The Subway Chronicles: Scenes from Life in New York

A kaleidoscopic view of the underground world of the New York subways brings together a collection of twenty-seven essays, reminiscences, and observations that cover everything from the "mole people" who live in the subway tunnels to the frantic commuters of rush hour in writings by Jonathan Lethem, Calvin Trillin, Francine Prose, and others. Original. 35,000 first printing.