Becky Bloomwood, a television financial expert in Britain and an out-of-control shopaholic, finds a whole new world of stores open to her when she moves to New York with her boyfriend, but her inability to check her spending puts her job and relationship at risk.
Gwen Lewis seems to lead the perfect life in Manhattan, with the perfect job, the perfect apartment, and the perfect boyfriend, until she meets Gideon Wolkowitz, an impoverished puppeteer who teaches Gwen about love, life, and heartache.
Bruiser, a nine-year-old boy in Manhattan in the late 1970s who is tired of listening to his parents' escalating battles, agrees to his friend Darla's suggestion that they run away, and embarks on an enlightening and heartbreaking journey.
African-American Jordan Greene needs a little time to adjust after he moves from his small Tennessee home town to accept a job in Manhattan, and he is even more alarmed when he finds himself falling in love with a white woman.
Follows the cultural development of New York City in the 1920s, highlighting the contributions of several artists such as Dorothy Parker, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, and Irving Berlin.
Describes the construction of the early houses and the later development of structural steel buildings including today's latest developments in poured concrete.
After the tragic death of his son, Dr. Neil Downs flees to India, where he takes a job as the resident physician at the American Embassy and tries to work through his grief.
Animal rights' activist Spencer McCullough is shot with a hunting rifle by his twelve-year-old niece, Charlotte and as the family tries to come to terms with what happened, Spencer's employers file a lawsuit against the owner of the weapon.
Eighteen-year-old Carrie Bradshaw loves summer in New York, especially the writing class she's taking. However, finding love in the city is much more complicated, and Carries needs the help of her two friends Samantha and Miranda to survive its ups and downs.
