Manhattan's Little Secrets

Manhattan's Little Secrets
Author: John Tauranac
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2018-08-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1493030485

Discover the whos, the whats, the whys and hows of social history that make the city come alive. A sarcophagus sits in a public park Stones from the dungeon that imprisoned Joan of Arc support a statue of her A Star of David adorns a Baptist church A fire-breathing salamander decorates a firehouse A stained-glass window relates an architect’s frustrations These are the details that guidebooks usually ignore and passersby ordinarily overlook. Curious readers will delight in revelations of history hidden in plain sight, alongside stunning photography of Manhattan’s overlooked treasures.

Little Secrets

Little Secrets
Author: Jennifer Hillier
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2020-04-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250154243

National Bestseller! "Unflinching and unforgettable. Little Secrets has everything you want in a thriller" —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Lock Every Door Overwhelmed by tragedy, a woman desperately tries to save her marriage in award-winning author Jennifer Hillier's Little Secrets, a riveting novel of psychological suspense. All it takes to unravel a life is one little secret... Marin had the perfect life. Married to her college sweetheart, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. They're admired in their community and are a loving family—until their world falls apart the day their son Sebastian is taken. A year later, Marin is a shadow of herself. The FBI search has gone cold. The publicity has faded. She and her husband rarely speak. She hires a P.I. to pick up where the police left off, but instead of finding Sebastian, she learns that Derek is having an affair with a younger woman. This discovery sparks Marin back to life. She's lost her son; she's not about to lose her husband, too. Kenzie is an enemy with a face, which means this is a problem Marin can fix. Permanently.

Tom Clancy's The Division: New York Collapse

Tom Clancy's The Division: New York Collapse
Author: Alex Irvine
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-03-08
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781452148274

New York Collapse is an in-world fictionalized companion to one of the biggest video game releases of 2016: Tom Clancy's The Division from Ubisoft. Within this discarded survivalist field guide, written before the collapse, lies a mystery—a handwritten account of a woman struggling to discover why New York City fell. The keys to unlocking the survivor's full story are hidden within seven removable artifacts, ranging from a full-city map to a used transit card. Retrace her steps through a destroyed urban landscape and decipher her clues to reveal the key secrets at the heart of this highly anticipated game.

Secret New York

Secret New York
Author: T. M. Rives
Publisher: Secret
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9782361950248

Admire an amazing apocalyptic pillar in a church, relax in secret gardens, view the New York version of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, visit a secret subway tunnel, watch the stars through a university telescope, track down a statue of Lenin, have your skirts billow up at the very same grating as Marilyn Monroe, gaze at a roomful of dirt, find a Venetian palazzo above a former stable, spot the forbidden island that was once declared a sovereign nation by a guy in a rowboat, track down a townhouse concealing a subway tunnel, walk under the canopy of the primeval forest, read a memorial plaque to an event that happened in another dimension, fall into a trance before a piece of subway art that flickers and moves, have your bicycle blessed in church. New York offers endless opportunity to step off the program and peer into the city's fascinating past and present. "Secret New York An Unusual Guide" is an indispensible resource for those who thought they already knew everything about America's metropolis, or want to begin exploring it hidden places.

Dirty Little Secrets of Buzz

Dirty Little Secrets of Buzz
Author: David Seaman
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1402224974

In Dirty Little Secrets of Buzz, veteran PR stunt-planner David Seaman brings a fresh, counterintuitive new-media approach to the traditional marketing and PR handbook.

Decoding Manhattan

Decoding Manhattan
Author: Antonis Antoniou
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-04-13
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1647001706

Mysteries and folkways of New York City revealed in an entertaining collection of graphic art The life and legend of New York City, from the size of its skyscrapers to the ways of its inhabitants, is vividly captured in this lively collection of more than 250 maps, cross sections, flowcharts, tables, board games, cartoons and infographics, and other unique diagrams spanning 150 years. Superstars such as Saul Steinberg, Maira Kalman, Christoph Niemann, Roz Chast, and Milton Glaser butt up against the unsung heroes of the popular press in a book that is made not only for lovers of New York but also for anyone who enjoys or works with information design.

Wicked Little Secrets

Wicked Little Secrets
Author: Kara Taylor
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2014-03-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250033608

Anne Dowling is still fascinated by the death of Wheatley student Matthew Weaver thirty years before that of her roommate, Isabella, but further investigation could endanger her relationship with Brent as the Spring Formal and its notorious afterparty approach.

Secret New York

Secret New York
Author: Michelle Haimoff
Publisher: Interlink Books
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2007-09
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

"Secret New York" delves below the surface of this vibrant city into the areas that shape New York, with walking tours that consider both the prominent buildings of the skyline and the hidden gems beneath the grid. Full-color photos and easy-to-follow route maps.

New York City

New York City
Author: Deborah Kent
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: New York (N.Y.)
ISBN: 9780516260723

Describes the history, people, and places of New York City.

New York City

New York City
Author: Robert Kahn
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 596
Release: 2002
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781892145086

Novelists, artists, architects, curators, film-makers, historians, and gourmets reveal their favourite discoveries in the ultimate insider's guide to New York City