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Richard Alleman

    This author is celebrated for a distinctive literary voice that explores the nuances of travel, culture, and personal identity. His work delves into the profound connections between places and people, often infused with a sense of longing and introspection. Through vivid narratives and insightful observations, he transports readers to worlds that feel both exotic and intimately familiar. His writing reflects a deep engagement with the art of storytelling and a keen eye for the telling detail.

    New York
    • New York

      The Movie Lover's Guide

      • 528 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      The classic guide to who-did-what-where in New York, on- and off-screen, Classic film and TV locations : Marilyn Monroe’s infamous Seven Year Itch subway grating . . . the deli where Meg Ryan famously faked an orgasm in When Harry Met Sally . . . the diner where Courteney Cox (in Friends ) and Kirsten Dunst (in Spider-Man ) waitressed . . . Men in Black ’s Manhattan headquarters . . . The Godfather mansion on Staten Island…the Greenwich Village apartment where Jack Nicholson terrorized Greg Kinnear in As Good as It Gets . . . Ghostbusters ’ Tribeca firehouse . . . Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow’s A Perfect Murder palazzo . . . the landmark West Side building that housed Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky and Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby . . . the Greenwich Village apartment of Friends . . . Will & Grace ’s Upper West Side building . . . The All in the Family block in Queens . . . The Sopranos ’ New Jersey mansion (and the real Bada Bing club) . . . Seinfeld’s favorite diner . . . Sex and the City’s sexiest haunts . . . and many more . . .Stars’ childhood homes : Lena Horne’s Bedford-Stuyvesant townhouse . . . Frank Sinatra’s Hoboken row house . . . Barbra Streisand’s Flatbush housing project . . . J.Lo’s Bronx block . . . Humphrey Bogart’s Upper West Side tenement . . . the Marx Brothers’ Upper East Side brownstone . . .Apartments and townhouses of the silver screen’s greatest legends : Joan Crawford . . . Marlene Dietrich . . . James Dean . . . Katharine Hepburn . . . Montgomery Clift . . . Rita Hayworth . . . Rock Hudson . . . and . . . Superstar cemeteries . . . major film and TV studios . . . historic movie palaces and Broadway theaters . . . star-studded restaurants and legendary hotels . . .For movie-loving New Yorkers, travelers and armchair film buffs, New The Movie Lover’s Guide is the ultimate insider’s guide to the Big Apple’s reel attractions.

      New York