Accessible to a wide range of readers, from artists to commuters to nature lovers and beyond, who wish to expand their understanding of walking.

A detailed, historic guide to the rich physical history of New York City, from its founding by Dutch settlers to the turn of the twentieth century.

A compelling biography of virtuoso, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams and how his life intersected with some of the greatest poets, writers, painters, and musicians of his time.

The complete history of one of New York State's—and the nation's—founding families.

How New Yorkers transformed the world!

Offers a portrait of India as seen through the eyes of a sensitive, sharp-eyed, and witty young scholar in the early 1960s.

Reveals the often-untold stories of front-line public servants.

Illuminates the beginnings, downfall, and legacy of the acid-inspired, spontaneous, and playful approach to life and music in Haight-Ashbury from 1964–1967.

A novel of early eighteenth-century Venice that Cooper called "in spirit, the most American book I ever wrote."

An unflinching look at the triumphs and tragedies of '50s rock and roll, from the biggest stars, like Chuck Berry and Carl Perkins, to those who barely grabbed the spotlight.

A bold and unflinching portrayal of contemporary Maya life in Chiapas, Mexico.

The compelling chronicle of 120 years of motorcycle making in the Empire State.

The saga of New York’s push to build two minor-league baseball stadiums, colored by dollars, politics, and dreams.

The personal and legal struggle of eight enslaved people for freedom in New York in the period just before the Civil War.

An exciting adventure tale of sealers caught in the Antarctic ice in the early nineteenth century and forced to winter over in extreme conditions.

A classic work on the history of New York City written by one of America's greatest politicians.

The trailblazing story of the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune, America’s first professional woman architect.

Explores the writer's enduring literary and political legacy.

The autobiography of one of the 20th century’s most innovative and wittiest composers/performers/authors who witnessed the birth of modern music.

Endorses the pursuit of paradigm shifts in our understandings of faith, truth, and nature to remedy the "underside" of modernity and thus to inaugurate a post-modern (but not anti-modern) and post-secular (but not anti-secular) view of the world.

Feminists revisit their mixed experiences of mentoring and being mentored to reclaim mentorship as a project for new generations.

A classic guide to the history and architecture of the historic manors and homes of the Hudson River Valley

The uplifting story of how one camp gave children with visual impairment new confidence in their own abilities.

A book of poems and painted images.

The first book to comprehensively examine Lou Gehrig's famous "Luckiest Man" speech.