Thought you all might fall in love with Thomas Kelly's new book, "Empire Rising: A Novel". Set in NYC during the 1930s, Kelly tells the story of how the Irish built the Empire State Building. Kelly is a native New Yorker of Irish descent and former construction worker. Trust me, after you read this, you'll never look at the Empire State Building the same way again! "Empire Rising: A Novel" Thomas Kelly Publishers: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 0374147817 You can read an interview with Kelly at the Wild Geese: http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/kell-t.html I just loved his comments on the Irish and New York City - and why they've always made such a great pair! Take care, Tracy IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY list admin http://www.irishinnyc.freeservers.com http://www.inyc.freeservers.com