Released on: November 25, 2007, 11:16 am

Press Release Author: Deborah Torbert

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: A Place to go where they know you and like you anyway.

Press Release Body:
NEW YORK CITY, November 25, 2007 -- If a person is new to the City and finds it a
challenge to understand the customs, language and how to keep more of his money in
his pocket then How to Survive New York City for the Newcomer is the book of choice
authored by Deborah Torbert, published by Mother's House Publishing, Colorado. Her
first book signing at the Upper East Side prestigious Excelsior Athletic Club in
September led the spate of personal appearances with Sirius' Wiseguy Show and the
Joey Reynolds Show soon following. Torbert's current venue is Postcards from New
York, an internet site that features unique aspects of New York like not seen
elsewhere.
In Postcards' feature Where Everybody Knows Your Name, Torbert showcases Mimi's
Piano Bar/Restaurant on 52nd and 2nd where she did much of her research for How to
Survive. Regulars and staff alike made her feel welcome when she first came to New
York enough to shed her shyness for public singing. Now she is considered a
regular. Just like Cheers, the Popular TV show now in syndication, Mimi's is a
local haunt where everybody knows you and likes you anyway.
The book's 7" x 4" format is small enough to fit in a breast pocket or slim purse.
It offers
practical information for the tourist, student or new resident. Written in
conversational style, it is patterned after Torbert's discussions with new arrivals
the book takes the reader through what a person needs to know beginning with how to
order coffee.
Publisher Jackie Haag of Mother's House said, "We only publish books that are
unique and have a purpose. Torbert's style is very friendly and enjoyable to read.
You feel you are having a cup of coffee with a friend while listening to
information you need. It is refreshing."
Torbert came to New York City from the West Coast right after the attack on
9/11/2001. During the succeeding years, she met people dealing with the same issues
and having the same questions she had when she first came to New York. After
meeting with tourists and newcomers in delis, on subway platforms and at Mimi's,
she realized that she could pass along what she had learned faster if she wrote a
book directed to these new people. She explained, "When I travel back to the West
Coast, I invariably meet people who cannot wait to leave the city, that it did not
meet their expectations. I feel so bad knowing that they could have totally enjoyed
their trip here and want to return had they known what I tell them in my book. New
York City is a too great a place to be misunderstood."
How to Survive New York City for the Newcomer is available through amazon.com, and
it retails for $12.90. For more information, go to http://www.survivingnyc.net.
Postcards from New York takes readers away for a one-minute vacation to places to
go, things to do in the Big Apple. To sign-up to receive this free weekly ezine
visit www.postcardsfromnewyork.com.



Web Site: http://www.survivingnyc.net

Contact Details: Deborah Torbert, P.O. Box 433, New York, NY 10150, t: 917-328-0063,
f: 801-459-1513, savvyexec@aol.com