{"product_id":"9780692367919","title":"Manhattan","description":"\u003cp\u003eManhattan is epic. And here's the poem to prove it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA narrative poem in traditional forms, \u003cem\u003eManhattan\u003c\/em\u003e tells the archetypal New York story of a stranger arriving on shores of a new world. A book twenty-one years in the making, this tale of loss and wonder takes place over four days in 1995\/96 just before Disney took over Times Square, five years before 9\/11, and ten years before we began staring at smart phones. Today, Manhattan's sidewalks are being turned into aisles of a corporate mall as book shops, record stores, and taverns are replaced by banks, high-end clothing, and yogurt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake a walk back to a time when turnstiles took tokens, you didn't know when the next train was arriving, and the unseen voice in subway speakers wasn't a machine. Come along down the old side streets and, as the song says, \"We won't be back til morning 'cause we're gonna take a walk\/ On the sidewalks of New York.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palamedes Publishing Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50056769994992,"sku":"9780692367919","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692367919_p0.jpg?v=1784732405","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692367919","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}