Taking Manhattan by Russell Shorto Richly detailed story of the origin of our beloved NYC and the enormous influence of the Dutch....

Precipice by Robert Harris London 1914. A 26 year-old socialite has an affair with Prime Minister Asquith. Based on the true story of...

A Town Without Time by Gay Talese A collection of 6 decades of stories about NYC. A fun book to graze and pick out the essays that...