Urban Ornithology
by Pa Buckley, Walter Sedwitz, William J. Norse, and John Kieran
Urban Ornithology is the first quantitative historical analysis of any New York City natural area’s birdlife and spans the century and a half from 1872 to 2016. Only Manhattan’s Central and Brooklyn’s Prospect Parks have preliminary species lists, not revised since 1967, and the last book examining the birdlife of the entire New York City area is now more than fifty years old. This book updates the avifaunas of those two parks, the Bronx, and other New York City boroughs. It treats the 301 bird...
From the author of Photographer's Paradise, which won the 2014 Lucie award for Publisher of the Year for Glitterati Incorporated. Internationally-renowned photojournalist's intimate look at the city he loves most, through decades of social, political, and physical change. Presentation is arranged to highlight cultural elements, rather than the typical decade-by-decade reportage of comparable books. New York City Up and Down is an elegant, incisive, and unexpected review of forty years of explora...
The Little Red Book of New York Wisdom (Little Red Books)
by Ed Koch and Gregg Stebben
Whether you love its pace or are mystified by its immensity, New York City has a seemingly limitless capacity to spark both refreshingly blunt observations and eloquent descriptions of its daily life and motion. It has inspired countless artists, musicians, and even politicians, all of whom embody the essence of the city: profound, prophetic, quirky, amusing, tough, and amazingly varied. Inside you'll find words of wisdom from a plethora of noteworthy New Yorkers, including: Joe Namath Donald...
Zagat New York City Marketplace (Zagat Survey: New York City Food Lover's Guide)
Diving Bonaire (Aqua Quest "Diving" S.)
by George S Lewbel and Larry R. Martin
Hockey Addict's Guide New York City (Hockey Addict City Guides, #0)
by Evan Gubernick
Attention Big Apple hockey heads: Want to know where to join a league, play a pick-up game, or get your blades sharpened? Where to grab some grub before heading to the rink or where to find a post-skate brew? In The Hockey Addict's Guide New York City, Brooklyn-based beer leaguer Evan Gubernick highlights NYC's best hockey hubs, along with the go-to spots nearby. The local hockey community chimes in, from rink rats to pros, and takes readers beyond Madison Square Garden to discover the best spor...
Hiking the Road to Ruins (Rivergate Regionals Collection)
by David A Steinberg
This user-friendly, beautifully illustrated, and occasionally eccentric guidebook, blazes the trail to more than twenty unusual landmarks and hard-to-find destinations, all within a two-hour drive of New York City. Geared for the experienced hiker or camping adventurer, the book includes hikes to a variety of urban ruins, including a World War II-era air force base, a vacant dairy farm, pine plantations, abandoned quarries, tunnels, cemeteries, and iron mines.
Mobil Travel Guide Mid Atlantic, 2005 (Forbes Travel Guide: Mid-Atlantic)
by Mobil Travel Guide
The Mobil Travel Guide star ratings are a 45-year-old consumer advocacy concept originally developed following the introduction of the interstate highway system. The goal of the Guide is not to identify and rate every property in the country, but to recommend only the best in each category, ones that we would send our customers to. We look at the stars from a consumer's point of view, rating lodgings and restaurants across North America from the perspective of the "average traveler."The Guides f...
Exploring New York City (Frommer's Shortcuts, #243)
by Frommer's ShortCuts
Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip to New York City—and no more. In this ebook, you'll get the same candid reviews and insider tips that you'll find in all Frommer's guides. Plus, we’ve added planning and background information as well as our signature "Best of " features. Search for more Frommer’s ShortCuts. Mix and match the exact destinations you need for your trip, and create your own Frommer’s ShortCuts collection.
Greater Than a Tourist- Erie Pennsylvania USA
by Greater Than Local and Mark Chrzanowski
Michelin Guide New York City Restaurants (Michelin Red Guide New York City: Restaurants)
For those who can’t resist trying to see it all, this indispensable book contains information on and reviews of almost 450 historical sites across the United States related to the Civil War, including all 384 of the principal battlefields listed by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission. Every entry includes an in-depth overview of the history of the battle and its importance to the war, the must-see places at each site, as well as lodging and other travel information. Outlining ten suggested i...
Best Bike Rides Long Island describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Long Island area. Road rides, rail rides, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5- to 35- mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures (though there are plenty of challenging rides in the mix as well). Best Bike Rides Long Island includes a map of each ride, a log of significant mile points, a text description of the ride, a start-finish...
Visit the blog for the book at www.brooklynbyname.comFrom Bedford-Stuyvesant to Williamsburg, Brooklyn's historic names are emblems of American culture and history. Uncovering the remarkable stories behind the landmarks, Brooklyn By Name takes readers on a stroll through the streets and places of this thriving metropolis to reveal the borough's textured past.Listing more than 500 of Brooklyn's most prominent place names, organized alphabetically by region, and richly illustrated with photographs...
The Bowery Boys: Adventures In Old New York
by Greg Young and Tom Meyers
"A firsthand, behind-the-scenes account of the turmoil that pervaded the New York Yankee franchise in the late 1970s, this book discusses George Steinbrenner's purchase and continual rebuilding of the team--alongside a colorful cast of players and businessmen. Not merely a look at the time spent in Yankee Stadium, this chronicle also describes the team's public arguments, practical jokes, drunken excess, self-aggrandizing publicity efforts, and the ups and downs that accompanied the Yankees and...
Tribute Of The Chamber Of Commerce Of The State Of New York To The Memory Of James M. Brown (1890)