Newcomer's Handbook for Moving To and Living In New York City

Newcomer's Handbook for Moving To and Living In New York City
Author: First Books
Publisher: Firstbooks.com
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-04-02
Genre: Moving, Household
ISBN: 9781937090593

This book is dedicated to the proposition that living in New York City is something extraordinary and wonderful. However, the transition from newcomer to New Yorker isn¿t necessarily achieved without some discomfort. To minimize the difficulties involved in moving to the Big Apple, we have written the Newcomer¿s Handbook® for Moving to and Living in New York City, which has been continually updated since its 1980 inception, in order to keep up with change in this fastest-paced of cities. These pages will help you navigate this magnificent city and set you on the path to becoming a New Yorker yourself. Whether you are looking for the right neighborhood, the right health club, the right synagogue, or simply a quiet, green oasis, these chapters will guide you in your search.

The Newcomers

The Newcomers
Author: Helen Thorpe
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2017-11-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1501159097

Traces the lives of twenty-two immigrant teens throughout the course of a year at Denver's South High School who attended a specially created English Language Acquisition class and who were helped to adapt through strategic introductions to American culture.

Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in Seattle

Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in Seattle
Author: First Books
Publisher: Firstbooks.com
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-06-16
Genre: Moving, Household
ISBN: 9781937090289

Called "invaluable and highly recommended" by Library Journal, these best-selling relocation guidebooks in the USA feature in-depth neighborhood and community profiles, as well as chapters on getting settled, helpful services, childcare and education, transportation and more.

A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife

A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife
Author: Daniel Quinn
Publisher: Bantam
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2009-12-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307428699

The guide of choice for anyone who plans to die someday--are YOU ready for the AFTERLIFE? To find out, take this simple quiz: 1. Like Earth, the Afterlife has celebrities, outcasts, deadheads, losers, and busybodies. True False 2. Is there an Afterlife after the Afterlife? Yes No 3. When you first arrive on "the Other Side," you will be given: a) a set of wings b) a toaster c) a copy of A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife Don't worry if you're not sure how to respond. A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife has answers to these questions and more--and if you're lucky, some of them may turn out to be right! An irreverent, one-of-a-kind compendium from the award-winning author of Ishmael, A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife can be read as a parable, an allegory, a work of fiction--or exactly what it claims to be: a helpful handbook for the recently deceased. It is filled with uncommon wisdom, bizarre imaginings, uncanny perceptions, and unexpected humor. Is it fantastic escapism or a seminal event in human history? Read it and find out.... Face it. The Afterlife is the ultimate test. You might as well study.