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New York City is a special place.

These years and lives represent countless American stories.

One way to explore the many facets of this complicated, fabled city is through books.

history of nyc in 101 objects

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We’ve picked out a selection of New York novels that will reignite your love for the Big Apple.

Scroll down to peruse our list of some of the best books about New York City.

Baics' work traces the origins of the modern culinary mapincluding the inequality that developed between neighborhoods.

The Island at the Center of the World

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From parades to riots toWicked, Fran Leadon takes readers through the fascinating history of a famous street.

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs.

Basil E. Frankweiler

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Here’s another one for the kids.

Just Kids

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The Great Bridge

From eminent historian David McCullough comes this biography of a NYC architectural gem.

Read about how the Brooklyn Bridge came to be and its significance to the history of the city.

This novel won the PEN/Faulkner Award.

Never Built New York

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It touches upon two important facets of New York’s history: immigration and the Great Recession.

Jane Ziegelman approaches one of these crowded buildings through the lens of food and culture.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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Feeding Gotham

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The Women Who Made New York

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Humans of New York

Bookshop| $27.89

Broadway- A History of New York City in Thirteen Miles

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From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

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The Great Bridge- The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge

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Gotham- A History of New York City to 1898

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The Age of Innocence

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The Epicurean Cookbook

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down the up staircase

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Behold the Dreamers

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American Chinatown

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97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement

Bookshop| $13.94