Manhattan July 2 - Tianti Books, the specialty bookstore for Falun Dafa learning book and other learning materials, has been selected for the 2015 Best of Manhattan Award in the Book Stores category by the Manhattan Award Program.

Each year, the Manhattan Award Program identifies companies that it believes have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Manhattan area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2015 Manhattan Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Manhattan Award Program and data provided by third parties.

Tianti Books is headquarted in New York City. Tianti online store serves new and experienced learners worldwide since 2007. Tianti physical store in midtown Manhattan has become the world's destination store of Falun Dafa books. It carries books in 32 languages, other learning materials such as video and audio, and hosts 9-day Dafa mediation workshop every other month in midtown Manhattan. Tianti Korean branch was newly opened on July 1st. Tianti headquarter is working on adding a specialty coffee house to the Manhattan store.

About Manhattan Award Program

The Manhattan Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Manhattan area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.

The Manhattan Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community's contributions to the U.S. economy.