The book starts off quite well outlining what to look for when apartment hunting. The author offers a sort of appendix at the end of each chapter outlining resources for some of the major cities: New York, Washington DC, Las Vegas, Chicago, Boston, and sometimes Seattle. She proceeds to go over information re: networking and job hunting. She includes sections on therapy and how to find a therapist, ideas for "dating yourself" (a very good section) and a section on dating others. The title is slightly misleading, because this book isn't just about living in a big city -- it's more about living on your own and coping with life everywhere.

I got this book from a friend for a graduation present and it has been a lifesaver. I saved so much time on apartment hunting just by bringing it with me. I also took some of the author's networking advice at a college event and wound up getting an interview. This book is solid and has a ton of really useful info for anyone graduating (or even older). There is just the right amount of info on dating and being single, but it's not clogged with it -- mostly just gives great advice, useful tips and even phone numbers and web sites of companies to contact in a bunch of big cities. I really appreciate the time that went into compiling all of this information.

Buy this book for any young person you know who's just starting out in a new city. This book was given to me by a family friend and after using it, I bought it for two of my cousins -- one who was moving to Chicago and the other to San Francisco (I just moved to NYC). All of us have found Mrs. Neufeld's tips on networking, job interviews, and apartment hunting to be very helpful. I particularly appreciate the author's humorous writing style and clear insight into being 20ish and trying to figure it all out!