Lonely Planet New York City (City Guide) [Paperback]

Beth Greenfield (Author), Robert Reid (Author), Ginger Otis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2006 | Series: City Guide

Lonely Planet knows New York City. Our authors blanket the city researching where to indulge in just about anything you want, anytime, including the world’s best cuisine choices, Broadway theaters and avant-garde Chelsea art, Soho’s decadent shopping, Brooklyn’s Williamsburg and Park Slope, Central Park’s gathering spaces, offbeat outer borough adventures, and dozens of restaurants and bars where New Yorkers go to hang out, lay back and enjoy neighborhood life in one of the world’s truly epic cities. Written by three New Yorkers with three opinionated takes on the city they love, this guide will help you navigate your way like a local.

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"The new edition of Lonely Planet's New York City guide...is full of invaluable advice for the first-time visitor and return traveller alike." --The Mail on Sunday, October 15, 2006

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Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 5 Pap/Map edition (September 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1740597982
• ISBN-13: 978-1740597982
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #982,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful, January 29, 2005

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JJ (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New York City (Lonely Planet New York City) (Paperback)

If you are like most locals, we never have time to explore the city. Too much work, too many commitments. This guide helped me find things nearby I didn't even know existed. I really like the Loney Planet guides in general and this one is no exception.

24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I recommend this guide only as a complement to the "Top 10 New York" guide, or other small guide like that..., September 2, 2006

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M. B. Alcat "Curiosity killed the cat, but sa... (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New York City (Lonely Planet New York City) (Paperback)

I recently visited NYC for the first time. I took only three books about that city with me: this guide, the "Top 10 New York" guide, and "The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide". I must say that the "Lonely planet NYC Guide" was not my favourite, though.

Truth to be told, this guide has a lot of useful information, and that proved helpful in some cases. What is more, it has some interesting planned walking tours that I liked, and good sections with data about the city and its history.

On the other hand, this guide doesn't have too many photos in color, and it includes some maps that are not specially good, particularly if you compare them with the spectacular maps of the "Top 10 New York" guide. Furthermore, it is big enough to be heavy, something that you will not appreciate if you have to carry it with you the whole day.

On the whole, I can say that I liked this guide, but I recommend it only as a complement to the "Top 10 New York" guide, or another small guide like that, the kind of guide that you can carry with you while you leave the "Lonely planet NYC Guide" in your hotel room to check at night if needed. Enjoy your trip :)

Belen Alcat

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An enlightening guide, October 11, 2005

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This review is from: New York City (Lonely Planet New York City) (Paperback)

There are travel books that throw a bunch of facts at you and, in the end, that's what you're left with: Useless, "soul-less", undifferentiated information that leaves you no wiser. This guide is different. It's pretty clear that Beth Greenfield cares about "her" city and knows a tremendous amount about it. She's written a guide that I found enlightening despite being no stranger to NYC. I visited old city haunts with a new understanding after reading this guide. For New York ex-pats, this guide will bring back some fond memories ... I highly recommend this book.