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The New York Nobody Knows
- Walking 6,000 Miles in the City
- De: William B. Helmreich
- Narrado por: Mark Cabus
- Duración: 13 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 56
As a kid growing up in Manhattan, William Helmreich played a game with his father they called "Last Stop." They would pick a subway line and ride it to its final destination, and explore the neighborhood there. Decades later, Helmreich teaches university courses about New York, and his love for exploring the city is as strong as ever. Putting his feet to the test, he decided that the only way to truly understand New York was to walk virtually every block of all five boroughs - an astonishing 6,000 miles.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Borderline offensive.
- De kate en 12-06-17
- The New York Nobody Knows
- Walking 6,000 Miles in the City
- De: William B. Helmreich
- Narrado por: Mark Cabus
Borderline offensive.
Revisado: 12-06-17
Truthfully, I couldn’t get past hour 1. I was willing to give the author a little wiggle room because he’s born and raised in NYC, however there were SEVERAL comments in the first few chapters that ultimately led to this review and my deleting the book from my library. Namely, “stick your head in any restaurant in NYC and shout: ‘immigration’” and something else to the effect that it’s unlikely for poor or urban people to gain entry into Harvard.
I have lived in NYC for 15 years and, like the author, I too enjoy walking and discovering new neighborhoods. But this book seems very self-impressed and tone deaf and does not do the city justice.
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