{"product_id":"the-manhattan-nobody-knows-an-urban-walking-guide-paperback","title":"The Manhattan Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam B. Helmreich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA one-of-a-kind walking guide to Manhattan, from the man who walked every block in New York City\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBill Helmreich walked every block of New York City--six-thousand miles in all--to write the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe New York Nobody Knows\u003c\/i\u003e. Later, he \u003ci\u003ere-walked\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Drawing on hundreds of conversations he had with residents during his block-by-block journey, \u003ci\u003eThe Manhattan Nobody Knows\u003c\/i\u003e captures the unique magic and excitement of the island and highlights hundreds of facts, places, and points of interest that you won't find in any other guide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe guide covers every one of Manhattan's thirty-one distinct neighborhoods, from Marble Hill to the Financial District, providing a colorful portrait of each area's most interesting, unusual, and unfamiliar people, places, and things. Along the way you'll be introduced to an elderly Inwood man who lives in a cave; a Greenwich Village townhouse where Weathermen terrorists set up a bomb factory; a Harlem apartment building whose residents included W.E.B. DuBois and Thurgood Marshall; a tiny community garden attached to the Lincoln Tunnel; a Washington Heights pizza joint that sells some of the biggest slices in town; the story behind the \"Birdman\" of Washington Square Park; and much, much more. An unforgettably vivid chronicle of today's Manhattan, the book can also be enjoyed without ever leaving home--but it's almost guaranteed to inspire you to get out and explore this fascinating metropolis.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers every one of Manhattan's neighborhoods, providing a colorful portrait of their most interesting, unusual, and unfamiliar people, places, and things\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach neighborhood section features a brief overview and history; a detailed, user-friendly map keyed to the text; and a lively guided walking tour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDraws on the author's 721-mile walk through every Manhattan neighborhood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes insights from conversations with hundreds of residents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bill Helmreich is a walker \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003cb\u003e--Eric W. Sanderson, author of \u003ci\u003eMannahatta: A Natural History of New York City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jonathan R. Wynn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tour Guide: Walking and Talking New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--Harvey Molotch, New York University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The thinking tourist's guide book.\"\u003cb\u003e--Graham Russell Hodges, author of \u003ci\u003eTaxi! A Cultural History of the New York City Cabdriver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam B. Helmreich\u003c\/b\u003e (1945-2020) was the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Nobody Knows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Queens Nobody Knows\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Guides Association of New York Award for Outstanding Achievement in Book Writing. He was Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the City College of New York's Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership and at CUNY Graduate Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756989677856,"sku":"9780691166995","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/08a15a798c3c8bcb1c9ee47c2683faa5.webp?v=1780091051","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-manhattan-nobody-knows-an-urban-walking-guide-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}