Guide to New York City Landmarks

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Five boroughs rich with history-and one guide to it all
The official and only complete guide to New York City's landmarks, this beautiful Third Edition has been updated to include 128 new individual sites and sixteen new historic districts. Mayor Michael Bloomberg opens this treasure trove of historical discovery with an elegant Foreword. What follows are insightful descriptions of more than 1,000 individual landmarks and 84 historic districts. Everyone will feel like a native New Yorker when they quickly point out landmarks with the help of 80 easy-to-read maps. This new edition also features new photographs, enhanced maps, and more than a dozen themed sections that make it easy to create a customized sightseeing experience.
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (New York, NY) is the agency responsible for identifying and designating local landmarks and historic districts. Established in 1965 in response to the destruction of the original Penn Station, the agency is comprised of eleven members appointed by the mayor and a professional staff.

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A Landmark Guide -- in More Ways Than One.......2007-05-05

Profusely illustrated, filled with informative and fascinating text, and sporting great sidebars on key points of NYC history and architecture, this volume will aid and bedazzle tourists, students, and history buffs -- perhaps even getting the most jaded of New Yorkers to see their neighborhoods in new light!

The best walking tours of Manhattan.......2007-03-23

Excellent resource. Has detailed descriptions and appraisals of New Yorks most important historical landmarks and buildings. It is critical in helping us plan our trip to NYC.

I always keep it handy.......2004-03-15

What I said about the AIA GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY is the same I have to say about Guide to New York City Landmarks by New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. I have been a New Yorker all my life and thought I'd known it all. There were buildings/structures that I knew to be older than most and probably landmarks, but never got around to checking them out. Then I picked up the Guide to New York City Landmarks
by New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission sometime in 2003. Ever since, I have kept it with me at all times: in my back pocket, my briefcase, my jacket... Sometimes I go to some of these places in advance, with the intent of looking at them after I'd read about them. Other times, when on my way to or from work or lunch, I will see a building, stop, and look to read about what it is. My hunches aren't always correct, of course: not all the buildings I think are landmarks are. But I always keep this Guide on hand to find out.

A pleasant surprise.......2000-01-21

Sober, readable and comprehensive, all the matters are dealt with competence. A good beginning for people interested in the architecture and in the development of the city.

Storied City: A Children's Book Walking-Tour Guide to New York City

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enjoyable tour guide for seeing NYC with kids
A charming idea, well-executed
a perfect delight

Storied City: A Children's Book Walking-Tour Guide to New York City
Leonard M. Marcus
Manufacturer: Dutton Juvenile
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0525469249

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In this handy-size book, renowned critic and historian (and New Yorker) Leonard S. Marcus has created and narrated twenty walking tours of New York City based on children's literature. Illustrated with maps, photographs, and book art, the tours can be followed from start to finish or abbreviated to suit a reader's, or a family's, particular interests. Together they feature over one hundred places and spaces by which New York has lit the imaginations of writers and artists as varied as E. B. White, Maurice Sendak, Judy Blume, Faith Ringgold, Madeleine L'Engle, and many more. Along the way, Marcus deftly discusses more than two hundred of the best books about New York City ever written for young people.

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enjoyable tour guide for seeing NYC with kids.......2007-05-18

We recently returned from a visit to Manhattan, having used this guide (along with several others); we found it enjoyable and useful. There are eleven tours: Lower Manhattan, Greenwich Village/East Village/SoHo, Flatiron District/Gramercy Park/Chelsea, Midtown Manhattan, Central Park/Upper East Side, Central Park/Upper West Side, Harlem/Northern Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island; each tour includes a map of the tour, an introduction, readable text concerning authors, book settings and the history of New York City, small pictures and line drawings, and lists of additional authors connected to each area. There is no information about amenities along the way (restaurants, bathrooms, playgrounds). We found a wealth of information and many literary references -- it would be smart to read this ahead of time so you can select and read some of the referenced books before your trip.

A charming idea, well-executed.......2004-06-09

Leonard Marcus hit upon a great idea and developed it perfectly. As a teacher, it is difficult to teach history or literature to the young and make the readings come to life. "Storied City: A Children's Book Guide to New York City", besides being a charming idea, is also a handy tool for parents and teachers. With this extremely convenient guide, you can walk the kids through the neighborhoods they've read about and enliven their reading experience. And, most importantly, Marcus writes in a way that doesn't talk down to children, and that's a tremendous asset.

a perfect delight.......2003-09-30

With clarity and affection born of familiarity and delight, Marcus covers over 200 places and spaces in New York that have made an appearance in books for children and teenagers. He tells you how to get there and what you will see when you do. It is a lovely size, easy to carry and to hold, and it will take you on a virtual journey even if you and your children can't do a real one.

Jazz Guide, New York City, 2nd Edition (Jazz Guide New York City)

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An Entertaining Lesson

Jazz Guide, New York City, 2nd Edition (Jazz Guide New York City)
Steve Dollar
Manufacturer: Little Bookroom
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 189214543X
Release Date: 2007-01-23

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A "richly anecdotal and wonderful" slim, pocket-size guide now updated to include all the newest hot spots on the Big Apple jazz scene

Jazz Guide: New York City is the only comprehensive guide to jazz in the Big Apple–now revised and expanded to include all the newest hot spots on the scene. Whether uptown or downtown, big bands or subway soloists, it’s all here. Drop in on the elegant clubs where legendary headliners call the tunes, then hit a hole-in-the wall joint to hear scrappy young bands play all night. Jazz Guide: New York City profiles more than eighty venues where you can experience the best of every kind of jazz–from traditional large ensembles to smoking combos, avant-garde to hard-bop, old-school to DJ-driven, acoustic to electronic–as well as closely related music from around the world, including the drum cultures of the Caribbean, Latin America, and West Africa.

Beyond the clubs, the guide explores music festivals, specialty stores, and jazz lore, including visits to Harlem and 52nd Street in their heydays, the famous bridge where Sonny Rollins moonlighted, and the neighborhood Louis Armstrong called home.

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An Entertaining Lesson.......2007-06-22

This book is more than a guide. It's an entertaining lesson in jazz history. The author writes like he's talking to an expert and/ or a novice at the same time. Dollar's expertise is also completely down to earth, often relating stories and anecdotes, which really draws in the reader and gives us a feeling for the depth of the subject.

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Right On!
THIS BOOK SWINGS!!!
Very Good

Jazz Guide New York City
Steve Dollar
Manufacturer: Little Bookroom
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1892145197
Release Date: 2003-10-31

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This is an indispensable guide for both jazz aficionados and those seeking entree into New York's big band, bebop, fusion, and funk scenes. Profiled venues include fabled haunts of Harlem; elegant Midtown supper clubs; hip downtown hangouts; a subterranean Bowery alcove where the spirit of Mingus rumbles on; an intimate uptown spot that inspired a famous screenplay; and a celebrity-owned club in the heart of Times Square. There are dozens of photos and each listing offers directions, hours, subway stops, and maps, while sidebars describe festivals, famous addresses, and jazz history.

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Right On!.......2004-12-12

A great resource for the conoisseur as well as the jazz illiterate (like me!). This book is a terrific guide to some fabulous joints, and is fun to read, too. Well done!

THIS BOOK SWINGS!!!.......2004-06-03

If you're planning to check out some jazz in NYC, my advice is simple: get this book. Dollar knows his stuff, and the book is so smartly written that it's worth a read even if you don't know the difference betweeen Bill Evans and Gil Evans. And if you're into cutting-edge jazz, you'll find some destinations here that will send you to postbop heaven.

Very Good.......2004-01-15

As a jazz fan, drummer and bandleader who's listened around Manhattan for 28 years and played around Manhattan for 16 years, I'm very impressed with this book. It's extremely well researched, the production quality is high, and the quality of the writing is so good that it makes an interesting read apart from its functionality as a guidebook. My only reservation is that it leaves out a couple of obvious jazz clubs and includes some non-jazz clubs. But that aside, I'm astonished at how much the author knows about his subject, and how much I was able to learn that I didn't already know. Very highly recommended.

History preserved;: A guide to New York City landmarks and historic districts,

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History preserved;: A guide to New York City landmarks and historic districts,
Harmon H Goldstone
Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Discovering Black New York: A Guide to the City's Most Important African American Landmarks, Restaurants, Museums, Historical Sites, and More

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Great Book!
A Tourist's Bible of Black New York
You Gotta Have It Guide to Black New York

Discovering Black New York: A Guide to the City's Most Important African American Landmarks, Restaurants, Museums, Historical Sites, and More
Linda Tarrant Reid
Manufacturer: Citadel
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Great Book!.......2004-06-08

A lot of great info you won't find in the "standard" travel books. Good historical stuff too.

A Tourist's Bible of Black New York.......2002-04-01

This is a great book for anyone who visits New York City and wants to walk in the footsteps of Africans and African Americans. The guide helps you to understand the important contributions of black people past and present. The information is quite comprehensive and includes well-written descriptions of historic sites, restaurants and cultural venues.

Anyone who wants to know about African Americans in New York City will find value in this wonderful guide.

You Gotta Have It Guide to Black New York.......2001-12-15

This book is fantastic!! It has everything - history, culture, restaurants, live music, shopping, guided tours and lots of valuable information about black New York. Everyone knows about the Statue of Liberty, Broadway, Times Square and all the other sites that tourist visit, but Discovering Black New York explores places that I was not aware of, like the Joloff and Brooklyn Moon restaurants in Brooklyn, Sylvan Terrace in Harlem and the African American Museum in Hempstead, Long Island.

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The New York City homes and haunts of world-famous writers-- from Poe to Mailer, from Millay to Kerouac, from Langston Hughes to Arthur Miller-- are vividly described in this richly anecdotal literary Baedeker. Illustrated with archival photos from the Museum of the City of New York and author Mill Morgan, Literary Landmarks will delight bibliophiles with its celebration of notable wordsmiths who toiled, thrived, and survived in New York City.

Guide to New York City Landmarks, 3rd Edition - Custom Pub for RNC

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Guide to New York City Landmarks, 3rd Edition - Custom Pub for RNC
NY Landmarks Preservation Foundation
Manufacturer: Wiley
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0471714488

The New York City Story: Then and Now-Teacher's Guide

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The New York City Story: Then and Now-Teacher's Guide

Manufacturer: Steck Vaughn
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0739818929

Jewish Landmarks of New York: A Travel Guide and History

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Jewish Landmarks of New York: A Travel Guide and History
Bernard Postal , and Lionel Koppman
Manufacturer: Fleet Pr Corp
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Two-in-one Manuals: Ceramics (Two-in-one Manuals)
Steve Mattison
Manufacturer: Apple Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 184092179X

Book Description

Today's non-linear editing systems are equipped with a wide range of color correction tools that were previously only available in dedicated color correction suites. This book shows video editors how to take full advantage of their power. Clear, step-by-step instructions are included for Avid XPress DV, Avid Symphony, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, and more. Beyond that, you'll learn the importance of "selling" the color correction you've achieved to clients, while making sure the client realizes the impact color correction gives the final product.

In addition to non-linear editing systems, there are now many plug-in applications for color correction. These plug-ins, including ColorFix, Composite Suite Color Correct, Vixen Pro, and Color Finesse, are covered in detail. There is ample information on how to work with the various video recording formats a client may present you, and the pros and cons of each. Rounding out the text are numerous hints, tips, common pitfalls, and tutorials for real-world practice. The CD contains images can practice color correction on; popular software tools, including trial versions of AfterEffects, Premiere, and various plug-ins; and QuickTime movies demonstrating color correction techniques. Lastly, ample reference material makes this an excellent resource.

*Take advantage of new color correction tools in Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Avid XPress DV, and plug-ins
*Includes a CD with tutorials and do-it-yourself color correction exercises
*Gain a colorist's point of view on when certain types of color correction should be used and tips for achieving specific looks

Customer Reviews:

A Nice Read And Very Useful.......2004-11-16

Actually I found the book to be very useful. It was very basic at showing the color correction tools which is exactly what I was looking for. The explanations were short and concise which is what I like. I realise that everyone has their own color correction tricks which have to be developed in time, so I wasn't after that. I feel the book is very useful for those trying to make use of color correction tools.

I Feel Robbed.......2004-09-17

I just paid over forty bucks for a piece of trash. I can't believe this book is recommended everywhere as an essential cc tool for the video editor. This book doesn't have any worthwhile tutorials and the CD that comes with it is a joke. If you have any basic knowledge of video editing, you will not learn anything new. I was looking for a book that could provide any technique of color correction to achieve different styles and moods but this doesn't even come close to touching these subjects in depth. I just this to be a waste of money and time. Do not buy this book.

Video Color Correction for Non-Linear Editors: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Video Color Correction for Non-Linear Editors: A Step-by-Step Guide
Stuart Blake Jones
Manufacturer: Focal Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPZ39Y

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Good, but confusing (thanks to out-of-order publication)........2006-09-21

Kazuo Umetsu, Orochi: Blood (Viz, 1978)

Not at all what I was expecting-- a gothic novel in graphic form. (When I think "Japanese" and "horror manga," my mind immediately jumps to Hideshi Hino. Umetsu and Hino are as far apart as one can get, really.) The initial shock wore off quickly, though, leaving me with the underlying questions laid bare-- but I'm getting ahead of myself.

Lisa and Kazusa are sisters in a mansion. Kazusa, the older sister, is universally praised; Lisa, the younger, universally criticized. Lisa loves her older sister as a child (or so she tells us), since Kazusa is the only one who's nice to her. Meanwhile, there's Orochi, who watches from the background. Time goes on and the girls grow up. Orochi saves Lisa from a car accident, and that's when things start getting weird.

Most of the questions about this novel will probably be answerable once you've read the others in the series. The problem is that Viz decided to release a translation of what seem to be the final Orochi book before anything else in the series. Why? We may never know. And it can't help but affect readers to come in, in essence, in the middle of a story, now understanding who Orochi is or how she's related to the family, etc.

I'd suggest waiting for Viz to release the entire series before picking this up. If I had, I might have liked it a whole lot better than I did. That said, it's a pretty good story, though the ending is rather weak. ***

It's okay. VIZ should have done better........2004-01-10

The most interesting thing about this book is the Author's history at the end. The second most interesting thing is the art work, which is really really good. The third most intersting thing-which should have been the most intersting, but isn't-is the actual story line. One of the reviewers have already said that this is the last book of the ongoing series. It made me wonder why VIZ would translate this book first. It makes no sense. It takes a while to understand who is doing the narration. And as narration is so important in this book, it makes no sense that VIZ would just throw the reader into the end of a series.

But don't let this review keep you from reading this book. I'm glad I got it. I've read it over and over again, and each time I find something new and truly genius about this author/writer. I find it facinating that someone can use a subtle shading to change the mood of the story.

An excellent manga.......2003-05-08

I don't know what the 2nd reviewer was thinking this is an amazing manga! If you are a collecter of anime and/or manga you HAVE to own this! This is one of my all time favorites!

The Roles Cast By Fate.......2003-01-26

Younger siblings sometimes find themselves overshadowed by their elder's accomplishments, much to their perpetual dismay. Still, sometimes the role cast is that of an inferior and one must accept the fact that their deeds will not shine as brightly as those that came before. For Lisa, however, its something altogether different, reaching depths of woe that few youths could conceive. No matter what she does, her sister Kazusa has done it better in numerously impressive ways. Whether its lessons in school, the playing of a piano, or ever the growth of flowers in a garden just for fun, Lisa is always told that she'll never be comparable to her sister. Even her footsteps are louder than those of her, and her abusively matriarchal family points that out to her time and again. So, as she grows she learns to hate and sometimes to lash out at a sister she's loved, wanting nothing more than to escape.

Escape is sometimes a fleeting thought, however, and fate, she intervenes in the oddest of fashions. The methods used come like cruel barbs, furthering the intrigues that fill minds already fueled by loathing of the most insidious kind. Still, to understand this mindset as an observer is divine and diviner still when the account plays out before our eyes. That's where the outside spectator of the two sisters, Orochi, comes into play. Through her we see the sisters and they grow into the beasts that time has moulded, leading the pondering mind to something unpredictable - to say the least.

Within the arena of unsettling Japanese horror, Kazuo Umezu is something of a legend. His works, fueled by character-driven plots that sink deeper and deeper into the realms of the distraught, capture many subtleties that other artists in the genre lack, making his something of an enigma to the artform. Such is the case with Orochi Blood, where the horror is in the finality of the story and the movement toward it, while sometimes slow-going because of the induction of oddities into the loop and because of a sequential ordering that makes you think, is ultimately rewarding. Here, watching the plights of Lisa play out as she finds herself engulfed in her elder sister's shadow is sad in its own right, but sadder still is the developments that this brings about. To me, the understanding therein, the reasoning behind why the horrible can be committed, is just as important as the deed itself.

If you are excepting something ethereal to impede upon the natural order of law like is often showcased in these types of tales, then perhaps you should rethink your purchase. This is powered by the persuasions of people, the horror that comes from existence, and the need to find yourself standing upon a plateau all your own. It works in subtle ways sometimes, keeping those who need an immediate fix sometimes shaking their heads in disbelief while proclaiming how bad the conceptual work is. Still, if you can work within those parameters, keeping the textures of neglect and revenge as bedfellows in your sadistic need to understand, then I would recommend Orochi Blood.

sigh, a disappointment.......2002-12-01

I have been familiar with Kazuo Umezo's work since we own a few of his graphic novels and my mom basically translated what was going on for me. The novels were volumes in a series of horror stories that were both intriguing and creepy and I really liked them. So anyway, i was really excited when I found out Viz had actually translated something by him. when i read this novel however i was greatly disappointed.

The story wasn't that great or even all that interesting. It's one redeeming quality was the ending, which was decent but not as surprising as the writer must have hoped since I was able to predict the conclusion. I was left wondering why they had chose to translate this story out of every other thing Umezo had ever written, when this story really did not show his true potential at all. Then to add to my disaproval, there's an artical in the back that says that this is the final volume in a series of six novels titled Orochi. Gee, no wonder I was so confused. Maybe if they didn't skip to the last volume I would have liked the story better, but who knows.

Anyway, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this novel is that bad, it's just not great, and everyone has such a wide variety of tastes that someone could think this is the most awesome thing they ever read. I think I was also disappointed since I was looking forward to reading a good horror manga and instead got some kind of wierd mystery type thing, so keep that in mind as well. Hope this review helps :D

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