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"Heidi leads you on a guided tour through a subterranean world peopled by creative artists and sidewalk visionaries. Down winding tunnels and across gritty subway platforms, through her writing, both gritty and raw, she introduces you to an unforgettable cast of characters, not the least of whom is Heidi herself; a Renaissance woman, free spirit, and fearless adventurer in a world that millions pass through, but few know well. She takes you underground, where the music is the heartbeat of New York City.
The chapters are informal, intimate diary entries, reading like a movie, jotted down at midnight after long sessions underground, so the book is a quick read, like a breathless ride on the uptown express.
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December 23, 2009
Reminiscent of an urban, underground Celestine Prophecy (but much more well written), Heidi Kole takes her readers through an incredible journey - filled with larger than life characters, personal revelation, love, compassion, heartache and fear - without ever leaving the confines of the New York City subway system. Through short chapter-like diary entries that keep the story moving at a quick, exciting pace, Kole gives us an insider's look at the lives of some of the city's best, and least well-known, musicians as they deal with background noise, foul odors, bizarre on-lookers, and the fight for their right to exist - all in the name of entertaining their audiences - and while asking for very little in return. Heidi is part story-teller and part philosopher in a guided tour of a city's underground that will change the way you look at the people who make your commute a little more bearable.
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December 10, 2009
Wow! Wow! Wow! I thought I would just take a peak at Heidi Kole's book, "The Subway Diaries" instead I found myself hours later, past midnight, with red tired watery eyes and a night getting shorter and shorter...not being able to put her book down! I kept on scrolling page after page, reading about her amazing world. I felt like being propelled into a C.S. Lewis world! My! I am so fascinated!! Who would have ever imagined what is actually happening on the platforms under our streets??? Tomorrow I am rushing myself to buy hard copies and give them to my friends! I want them to know that Hey! Heidi Kole is FANTASTIC!!!
Therese
Washington, DC - New York City
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