Chosen by The New York Times as one of the ten best books ever written about the city. In the summer of 1949, E.B. White sat in a New York City hotel room and, sweltering in the summer heat, wrote a remarkable, pristine essay, Here Is New York . Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, the... read more
“For creation is in part merely the business of forgoing the great and small distractions.”E. B. White
Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion.Highlighted by 23 Kindle customers
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But the city makes up for its hazards and its deficiencies by supplying its citizens with massive doses of a supplementary vitamin—the sense of belonging to something unique, cosmopolitan, mighty and unparalleled.Highlighted by 13 Kindle customers
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