New York

In the early seventeenth century, in a backwater Dutch colony, there was a wide, muddy cow path that the settlers called the Brede Wegh. As the street grew longer, houses and …

When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626 he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. From the …

What if you could live your life all over again?There's just one catch...Frannie Turner is a plain, middle-aged housewife married to Stanley, a self-absorbed retired dentist who …

'We are lucky to have Jan Morris, and her gift of transporting us to other realms'. Salley VickersMovement is the raison d'etre of New York. In The Great Port, Jan Morris explores …

Charlie Brofjord har fått nog av Göteborg. Framför allt av Lucas, hennes skitstövel till ex. Ändå kan hon inte låta bli att släppa in honom när han dyker upp mitt i packningen. …

From Peter Stuyvesant to Mayor Bloomberg, New York City’s history is full of vibrant characters, riveting events, and fascinating controversies that reflect shifting economic, …

With an introduction from RuPaul's Drag Race winner Sasha VelourTheir greatest act of resistance was simply existing In 1950s New York, a group of drag pioneers found work in a …

This title focuese on construction feats across the Hudson - technical elegance, physical beauty. Fog, tide, ice, and human error - before the American Revolution those who …

This collection of well-crafted essays spans more than 40 years of franchise history but hews to a single theme: the experience--sometimes humorous, sometimes painful--of being a …

When Georges moves into a new apartment block he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Soon Georges has become his spy recruit. His first assignment? To track the …