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OCT. 1, 2001
History doesn’t get easier to take than this. Full review >
OCT. 21, 2003
Poetry in paragraphs. Full review >
NOV. 3, 2005
A vivid collection of essays expertly blending reporting, history, humor and one man’s abiding affection for a city’s quirks. Full review >
DEC. 2, 2010
An anthropological guide to the phantom politesse of Old New York, rendered as neatly as ever. Full review >
SEPT. 1, 2011
A stirring tapestry of real-life heroes. Full review >
MAY 1, 2004
Choice political journalism. Full review >
AUG. 1, 1996
Often funny and occasionally bleak, this is a captivating look at the "Age of Un-Innocence,'' in a city in which the... Full review >
FEB. 4, 2002
Lackluster. Full review >
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AUG. 5, 2008
A fun read that could use more snap. Full review >
APRIL 1, 2001
Lucid prose limns complicated people whose dilemmas illuminate crucial moral choices, large and small. Very fine fiction... Full review >
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