NYC: Times Square [Audio CD]

SoundWalk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004

Each SoundWalk is 50 minutes of walking adventure through a neighborhood, guided by a local personality, packed full of interviews and cinematic sound effects. SoundWalks are living documentaries about the city, but instead of experiencing it through the remoteness of your TV, you will savor the city in its reality.

Editorial Reviews

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I found myself being shown things I had never seen in all my previous walks through the neighborhood. -- The Sun New York, September 2002

It is all recorded with high-tech methods to achieve 3-D surround sound. The effect is startling. -- Women's Wear Daily, August 9, 2002

Listened to while walking on the prescribed route it becomes an intense, exhilarating, embodied experience. -- The Wire, April 2003

Looking for a different way to see New York ? SoundWalk CD walking tours help you explore less-touristed areas. -- Travel and Leisure, January 2003

Take a tour with SoundWalk and see New York's landscape in a new light. -- City Magazine,
City Magazine, April 2003

The experience is exhilarating. -- Time Out New York, February 6, 2003

The experience is exhilarating. My heart was beating as I ascended the pink stairs of the entrace of [....] -- Time Out New York, February 6, 2003

When heard while walking on the prescribed route, they [SoundWalks] become an intense, exhilarating, embodied experience. -- The Wire (UK), April 2003

From the Publisher

Extensive research, hours of interviews, a musical soundtrack, and cinematic sound effects to enhance the emotions make for a movie-like experience. We have selected the best neighborhoods for you to visit, accompanied at all times by a long time resident to show you around as a friend. We will tell you the story of the city.

Perfect for a date, for a walk with a friend (a splitter recommended for dual headphone use, at RadioShack), as a loan to your guest so they get off your sofa-bed, or as a gift for a house warming party.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Soundwalk (January 1, 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0974320420
• ISBN-13: 978-0974320427
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,546,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing entry in an excellent series, September 24, 2009

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Dela1970 "Dela1970" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NYC: Times Square (Audio CD)

I have really enjoyed three previous Soundwalk recordings; but this one, although having high production values, was poorly conceived and executed. The narrator has an irritating voice (which is a problem in an AUDIObook) and his script is much better suited to a yoga or meditation class than to a guided tour of Times Square--ex. "breathe with me, be one with me," etc. There are a lot of interesting sounds and brief interviews, but they're so poorly introduced that the overall effect winds up being more confusing than interesting. Finally, a significant portion of the tour is spent... at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. It's... a Marriott hotel, for goodness sake. I've stayed there twice, and while it was a pleasant hotel, I can say from personal experience that it doesn't merit having ANY part in a guided tour of a fascinating, world-famous neighborhood like Times Square, let alone a SUBSTANTIAL portion of the audio tour!