New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation

New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation
ISBN-10
1982149795
ISBN-13
9781982149796
Category
History
Pages
560
Language
English
Published
2022-03-15
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
Thomas Dyja

Description

"A lively, immersive history by an award-winning urbanist of New York City's transformation, and the lessons it offers for the city's future"--

Other editions

Similar books

  • New York by New York
    By Jay McInerney, Wendell Jamieson

    New York is a city whose DNA comes from all over the world, a fantastic and unique place belonging to America yet not completely American.

  • New York for New Yorkers: A Historical Treasury and Guide to the Buildings and Monuments of Manhattan
    By Liza M. Greene

    Updated to include major new buildings of the last five years, this volume is a celebration of the buildings of New York City and their history with over 600 color photos.

  • The Seasons of New York
    By Charles J. Ziga

    New York is one of the most ever-changing and photogenic places in the world.

  • A Walk in New York
    By Salvatore Rubbino

    New York City the perfect place for a boy and his dad to spend the day!

  • Here is New York
    By E. B. White

    In the summer of 1948, E.B. White sat in a New York City hotel room and, sweltering in the heat, wrote a remarkable pristine essay, Here is New York.

  • I Never Knew That About New York
    By Christopher Winn

    Hunter. Nearby isoneof the park's oldest and mosttreasured statues, the I NDIAN H UNTER , which depicts aNative American hunter with hisbowand his hunting dog. Dedicated in 1869, it is the work of J OHN Q UINCY A DAMS W ARD and was THE ...

  • Working-Class New York: Life and Labor Since World War II
    By Joshua B. Freeman

    40 As the 1980s drew to a close , Tom Wolfe's best - selling novel , The Bonfire of the Vanities , became the most talked about New York book in a generation . With dark humor , Wolfe chronicled the chasm between the rich and everyone ...

  • My City, My New York: Famous New Yorkers Share Their Favorite Places
    By Jeryl Brunner

    This book lets you experience New York as your favorite famous New Yorkers do and get a rare peek into parts of New York they hold especially dear.

  • New York From the Air
    By Paul Seibert

    Have you ever flown into New York City and marveled out the plane windows at the incredible view of the skyline from the air? With unprecedented access from both helicopter...

  • Weird New York: Your Travel Guide to New York's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
    By Chris Gethard

    This book is a travel guide of sorts to New York's local legends and best kept secrets, filled with crazy characters, cursed roads, abandoned sites, and bizarre roadside attractions that the author feels reflect the shared modern folklore ...