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  • The Zen of Taxi Driving in New York City

    by John Rodney Hale ...
    The Zen of Taxi Driving in New York City takes readers through John Rodney Hale’s more than 30 years of experience driving taxis and limousines throughout New York City. Blending personal experiences, meditation, and reflections on Zen with the story of the city itself, Hale shares the people, places, challenges, and changes he witnessed from behind the wheel.From the streets of the five boroughs ... Read more

    $9.85 CAD

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  • Inside the Apple

    A Streetwise History of New York City

    by Michelle Nevius, James Nevius ...
    How much do you actually know about New York City? Did you know they tried to anchor Zeppelins at the top of the Empire State Building? Or that the high-rent district of Park Avenue was once so dangerous it was called “Death Avenue”? This lively and comprehensive guidebook brings New York’s fascinating past to vivid life.This narrative history of New York City is the first to offer practical ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • When Did the Statue of Liberty Turn Green?

    And 101 Other Questions About New York City

    by The Staff of the New-York Historical Society Library ...
    A treasury of trivia from the New-York Historical Society: "An extraordinary tapestry depicting New York's story.... An almost addictive read."— Library JournalFor years, the librarians at the New-York Historical Society have kept a record of the questions posed to them by curious locals and visitors to the city. Who was the first woman to run for mayor of New York? Why are beavers featured on the ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Intimate City

    Walking New York

    by Michael Kimmelman ...
    **“‘The Intimate City’ is a joyful miscellany of people seeing things in the urban landscape, the streets alive with remembrances and ideas even when those streets are relatively empty of people.”—Robert Sullivan, New York Times Book ReviewFrom the New York Times architecture critic, his celebrated walking tours of New York City, now expanded, covering four of the five boroughs and some 540 ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Paradise Bronx

    The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough

    by Ian Frazier ...
    Ian Frazier’s magnum opus: a love song to New York City’s most heterogeneous and alive borough.For the past fifteen years, Ian Frazier has been walking the Bronx. Paradise Bronx reveals the amazingly rich and tumultuous history of this amazingly various piece of our greatest city. From Jonas Bronck, who bought land from the local Native Americans, to the formerly gang-wracked South Bronx that gave ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Your New York

    by The Editors of New Word City ...
    The secret smart travelers turn to when facing a dizzying choice of what to do and see is to establish their own personal relationship with a city. Yo, New York. ... Read more

    $7.04 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into New York

    by Bathroom Readers' Institute ...
    Series series Plunges Into
    Uncle John loves New York, so he's taking the plunge…into the land of bagels, bluebirds, and the Brooklyn Bridge.Start spreading the news. You’re reading today. You’re going to be a part of it--New York, New Yooooork! In this ode to the greatest place on Earth, Uncle John takes you through Ellis Island and down the Hudson to bring you the tome about New York that could only come from the Bathroom ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Grand Central

    How a Train Station Transformed America

    by Sam Roberts ...
    A rich, illustrated - and entertaining -- history of the iconic Grand Central Terminal, from one of New York City's favorite writers, just in time to celebrate the train station's 100th fabulous anniversary.In the winter of 1913, Grand Central Station was officially opened and immediately became one of the most beautiful and recognizable Manhattan landmarks. In this celebration of the one hundred ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

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  • Brooklyn

    The Once and Future City

    by Thomas J. Campanella ...
    An unprecedented history of Brooklyn, told through its places, buildings, and the people who made them, from the early seventeenth century to todayAmerica's most storied urban underdog, Brooklyn has become an internationally recognized brand in recent decades—celebrated and scorned as one of the hippest destinations in the world. In Brooklyn: The Once and Future City, Thomas J. Campanella unearths ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Only in New York

    An Exploration of the World's Most Fascinating, Frustrating, and Irrepressible City

    by Sam Roberts ...
    No one denies that New York City is unique—but what makes it sui generis? Sam Roberts, a longtime city reporter, has puzzled over this in print and in his popular New York Times podcasts for years. In Only in New York, updated with new tales and fascinating glimpses into uniquely NYC life, he writes about what makes this city tick and why things are the way they are in the greatest of all ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Look Up, Nashville! A Walking Tour of Nashville, Tennessee

    by Doug Gelbert ...
    There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour is ready to explore when you are.Each walking tour describes historical and architectural landmarks and provides pictures to help out ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Names of New York

    Discovering the City's Past, Present, and Future Through Its Place-Names

    by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro ...
    "A casually wondrous experience; it made me feel like the city was unfolding beneath my feet.” —Jia Tolentino, author of Trick MirrorIn place-names lie stories. That’s the truth that animates this fascinating journey through the names of New York City’s streets and parks, boroughs and bridges, playgrounds and neighborhoods.Exploring the power of naming to shape experience and our sense of place, ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook