinson is one of our best, bravest, most moral & most hopeful storytellers` New Yorker ` If I had to choose one writer whose work will set the standard for science fiction in the future, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson` New York Times ...

The New York 3D Expanding City Skyline
- Pocket Pop up Book by Walker Books features twelve of New York’s most famous sites accompanied
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As the Big Apple celebrates her four hundredth anniversary, we present ” New York 400”, a one-of-a-kind celebration of the greatest city in America. In the four hundred years since Henry Hudson`s arrival at the shores of what is present-day New York, the city has grown to become the ` Capital of the World`. ” New York 400” focuses not just on landmarks but also on everyday city life over the past four centuries. The people, arts, culture, politics, & drama unfold through hundreds of never-before-seen photographs & a fascinating survey of the city that never sleeps. The book

Includes:: essays from leading historians on the New York of yesterday & today. Broken down into sixteen chapters, the book takes us from the days of Peter Stuyvesant in the seventeenth century through to Mayors Rudy Guiliani, Michael Bloomberg, & the modern melting pot that is New York in the twenty-first century. Features of this title are as mentioned below. New York`s 400th Birthday
- massive media coverage of the anniversary will ensure that worldwide attention is fixed on New York City.A one-of-a-kind tribute to the city that never sleeps, ” New York 400” focuses not just on landmarks but also on everyday life in the city over the past four centuries, told through hundreds of rare photographs & essays by some of the most prominent New York writers of yesterday & today. Everyone`s New York
- the city attracts more than 40 million tourists per year from around the world. Leading NY authorities
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Includes:: essays from many leading historians. Unpublished & rare photos
- with unprecedented access to a vast archive of over 1.5 million objects & images, this is a visual history of the city of New York like no other. The Museum of the City of New York`s name says it all. It has a unique mandate
- to explore the past, present, & future of New York & celebrate the city`s heritage of diversity, opportunity, & perpetual transformation. Its unparalleled collections, including photography, sculpture, costumes, toys, & decorative arts, enables the Museum to present a variety of exhibitions, public programmes, & publications investigating what gives New York its singular character.








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From the skyscrapers & the lofts which occupy the brick buildings in Downtown New York, to the new elevated gardens on the urban map & the planned ecological constructions which form part of the scheme to convert New York into a green city by 2030, this book presents the transformations which are taking place in the metropolis. It also features the neo-Gothic, Art Deco & Rationalism buildings which have contributed to molding the booming, revolutionary character that represents one of the most vibrant cities on the planet. ...

America may be a nation obsessed with automobiles, but today the bicycle is giving the car a run for its money. & while New York is just one of many cities that is implementing new & exciting bike-friendly policies, the local cyclist population stands out as one of the most diverse, inventive, & stylish in the world. New York Bike Style celebrates this diversity with full-page photographs of riders & their bikes. Photographer Sam Polcer has combed New York`s five boroughs looking for subjects who reflect the myriad styles & demographics of the city`s cyclists--from Puerto Rican Schwinn aficionados celebrating their heritage with vintage bikes to fixed gear freaks who eat, sleep, & breathe drop handlebars; BMX kids honing their bar-spins at skateparks to fashionistas floating down leaf-strewn streets in capes & dresses. Each page is captioned with the subject`s name, what kind of bike they ride, where the photo was taken, & where they`re headed. The book also features close-up shots of gear: wheels, seats, handlebars, baskets, pedals, & panniers as well as a startlingly stylish array of bike fashion. Whether they`re pedaling to work or play, racing with a club, or out for a lazy ride, New York Bike Style pays photographic tribute a city in love with biking in all its forms. With contributions from David Byrne & Casey Neistat. ...

Wall map version of a nostalgic view of central Manhattan from Bollman Verlag, on a beautiful panorama map presenting this part of New York in 3-D as it was in the 1980s, with all the buildings drawn with full architectural detail, from the tops of the Empire State or Chrysler sky scrapers to less famous apartment blocks, squares & parks. The map covers central Manhattan from the Hudson to the East River, with the 42nd Street running diagonally across it. Coverage north/south is Approx. from the Lincoln Centre to Madison Square. The map is printed on strong, thick paper, suitable for framing. Unlike Bollman’s panorama maps of German cities, this map does not have any overprint with names of various businesses which sponsored its publication. ...

The New York Bookplates from Mac & Ninny are fun stickers to label the books, cds & dvds you lend to family & friends, so that they can safely & surely find their way back to you. Sharing your taste in literature, music & film will be easier & a more enjoyable experience. We have all been there, feeling disappointed & wondering who borrowed our favourite book or dvd. From now on, with these bookplates, you can keep track of what you lend & to whom. The packaging contains 12 colourful badges measuring 7.5x 10.5 cm. Write your name & contact details on it & then stick it to the book, cd or film that you want to lend. in addition, the thick card wrapping doubles up as a library record sheet, where you can note who borrowed what & when. The Bookplates from Mac & Ninny are a wonderful idea for book lovers & anyone who likes sharing. Leave your name with fun, colourful & noticeable pictures to remind your friends or family the book is yours &, when they finished with it, you would like to have it back! ...

Here's the guide that shows you the best shopping, eating, culture, accommodation, bars & clubs. It does so district-by-district, so that you can get the best out of wherever you are staying! Amanda gives you spot-on knowledge to put you in touch with the real New York. I can't find fault with this travel guide. Having experienced the hustle & bustle myself, I can vouch for how tiring a visit can be. The author of this gem has cleverly divided New York into parcels so the traveller can fully explore a segment at a time. Neat idea!A Jackie Foottit, reviewer. ...