The Brooklyn Nobody Knows - An Urban Walking Guide (Paperback, with French flaps)

Bill Helmreich walked every block of New York City--6,000 miles in all--to write the award-winning The New York Nobody Knows. Now he has re-walked Brooklyn--some 816 miles--to write this one-of-a-kind walking guide to the city's hottest borough. Drawing on hundreds of conversations he had with residents during his block-by-block journeys, The Brooklyn Nobody Knows captures the heart and soul of a diverse, booming, and constantly changing borough that defines cool around the world. The guide covers every one of Brooklyn's forty-four neighborhoods, from Greenpoint to Coney Island, providing a colorful portrait of each section's most interesting, unusual, and unknown people, places, and things. Along the way you will learn about a Greenpoint park devoted to plants and trees that produce materials used in industry; a hornsmith who practices his craft in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens; a collection of 1,140 stuffed animals hanging from a tree in Bergen Beach; a five-story Brownsville mural that depicts Zionist leader Theodor Herzl--and that was the brainchild of black teenagers; Brooklyn's most private--yet public--beach in Manhattan Beach; and much, much more. An unforgettably vivid chronicle of today's Brooklyn, the book can also be enjoyed without ever leaving home--but it's almost guaranteed to inspire you to get out and explore one of the most fascinating urban areas anywhere. * Covers every one of Brooklyn's 44 neighborhoods, providing a colorful portrait of their most interesting, unusual, and unknown people, places, and things* Each neighborhood section features a brief overview and history; a detailed, user-friendly map keyed to the text; and a lively guided walking tour* Draws on the author's 816-mile walk through every Brooklyn neighborhood* Includes insights from conversations with hundreds of residents

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2017
Authors:	William B. Helmreich
Dimensions:	203 x 140 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - With flaps
Pages:	424
Edition:	with French flaps
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-16682-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > General Promotions
LSN:	0-691-16682-X
Barcode:	9780691166827

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