| 1. |  | Transit Maps of the World
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $15.63
Customer Review:
I'm not going to echo what countless others have said about this book. It's five stars all the way and a joy doubtlessly not just to those of us who share the author's perverse fascination with transit maps but also to a somewhat wider ken. In short, if you've made it this far and are for whatever... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The City Beneath Us: Building the New York Subway
from W. W. Norton & Company
Price: $32.85
Customer Review:
As someone else has already remarked, it's strange that there is not ONE map in the whole book. It would make it easier for most out-of-towners to understand where the pictures took place if they had a guide. I was surprised that there weren't more pictures of area in upper manhattan, the Bronx,... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape)
from The Johns Hopkins University Press
Price: $19.80
Customer Review:
As evidenced by the numerous references, the author has been quite thorough in his research. However, the amount of detail bogs down the story, and it is quite easy to lose the greater picture. It would have served the story better to footnote most of the names and organizations. Of special note,... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Hope, Human and Wild: True Stories of Living Lightly on the Earth (World As Home, The)
from Milkweed Editions
Price: $10.20
Customer Review:
Another evangelical trying to make a dime on the idea of God. These guys are the ones who should be listed on a website! | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Transportation and Cargo Security: Threats and Solutions
from Prentice Hall
Price: $60.84
Customer Review:
On any given day at America's airport terminals, grandmothers are asked to remove their shoes, raise their arms, and submit to a wanding with a magnetometer. That is in stark contrast to commercial transportation security, where even nearly seven years after 9-11, risks far greater than grandma go... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Mass Motorization + Mass Transit: An American History and Policy Analysis
from Indiana University Press
Price: $30.04
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| 7. |  | Subwayland: Adventures in the World Beneath New York
from St. Martin's Griffin
Price: $11.16
Customer Review:
A collection of short NY Times essays, these were fun to read and finally answered the question I've always had about the Knickerbocker sign at the Grand Central/Times Sq. train platform. Not really a historyof the subway, but a nice sampling of stories of the subway and it's... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do with My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab
from Villard
Price: $11.86
Customer Review:
This was a enjoyable read. I love NYC and it was great getting a cabbies point of view. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York
from The Johns Hopkins University Press
Customer Review:
this book mainly about how the transportation system evolved and stuff in NYC. Very informative...mostly a research of the past and such to now...like a research paper mostly book form.
however, delivery from amazon is horrible....took like 2 weeks to get here? so i was behind in reading for... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence
from Island Press
Price: $40.50
Customer Review:
This book presents a right track of understanding and solving the problems of today cities. | 5.0 / 5.0
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