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The most spectacular restaurant in the world : the Twin Towers, Windows on the World, and the rebirth of New York / Tom Roston.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Roston, Tom, author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Windows on the World (New York, N.Y.)--History.
Windows on the World (New York, N.Y.).
World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001)--History.
World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001).
Restaurants--New York (State)--New York--History.
Restaurants.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
History.
New York (State)--New York.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates,) : illustrations (chiefly color
Place of Publication:
New York : Abrams Press, 2019.
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Chapter 1 Sin and Civility p. 15
Chapter 2 New York, C'est Moi p. 24
Chapter 3 Three-Clawed Lobster p. 30
Chapter 4 Elevating the Act of Eating p. 37
Chapter 5 New York Audacity p. 47
Chapter 6 Blueprints in the Sky p. 56
Chapter 7 Chaos and Control p. 64
Chapter 8 Running on Fumes p. 77
Chapter 9 City on a Wire p. 81
Chapter 10 Who the Fuck Are You? p. 92
Chapter 11 Seventies Splendor p. 98
Chapter 12 Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World p. 102
Chapter 13 Success with Reservations p. 110
Chapter 14 Meanest Man in New York p. 116
Chapter 15 Windows of Opportunity p. 126
Chapter 16 One Star p. 136
Chapter 17 To the Top, to the Bottom p. 140
Chapter 18 An Italian Wedding p. 154
Chapter 19 Glass Half Full p. 164
Chapter 20 Growing Up in the Eighties p. 172
Chapter 21 Chopping Block p. 184
Chapter 22 Looking for a Star p. 193
Chapter 23 February 26, 1993 p. 201
Chapter 24 Danger and Opportunity p. 213
Chapter 25 King Lear's Kitchen p. 223
Chapter 26 Rebirth p. 236
Chapter 27 Rebirth Reboot p. 248
Chapter 28 Show Goes On p. 256
Chapter 29 Highest-Grossing Restaurant in the World p. 268
Chapter 30 Last Meal p. 278
Chapter 31 Morning of September 11 p. 286
Chapter 32 That Terrible Day p. 292
Chapter 33 After p. 303
Chapter 34 Enduring Change p. 310.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-333) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781683356936
1683356934
Publisher Number:
99984453469
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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