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Lonely Planet New York City (Paperback) (Paperback)
by Beth Greenfield, Robert Reid, Ginger Adams Otis
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A great guiding book for New York City! |
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Author: Beth Greenfield, Robert Reid, Ginger Adams Otis
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Pub. in: September, 2006
ISBN: 1740597982
Pages: 456
Measurements: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00918
Other information: 5th Bk&MP edition
ISBN-13: 978-1740597982
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What makes this a great guide is the fact that the listings for attractions/ shops / etc all have map numbers, which makes them very easy to find on the book's maps. Also, the maps have their own little mini tables of attractions. So, it's easy find where to go (if you are looking for something in particular) or what's around you (if you're already there). Unfortunately, the index is sorely lacking. Suppose you want to go for a horse-drawn carriage ride in Central Park, and you want to know where to find the carriages. You will not find out through the index. There is no mention of them under "Central Park." There is no listing for "carriages" nor "carriage rides" and the listing for "horse-drawn carriages" is about the ones in Philadelphia. Luckily, there actually is an extensive paragraph telling you all you need to know about this, and it is in the book's description of Central Park (which makes sense). But you wouldn't know by looking at the index. So, if you're planning a trip to N.Y., and you don't see a particular attraction in the index, do some research on the web, find out where it's supposed to be, and then turn to the section on that particular neighborhood in the book. Maybe you'll find it there. Use a highlighter to mark the page.
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Start spreading the news - our new guide to NYC is out and you are going to love it. It's smart and stylish, with a limited edition silver cover perfect for this shimmering, luminous city. Written by three opinionated New Yorkers (is there any other kind?), they share their knowledge on the best restaurants, shopping, art galleries, theatres, you name it. From Central Park to Park Slope, Soho to Dumbo, these locals know where to be in NYC.
So what makes this guide so great? Well there's:
o A full-colour pull-out map highlighting walking tours and attractions. And it's waterproof too, so if you spill your martini, it just wipes straight off.
Up-to-the-minute, blink-and-you'll-miss-it, insider tips from NYC residents.
The lowdown on some offbeat outer borough adventures.
Gloriously glossy mini-guides.
Detailed arts and entertainment coverage, from live music to rooftop happy hours.
Themed walking tours so you can fully explore Soho shopping or East Village rock `n' roll.
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Introducing New York City
Hop a New York City subway and take a look around. Notice the myriad shoes - smooth loafers, shiny thigh-high boots, ratty Nike high-top sneakers, corporate pumps? Now see the types - a dread-locked hipster plugged into his iPod, an unfazed commuter paging through the New York Times, a fed up young mom anxiously shushing her baby. Finally, look at the faces: Chinese, Jamaican, Indian, Irish, Dominican, Polish and Mexican visages, scattered about the car. Beneath all the jaded exteriors, you may or may not detect a sense of oneness, but it's there.
Lying dormant, but ready to awaken beneath every New Yorker's mask is a sense that we're in this together. We're all waiting for the next train rerouting or tap-dancing homeless man - even a random act of kindness. Oh, we don't acknowledge this, of course, as doing otherwise would lay us too bare. So it remains a muted, almost imperceptible subtlety and this collective unconscious proves that the city's most poignant overview exists several stories underground.
Not much else about New York City is subtle. Everything is audacious and wonderfully unrestrained, from the dense, bustling subway platform you step onto when you exit the car to the series of neighborhoods and subcultures you encounter up at street level. That in-your-face quality is a reflection of all the city's elements: vibrant architecture, snarling traffic, world-class culture, spirited politics, and a rich and radical history, infused with the tradition of immigration that endures today. It's this constant influx of newcomers that keeps the city fresh and bawdy - how else for a place to incorporate such an idefatigable stream of newness than to embrace it full on? New York is an expert in welcoming and accepting newcomers. And that, of course, is one of the best attributes for visitors.
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Armando Tellez (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-17 00:00>
It was the first time I was on NYC, I bought this guide couple of weeks before my trip. The Maps where just amazing, really useful, its true that you find a lot of maps overthere anyway, but getting familiar with your guide was really useful for me. The tour that the guide suggest are really accurate. The only thing that I would change is the amount of pages, because of two reasons 1.- is kind of bulky so even when is really easy to carry with your hand, or even when you are walking with back pack, when you have been walking for 10 hours even a sheet of paper will be heavy, 2.- I did not had the time to read it from the begining to the end, it was just too much, before the trip I had to work and during the trip I refused to seat in the park to read the guide having this amazing things to see. Dont get me wrong, this is an amazing guide, and in my next trip I would definetly consider buying lonely planet again.
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Steve (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-17 00:00>
There are travel books that throw a bunch of facts at you and, in the end, that's what you're left with: Useless, "soul-less", undifferentiated information that leaves you no wiser. This guide is different. It's pretty clear that Beth Greenfield cares about "her" city and knows a tremendous amount about it. She's written a guide that I found enlightening despite being no stranger to NYC. I visited old city haunts with a new understanding after reading this guide. For New York ex-pats, this guide will bring back some fond memories ... I highly recommend this book.
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Belen Alcat (MSL quote), Buenos Aires, Argentina
<2007-01-17 00:00>
I recently visited NYC for the first time. I took only three books about that city with me: this guide, the "Top 10 New York" guide, and "The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide". I must say that the "Lonely planet NYC Guide" was not my favourite, though.
Truth to be told, this guide has a lot of useful information, and that proved helpful in some cases. What is more, it has some interesting planned walking tours that I liked, and good sections with data about the city and its history.
On the other hand, this guide doesn't have too many photos in color, and it includes some maps that are not specially good, particularly if you compare them with the spectacular maps of the "Top 10 New York" guide. Furthermore, it is big enough to be heavy, something that you will not appreciate if you have to carry it with you the whole day.
On the whole, I can say that I liked this guide, but I recommend it only as a complement to the "Top 10 New York" guide, or another small guide like that, the kind of guide that you can carry with you while you leave the "Lonely planet NYC Guide" in your hotel room to check at night if needed. Enjoy your trip!
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