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All posts by Dave Jim Lynch Makes Landscape Art... Out of Text

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If Carl Hiaasen set one of his novels on a residential stretch of boundary line between British Columbia and Washington, or if Richard Russo's characters had relatives in the Pacific Northwest, the result might be something like Jim Lynch's Border Songs. Continue »

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Subwayland: Adventures in the World Beneath New York

by Randy Kennedy

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Publisher Comments:

"On every page of this handsomely written collection, Randy Kennedy has taught me something new. Everything I cherish about the subways is here: the underground community of solitude, the performers, the lunatics, the sinister desperadoes, the professionals who move us through those tunnels in speed and safety, along with the abiding mysteries. If these pieces don't get the remaining subwayphobes out of their stalled autos and into the city's greatest daily marvel, nothing will."

---Pete Hamill

Synopsis:

Subwayland includes an introduction by the author explaining the idea behind the "Tunnel Vision" column and the subway's unique place in the life of New York City.

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Subwayland also includes an introduction by the author explaining the idea behind the "Tunnel Vision" column and the subway's unique place in the life of New York City. He also provides an inside look at the often strange job of reporting and writing the column.
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About the Author

Randy Kennedy has been a reporter at The New York Times for ten years. In 2001, "Tunnel Vision" won the New York State Associated Press Association award for best column. He lives in Brooklyn and takes the R train.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312324346
Subtitle:
Adventures in the World Beneath New York
Author:
Kennedy, Randy
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Location:
New York
Subject:
Social life and customs
Subject:
United States - Mid Atlantic - New York City
Subject:
Railroads - General
Subject:
New York
Subject:
Subways
Subject:
General Travel
Subject:
Public Transportation
Subject:
General Transportation
Subject:
New york (n.y.)
Subject:
New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs.
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
1279
Publication Date:
February 2004
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
226
Dimensions:
8.12x5.54x.61 in. .51 lbs.
Notes:

Subwayland: Adventures in the World Beneath New York

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