Ceremony or Fodors New York City 2009

Ceremony

Author: Leslie Marmon Silko

Tayo, a young Native American, has been a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and the horrors of captivity have almost eroded his will to survive. His return to the Laguna Pueblo reservation only increases his feeling of estrangement and alienation. While other returning soldiers find easy refuge in alcohol and senseless violence, Tayo searches for another kind of comfort and resolution.

Tayo's quest leads him back to the Indian past and its traditions, to beliefs about witchcraft and evil, and to the ancient stories of his people. The search itself becomes a ritual, a curative ceremny that defeats the most virulent of afflictions -- despair.

Fodor's New York City 2009

Author: Fodors

Editorial Review
Excerpt from New York Times 10/12/08

You may think of Fodor’s as dependably bland, but its “New York City 2009” (Fodor’s Travel, 552 pages, $18.95) is the can’t-go-wrong choice for just about any first-timer to the Big Apple. First, it’s beautiful — great layout, nice maps, easy-to-read font on thick paper. And design matters with guidebooks: they have to be legible in low light, on crowded buses and in airports when you’re jetlagged and your contacts are killing you.

The best way to break up this mammoth city is by neighborhood, and Fodor’s devotes about 200 pages to that task. The neighborhood guides pack information into breezy prose, and have sections like “Where can I find ...?” which gives you two choices each for a coffee stop, “a quick bite” or cocktails in each neighborhood, eliminating possible excuses for entering a Starbucks or McDonald’s. If you’re browsing in the bookstore and you want a quick sense of why Fodor’s stands out, look at their seven-page section on ground zero that starts on page 48 and somehow manages to explain the site and the history in depth while also hitting the right notes about the tragedy.

To view full article go to http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/travel/12weekend.html

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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Experience New York City ............ 9
New York City Today ............ 10
New York City Planner ............ 12
What’s Where Downtown ............ 14
What’s Where from Midtown to Harlem ............ 16
Top New York City Attractions ............ 18
New York City with Kids ............ 21
New York City Like a Local ............ 22
Great Itineraries ............ 24
Sightseeing New York City ............ 25
Sitting in a TV Audience ............ 26
New York City for Free ............ 28
Off the Beaten Path ............ 30

Chapter 2: Lower Manhattan ............ 37
The Financial District, the Seaport, and the World Trade Center Area ............ 41
Chinatown & TriBeCa ............ 55

Chapter 3: SoHo & Little Italy ............ 59
SoHo ............ 63
Little Italy ............ 67

Chapter 4: East Village & the Lower East Side ............ 71
East Village ............ 74
Lower East Side ............ 80

Chapter 5: Greenwich Village & Chelsea ............ 83
Greenwich Village & the Meatpacking District ............ 87
Chelsea ............ 96

Chapter 6: Union Square ............ 105
Chapter 7: Midtown ............ 119
Chapter 8: The Upper East Side ............ 139
Chapter 9: Central Park ............ 147
Chapter 10: The Upper West Side ............ 163
Chapter 11: Harlem ............ 173
Chapter 12: Brooklyn ............ 181
Chapter 13: Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island ............ 203
Chapter 14: Museums ............ 227
Chapter15: The Performing Arts ............ 263
Chapter 16: Nightlife ............ 287
Chapter 17: Shopping ............ 319
Chapter 18: Where to Eat ............ 385
New York City Dining & Lodging Atlas ............ 451
Chapter 19: Where to Stay ............ 465


New York City Essentials ............ 515
Index ............ 539
About Our Writers ............ 552


NEW YORK CITY IN FOCUS

Experience
Gateway to the new world ............ 31

Lower Manhattan
Ground zero ............ 48

Museums
The american museum of natural history ............ 230
The metropolitan museum of art ............ 238

Nightlife
New york nights ............ 292

Shopping
Soho ............324
Nolita ............ 344
5th avenue & 57th street............ 350
Madison avenue ............ 356
The meatpacking district............ 366
The lower east side ............ 374
The west village............ 378

Where To Eat
Lower manhattan ............ 392
Soho, nolita, little italy ............ 394
East village & lower east side ............ 396
Greenwich village with west village & meatpacking district ............ 398
Union square with gramercy park, murray hill & flatiron district ............ 400
Midtown west & chelsea ............ 402
Midtown east/upper east side ............ 404
Upper west side/harlem ............ 406


MAPS
Downtown Manhattan ............ 15
Midtown to Harlem ............ 17
Lower Manhattan ............ 38
SoHo & Little Italy ............ 60
East Village & the Lower East Side ............ 72
Greenwich Village & Chelsea ............ 84
Greenwich Village ............ 90
Chelsea Galleries ............ 100
Union Square, Murray Hill & Gramercy ............ 106
Midtown ............ 120
Upper East Side ............ 140
Upper West Side ............ 164
Harlem ............ 174
Brooklyn ............ 182
Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO ............ 189
Park Slope & Prospect Park ............ 197
Queens, the Bronx & Staten Island ............ 204
Queens ............ 208
The Bronx ............ 217
Staten Island ............ 222
Major Museums ............ 251
Museums Also Worth Seeing ............ 255
Manhattan Shopping ............ 323
Manhattan Dining ............ 387

CLOSE UPS
Gangs of Five Points ............ 55
Keep Your Eyes Peeled ............ 78
Bleecker Street’s “Little Italy” ............ 96
Chelsea Galleries 101 ............ 101
Empire State Building ............ 112
Grand Meals ............ 124
Keeping It Real in Times Square ............ 128
Rockefeller vs. Rivera ............ 134
Art for Art’s Sake ............ 135
D.I.Y. Harlem Gospel Tours ............ 180
Filmmaking in Astoria ............ 210
The 7 Train: A Foodie’s Favorite Subway Line ............ 212
Take Thee Out to the Ball Game ............ 224
What’s Playing Where ............ 266
Six Tips for Doing Broadway Better ............ 269
Room with a View ............ 300
Exquisite Mixes ............ 306
Burlesque Is More ............ 311
Deals & Steals ............ 327
Cool Spots for Souvenirs ............ 333
Cool Local Chains ............ 338
Street Vendors ............ 342
Department Store Discounts ............ 346
Holiday Markets ............ 358
The Diamond District ............ 365
Romantic Retreats ............ 491
Kids in Tow ............ 499
Lodging Alternatives ............ 514