Access New York City - Softcover

Wurman, Richard Saul

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ISBN 10: 0060834463 ISBN 13: 9780060834463

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2006

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With Access New York City your visit will be an easy, enjoyable experience -- SoHo, Greenwich Village, and the Statue of Liberty are at your fingertips.

New York City has been divided and organized by neighborhoods, so you know where you are and where you're headed.

Unique color-coded and numbered entries allow you to discover the best: hotels � restaurants � Attractions � Shopping sights � Parks and Outdoor Spaces

Large, easy-to-read maps with entry numbers keyed to text ensure that you will instantly find what you must not miss.

Access is your indispensable walk-around guide to New York City. Our writers, who live in and love the city, will lead you down the remarkable streets, sharing the unforgettable sights and pointing out the undiscovered gems and all the majestic landmarks that only New York City has to offer.

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About the Author:

With the publication of his first book in 1962 at the age of 26, Richard Saul Wurman began the singular passion of his life: that of making information understandable. A holder of both M. Arch. & B. Arch. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, he has been awarded several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Graham Fellowships & two Chandler Fellowships. In 1991, Richard Saul Wurman received the Kevin Lynch Award from MIT for his creation of the ACCESS travel guides. In 1994, he was named a Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland & awarded a Doctorate of Fine Arts by the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. In 1995, he received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Art Center College of Design & was Chairman of Graphic Design & Product/Industrial Design of the1995 Presidential Design Awards.

Richard Saul Wurman continues to be a regular consultant to major corporations in matters relating to the design & understanding of information. He is married to novelist Gloria Nagy, has 4 children & lives in Newport, Rhode Island.

Synopsis:

Sophisticated and brutal. Exhilarating and oppressive. Earthy and aloof. A thorough description of New York City might exhaust the largest vocabulary. A city of dynamic contrasts, from the sleek granite powerhouses of Wall Street and Midtown to the charming tenements of Brooklyn and the Bronx, from the Bohemian spirit of Greenwich Village to the old-money atmosphere of the Upper Fifth Avenue, and from the avant-garde art galleries of SoHo to the historic churches of Harlem - New York is all of this and more. This 12th edition of "Access New York City" is comprehensive, fully updated and filled with revised maps, sidebars and points of interest, offering travelers the best of this city's myriad pleasures, guaranteeing that when they leave, they'll wave good-bye to the Statue of Liberty while humming New York, New York.

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