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MALACHY MURRAY'S UNIQUE NEW YORK: From the Stories You Were Never Told Series

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This was an awesome read. A true description of the pioneers of this great city. It was well researched, funny and moving! Who better to tell the tales of this Great City than one of it's very own Sons! Learning about the precision of the construction of the Empire State bld. How it finshed 45 days early, under budget and out of the 10,000,000. bricks ordered to build it there was only one left over. It can be viewed in the lobby of this bld. How Robert Moses the master mind of roads, tunnels and bridges was himself afraid to drive and never had a license. And how a young boy only 15 from Staten Island found a different way to make money other than woking on the family farm. Cornelius Vanderbilt started out with saving his money to buy a boat and transport people to work accross the river. That boat lead to ferry's and then to the railroad. The third richest man of all time went from rags to riches. It was such an inspiring book. This book is full of many more interesting stories like these. I loved it!

Malachy Murray is New York. His vibrant prose lifts off the page and speaks to you directly. It's as if you're there in the city, or even better circling Manhattan on the Circle Line listening to his stories. If ever a New Yorker had a voice this is it. He condenses histories into digestible mouthfulls and levens it with mordant New York wit. After a main course of Pete Hamill's "Forever" I found this a perfect desert to the city's long turbulent and fascinating history. His love for his home town is genuine and profound without the tang of jingoism that so many American books display. He was there on 9/11. He was serving his country in the Lebanon in 1982 when his barracks were attacked by a suicide bomber. He was a boxer. He was a bounty hunter. He is New York's best tour guide. Thankfully for us he is now a writer.

Malachy Murray's narrative makes this the most unique, to-the-point, must- have, history book on the city of New York..ever written. From the preface to the end of this book you are brought in on a magical history tour which Malachy is famous for and you learn all the why's and how's by a man who is the greatest writer to board a sea craft since Mark Twain...You trust him...because his love is genuine and you will, as I have, come to love the city more. A book for all ages and if your child has trouble with local history here's a narrative that teaches us... you are what people think you are.....MUST READ.

70+ short stories packed into 252 pages, about the greatest city of all time as told by one of the greatest storytellers of our time.

Rated as New York City's number one tour guide; this one time boxer, sometime bounty hunter and now-and-again actor is now a writer.

Captain Malachy takes us on one of his wild rides through New York City where time and tide await us. His tours are loaded with brief nuggets of historical gems, accentuated with his brash yet sharp wit and charm.

Easy to read (Malachy is a self professed high school grad with a library card) and even more fun to follow. If you can't make it to the Circle-Line Sightseeing cruises in New York City this summer to see Malachy live, this book is a close second to a great New York experience.

I bought this book after taking a circle boat tour around Manhattan Island with Malachy... who was an interesting and colourful tour guide. The book is so badly written that it was difficult to read...although after a proper editing job I'm sure it would be just fine. The stories are interesting and Malachy's character...and that of New York....come through in spite of the appalling grammar and poor construction. Why not include a map in the book so people can get a sense of the place more clearly?

In conclusion, needs professional editing, include a map and it would be a little treasure to read.

This is one of my most favorite books about N.Y. Very easy to read. So interesting that you will not want to put it down. Lots of history that I have never known even though I was raised in N.Y. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning interesting facts about N.Y. Highly entertaining and well written.

Great book with lots of things you never knew about NYC (even if you live there)!

What a fantastic read! If you've met Murray on the Circle Line boat cruise then you'll want a written memory of your trip to keep forever. From the 'first timer' to the 'regular visitor' in NYC this book unlocks a fascinating history that without would mean that this city isn't what it is today - the greatest city in the world! Even if you haven't been on the boat cruise it's a great read as it captures Murray's great personality and creative speaking and writing style. Buy it in a heartbeat folks!

We were lucky enough to get on a boat of the NY Circle Line where Malachy Murray held a microphone in his hand - and the attention of his audience as well. He made history come alive, and through his colourful comments on NYC the two hours on that boat went by without a boring minute.
This book is a fabulous way to remember this great tour of Manhattan, providing anecdotes and facts, and all of it in Malachy Murray's unique style.
Well done, Malachy :-)

I decided to go to New York this summer just because I had never been there. I walked all over and saw many sights, but the best and most helpful time of the whole trip was the 3 hour tour on the Circleline Sightseeing Cruise with Malachy as our tour guide. He told us about places in a way that you would never read on your own. His knowledge of New York is unending and his stories and wit are unforgetable. He made those three hours fly by. I can't wait to read his book. I'm sure it is fantastic!