Wonder City

Wonder City
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 9781683839804
ISBN-13 : 1683839803
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Wonder City by : Victor Fusté

Caught in a whirlwind of adventure and the supernatural, it’s up to sisters Alex and Elizabeth Riley to save all of New York from succumbing to the legions of the undead! Wonder City tells the story of two combative teenage sisters coping with the sudden loss of their father in New York City, 1984. As the mysteries surrounding their father's untimely demise start to pile up and veer toward the supernatural, the Riley sisters must confront the terrible truth about their tension fraught relationship before the past literally rises from the dead. Taking cues from The Goonies, Indiana Jones, and Stranger Things, Wonder City captures the joyous, adventurous tones of Amblin era 1980s films in a love letter to the can-do attitude of young teenagers with guts beyond their years and an independent streak longer than their common sense. Set in the crime-ridden, synth-heavy, neon-filled streets, alleyways and subway tunnels of Manhattan, Wonder City digs deep into New York's wild history to test the Rileys' bonds of sisterhood.

New York the Wonder City

New York the Wonder City
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 76
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433031898996
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis New York the Wonder City by :

Wonder City of the World

Wonder City of the World
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Publisher : Abrams
Total Pages : 427
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ISBN-10 : 9798887075419
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Wonder City of the World by : Nicholas D. Lowry

Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters is a century-spanning visual journey through the world’s most fascinating city as promoted by the top advertisers and artists of poster history. From the Statue of Liberty to Times Square, Harlem to Coney Island, this iconic art book covers 100 years of how New York City was sold to the world via graphic design. The book’s stunning historic posters feature New York City’s iconic skyline, unique architecture, and the warmth and charms of its individual neighborhoods. With artwork that depicts landmark events that made NYC the capital of style and entertainment, these posters capture and promote the ever-changing, idealized view of the city. Wonder City of the World features essays from PBS’s Antiques Roadshow star, antiques expert, and author Nicholas D. Lowry alongside co-authors Angelina Lippert, Tim Medland, and Catherine Bindman and design experts Colette Gaiter, Jon Key, Jennifer Rittner, and Michele Washington. Table of Contents: Early New York Tourism Emblem of a Nation Lady Liberty New York by Rail New York from the Sea The New York World's Fairs New York from the Air Times Square: The Heart of New York Streetscapes & Urban Oases End of an Era Featured Essays: David Klein’s New York I’ve Seen the Future: Sascha Maurer’s Posters for the 1939 New York World’s Fair Soft Light, Big City: Leslie Ragan’s New York Posters The Enemy is at the Gate of New York: Joseph Pennell’s Wartime Warning

City of God

City of God
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 547
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ISBN-10 : 9781416549215
ISBN-13 : 1416549218
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis City of God by : Beverly Swerling

He has sworn to protect the innocent through the ages... Malcolm is a newly chosen Master, a novice to his extraordinary – and dangerous – powers. When his lack of control results in a woman's death he's determined to fight his darkest desires, denying himself all pleasure...until fate sends him bookseller Claire. Yet nothing can prepare safety-conscious Claire for powerful medieval warrior Malcolm sweeping her back into his time. In this treacherous world Claire needs Malcolm to survive, but she must somehow keep him at arm's length. For Malcolm's soul is at stake – and fulfilling his desires could prove fatal...

New York City Radio

New York City Radio
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 9780738598093
ISBN-13 : 0738598097
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis New York City Radio by : Alec Cumming

New York City's extraordinary radio history, much like the story of the city itself, is a tale of strivers, dreamers, and ingenious risk takers. New York City Radio presents an unprecedented visual history featuring many of these timeless characters, including radio inventors Lee De Forest and Maj. Edwin Armstrong; entrepreneurs and trailblazers David Sarnoff, William Paley, Bernice Judis, and Hal Jackson; beloved heroes Dan Ingram, Frankie Crocker, and Alison Steele; controversial antiheroes Don Imus, Bob Grant, and Howard Stern; and many others. New York City Radio tells the story of the invention and perfection of the art of big-time, big-city radio broadcasting and the life and times of the most competitive, important, and exciting radio market in the country.

Keeping the City Going

Keeping the City Going
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 9781534493780
ISBN-13 : 1534493786
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Keeping the City Going by : Brian Floca

Caldecott Award winner Brian Floca gives a heartfelt thank you to the essential workers who keep their cities going during COVID-19 quarantine in this tenderly illustrated picture book. We are here at home now, watching the world through our windows. Outside we see the city we know, but not as we’ve seen it before. The once hustling and bustling streets are empty. Well, almost empty. Around the city there are still people, some, out and about. These are the people keeping us safe. Keeping us healthy. Keeping our mail and our food delivered. Keeping our grocery stores stocked. Keeping the whole city going. Brian Floca speaks for us all in this stirring homage to all the essential workers who keep the essentials operating so the rest of us can do our part by sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York, the Wonder City ...

New York, the Wonder City ...
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433058770243
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis New York, the Wonder City ... by : W. Parker Chase

The Encyclopedia of New York City

The Encyclopedia of New York City
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 4282
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ISBN-10 : 9780300182576
ISBN-13 : 0300182570
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis The Encyclopedia of New York City by : Kenneth T. Jackson

Covering an exhaustive range of information about the five boroughs, the first edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City was a success by every measure, earning worldwide acclaim and several awards for reference excellence, and selling out its first printing before it was officially published. But much has changed since the volume first appeared in 1995: the World Trade Center no longer dominates the skyline, a billionaire businessman has become an unlikely three-term mayor, and urban regeneration—Chelsea Piers, the High Line, DUMBO, Williamsburg, the South Bronx, the Lower East Side—has become commonplace. To reflect such innovation and change, this definitive, one-volume resource on the city has been completely revised and expanded. The revised edition includes 800 new entries that help complete the story of New York: from Air Train to E-ZPass, from September 11 to public order. The new material includes broader coverage of subject areas previously underserved as well as new maps and illustrations. Virtually all existing entries—spanning architecture, politics, business, sports, the arts, and more—have been updated to reflect the impact of the past two decades. The more than 5,000 alphabetical entries and 700 illustrations of the second edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City convey the richness and diversity of its subject in great breadth and detail, and will continue to serve as an indispensable tool for everyone who has even a passing interest in the American metropolis.

New York City's Financial District in Vintage Postcards

New York City's Financial District in Vintage Postcards
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 0738500682
ISBN-13 : 9780738500683
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis New York City's Financial District in Vintage Postcards by : Randall Gabrielan

The early decades of the twentieth century were among the most vibrant for both New York City and the world of postcards. The 1898 consolidation of the city's five boroughs sparked a building boom that inspired a heightened awareness of the city's changing landscape. In response to this new appreciation, the postcard industry began a colorful pictorial record that was especially rich for New York.

New York Underground

New York Underground
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 310
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781000143614
ISBN-13 : 1000143619
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis New York Underground by : Julia Solis

Did alligators ever really live in New York's sewers? What's it like to explore the old aqueducts beneath the city? How many levels are beneath Grand Central Station? And how exactly did the pneumatic tube system that New York's post offices used to employ work? In this richly illustrated historical tour of New York's vast underground systems, Julia Solis answers all these questions and much, much more. New York Underground takes readers through ingenious criminal escape routes, abandoned subway stations, and dark crypts beneath lower Manhattan to expose the city's basic anatomy. While the city is justly famous for what lies above ground, its underground passages are equally legendary and tell us just as much about how the city works.