No comments about Step by Step New York (Step By Step).

No comments about Welcome Back to Brooklyn.

No comments about Flatbush Guide.

No comments about Nature Walks of Central Park.

No comments about Looseleaf Streetwise New York Metropolitan Commuter Rail Map.

4 comments about Discovering Black New York: A Guide to the City's Most Important African American Landmarks, Restaurants, Museums, Historical Sites, and More.

1. This book is fantastic!! It has everything - history, culture, restaurants, live music, shopping, guided tours and lots of valuable information about black New York. Everyone knows about the Statue of Liberty, Broadway, Times Square and all the other sites that tourist visit, but Discovering Black New York explores places that I was not aware of, like the Joloff and Brooklyn Moon restaurants in Brooklyn, Sylvan Terrace in Harlem and the African American Museum in Hempstead, Long Island.

   It's written in a friendly inviting way, that inspires you to visit all the great places in the book. I loved this book!!!!




2. This is a great book for anyone who visits New York City and wants to walk in the footsteps of Africans and African Americans. The guide helps you to understand the important contributions of black people past and present. The information is quite comprehensive and includes well-written descriptions of historic sites, restaurants and cultural venues.

   Anyone who wants to know about African Americans in New York City will find value in this wonderful guide.




3. A lot of great info you won't find in the "standard" travel books. Good historical stuff too.



4. I've been trying to get my hands on a copy of Discovering Black New York: A Guide to the City's Most Important African American Landmarks, Restaurants, Museums, Historical Sites, but the price just keeps getting higher and higher. I spoke to the author and she only has 4 copies left to her name and would not part with any. She says that the historical data is the most important and that the restaurants should be called first since business is swift(my word) in NYC. I sure hope that she produces another guide book so that the madness of the over inflated price wars grinds to a screeching halt.
   
   I Never was crazy about history, I told her so, now I am curious about her book. This book gets one star reserved until I read it for myself and not at this inflated price. Amazon's price is the bargain.

3 comments about Best Bistros & Brasseries: Manhattan, Paris, San Francisco.

1. "Best Bistros & Brasseries" is the best food-specific guide I have used. Long time residents of NYC and lovers of French food, my husband and I have often sifted through pages of other restaurant guides trying to locate the perfect restaurant in the right neighborhood. Flipping back and forth between the list of restuarants by neighborhood and/or cuisine and the index did not add to a pleasant dining experience! The BBB makes easy work of this often daunting task by organizing the restaurants in rank order by neighborhood. In addition, the book contains a true working index. If you know the name of the restaurant you'd like to visit, simply refer to the index which lists each restaurant featured in the book, its rating, address, and location in the guide for a more detailed review.



2. This guide for the neophyte bistrophile traveling in Paris is a "must have". Sightseeing planned around meals as the primary intent and location as secondary is our kind of trip. Brasserie Flo and Chez Louie are favorites. Buy some "Slimfast" for consumption one week before and one week after this trip. The NY Guide is just as helpful. We have never been disappointed with their recommendations. Bistro Les Amis on Spring Street is a favorite. Seasonal cuisine indoor or outdoor weather permitting.



3. I bought this book because of the section on Paris. I was very disappointed in the book because it was of little help. There is no map shown of where the bistros might be so there was no way of knowing where any were. The list of addresses didn't really help as Paris, unlike New York, is not laid out on a grid and the addresses actually give an idea of the location. Also, most of the bistros were the higher priced ones.

No comments about Portraits of America: Ellis Island: The Museum of the City of New York (Portraits of America).

No comments about ZagatSurvey 2009 New York City Restaurants Dining Journal.

1 comments about Strange But True: New York City: Tales of the Big Apple (Strange But True).

1. There are a lot of wonderful stories in New York, but unfortunately you won't find them in this book.
   
   Instead, you'll find a pastiche of trivia, factoids, and opinion. Which would be fine if so much of it weren't, in fact, "Strange but False." Dates are constantly stated incorrectly and stories that are best questionable--and at worst untrue--are presented as fact. (For example, the barrels on the seal of New York City aren't there because barrel-making was such a hot industry in the city; they are there to represent flour milling. And there weren't 500 brothels in the Five Points in the 1850s. These are just two of MANY questionable entries.)
   
   On the other hand, in the section of "Urban Myths," stories that are definitely true (such as the finding once of a small caiman [an alligator-like creature] in Central Park) are presented as tall tales.
   
   The book is highly disorganized and seems to have zero fact checkers. Which is odd with a book called "Strange But True."