Central Park : an anthology / edited by Andrew Blauner

Introduction / Adrian Benepe -- The meadow / John Burnham Schwartz -- Goodnight moon / Ben Dolnick -- Through the Children's Gate / Adam Gopnik -- Framed in silver / Mark Helprin -- Carp in the park / David Michaelis -- Colossus of New York / Colson Whitehead -- Some music in the park / Francine Prose -- The sixth borough / Jonathan Safran Foer -- Squawkeye and gang on the Dendur Plateau / Nathaniel Rich -- Moon palace / Paul Auster -- Sunday in the park with mother / Susan Sheehan -- Negative space / Thomas Beller -- The hidden life / Alec Wilkinson -- Central Park : my little piece of country / Susan Cheever -- The falconer of Central Park / Donald Knowler -- About those ducks, Holden / Marie Winn -- Lions and tigers and bears / Bill Buford -- Beastie / Brooks Hansen -- The goodbye / Buzz Bissinger -- Epilogue / Doug Blonsky.

Nineteen literary greats share their encounters with, and passions for, the world's most famous park. This vibrant collection presents Central Park in all its glory, doing justice on every page at a special swath of New York magic.