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Jesse Peretz recommended Metropolitan Life in Books (curated)

 
Metropolitan Life
Metropolitan Life
Fran Lebowitz | 2020
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"I read this 28 years ago, when I first I moved to New York City. I’d wanted to live here since I was five years old and the book confirmed every dream I had about what life could be like if you surrounded yourself with the right people. I laughed out loud reading this more than almost anything else I can remember."

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Joshua Z Weinstein recommended Do the Right Thing (1989) in Movies (curated)

 
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
1989 | Comedy, Drama
8.0 (4 Ratings)
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"This was one of my favorite films when I was in high school. It’s funny and has a great soundtrack. Sal reminded me of my grandfather in his Canarsie store. The film helped humanize the perspective from both sides of the counter. It was the first film I saw that shed light on the African-American experience in a changing New York City."

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Bruce Wagner recommended Keep the River on Your Right in Books (curated)

 
Keep the River on Your Right
Keep the River on Your Right
Tobias Schneebaum | 1970 | Biography, LGBTQ+, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
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"I was 16 when I read this and it sure had a hold on me. Schneebaum hitch-hiked from New York to Peru then walked stone naked into the jungle. I’d always wanted to throw everything away and vanish; he did it in the most gonzo, hallucinatory fashion. I adored him for it and still do. A book that challenged and changed me."

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Kim Gordon recommended The Lonely Doll in Books (curated)

 
The Lonely Doll
The Lonely Doll
Dare Wright | 1998 | Children, Fiction & Poetry
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"It was my first view, my first idea, of New York as a glamorous place. I also really liked the doll’s pink-and-white-checked apron and the general air of existential blankness. When I tried to read it to my daughter, Coco, I thought, ‘This is so dark and terrifying.’ But I’ve met many women who were influenced by that book."

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Neneh Cherry recommended Let The Great World Spin in Books (curated)

 
Let The Great World Spin
Let The Great World Spin
Colum McCann | 2010 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
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"Four stories that join forces, set around the day that Phillippe Petit walked between the Twin Towers on a tightrope... Again, the sweltering heat of New York in the ‘70s drew me in with a deep, familiar impression. I gave this book to my brother, who reminded me of it when I was trying to choose books for this project."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Lions of Fifth Avenue in Books

Oct 5, 2020  
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
Fiona Davis | 2020
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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4.5/5 stars.<br/>Not only does this novel tick most of my boxes, the setting of the New York Public Library was even more of a draw. Seriously, what avid reader doesn’t like reading books that take place in libraries and book stores, right? Read more of my review on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2020/07/24/rare-book-thieves/