Inside the Apple
A Streetwise History of New York City

Fascinating! As John Lennon said: "Everywhere's somewhere, and everywhere's the same, really, and wherever you are is where it's at. But it's more so in New York."......more

I'm a third generation New Yorker, so I thought I knew the City pretty well. But this book is filled with bits of history that were completely new to me. I took one of the self-guided walking tours (Tour 11, The Upper West Side), and learned about buildings and places that I had passed a thousand ti......more

I just finished this book, and I can't recommend it highly enough to NYC visitors or inhabitants.......more

This made me appreciate the history of the incredible city that is NYC. It's rich, packed tightly with just enough history/trivia/guides, yet organized in such a way that you can flip from one section or one tiny chapter to another and it feels continuous and consistent. I don't know how they managed......more

A well written, well researched travel book. Even without much knowledge of American history, the clear explanations woven into stories of the city's growth and buildings' origins worked for me. If anything, I could have done with a tad more on the later years, the 20th century. But it was all good.......more