Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York

"Kirkus Reviews ""Love stories and urban studies merge in these... cozy, seductive narratives.""Elle, " February 2011"If you've ever felt romantic upon seeing the Chrysler Building at dusk or excited instead of skeeved out by the rush of humanity in Times Square, you're not alone; environmental psychologists do too. As does journalist Ariel Sabar in "Heart of the City." He not only reports on the science of attraction in man-made environments...but also, more compellingly, offers true stories as evidence that the answers are yes and yes...All these tales have a similarly happy ending...but if this book's clever packaging makes its joy seem somewhat mechanical, well, joy is worth having no matter how or where it's found."" Town & Country," February 2011 "Ask anyone from Woody Allen to Carrie Bradsaw: there's no love story quite like a New York love story. In "Heart of the City" Ariel Sabar tells nine true--and very moving--stories of people who met in the Big Apple." "BookPage," February 2011"Sabar's thoroughly engaging "Heart of the City" profiles nine couples who met at famous New York City public spaces...Sabar has teased out each of these couples' magnificent, ordinary stories and compiled them into a sparkling love letter to the city." "Publishers Weekly," 1/17/11"Inspired by his parents' story of meeting in Washington Square Park, National Book Critics Circle Award-winner Sabar looks at the 'environmental psychology' of New York City's iconic public spaces...The strength of this effort lies in its sweetness." Lisa Loeb "With each story I felt like I was watching a mini movie. I couldn't put the book down, which led to many late nights...This collection affirmed my belief that people can find true love in life if they keep their eyes open." Quirky Geeky Scribbles, 1/17/11 "If you like true stories and especially if you love New York: this is a must read." "New York"" Journal of Books, "2/14/11"[A] delightful collection of essays (stories, real