William B. Helmreich is the author of many books, including The Brooklyn Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide and The New York Nobody Knows, which won the Guides Association of New York Award for Outstanding Achievement in Book Writing. He is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the City College of New York's Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership and at CUNY Graduate Center.
"Bill Helmreich is a walker and a talker. His charming book
is simultaneously a local's guide to the things locals miss, a
tableau of the city today, and a record of impromptu conversations
with scores of New Yorkers who make this place unlike anywhere else
in the world."--Eric W. Sanderson, author of Mannahatta: A
Natural History of New York City
"Bill Helmreich is a top-notch tour guide. He exudes avuncular
charm throughout this book, making the cultural and historical
facts sparkle and the details sing. Readers will be able to tell a
good story when they visit these neighborhoods."--Jonathan R.
Wynn, author of The Tour Guide: Walking and Talking New York
"Bill Helmreich takes Manhattan--step-by-step, glance-by-glance,
and chat-by-chat--to show what makes the city hum. This book is
addictive."--Harvey Molotch, New York University
"The thinking tourist's guide book."--Graham Russell Hodges,
author of Taxi! A Social History of the New York City
Cabdriver
"What makes this book so appealing, besides the people you'll meet,
is that it's not just for tourists. The Manhattan Nobody Knows is
written for inquisitive New Yorkers, too."---Sam Roberts, New
York Times
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