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A heartrending and beautiful memoir of sudden loss and a journey to peace, from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Horse . Many cultural and religious traditions expect those who...

UAVs-unmanned aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft; the labels vary-are a disruptive technology on par with computers and smartphones. Present since soon after the dawn of manned aviation, they have become...

The epic story of how millions of black Americans fled the Jim Crow south, told through the journeys of three remarkable individuals From 1915 to 1970, an exodus of almost...

'There has been no more terribly acute critic of America than this steel-conscious and death-conscious Spaniard, with his curious passion for the modernities of nickel and tinfoil and nitre ....

The raucous memoir from pop's most influential producer Lady Gaga, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, the Barbie soundtrack. Behind some of the biggest musical moments in...

As a result of the work of the American Civil Liberties Union and their war on America, we now live in a country where the church has been progressively silenced,...

On every page of this delicious book you will meet characters and situations that tell you this could only be New York. The parents who are determined to get their...

From an award-winning artist who was featured in Humans of New York comes a bold collection of vignettes about overcoming family trauma, addiction, poverty - and forging a creative life...

The New Yorker 's award-winning war correspondent returns to his own country to chronicle a story of mounting civic breakdown and violent disorder, in a vivid eyewitness narrative of revelatory...

New York has always and still attracts fortune seekers, artists and modern nomads from all over the world. Just as Cornelia Wilhelm who at the age of 19 set out...

Author: Sonnet Stanfill Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Focusing on young or emerging designers and their contributions to the changing fashion industry in the vibrant climate of New York...

An entertaining coming-of-age memoir from Steven Heller, award-winning designer, writer, and former senior art director at the New York Times . Featuring 100 color photographs, Growing Up Underground takes readers...

In today's world of constant identification checks, it's difficult to recall that there was ever a time when "proof of identity" was not a part of everyday life. And as...

Author: John C. CalhounBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 1993Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work of political thought presents John...

A New York Times Notable Book A lively, immersive history by an award-winning urbanist of New York City's transformation, and the lessons it offers for the city's future. Dangerous, filthy,...

Author: Craig Taylor Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 Terror Blackout Hurricane Recession Pandemic A symphony of contemporary New York told through the magnificent words of its people - from...

For advice you can trust, look no further than Marco Polo. The New York Marco Polo Handbook offers expert advice and is aimed at travellers looking for in-depth coverage of...

Author: Chronicle Books Format: Record book Number of Pages: 304 This pocket-size journal is packed with hundreds of things to draw that evoke the Big Apple. Ranging from the iconic...

Blue Guides: Complete Cultural Guides -- This is the best-researched, best-presented, most comprehensive cultural guide to New York in the English language covering art, history, architecture and archaeology. With background...

Author: Megan Hess Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 From globally renowned illustrator Megan Hess, this special enlarged and updated edition of the bestselling sensation New York: Through A Fashion...

This new edition updates the study of American literature with the inclusion of poets from Hart Crane and E.E.Cummings to John Ashbery and A.R. Ammons and novelists from William Burroughs...

These 200 images show you the spectacular views from hundreds of New York City's finest residences. Everyone loves an amazing view, and some pay millions for a property with views...

Author: Howard B. RockFormat: Paperback, 152mm x 229mm, 658g, 368 pagesPublished: New York University Press, United States, 2015Haven of Liberty chronicles the arrival of the first Jews to New York...

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Photographic chronicle of the history and evolution of New York subway signage, covering porcelain, wood, tin, and mosaic signs from the 1920s to the 1980s. Vintage New York City Subway...

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Author: Paul Horgan; Introduction by Henry Steele CommagerBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Loose plate inscribed by the author...

Harrowing and redeeming, this is the history of a unique 'adoption' system. For generations, local families, grateful for the sacrifice of their liberators from Nazi occupation, have cared for not...

A beautifully evocative novel spanning 1950s Ireland to modern day America, from the author of bestselling Ask Again, Yes Greta Cahill never believed she would leave her village in west...

Unique to this edition is a translation of Tocqueville's other American writings-Two Weeks in the Wilderness and The Excursion to Lake Oneida. In 1831 Tocqueville set out from post-revolutionary France...

A searing study of American poverty from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted The United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The eight-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, radio host, and Fox News star returns to the page to reveal the radically dangerous Democrat...

The world's favourite city and arguably foremost truly global metropolis, New York is fast-paced and constantly changing. From the high-end chic restaurants in Midtown to the alternative underground bars of...

A Wall Street Journal Bestseller Pulitzer Prize -winning and New York Times bestselling financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson and financial policy analyst Joshua Rosner investigate the insidious world of private equity...

Born in Blood investigates one of history's most violent undertakings: The United States of America. People the world over consider violence in the United States as measurably different than that...

This guidebook in the "Access" series takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the excitement and adventure of New York. Whether shopping on Fifth Avenue for haute couture, catching...

In the late nineteenth century, as cities like Boston and New York grew more congested, the streets became clogged with plodding, horse-drawn carts. When the great blizzard of 1888 crippled...

From Carrie Bradshaw to Grace Jones, and from Nicki Minaj to Blair Waldorf, New York is the fashion 'it girl' capital of the world.Home of both laid-back street style and...

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