I was looking for a new book to read on Amazon today. I put a lot of value into Amazon reviews, especially when there is a sizable sample of them.
So, just for fun, I decided to put together a list of the top bestselling books on Amazon which have over 100 5-star reviews.
If you noticed, [...]

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For a long time, I have been looking forward to the Amazon Kindle e-book reader to be an outstanding train commuter companion.
Unfortunately, because of its popularity, Amazon has not been able to keep it in stock. At long last, they have caught up with demand and the Kindle is now in stock for immediate delivery.
The [...]

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I almost hesitate to write a post about David Allen’s productivity bible “Getting Things Done” - seriously - what has not been said? But I will, because its very relevant to busy NYC professional commuters - especially as more and more Manhattan workers spend more of their time working from home.
Even if you don’t typically [...]

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Last week we kind of went off on this wild tangent related to people who live underground, including a review of the movie Dark Days, and reference to the book The Mole People: Life In The Tunnels Beneath New York City by Jennifer Toth.
Well, our new favorite NYC tunnel historian, Joseph Brennan, read the book [...]

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Bradley W. Schenck has a review of Vivian Heller’s The City Beneath Us on Webomator.

After watching the recent PBS American Experience: Grand Central Terminal documentary, I was really impressed with the level of civil engineering that took place so long ago. That, even back at the turn of the century, one would even think of [...]

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