It's evident that NYC, the Big Apple has a mystery to it. Christmas there is everyone's goal. But what is it that makes this city tick. We have chosen a few books, different authors, genres to inspire you. To possibly answer the question: what makes the magic?
1920s NYC. It’s a time in need of a hero. It’s a time in need of The Ghost.
Ghosts of Manhattan (A Ghost Novel)
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Ghosts of Manhattan (A Ghost Novel)
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A fictional account of the Wall Street crash of 2007 and all the horrors that came with it.
Money to Burn
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Money to Burn
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The American dream in America's dream city. Stories of how lives are built in the "greatest city on earth".
Making the City: Selected stories from Capital New York
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Making the City: Selected stories from Capital New York
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A coming of age novel, from the early 20th century. This book provides the contrast needed in this collection of books on NYC.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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Four stories. Love. Drama. Philosophical journeys. This book has it all.
Stories and Scripts: an Anthology
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Stories and Scripts: an Anthology
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Originally written in 1890 this book, providing both a contrast to the city and what is love, in this tragicomedy.
Washington Square
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What would become an icon of the New York style and literary world started somewhere. See where that was and why NYC was always magic to her.
The Carrie Diaries
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The Carrie Diaries
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A mysterious host. Wealth beyond belief. Over the top parties. And to top it off, a doomed love. What's not to love?
The Great Gatsby
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