NYC BASIC TIPS AND ETIQUETTE
WILLIAM MORROW/HarperCollins – @WmMorrowBks and @HarperCollins
AUTHOR: Nathan W. Pyle – @nathanwpyle
ISBN: 978-0-06-230311-0; paperback (April 15, 2014)
144pp, B&W, $10.00 U.S.
One of the recent books that I have found myself thoroughly enjoying and even rereading is NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette. What is the book about?
If you find yourself needing a guide to the hidden secrets and unwritten rules of New York City (NYC), you have one. It is a small paperback book entitled NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette and is written and drawn by Nathan W. Pyle. It is an illustrated guide for residents and visitors alike about navigating New York City.
Nathan Pyle lives and works in Manhattan and is a producer of nonfiction television shows for MSNBC and The Weather Channel (among others). Although he lives in New York City (NYC), he is originally from Ohio. He apparently loves living in the big city, but apparently had to learn by trial and error how to navigate life in NYC.
An illustrator, Pyle created 12 simple panel drawings/cartoons about living in NYC. Last year, Pyle posted on his blog the following, “‘NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette’ is a new series I'm starting, as a guide for newcomers. I've lived in the city for 4 1/2 years now, and I've decided to start writing down some of the things I've learned in my time here.”
Last year, Pyle posted “NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette” as a series of animated GIF, single-panel comics. They became a viral Internet phenomenon. Within the first week of their debut, these 12 comics were featured on sites like Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, and Reddit, among others.
Pyle created more of these comics and now 136 of them are presented in the new paperback book, NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette (published by William Morrow, a HarperCollins imprint). For those who like the comics in their original animated GIF form, NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette is also available in an animated e-book version.
I have never been to New York City, but, of course, I know people who live and have visited or have lived there. I thoroughly enjoyed this book because it reminds me of things I have been told about the city and even things that I have read about or seen on television and film about the Big Apple. I like that some of the comics in NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette applies to other cities, even smaller ones.
Simply put, I think that anyone who picks up this book, even if they don’t care for NYC, will like it. It’s just plain funny and, at times, it seems like a book of pop wisdom. And yeah, when I finally visit NYC, I will use NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette as a guide to navigating and visiting that city. People looking for a unique and useful book about New York City must have NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette – simple as that.
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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux
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