{"product_id":"unexpected-new-york-paperback","title":"Unexpected New York - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandy Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJuliana Spear\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis well-written and sumptuously illustrated book is filled with surprises that add texture and richness to life in the Big Apple.\u003c\/i\u003e Wild peacocks, parrots, and raccoons rather than the Bronx Zoo; cricket, lawn bowling, surfboarding, and pistol shooting rather than the Yankees and the Mets; a Japanese pagoda-inspired house and a Frank Lloyd Wright house rather than a Brooklyn brownstone or the Empire State building; wineries, rolling ladder manufacturers, and fishing tackle businesses rather than the New York Stock Exchange; key lime pies not seltzer; fragments of the Berlin Wall and Gaudi-like mosaic benches rather than the Guggenheim or the Met; a statue of Lenin rather than the Statue of Liberty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnexpected New York\u003c\/i\u003e is about places, activities, events, and entities in New York City that surprise. These are not secret or hidden, nor necessarily off the beaten track, just not what the words New York City immediately call to mind. But perhaps the unexpected aspects of New York are what truly make its world-class diversity. If not quintessential New York, nonetheless, essential.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandy Miller was a writer for several years (\u003ci\u003eSuper Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York City Street Smarts\u003c\/i\u003e), then a children's book publisher for nearly 20 years, and now a writer again. He resides in, and remains enthralled by, New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJuliana Spear is a Massachusetts-based art director and freelance photographer. Her work is featured in \u003ci\u003eCafé Life Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRomantic Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSteeped: In the World of Tea\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.98 x 7.95 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585976201509,"sku":"9781623717674","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/giO7AjRXK89781623717674.webp?v=1781604904","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/unexpected-new-york-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}