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ROCKAWAY: SURFING HEADLONG INTO A NEW LIFE
Written by Cardwell, Diane
The inspirational story of one woman learning to surf and creating a new life in gritty, eccentric Rockaway Beach Unmoored by a failed marriage and disconnected from her high-octane life in the city, Diane Cardwell finds herself staring at a small group of surfers coasting through mellow waves toward shore--and senses something shift.
GOODBYE TO ALL THAT (REVISED EDITION): WRITERS ON LOVING AND LEAVING NEW YORK
From Roxane Gay to Leslie Jamison, thirty brilliant writers share their timeless stories about the everlasting magic--and occasional misery--of living in the Big Apple, in a new edition of the classic anthology. In the revised edition of this classic collection, thirty writers share their own stories of loving and leaving New York, capturing the mesmerizing allure the city has always ha
FORTRESS IN BROOKLYN: RACE, REAL ESTATE, AND THE MAKING OF HASIDIC WILLIAMSBURG
Written by Casper, Michael
The epic story of Hasidic Williamsburg, from the decline of New York to the gentrification of Brooklyn Hasidic Williamsburg is famous as one of the most separatist, intensely religious, and politically savvy communities in the entire United States.
AMERICAN HOTEL: THE WALDORF-ASTORIA AND THE MAKING OF A CENTURY
Written by Freeland, David
Completed in 1931, New York's Waldorf-Astoria towers over Park Avenue as an international landmark and a masterpiece of Art Deco architecture. A symbol of elegance and luxury, the hotel has hosted countless movie stars, business tycoons, and world leaders over the past ninety years.
BARBIZON: THE HOTEL THAT SET WOMEN FREE
Written by Bren, Paulina
From award-winning author Paulina Bren comes the first history of New York's most famous residential hotel--The Barbizon--and the remarkable women who lived there. WELCOME TO NEW YORK'S LEGENDARY HOTEL FOR WOMEN Liberated from home and hearth by World War I, politically enfranchised and ready to work, women arrived to take their place in the dazzling new skyscrapers of Manha
LAST CALL: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, LUST, AND MURDER IN QUEER NEW YORK
Written by Green, Elon
In this astonishing and powerful work of nonfiction, Green meticulously reports on a series of baffling and brutal crimes targeting gay men. It is an investigation filled with twists and turns, but this is much more than a compelling true crime story. Green has shed light on those whose lives for too long have been forgotten, and rescued an important part of American history.
CONTEMPORARY GARDENS OF THE HAMPTONS: LAGUARDIA DESIGN GROUP 1990-2020
Written by Laguardia, Christopher
First monograph to present the work of Laguardia Design Group, a highly regarded landscape architecture firm specializing in contemporary residential design in the Hamptons. With offices in Water Mill, LaGuardia Design Group is immersed in the fragile landscape of the Hamptons, both its woods and meadows and the dramatic shoreline along the Atlantic.
NAMES OF NEW YORK: DISCOVERING THE CITY'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE THROUGH ITS PLACE-NAMES
Written by Jelly-Schapiro, Joshua
From the co-editor of the award-winning Nonstop Metropolis--a fascinating journey into the past, present, and future of New York City through its place-names and the stories they contain Drawing on his background in cultural geography, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro excavates the wealth of stories that are embedded in New York City's place-names and uses them to illum
ELLIS ISLAND
Written by Perec, Georges
Georges Perec, employing lyrical prose meditations, lists, and inventories, conjures up the sixteen million people who, between 1890 to 1954, arrived as foreigners and stayed on to become Americans.
NEW YORKERS: A CITY AND ITS PEOPLE IN OUR TIME
Written by Taylor, Craig
In the first twenty years of the twenty-first century, New York City has been convulsed by terrorist attack, blackout, hurricane, recession, social injustice, and pandemic. New Yorkers weaves the voices of some of the city's best talkers into an indelible portrait of New York in our time--and a powerful hymn to the vitality and resilience of its people.
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