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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | New York is one of the world biggest metropolises. It is also one of the weirdest. That probably comes as no surprise to anybody. But wait until you get your hands on "Weird New York", and read about Long Island's Big Duck, Moan and Groan Road in, of all places, a town called Hope, and the Jell-O Museum in Le Roy. This is a great alternative travel guide to New York - both City and State - to find out what the other books won't tell you, like what to do in Spook Rock Road, how to find the world's largest pet cemetery, or what to do if you bump into the Lady of Lake Ronkonkoma. This is your chance to find out why New York is the city that never sleeps... | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Chris Gethard | | Hardcover: | 256 pages | | Publisher: | Sterling | | Publication Date: | November 25, 2005 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1402733836 | | Product Length: | 9.31 inches | | Product Width: | 9.4 inches | | Product Height: | 1.03 inches | | Product Weight: | 2.46 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.4 inches | | Package Width: | 9.1 inches | | Package Height: | 1.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 11 reviews |
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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
New York IS Weird Jan 09, 2007
By M. L. Paska
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Great fun for residents, former residents, and transplants alike. It gives a good "overview" of this great state. Unfortunately, it focuses more on one locale than all of them. Long Islanders should be in their glory because much of the "weirdness" takes place in their area of the state. I wish some of the stories could have been trimmed to include more of a variety. There's a treasure trove of incidents from Upstate New York, particularly in the Herkimer-Utica area, that would have been interesting to read about. Perhaps a sequel is in order?
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Big, HUGE Fun!! Nov 21, 2007
By KDMask
I picked this up because I recognized the photo on the front. That's the "waitress lady" I've passed for more than 40 years in a tiny town called Silver Creek NY. That's the glory of this book. Filled with wonderful color photos, you too will recognize the 'weird' of NY that you never realized was right under your nose. Did you notice the "Burger Family" in Glens Falls? Hear the creepy knock from the crypt on Rt 8? Just a great read. Since there are books for every state, they make wonderful gifts as well.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 This should be titled Weird New York City... Jan 03, 2011
By Enrique
This should be titled Weird New York City because it doesn't have much outside of that city, unlike other Weird series books which usually include state wide coverage. I have read others which are usually pretty good, this one is pretty bad, so thumbs down!
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Definitely could've been better Oct 08, 2007
By Nick Carr
For a book about Weird New York, you're tackling a huge, fertile topic, and yet this guide at times seems...boring. For some reason, in a state containing everything from metropolitan cities to towering mountains and sprawling lakes, the information presented is really not that interesting. A few abandoned places, some local folklore, even an analysis of popular myths like alligators in the sewers all seem somewhat mediocre for a place that very well should have some of the weirdest stuff on the planet. New York City itself, which seems like it could merit an entire volume, gets very few mentions in the guide.
Part of it is due to the writing. The author really doesn't seem very enthused by anything he's describing, and not that I really care for a Weird volume, but his prose is pretty bad at times. I bought this next to Joseph Citro's Weird New England, and the two are lightyears apart - in addition to being a good writer, Citro seems geuinely excited by every fact and tidbit he includes. Whereas here, Chris seems like he's just trying to fill a volume.
I give it three stars because it's still the best of its kind out there, and a decent coffee table book at that. But there are definitely some better Weird editions out there.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Fill up the tank and get ready for a road trip. Aug 07, 2006
By Camille Dickinson
"Lover of the unknown"
That's what I said to my husband after reading this book. I can't believe that there are so many interesting places to visit in NY. So we've put yellow stickies on each of our favorite places and we'll do weekend trips.
Wierd NY is well written and offers something for every age. The photos are beatifully done. I loved this book so much that I am planning to buy the other books in this series.
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