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Title: Arid
Review: You'll love this book if you're interested in fairly dull essays written by people most of whom you have no knowledge or care. After reading about halfway through, I tossed it into the "pass along" stack. That said, the book does have some very interesting and memorable essays concerning the British attack on New York City at the beginning of the American Revolution. But if you're hoping for a colorful essay-type history of New York City as I was, purchase another. This is more of a collection of writings by people who happened to have lived in or around New Your City.
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