This Ain't No Holiday Inn


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During its heyday, the Chelsea Hotel in New York City was a home and safe haven for Bohemian artists, poets, and musicians such as Bob Dylan, Gregory Corso, Alan Ginsberg, Janis Joplin, and Dee Dee Ramone. This oral history of the famed hotel peers behind the iconic façade and delves into the mayhem, madness, and brilliance that stemmed from the hotel in the 1980s and 1990s. Providing a window into the late Bohemia of New York during that time, countless interviews and firsthand accounts adorn this social history of one of the most celebrated and culturally significant landmarks in New York City.




This Ain't No Holiday Inn


Book Description

During its heyday, the Chelsea Hotel in New York City was a home and safe haven for Bohemian artists, poets, and musicians such as Bob Dylan, Gregory Corso, Alan Ginsberg, Janis Joplin, and Dee Dee Ramone. This oral history of the famed hotel peers behind the iconic façade and delves into the mayhem, madness, and brilliance that stemmed from the hotel in the 1980s and 1990s. Providing a window into the late Bohemia of New York during that time, countless interviews and firsthand accounts adorn this social history of one of the most celebrated and culturally significant landmarks in New York City.




A Gathering of Old Men


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A powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man--set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s. The Village Voice called A Gathering of Old Men “the best-written novel on Southern race relations in over a decade.”




The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee


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In this captivating book, Stewart Lee Allen treks three-quarters of the way around the world on a caffeinated quest to answer these profound questions: Did the advent of coffee give birth to an enlightened western civilization? Is coffee, indeed, the substance that drives history? From the cliffhanging villages of Southern Yemen, where coffee beans were first cultivated eight hundred years ago, to a cavernous coffeehouse in Calcutta, the drinking spot for two of India’s three Nobel Prize winners ... from Parisian salons and cafés where the French Revolution was born, to the roadside diners and chain restaurants of the good ol’ USA, where something resembling brown water passes for coffee, Allen wittily proves that the world was wired long before the Internet. And those who deny the power of coffee (namely tea-drinkers) do so at their own peril.










Amerikastudien


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Frommer's? 2000 New York City From $80 A Day


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"Written by travel veterans with a nose for comfort.… Accuracy: high." —Details magazine Everything You Need for an Unforgettable—and Affordable—Trip! Great places to stay that you can really afford, from rooms in quaint Village inns to spacious Upper West Side suites Cheap eats galore, from romantic bistros to ethnic enclaves—plus tips on how to dine in the city's top restaurants without breaking the bank What to see and do for free (or almost), from masterpieces at the Met to TV talk-show tapings—with insider tips on how to get around A shopper's guide to affordable duds, used books, cheap CDs, and more Low-cost nightlife: free Lincoln Center concerts, great neighborhood bars, hip downtown dance clubs, Shakespeare in the Park—plus discount tickets for Broadway shows Frommer's. The Name You Can Trust. Find us online at www.frommers.com







Frommer's Portable New York City from $80 a Day


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Frommer's is the name you can trust for great travel bargains. This lightweight, inexpensive guide isn't for backpackers who want to rough it, but for travelers with taste, who've outgrown their student lifestyle and demand comfortable accommodations and good, authentic meals at a reasonable price. Frommer's knows that affordable travel doesn't have to mean making sacrifices. It's about having fun and getting a great deal! Frommer's Portable $-a-Day Guides offer all the detailed information and money-saving advice of a full-size Frommer's $-a-Day Guide--but in a concise, pocket-sized format. Perfect for the short-term traveler who insists on value and doesn't want to wade through or carry a full-size guidebook, this series selects the very best bargains in the city and takes you straight to the top sights. Get the latest word on airfare deals, packages, affordable hotels and restaurants, sightseeing, shopping bargains, and discount theater tickets--all in a nutshell.