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Author: Miriam Cohen
Publisher: Star Bright Books
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9781932065244
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOscar was hot and bored on the subway train. Then he saw the Island Lady with a huge basket. "Want to know what's inside?" she asked. And out she brought a cool island breeze, the green Caribbean Sea, good things to eat� a calypso man and music and everone joined in the fun.
Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2013-10-08
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 0385351402
DOWNLOAD EBOOKINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A bestselling dystopian novel that tackles surveillance, privacy and the frightening intrusions of technology in our lives—a “compulsively readable parable for the 21st century” (Vanity Fair). When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users’ personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency. As Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cozy dorms for those who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company’s modernity and activity. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench by the CEO. Mae can’t believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most influential company in the world—even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public. What begins as the captivating story of one woman’s ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.
Author: Gene Sansone
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2004-11-29
Total Pages: 556
ISBN-13: 9780801879227
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first subway line in New York City opened on October 27, 1904. To celebrate the centennial of this event, the Johns Hopkins University Press presents a new edition of Gene Sansone's acclaimed book, Evolution of New York City Subways. Produced under the auspices of New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority, this comprehensive account of the rapid transit system's design and engineering history offers an extensive array of photographs, engineering plans, and technical data for nearly every subway car in the New York City system from the days of steam and cable to the present. The product of years of meticulous research in various city archives, this book is organized by type of car, from the 1903–04 wood and steel Composite cars to the R142 cars put into service in 2000. For each car type, Sansone provides a brief narrative history of its design, construction, and service record, followed by detailed schematic drawings and accompanying tables that provide complete technical data, from the average cost per car and passenger capacity to seat and structure material, axle load, and car weight. Sansone also includes a helpful subway glossary from A Car (the end car in a multiple car coupled unit) to Zone (a section of the train to the conductor's left or right side). Subway and train enthusiasts, students of New York City history, and specialists in the history of technology will appreciate this updated and authoritative reference work about one of the twentieth century's greatest urban achievements.
Author: Not For Tourists
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-10-12
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 1510765166
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith details on everything from the Empire State Building to Max Fish, this is the only guide a native or traveler needs to navigate New York’s neighborhoods and find the best restaurants, shopping, and more. The Not For Tourists Guide to New York City is a map-based, neighborhood-by-neighborhood dream guide designed to lighten the load of already street-savvy New Yorkers, commuters, business travelers, and, yes, tourists too. Each map is marked with user-friendly icons identifying NFT’s favorite picks around town, from essentials to entertainment, and includes invaluable neighborhood descriptions written by locals, highlighting the most important features of each area. The book includes everything from restaurants, bars, shopping, and theater to information on hotels, airports, banks, transportation, and landmarks. Need to find the best pizza places around? NFT has you covered. How about a list of the top vintage clothing stores in the city? We’ve got that, too. The nearest movie theater, hardware store, or coffee shop—whatever you need, NFT puts it at your fingertips. This pocket-sized book also features: A foldout map for subways and buses More than 130 city and neighborhood maps Details on parks and places Listings for arts and entertainment hot spots It is the indispensable guide to the city. Period.
Author: John Berendt
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1994-01-13
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 0679429220
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city—now in a 30th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author “Elegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.”—The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah’s grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman’s Card Club; the turbulent young gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the “soul of pampered self-absorption”; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.
Author: Michelin
Publisher: Michelin Tourist Guides
Published: 2019-06
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9782067235489
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUncover the best of the city from Manhattan to Brooklyn with the updated Michelin Green Guide New York City. Gateway to the United States, international diplomatic center, cultural mecca, financial powerhouse, fashion and foodie capital--this is New York, a 320 square-mile metropolis. Explore the city's world-famous buildings, museums, landmarks and neighborhoods. Through its star-rating system, multiple walking tours, well-researched places to eat and stay, colorful maps and suggested activities, the guide helps you enjoy all that New York City has to offer. Updated edition with full-color photos and the detail travelers look for.Attractions reviewed and rated using Michelin's celebrated star-rating system, such as the 2-star Guggenheim Museum in its iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building and the 3-star Bronx Zoo exhibiting more than 4,000 creatures.Walk-throughs of major museums, galleries, churches and attractions so you don't miss a thing; includes illustrations and floor plans for the highlights of major attractions.Set off on one of the multiple walking tours for a more personal experience of New York's neighborhoods. Michelin walking and driving tours give clear directions accompanied by easy-to-follow maps to keep you on track.Comprehensive illustrated sections on modern New York City, art, history and culture, all written by experts in their fields.Sidebars throughout the guide focus on a range of diverse topics such as biking in the City and the East Village's popular indie book shops.Detailed visitor information given for attractions, opening hours, entry fees, tour times, phone, website. Michelin area and city maps.Practical information includes great places to eat and stay for a variety of budgets, as well as public transportation.Michelin Green Guides feature comprehensive, concise travel information for advance trip planning as well as spontaneous decisions during the visit.For more on New York City, rely on the MICHELIN Guide New York City for carefully researched, objective recommendations to great restaurants. Anonymous inspectors use the famed Michelin star-rating system to create an extensive selection of great places to eat for all budgets. Descriptive symbols and an English legend tell you all you need to know (minimal text is in the language of the country.) The recommendations and helpful maps in this annual update lead to an unforgettable travel experience. Our famous one, two and three stars identify establishments serving the highest quality cuisine - taking into account the quality of ingredients, the mastery of technique and flavors, the levels of creativity and, of course, consistency. In addition, the Bib Gourmand symbol (also known as the inspectors' favorites) highlights restaurants offering good quality at a good value. Also available for New York City are the: Michelin Green Guide New York City Short StaysMichelin New York City Map & GuideMichelin's Laminated New York City MapMichelin Manhattan Map No. 11
Author: Kevin Kelly
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2009-04-30
Total Pages: 666
ISBN-13: 078674703X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOut of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 858
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joel Makower
Publisher: Random House (NY)
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis unique sourcebook for map lovers is newly revised in a third edition that includes more maps than ever before. In addition to a profusion of road maps, aerial maps, geological maps, historical maps, weather maps, nautical maps, military maps, census maps, and astronomical maps, this third revised edition contains: -- the most current maps of Russia and Eastern Europe; -- a new section on the age of exploration; -- the most up-to-date information about map software; -- a completely new section on how to have a professional map made; -- the latest information about the new generation of maps based on the 1990 census. Whether you want maps of airports or zip codes, highways, hurricanes, or hidden treasure, The Map Catalog is the book for you. "From the Trade Paperback edition.
Author: Martin Dunford
Publisher: Rough Guides
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 562
ISBN-13: 9781858288697
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten by New York natives, this guide zeros in on Manhattan, the city's crown jewel, and its world-class museums, restaurants, clubs, and hotels, and then goes on to the rich and diverse outer boroughs, digging up the less obvious charms. 34 maps. of color maps.
