United States: New York City Books and Travel Guides


Access New York City
Packed with information on a host of shops, museums, and landmarks--and suggestions on more than 100 places to stay and 1,200 places to eat--this complete guide to the Big Apple can satisfy even the most voracious travel appetites.
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Avant-Guide New York City
With a street-smart hipster's attitude, New York City covers attractions in each of New York City's five boroughs, as well as Manhattan's particular neighborhoods, focusing on the personalities that define them.
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Brooklyn! : A Soup-To-Nuts Guide to Sights, Neighborhoods, and Restaurants
A complete handbook for the resident or visitor, Brooklyn! includes: Neighborhoods: From hip Williamsburg to classic Sheepshead Bay, every street has a story. Restaurants: African, Middle Eastern, French, Latino, Russian, Italian, delis, soda fountains, and more. Culture: World-class museums, theater, music, cinema, dance, art, you name it. Activities: Horseback riding? Kayaking? Golf? In Brooklyn?!? Who knew? Shopping: Vintage clothes, trendy boutiques, fresh mozzarella, Russian furs, SCUBA gear, and just about anything else you can think of.
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Cheapskate Millionaire's Guide to Bargain Hunting in the Big Apple : The Best Deals on the Best Stuff
We snap to attention when we hear about urban miracles: the designer jacket picked up for a pittance, the killer apartment snagged for next to nothing, swank furnishings found at garage-sale prices. Treasures like these in New York City--where it often seems the best things are reserved for the wealthy--can now be yours, thanks to New York Times House and Home reporter Tracie Rozhon, a bona fide expert on how to live the good life in Gotham.
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Citytripping : New York for Nighthawks, Foodies, Culture Vultures, Fashion Fetishists Downtown Addicts & the Generally Style-Obsessed
If you're not so much interested in how to beat the lines at the Statue of Liberty, and more attuned to where you can sip Long Island Ice Teas while staring at bona fide fashion models and New York's notoriously secretive cognoscenti, this book is for you. Much more than a guide to the city's geography, it is a rare insight into the raison d'etre of the au courant.
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Coney Island Walking Tour
Descriptions of over 40 landmarks and attractions are accompanied by 35 color photographs and historical images. Two maps, in full color, pinpoint all of the locations. A brief essay on Coney Island history gives tour-goers indispensable background information.
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ExplorePass New York Discount Travel Card & Guide
Planning to visit New York this year? If the prospect of cutting down on Manhattan's famously exorbitant prices appeals to you, take a look at a just-out discount pass called the ExplorePass New York. This discount travel card and guide, available for $20, gives two people a wide array of bargains on sights, shops, transportation, restaurants, and more for up to one month's worth of visiting
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Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Manhattan
To feel a part of the New York scene--rather than merely looking in through the window at someone else's party--you'll need a guide with New York attitude, an insider's panache, and a local's tongue-in-cheek spirit. Ian McMahan and Jordan Simon provide just that, with knowledge, sophistication, and fun in their Manhattan Irreverent Guide.
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The Great New York City Trivia & Fact Book
The Great New York City Trivia & Fact Book contains a bounty of information--with a view toward the offbeat and obscure--about the peculiarities, foibles, legands, titans, fads, improvements, disasters, wars, politics, sports, landmarks, business endeavors, and people that give New York City it's distinctive place in American life.
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New York City Map
Designed as a companion to the guides and planners, each sturdy, weather-proof, laminated but lightweight map features a detailed street grid of a major city keyed to a user-friendly Street Finder index. Other travel maps just point the way, but DK takes you there!
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The National Geographic Traveler: New York
"I bought this book so that I would have a resource for visiting friends. It has helped me plan numerous excursions as it lists the contact info and very often the hours and rates of most popular activities around town. The photography in this book is outstanding as well as the brief historical sections and the restaurant info."
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New York Hot & Hip
A guide book to the coolest, biggest, hottest, hippest spot on Earth, "New York Hot & Hip" directs travelers (and natives) to the Big Apple to the "in" places in every district of the city: Soho, Noho, Alphabet City, the East Village, the West Village, Broadway, Hell's Kitchen, and more. 50 photos.
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New York Pocket Guide
This pocket guide to the Big Apple tells readers how to get the most from a trip, whether it's for business or for pleasure. Included is information on must-see sights, transportation, emergencies, hotel and restaurant recommendations, shopping, nightlife, and more--plus detailed maps and stunning photography.
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NYC Culture Catalog : A Guide to New York City's Museums, Theaters, Zoos, Libraries, Botanical Gardens, Concert Halls and Historic Houses
New York is an extraordinary cultural resource and this book is a truly comprehensive overview of all the city has to offer. It's succinct, yet detailed. Best yet, it's an entertaining read---chock-full of informative histories of the city's cultural attractions.
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