Andrew Blauner,Adrian Benepe,Adam Gopnik,Brooks Hansen,Mark Helprin,Donald Knowler,David Michaelis,Francine Prose,Nathaniel Rich,Susan Sheehan,John Burnham Schwartz,Colson Whitehead,Doug Blonsky,Alec Wilkinson,Marie Winn,Paul Auster,Thomas Beller,H.G. Bissinger,Bill Buford,Susan Cheever,Ben Dolnick,Jonathan Safran Foer
A wild night outdoors with Bill Buford. A football tradition with Nathaniel Rich. A jog around the reservoir with Mark Helprin as he "protects" Jacqueline Onassis from imagined harm. The 843 carefully planned acres of Central Park have not only crept into the hearts of its 38 million annual visitors, but also into the life and work of a diverse array of writers who come to revel in its natural remedy for urban chaos.,In ,Central Park, ,a dozen exclusive pieces commissioned especially for this book are accompanied by a handful of beloved classics. Francine Prose reflects on open-air performances by Nina Simone and James Brown; Jonathan Safran Foer writes a creation myth of the park; Buzz Bissinger meditates on how the park defined his early life; and Marie Winn definitively answers Holden Caulfieldâ€™s question of where the ducks go when the ponds freeze over.,This vibrant collection presents Central Park in all its diverse glory, with an ode on every page to a fifty-one-block swath of special New York magic. A must-read for the thousands who consider the park their own, and a keepsake for the many more who visit, it will be a standard for years to come.,Contents:,Introduction by Adrian Benepe,The meadow by John Burnham Schwartz,Goodnight moon by Ben Dolnick,Through the Children's Gate by Adam Gopnik,Framed in silver by Mark Helprin,Carp in the park by David Michaelis,The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead,Some music in the park by Francine Prose,The sixth Borough by Jonathan Safran Foer,Squawkeye and gang on the Dendur Plateau by Nathaniel Rich,Fogg in the Park by Paul Auster,Sunday in the park with mother by Susan Sheehan,Negative space by Thomas Beller,The hidden life by Alec Wilkinson,My little bit of country by Susan Cheever,The falconer of Central Park by Donald Knowler,About those ducks, Holden by Marie Winn,Lions and tigers and bears by Bill Buford,Beastie by Brooks Hansen,The goodbye by Buzz Bissinger,Epilogue by Doug Blonsky
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Central Park: An Anthology