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Only in New York: An Exploration of the World's Most Fascinating, Frustrating and Irrepressible City [Hardcover]

Sam Roberts (Author), Pete Hamill (Foreword)
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0312387776 978-0312387778 October 27, 2009 1st
No one denies that New York City is unique—but what makes it sui generis? Sam Roberts, longtime city reporter, has puzzled over this in print and in his popular New York Times podcasts for years. In Only in New York, he writes about what makes New York tick and why things are the way they are in the greatest of all cities on earth. The forty essays in this book cover a variety of topics, including:
• Why do we have doormen?
• Is it noisier in the city or in the country?
• Are New Yorkers really as liberal as the rest of the country thinks they are?
• Why wasn’t Manhattan’s cross-town street grid oriented by the points of the compass?
• If a neighborhood loses its tony zipcode, does it lose its cachet?
A winning and informative gift book for every fan of “the city”, Only in New York is elegantly written and solidly reported.


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A staple among readers of the New York Times, urban affairs correspondent Roberts collects 40 of his podcasts for the Times Web site—savvy snapshots of the city that prides itself on its restless energy. Roberts (Who We Are Now) pens snappy glimpses of its personalities, trends, events and general mayhem, including topics such as the gender gap and eligible men, fat New Yorkers, the New York City pooper-scooper law, gangster Nicky Mr. Untouchable Barnes, and the terror and fear of the 9/11 tragedy. His writing really crackles when he sinks his teeth into the antics of some of those who put their stamp on the city, such as writers Norman Mailer and Jimmy Breslin in their 1969 madcap political race, Mayor Bloomberg's deep pockets for wooing voters or President Obama's early student days of roughing it in Manhattan. Street-smart, informative and occasionally hilarious, Roberts's new book is New York City as it is and always has been. 20 b&w line drawings. (Nov.)
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"A staple among readers of the New York Times, urban affairs correspondent Roberts collects 40 of his podcasts for the Times Web site—savvy snapshots of the city that prides itself on its restless energy. Roberts (Who We Are Now) pens snappy glimpses of its personalities, trends, events and general mayhem, including topics such as the gender gap and “eligible men,” fat New Yorkers, the New York City pooper-scooper law, gangster Nicky “Mr. Untouchable” Barnes, and the terror and fear of the 9/11 tragedy. His writing really crackles when he sinks his teeth into the antics of some of those who put their stamp on the city, such as writers Norman Mailer and Jimmy Breslin in their 1969 madcap political race, Mayor Bloomberg's deep pockets for wooing voters or President Obama's early student days of roughing it in Manhattan. Street-smart, informative and occasionally hilarious, Roberts's new book is New York City as it is and always has been."--Publishers Weekly

"Currently the Urban Affairs reporter for The New York Times, Roberts has covered the city for 40 years. So as we locals say, he knows from, and it shows in this fabulous collection of essays. With wit and grace, he tells stories of its citizens — some illustrious, others not; some living, others long dead. But the story he's really telling is that of New York, and he nails it."--New York Daily News


 

 


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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (October 27, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312387776
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312387778
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #884,635 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Book, January 2, 2010
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Sam Roberts has written a wonderful book for any current New Yorker, ex-New Yorker and wannabe New Yorker, a potential readership of roughly--what shall we say?--50 million people around the world. Mr. Roberts, a veteran of the New York Daily News and The New York Times, is the perfect guide to a city he so clearly loves, potholes and all. His subjects range from the funeral of the Rosenbergs to the closing of his high school (Samuel J. Tilden) to whatever strikes his always inquisitive fancy. As a former New Yorker (born in Brooklyn, bred--if that's the right word--in Queens) who writes this while sitting in a fog-bound house in northern California while wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers cap, I can only urge you to buy and enjoy this book. And don't wait `til next year.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Born a New Yorker, December 21, 2009
This review is from: Only in New York: An Exploration of the World's Most Fascinating, Frustrating and Irrepressible City (Hardcover)
There are things here that are amusing and curious and I don't agree with the previous reviewer can be found in any other city. What about the sound art installation in Times Square? I'm going out in search of that one! I've lived here my entire life and agree with the statement in the book "New York is the greatest city in the world and everything is wrong with it." It's the city we love to complain about and can't wait to come back to when we're gone too long. There's no place in the world like it and Sam Roberts' book may introduce you to places you'd never bump into unless you've read the book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An "Inside Look" at New York City, July 20, 2010
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Reads exactly like what it is: a collection of columns about New York City, some good, some very good, a few great.

You don't have to live in the City to appreciate this book, but living there might help one appreciate it more.

Lots of "good stuff" here. Anyone who loves or even likes the City will find something here to titillate their senses and their minds.

Good, easy read, one that can be read, put down and picked up again...savoring it to the last column.
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