The 17th edition of Time Out New York has been updated by a team of local aficionados who have explored even the most out-of-the-way neighbourhoods for the latest eateries, bars & shops. Dozens of new feature boxes & listings spotlight the varied cultural offering so be it family friendly or something a little more risque. Travellers & residents alike turn to Time Out New York for discriminating takes on the best of what to see, do, where & when to explore. From Central Park, Upper Fifth Avenue & Museum Mile to the hottest downtown & Brooklyn 'hoods (Greenwich Village, the Meatpacking District, Carroll Gardens & more), Time Out points visitors to both the well known & the under-the-radar sights. Plus we review the hippest new hotels & the best of the constantly changing dining, drinking & shopping scenes. ...

! Buen viaje! This title features dream weekends & practical travel itineraries in Latin America & the Caribbean. Covering a span of terrain stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean across the Northern & Southern Hemispheres, Latin America & the Caribbean harbour a wealth of enticing destinations. Stylishly written & carefully researched, this updated & expanded collection of the New York Times` popular 36 Hours feature offers you 60 well-crafted itineraries for quick but memorable trips, accompanied by hundreds of colour photographs to fire your imagination. You can explore the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas; try your hand at surfing in Costa Rica, tango in Buenos Aires; discover frenetic megacities, ancient ruins, tranquil beaches, & tropical rainforests...from the expected (the cloud forest in Costa Rica, snorkelling in the Cayman Islands, urban beach culture at Ipanema) to the unexpected (a concert hall in Trinidad for steel-band music, the Colombian walled city of Cartagena, an Antiguan peak named for Barack Obama)
- it`s all here in this handsomely designed & illustrated book. It
Includes:: 2, 160 hours worth of insightful itineraries to make the most of your stay; 60 destinations, from major cities to lesser-known gems; practical recommendations for over 250 restaurants & 200 hotels; colour-coded tabs & ribbons to bookmark your favourite cities in each region; nearly 400 photos; illustrations by Olimpia Zagnoli; easy-to-reference indexes; & detailed city-by-city maps that pinpoint every stop on your itinerary.

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What makes New York unique? This riveting volume of articles, photographs & illustrations from the city`s premier chronicle of history & culture explores the streets, the people, neighborhoods, buildings, politics & sport of `the city that never sleeps`. More than 200 articles by well-known journalists from one of the world`s most pre-eminent newspapers chronicle the history of one of the world`s most influential cities. This book discusses about: the opening of the subway in 1904; the Son of Sam murders; jazz clubs in the 1920s; the 1977 & 2004 blackouts; the end of the color barrier in baseball; the fall of Tammany Hall & corruption at city hall; &, the 9/11 attacks. Articles are reproduced word for word & are beautifully illustrated with photographs, cartoons, maps, graphs & illustrations to enhance the reading experience. ” The New York Times” is one of the world`s most respected newspapers, with 92 Pulitzer Prizes & citations for journalism to its credit. ...

(Re)discovering Europe. Dream weekends with practical itineraries from Paris to Perm. Culture, history, natural beauty, fine cuisine, artistic masterpieces, cutting-edge architecture & style
- Europe overflows with so many riches that a lifetime seems too short to appreciate them. But with the right guidance, you can go far in a single weekend. Stylishly written & carefully researched, this updated & expanded collection of the popular New York Times 36 Hours feature offers you 125 well-crafted itineraries for quick but memorable European trips, accompanied by hundreds of color photographs to fire your imagination. You can explore the expected: the Renaissance in Florence, surfing in Biarritz, flamenco in Seville. & discover the unexpected: Sicilian mummies dressed in their Sunday best, a dry-land toboggan ride on Madeira, a hotel in Tallinn with a KGB spies' nest on the penthouse floor. Your guides are seasoned New York Times journalists & savvy travel writers. Elaine Sciolino, a longtime foreign correspondent, offers three tours of Paris & a side trip in southern France. Frank Bruni, the Times op-ed columnist & food writer, advises on pizza & priceless art in Rome. Matt Gross, the Frugal Traveler, takes you to a gorgeous beach in Pol&. With the peripatetic author Tony Perrottet, follow the footsteps of Lord Byron & the Shelleys around Lake Geneva. & Seth Sherwood, one of America's liveliest & most prolific travel writers, lays out a dozen weekends from Copenhagen to St. Tropez. World capitals, ancient nations that once ruled wide domains, tiny countries with big personalities
- it's all Europe, & all fun to read about (whether you actually go or not) in this handsomely designed & illustrated book. It

Features: 4, 500 hours worth of insightful itineraries to make the most of your stay; 125 European destinations, from major cities to lesser known gems; practical recommendations for over 500 restaurants & 400 hotels; color-coded tabs & ribbons to bookmark your favorite cities in each region; nearly 800 photos, most of them from The New York Times archive; all stories have been updated & adapted for this volume by Barbara Irel&, a veteran Times travel editor; new illustrations by Times illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli of Milan; easy-to-reference indexes; & detailed city-by-city maps pinpoint every stop on your itinerary. Also available: 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada.



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This book covers 150 North American cities from the ” New York Times`” popular travel column. To travel in North America is to face a delicious quandary: over these vast spaces, with so many riches from glittering cities to eccentric small towns & heart-stoppingly beautiful mountains & plains, how to experience as much as possible in limited time? One answer is the quick hit, a jam-packed adventure that delivers a full sense of a single place`s opportunities & personalities over a well plotted two-night stay. The ” New York Times” has been offering up dream weekends with practical itineraries in its popular weekly ”36 Hours” column since 2002. The many expert contributors, experienced travelers & accomplished writers, all have brought careful research, insider`s knowledge, & a sense of fun to hundreds of cities & destinations, always with an eye to getting the most out of a short trip. Want to read what Sam Sifton suggests in his beloved borough of Brooklyn, or David Carr advises in Minneapolis, Mark Bittman in Death Valley, or Ariel Kaminer in Lower Manhattan? Here is where to do it, with full-color photographs to entice you & handy maps to guide you. In this book, the ” Times” & TASCHEN bring together updated & new versions of ”36 Hours” columns in 150 U.S. & Canadian locations, from the great urban centers on everyone`s travel list to surprising locales with undiscovered character & charm. The paths lead to fashionable clubs in Manhattan, blues joints in the Mississippi Delta, architectural treasures tucked in the Pennsylvania hills, the French America of Quebec, the seaside cliffs & Hollywood cool of California, & well beyond. For a taste of adventure & a veritable journey throughout the continent, explore ”36 Hours in America”. ...

The ultimate pocket map of New York`s transit system! Explore New York with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized, pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail, this compact, dependable city map of the transit sytem will ensure you don`t miss a thing. *

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- a detailed map of the subway & bus transit systems * Handy, self-folding map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format * Information number & contact details featured * Key places of interest are listed offering you advice on the best things to see


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The newly updated & revised National Geographic Traveler: New York gives you every tool you need to plan a trip to this incredibly varied & vibrant city. From exploring Manhattan`s most innovative & greenest buildings to the best chance for a U2 sighting at soul food restaurants in Harlem to trendy, fashionable Tri Be Ca to a splashy new feature on bohemian chic Chelsea & the High Line to the Empire State Building, the Museum of Modern Art in midtown Manhattan, & getting around on Citi Bike, National Geographic guides you to the best known sights, & lesser known ones as well. Illustrated with 120 vivid photographs & 21 detailed, full colour maps, the guide

Includes:: a detailed introduction to New York`s history & culture & in-depth explorations of each of the city`s neighbourhoods. Additional features include Insider Tips from National Geographic & local experts to favourite or little known sites & events, as well as dozens of sidebars highlighting experiences that allow the visitor to truly get inside the local culture, such as where to get the best farm to table food & the best place to shop for vinyl records in Manhattan.A hefty Travelwise section showcasing handpicked hotels & restaurants rounds out this must-have book for anyone planning a trip to NYC.

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Three stories on the nature of identity. In the first a detective writer is drawn into a curious & baffling investigation, in the second a man is set up in an apartment to spy on someone, & the third concerns the disappearance of a man whose childhood friend is left as his literary executor. ...

Great photography meets the perfect package. Abrams is proud to announce the Portfolio Collection, an exciting format where superb ...

Updated 2nd edition with informative & and fun walks of New York with a unique 'bird's eye view' (isometric) map.
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