Manhattan Users Guide: The Guide to New York for New Yorkers (Paperback)

~ Charles Suisman (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Charles A. Suisman publishes a monthly newsletter advising New Yorkers about sources for "services, restaurants, good deals, the unusual, the overlooked, the overrated, and ways to cope when the city gets out of sorts." Now he's compiled the useful information into a book of the same name: Manhattan User's Guide: The Guide to New York for New Yorkers. He covers a range of topics such as tenant rights, eviction, numbers to call in case of a lost or stolen wallet, charities, sports facilities, where to find exotic bananas, as well as sometimes hard-to-find numbers for city agencies. Although not exhaustive, the book is chock full of quirky sources not found elsewhere and is a fun read. (Hyperion $17.95 ISBN 0-7868-8152-6)
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Suisman, publisher of the MUG (Manhattan User's Guide) newsletter and resident of Manhattan, has produced a book with a split personality. Along with general information found in any good travel guide, Suisman also provides the kind of consumer information only a resident would want to know: where to get a hat cleaned, who offers juggling lessons, and how to get hold of exotic varieties of bananas (call growers in Florida and California!). Some of the more useful information provided includes phone numbers for all-night animal emergency services and pharmacies, charities that will pick up your donations, and city agencies that deal with landlord-tenant disputes. Information on entertainment in New York City is better provided by current newspapers and magazines; what to do with kids has been covered in greater depth in other books; and the section on plumbers lists only two names. Only for New York-area libraries. [Index not seen.]?Linda M. Kaufmann, North Adams State Coll. Lib., Mass.
-?Linda M. Kaufmann, North Adams State Coll. Lib., Mass.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion; 1st edition (November 21, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786881526
• ISBN-13: 978-0786881529
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #141,213 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ultra useful wide-ranging info, written with style & taste, January 3, 1998

By A Customer

One of my favorite books of all time was the NY Bargain Hunter, a little yellow book crammed with dense type and arcane symbols that told where to get just about anything in the city. It was full of obsessively-gathered advice and compulsive detail. Manhattan User's Guide, a wonderful newsletter, is a more high-toned modern day descendant of the old Bargain Hunter, and this book is a phenomenally useful best-of compendium. If Suisman and Molesworth lack the maniacal thoroughness of their forebear, they make up for it with elegant design and impeccable, miraculously consistent taste. There are a surprising number of restaurant tips, mostly middle tier "nice" places with a few forays above and below.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on living in NY I've found, March 6, 1999

By A Customer

I just found this book and think it's the best I've ever seen on living in New York. It's really well written and covers an incredible range of topics -- a great resource. It's a book no New Yorker should be without.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide for Manhattanites, February 23, 1999

By A Customer

This is a fabulous guide for all kinds of products and services in New York City. The authors have found the answers to lots of hard-to-find things in New York. Makes living in the city easier!