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In the pages of City Secrets New York City:
*A Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist evokes a timeless Village bookstore
*An artist takes you on an intimate tour of three exceptional paintings
*A food editor invites you into the sepia-toned interiors of vintage saloons
*An architect reveals the tailors that fitted Ernest Hemingway in the 1930s
*A writer takes you to the heart of the Diamond District to find the best cheese
blintzes in the city
*A producer recommends a Midtown coffee shop where actors, directors, and producers
can be found hatching the next Broadway hit
New Yorkers who contributed to City Secrets New York City include: novelists Michael Cunningham and Rick Moody, artist Brice Marden, former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, journalist Anna Quindlen, folksinger Pete Seeger, neurologist Oliver Sacks, Mario “the Prince of Chintz” Buatta, architects Richard Meier and Philip Johnson, playwright John Guare, MoMA director Glen Lowry, director Avery Corman, cartoonist Stan Mack, actors Laura Linney and Eric Stolz, designer Kate Spade, as well as curators, naturalists, historians, urban archaeologists, poets, playwrights, gourmets, filmmakers, and scores of others.
Previous volumes in the acclaimed City Secrets series include City Secrets Rome; City Secrets Florence, Venice and the Towns of Italy; City Secrets London.
4.25” x 7.25”
ISBN 10: 1-892145-08-1
ISBN 13: 9781892145086
Retail price: $24.95
Price: $19.96 (20% off)
“Reading this is like having a native New Yorker as a personal guide.”—The New York Times
“There are enough discoveries and insights to keep a native, let alone a visitor, tramping the streets for years.”—Daily Telegraph (London)
“Like other volumes in the series, City Secrets New York City compiles little gems from an enviable list of writers, musicians, archeologists et al., who share their favorite corners of New York and its boroughs. Anna Quindlen suggests the perfect evening out (it involves Peking duck and a trip to Staten Island); neurologist Oliver Sacks visits his favorite flora and fauna; theater producer Gregory Mosher recommends the Film Forum for the best popcorn and art-house movies. At 584 pages, City Secrets includes 19 maps keyed to sites mentioned and intriguing historical asides. We learn, for example, that Truman Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's—part of the Manhattan literary canon - in a bright yellow house in Brooklyn Heights.”—“all about nyc”
“From the Little Bookroom: This small New York publisher is producing some of the most innovative, beautiful and rewarding guidebooks on the market. At least two of its gems on New York are worth considering before you go. The first is 'City Secrets New York City.' New York natives, critics, artists, historians and others with inside expertise offer poetic considerations of their favorite places in the Big Apple, including works of art, restaurants, streets, architecture and shops. 'The Historic Shops and Restaurants of New York' is a compendium of establishments at least 100 years old, from Kiehl's pharmacy to the Paris Bar and Grill. Need ribbons? Head to Hyman Hendler on 38th St., where some of the merchandise is 50 years old.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“This mini series of cloth-bound guidebooks works on the premise that if you want to know where to go, ask a local. The ones in question here are a group of artists, archaeologists, historians, architects, chefs and writers who have opened up their address books and imparted their favourite corners of their city, adopted or otherwise. There are four guides in the series; Rome, Florence and the Towns of Italy, London and New York. Each guide is divided into sections of the city with an introduction on the area and maps pinpointing each recommendation. It’s all highly subjective and some may find the randomness a little hard to fathom, but it’s well worth dipping into to discover the likes of Marcella Hazan’s (the Delia of Italy) favourite Venetian trattoria or the best way to see the interior of the Sistine Chapel minus the crowds.”—Independent on Sunday