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Summary: Frozen in time...
Review: I bought this book so that my children could one day see the Manhattan skyline as I fell in love with it. It's fun to note the small details in the drawings--I think I notice something new each time I open it up.Given the excellent presentation with the slipcase, etc., this book is an awesome gift for anyone who loves NYC. The artwork is solid, but not too formal, giving just the right feeling to the buildings. This book would also be a fun springboard for children to use to draw panoramic skylines of their own home towns.
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Summary: This is stupid.
Review: I bought this one. Love NY, love illustration, love books. The thing is: it's not really a book. You can't read it, because there are only illustrations. There are no pages, or a logical sequence. You can't even open it, unless you have 12 foot long pair of arms. You can't mount it on the wall, or you'll loose the other side. It feels really stupid to have this "book" on your hands. Because although you know you can't use it, you still got to have it.
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Summary: Best Description of NY...
Review: I've never been to NY, and I'd love to go there sometime. This book, though I haven't got it yet, will help me put all the pictures of NY in my head into a beautiful descriptions...
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: It serves as a great memorial to the New York skyline that we all loved so much.
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Summary: Rediscovering Manhattan
Review: These drawings, aside from being an incredible feat, are absolutely beautiful. Truly a first. What makes these two very long freehand drawings so special is that each part of the city and each building is represented with equal importance. The Empire State Building, Chelsea Piers, Harlem, Riverside Park, the bridges, etc. are all there. It's not the Manhattan that tourists come to see... but they should! The buildings seem to actually vibrate with their own energy and individual personalities. The World Trade Center's Twin Towers are also present as the drawings were made before September 11th's tragic attack. I can't help but feel that this book will also serve as a very important record of New York's famous and breathtakingly beautiful skyline - memorializing it forever.
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Summary: this is a good book to give as a present
Review: This book is charming, the cover and slipcase make it look special, the reader feels the book has to be very good to be housed in such a well crafted good looking presentation. But once you have looked at the line drawing and followed it from one end to the other you feel a little foolish having spent your money on something so wispy. And yet the book is charming, so it takes all its value when offered as a gift so that its owner can enjoy it without the remorse of the money spent..
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