The Kingdom of New York: Knights, Knaves, Billionaires, and Beauties in the City of Big Shots

From Strand Bookstore

A jauntiful chronicling of the Rise and Fall and Rise of New York City, as personified by the protagonists and antagonists of the past twenty years, told in archival pastiche - a breathtaking sprint of headlines, great reporting, witty writing, and stories in fashion, ideas, real estate, style, media, movies, politics, sex, and finance - documented by the New York Observer. The Platinum Age's major players are accounted for, as too, are many of the country's finest journalists reporting on the high opulence of the 1990s and the inconceivable assault of 9/11. Wickedly funny, & astute. A striking tribute. Illus.