The Manhattan Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide Paperback - 2018
by William B. Helmreich
Helmreich walked every block of New York City--6,000 miles in all--to write the award-winning "The New York Nobody Knows." Now he has re-walked most of Manhattan--721 miles--to write this new, one-of-a-kind walking guide to the heart of one of the world's greatest cities.d's greatest cities.
From the rear cover
"Bill Helmreich is a walker and a talker. His charming book is simultaneously a local's guide to the things locals miss, a tableau of the city today, and a record of impromptu conversations with scores of New Yorkers who make this place unlike anywhere else in the world."--Eric W. Sanderson, author of Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City
"Bill Helmreich is a top-notch tour guide. He exudes avuncular charm throughout this book, making the cultural and historical facts sparkle and the details sing. Readers will be able to tell a good story when they visit these neighborhoods."--Jonathan R. Wynn, author of The Tour Guide: Walking and Talking New York
"Bill Helmreich takes Manhattan--step-by-step, glance-by-glance, and chat-by-chat--to show what makes the city hum. This book is addictive."--Harvey Molotch, New York University
"The thinking tourist's guide book."--Graham Russell Hodges, author of Taxi! A Cultural History of the New York City Cabdriver
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- Title The Manhattan Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide
- Author William B. Helmreich
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 376
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press
- Date 2018-12-04
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780691166995 / 0691166994
- Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.4 x 1.2 in (20.32 x 13.72 x 3.05 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Library of Congress subjects Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), Walking
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017958315
- Dewey Decimal Code 974.71
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