Walking Brooklyn: 30 tours exploring historical legacies, neighborhood culture, side streets and waterways [Paperback]

Adrienne Onofri (Author)

Book Description

Series: Walking | Publication Date: June 15, 2007

Adrienne Onofri has created an exceptional guide to and through Brooklyn’s most interesting and notable neighborhoods, providing a mix of information about culture, history, architecture, places to eat, venues to visit, and more. From a walk through the Russian-influenced Brighton Beach, to the expansive Prospect Park, and out to Red Hook, Walking Brooklyn reveals the many layers and sites of Manhattan’s lesser-known neighbor. This two-color book features 30 routes, a clear neighborhood map for each walk, black-and-white photographs, and critical public transportation information for every trip. Route summaries make each walk easy to follow, and a “Points of Interest” section outlines each walk’s highlights.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A (walking) tour de force... -- New York Daily News, July 2007

Charming... -- New York Times, July 2007

Easy to follow tours for an easy to love city. Adrienne Onofri makes you an honorary Brooklynite with her fact-packed guide of this dynamic and beloved city. -- About.com Guide to Brooklyn

Filled with "you-don't-say" moments. Adrienne distills the borough's history, neighborhoods, and culture into 30 illuminating walks, some in areas so wild...you can't believe they're in Brooklyn. -- Brooklyn Based, June 26th, 2007

About the Author

Adrienne Onofri is a native New Yorker, licensed sightseeing guide, and freelance writer and editor. As a journalist, she specializes in travel, theater, and the arts. She is a member of the Drama Desk and a columnist for BroadwayWorld.com. She has been an editor at Travel Agent, the OAG Travel Magazines group, and the American Society of Travel Agents' membership publications, and has written essays, profiles, reviews, and feature stories for various magazines, newspapers, and websites. Adrienne graduated from Northwestern University and received a master's from Pace University, where she has taught writing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Wilderness Press; 1 edition (June 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899974309
• ISBN-13: 978-0899974309
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > Travel > United States > States > New York
  • #65 in Books > Travel > United States > Regions > Northeast

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must!, August 20, 2007

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Mike SINY (Staten Island, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walking Brooklyn: 30 tours exploring historical legacies, neighborhood culture, side streets and waterways (Paperback)

A friend turned me onto this book after attending a reading (and a mini-walk) by the author. I thought that I already knew Brooklyn, but -- boy! -- was I surprised! Who knew how much I was missing by not looking upwards (which the author, thankfully, reminds us to do constantly) or the history behind buildings that I constantly dismiss, passing them by without a second look and with hardly a thought? I've already done three of the walks and plan to do more in the fall when it's not so hot. They are easy to follow and make for a more interesting outing than the usual weekend social fare, such as dining, shopping and movies (lots of dining and shopping options are recommended in the book, too, though_ -- bars, as well). Also,the easy-to-read text is further enhanced by great photography that just jumps off the page. I plan to give copies of this book to friends as gifts. (My hard-to-buy-for boss will love this, I think.) For anyone who wants some excercise, fresh air and a leisurely day of looking and learning, this book is a must-have. I hope that the author plans to do other boroughs as well.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, and now it's on Kindle? Sweet!!, December 17, 2009

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Frank Lynch "frank_lynch" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walking Brooklyn: 30 tours exploring historical legacies, neighborhood culture, side streets and waterways (Kindle Edition)

I love this book, and have gone on several of its tours. I love how Onofri takes me off the beaten paths and mentions really fascinating facts along the way. The walks are thorough and not too rigorous (maybe more so if, like me, you're carrying a few pounds of lenses, water bottles and so on). I've gotten into the habit of tearing her pages out for my walks, and have figured I needed to buy a second copy since my first copy is now practically "unbound." But now that it's on Kindle, I no longer need to rip out the pages!

A navigation note for Kindle users: the table of contents' links take you to the text for each walk. However, on the page before the text, there's a map of the walk. The map at the "end" of your selected walk's text is for the next walk. So, when clicking on a link to a walk, go to the prior page to see the map. (Maybe some day there will be a version that keeps an active link to the map on every page of the walk?)

A bit of caution: one walk we did was a complete dud. It had us starting off with a walk through Fort Hamilton, and then on to Bensonhurst. You can't walk through Fourt Hamilton any longer (maybe it's a post nine-lem thing) and that Bensonhurst just could not make up for that. Aside from that one, all the other walks I've been on have been wonderful.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent work, July 28, 2007

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This review is from: Walking Brooklyn: 30 tours exploring historical legacies, neighborhood culture, side streets and waterways (Paperback)

I really enjoyed reading this attractive, well written guide and learned a great deal about Brooklyn. I'm looking forward to going for some walking tours and using this as a guide. Highly recommend to tourists and anyone interested in shedding a few pounds while walking through Brooklyn with this handy, informative, fun guide.