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Take a trip to the Empire State! Learn about New York's history, geography, weather, people, and more in this book that's all about our 11th state.

Eine unschuldige junge Frau, ein dunkler Rächer und eine Liebe, die sie beide zerstören wird. Elena Young ist die Heldin in meiner Geschichte, aber ich bin der Bösewicht in ihrer. Und dies ist die Art von Geschichte, in der der Bösewicht das Mädchen bekommt, auch wenn es sie das Leben kostet. Under Your Scars ist ein düsterer, tragischer Liebesroman, der nur für erwachsene Lesende gedacht ist.

It’s officially booty o’clock, I’m alone again in my kitchen choking down a slice of terrible chocolate cake…and I’m pretty sure I just got drunk texted by the man I have a ginormous crush on. I’ve been daydreaming about Eliot Hoffman’s dimples for two months, and even though I’m sure this was a mistake on his end, it doesn’t mean it’s not an opportunity on mine. It’s the middle of the night, and I just wanna talk to him. So I text him back.

Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the country’s top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise.

The Katha Upanishad is one of the primary Upanishads, and is embedded in the last eight short sections of the Katha school of the Krishna Yajurveda. The text is divided into two chapters, each consisting of three sections. The first chapter is considered to be of older origin than the second. The Upanishad tells the story of a young boy named Nachiketa who meets Yama, the god of death, and engages in a philosophical discussion with him about the nature of the self, knowledge, and liberation.

The gripping psychological thriller from the host of the CRIME JUNKIE podcast - an instant New York Times bestseller! 'A propulsive mystery with excellent writing and a genuine beating heart at its centre. Simply a great read!' GILLIAN FLYNN, author of Gone Girl 'A gripping, tense story of...

It's 1999, and Eira Hart and Ru Tattersall are set up to co-host The Lonely Harts Club, a new late-night radio show to help New Yorkers find love. It's a last chance attempt for both Eira, expert in Celtic mythology and amateur Welsh matchmaker, and Ru, once-hot-shot Aussie DJ, to achieve their New York dreams. The thing is, you either click with a co-host, or you don’t. It’s a bit like falling in love. There’s co-host chemistry, or there isn’t. With the countdown to a new millennium, it feels like the world as they know it is about to end.

Luke Weston is my best friend. He's also the New York Monarchs' coach, a perpetual grump, and right now, the man driving the getaway car on my wedding day. I should be panicking about how I just blew up my life or how the media will inevitably tarnish my name. But while I'm hiding up in the...

'The wedding romance you need' People She thought she'd charted her course ... until love came on board. After a whole lifetime of being bad at love, JoJo Burton decides to solve her commitment issues once and for all at her sister's destination wedding on a cruise ship. Her longtime crush and...

'Well hot dang!!!!... Absolutely Exquisite. Just gripping!!!... I seriously could not put it down... GET THIS ON YOUR LIST, YESTERDAY.' Reader Review, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ From the multi-million-copy bestselling author and global sensation, Jeneva Rose. Till death do us part. Yours...

Wenn du dein Herz an jemanden verlierst, der dich für eine andere hält... Eine moderne Cinderella-Story im winterlich-romantischen New York. Cathlyn Jones liebt ihr ruhiges Leben als Verkäuferin bei Macy’s in New York. Doch ihre Normalität gerät aus den Fugen als Steven Hartford – angesehener Anwalt mit unwiderstehlichem Charme – sie für eine ihrer gut betuchten Kundinnen hält. Sofort funkt es zwischen den beiden, obwohl mehr als nur eine Lüge zwischen ihnen steht, und Cathlyn schafft es nicht die falsche Annahme richtig zu stellen.

Ich bin eine Omega! Also ich meine, das bin ich ja seit über einem Monat, aber nun bin ich eine echte Omega. Mitsamt Wolf. Allerdings ist das alles um einiges komplizierter, als es sich anhört. Da hilft es auch wenig, dass ich ein tolles Rudel an meiner Seite habe, das mir mit meinem Welpen zu helfen versucht. Und einen Alpha, der leider mehr Geheimnisse birgt als das versunkene Atlantis. Ob es mir trotzdem gelingt, in meine neue Rolle zu finden?

Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and visitors, recorded by Mahendranath Gupta, who wrote the book under the pseudonym of "M."Vedanta Society of New YorkApple PodcastSpotify PodcastDonations to support Vedanta Society of New York gratefully accepted via PaypalAll Original Content © Vedanta Society of New York

A Richard & Judy Book Club Pick New York Times Bestseller A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist Bright Young Women is an unflinching thriller based on Ted Bundy's heinous crimes, as two women search for justice in the wake of his brutal murders. From Jessica Knoll, author of the New York Times...

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.Vedanta Society of New YorkApple PodcastSpotify PodcastDonations to support Vedanta Society of New York gratefully accepted via PaypalAll Original Content © Vedanta Society of New York

Paul was reading a newspaper. Catherine was reading a novel. So begins Room on the Sea, André Aciman's scorching and elegiac love-story about a middle-aged man and woman who meet in the bullpen of jury selection and spend a sultry summer’s week trespassing ever further into each other's hearts. What begins as a flirtation quickly evolves into something deeper, something Paul and Catherine must carry on in secret - and with the understanding that anything more than a casual crush is out of the question.

'Absolute joy' Sarah Winman 'The funniest of writers. . . Villa Coco is such a sunny book' Kate Atkinson 'Every sentence in this novel sings' David Sedaris 'Eccentric, funny, touching: I adored it' Nina Stibbe 'Sheer, riotous, unmitigated joy' Kiran Millwood Hargrave Broke and directionless, our...

Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ESSENTIALISM COMES A GUIDE TO MAKING THE MOST IMPORTANT TASKS EFFORTLESS The intricacy of modern life has created a false dichotomy between things that are 'hard and important,' and those that are 'easy and trivial.'...

Brought to you by Penguin. Essential lessons in hospitality for every business, from the former co-owner of legendary restaurant Eleven Madison Park. Will Guidara was twenty-six when he took the helm of Eleven Madison Park, a struggling two-star brasserie that had never quite lived up to its...

What's more important—revenge . . . or the child you never knew you had? Jolie Chapman was my first love. Now she's my most bitter enemy. Screw me once, shame on you. Screw me twice . . . who am I kidding—I don't believe in second chances anymore. Tripp Montgomery was my first love. I gave him my innocence. Then he broke my heart. And I committed the ultimate betrayal. These Manhattan royals are out for revenge. Sweet, sweet revenge. But there's something they want more. Their daughter.