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About this item
Highlights
- This is NOT your typical guide--this book will show you the quirkier side of Manhattan.
- About the Author: Stephen Millar was born in Glasgow and later lived in London for 20 years before moving back to Edinburgh, Scotland.
- 416 Pages
- Travel, United States
Description
About the Book
"New York Offbeat Walks is a pocket-size guide containing 13 walks covering Manhattan. It is not a guide to the mainstream, but the quirkier side of Manhattan, for jaded residents who want to rediscover their city and explore areas they often overlook. Each walk will cover lesser-known architectural, historical, and cultural highlights and everything in between: from movie locations to hidden rivers; where Warhol and the Beats hung out to where Billie Holliday lived, and Mafia hits carried out. It explores the relics of Dutch and British rule, where Sid killed Nancy and Bowie made his home. You will be led to community gardens, learn why parks got their name, and the curious stories behind obscure statutes. Accompanied by full-color photographs and maps, the walks will take readers in the footsteps of celebrities, pioneering women, poets, rock stars, murders, anarchists, and the people who helped shape this great city"--]cProvided by publisher.Book Synopsis
This is NOT your typical guide--this book will show you the quirkier side of Manhattan. See where the slave market was in Colonial Manhattan, learn who the streets were named after, visit the site of Studio 54, CGBGs, William S. Burroughs' Bunker, and John Lennon's Nutopia, see the locations you'll recognize from The Godfather (1972), When Harry Met Sally (1989), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and places where other famous movies were filmed, visit everything from tiny community gardens to skyscrapers beloved by billionaires . . .
Each walk covers lesser-known architectural, historical, and cultural highlights.
Five reasons to buy this book:
- a must for native New Yorkers who want to be informed about their city
- introduces movies that have become an important part of the history of NYC
- fits in your pocket so it's easy to start walks anywhere and anytime
- filled with fascinating anecdotes told with a hint of NYC sarcasm and humor
- contains 12 walks that will make you feel much fitter and smarter when you finish!
About the Author
Stephen Millar was born in Glasgow and later lived in London for 20 years before moving back to Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the author of the best-selling series London's Hidden Walks (volumes 1-3), Edinburgh's Hidden Walks, London's City Churches, and Lust, Lies and Monarchy. He is the main photographer for the book London Architecture and has written and provided photographs for a number of magazines and newspapers, including the UK publications The Sunday Herald, The Scotsman, and iNews.Dimensions (Overall): 5.8 Inches (H) x 4.4 Inches (W) x 1.6 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 416
Genre: Travel
Sub-Genre: United States
Publisher: Museyon
Theme: Northeast, Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
Format: Paperback
Author: Stephen Millar
Language: English
Street Date: April 3, 2023
TCIN: 1005573846
UPC: 9781940842554
Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-1909
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 1.6 inches length x 4.4 inches width x 5.8 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.8 pounds
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