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“Harlem Travel Guide” ($29.99, Welcome to Harlem)
A labor of love for author/publisher Carolyn D. Johnson — president of Welcome to Harlem, which runs the visitors center for this vast neighborhood — and journalist Valerie Jo Bradley, this guide is indispensible if seeing every inch of this part of New York City is your goal. Brief descriptions of restaurants, churches, nightclubs and other music venues, lodging, galleries and retail outlets include tidbits about their histories, plus bus and subway information, and color photos and clear maps help identify landmarks, as well as get you there. Kyle Wagner
