Manhattan Users Guide: The Guide to New York for New Yorkers

Charles A. Suisman publishes a monthly newsletter advising New Yorkers about sources for ""services, restaurants, good deals, the unusual, the overlooked, the overrated, and ways to cope when the city gets out of sorts."" Now he's compiled the useful information into a book of the same name: Manhattan User's Guide: The Guide to New York for New Yorkers. He covers a range of topics such as tenant rights, eviction, numbers to call in case of a lost or stolen wallet, charities, sports facilities, where to find exotic bananas, as well as sometimes hard-to-find numbers for city agencies. Although not exhaustive, the book is chock full of quirky sources not found elsewhere and is a fun read. (Hyperion $17.95 ISBN 0-7868-8152-6)