City on a Grid: How New York Became New York Maryellen Winkler and the threat of a

and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar’s crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move

With so much on the line

But that slim volume is only the tip of the iceberg of her writing

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Author: Cook Branden

City on a Grid: How New York Became New York Maryellen Winkler and the threat of aWinner of the 2015New York City Book Award The never before told story of the grid that ate Manhattan You either love it or hate it, but nothing says New York like the street grid of Manhattan. This is its story. Praise for City on a Grid The best account to date of the process by which an odd amalgamation of democracy and capitalism got written into New York's physical DNA. New York Times Book Review Intriguing breezy and highly readable. Wall Street