bib 'li' o 'taph, [bib-lee-uhtaf, -tahf ]: a person who caches or hoards books Peaceful Places: New York City leads both residents and visitors on an unexpected path. Author Evelyn Kanter shares the inspiring, restorative pockets she has come to love over a lifetime of exploring and living in New York City. While her native Manhattan serves up many calming spots, this unique guide reflects New York's colorful ethnic diversity, revealing the unexpected sanctuaries, gardens, vistas, beaches, neighborhood strolls, and peaceful cafﾃｩs that can be found throughout the city. And by knowing when to go or where to head once inside, visitors can escape the crowds even at popular, tourist-heavy destinations like Grand Central Station and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Evelyn Kanter - Peaceful Places: New York City - 300 pages, Menasha Ridge Press, menasharidge.com
This book presents the epic story of New York in photographs, photo-portraits, maps, and aerial views窶馬early 600 pages of emotional, atmospheric images, from the mid-19th century to the present day. Supplementing this treasure trove of images are hundreds of quotations and references from relevant books, movies, shows and songs. The city's fluctuating fortunes are all represented, from the wild nights of the Jazz Age and the hedonistic disco era, to the grim days of the Depression and the devastation of 9/11 and its aftermath, as its broken-hearted but unbowed citizens picked up the pieces. Reuel Golden - New York: Portrait of a City - Hardcover, 572 pages, Taschen, taschen.com
Hidden pockets of wilderness still exist within the urban environs of New York City, and in Legacy Joel Meyerowitz invites us to discover them. This beautiful body of work is the result of a unique commission Meyerowitz received from the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to document the city's parks. During the course of this project, Meyerowitz honed in on the 8,700 acres within the five boroughs of New York City that still exist in their original pristine state, as well as areas within parks that have been left to revert to wilderness. Phillip Lopate (Author), Joel Meyerowitz (Photographer), Michael Bloomberg (Introduction) - Legacy: The Preservation of Wilderness in New York City Parks - Hardcover, 300 pages, Aperture, aperature.org
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