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47 Days With Jesus
Published in 2024
When the Burdons attend a reunion at Poppa and Nonna's ranch, they realize just how disconnected their family has become. Facing marital hiccups, teenaged angst and Poppa's health hurdles, the adults decide to share Poppa's enchanting '47 Days' story with the kids, transporting us back in time to see the miracles of Jesus' final 47 days on Earth.
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Published in 1951
Set in 1860 New Orleans, this tells the story of Lea, a French creole maid who seeks revenge against the Brissac family, monied bluebloods who have wrongfully framed her for murder. Coming to her aid is the handsome and daring Captain Michael Fabian.
Alice & Jack
Published in 2024
Alice & Jack explores perseverance, passion, and the true sense of partnership over the course of a profound fifteen-year relationship. Honest, intimate and surprisingly funny, it asks the seminal question of our time: are the bonds between us stronger than the forces that would tear us apart?
American Fiction
Published in 2023
Monk is a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, he uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
The American Society of Magical Negroes
Published in 2024
The American Society of Magical Negroes is a fresh, satirical comedy about a young man, Aren, who is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people's lives easier.
Anatomy of a Fall
Published in 2023
Justine Triet's masterful Palme d'Or winner, a riveting courtroom thriller starring Sandra Hüller as a writer who is put on trial for her husband's suspicious demise, is a mystery that is less about a death than about the hidden lives we lead.
Andor Season 1
Published in 2022
Explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor's journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It's an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
Antichrist
Published in 2009
In this graphic psychodrama, a grief-stricken man and woman retreat to a cabin deep in the woods after the accidental death of their infant son, only to find terror and violence at the hands of nature and, ultimately, each other. But this most confrontational work yet from one of contemporary cinema's most controversial artists is no mere provocation. It is a visually sublime, emotionally ravaging journey to the darkest corners of the possessed human mind.
Arthur the King
Published in 2024
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. Based on an incredible true story, ARTHUR THE KING follows Light, desperate for one last chance to win, as he convinces a sponsor to back him and a team of athletes for the Adventure Racing World Championship in the Dominican Republic. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of endurance in the race, Arthur redefines what victory, loyalty and friendship truly mean.
Arthur the King
Published in 2024
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. Based on an incredible true story, ARTHUR THE KING follows Light, desperate for one last chance to win, as he convinces a sponsor to back him and a team of athletes for the Adventure Racing World Championship in the Dominican Republic. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of endurance in the race, Arthur redefines what victory, loyalty and friendship truly mean.
Attack on Titan Season 1
Published in 2013
When the man-eating giants called Titans first appeared, humans retreated behind massive walls. After a hundred years of safety, a colossal-sized Titan smashes through the defenses, unleashing a flood of giants and carnage in the streets. Eren Jaeger watches helplessly as one of the creatures devours his mother. He vows to kill every Titan walking the earth.
The Battle of Algiers
Published in 1965
Vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafes, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style.
The Bionic Woman Complete Series
Published in 1976
She can hear things undetectable to the human ear. She can crush steel in one hand. She can run faster than a sports car. She is the world's first female cyborg, and the role model who inspired an entire generation. Join Primetime Emmy® Award winner Lindsay Wagner in all 58 action-packed episodes.
Bob Marley
One Love
Published in 2024
Celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob's powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
Bob Marley
One Love
Published in 2024
Celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob's powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
Boyhood
Published in 2014
There has never been another movie like this from director Richard Linklater. An event film of the utmost modesty, it was shot over the course of twelve years in the director's native Texas and charts the physical and emotional changes experienced by a child named Mason, his divorced parents, and his older sister. Alighting not on milestones but on the small, in-between moments that make up our lives, Linklater fashions a flawlessly acted, often funny portrait that flows effortlessly.
Breaker Morant
Published in 1980
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers. Based on a play and true story.
A Brief History of the Future
Published in 2024
"A Brief History of the Future" is a unique six-part PBS documentary series about our futures and how we can reimagine them. Hosted by renowned futurist Ari Wallach, the show invites viewers on a journey around the world that is filled with discovery, hope, and possibility about where we find ourselves today and what could come next. This series challenges the dystopian framework embraced by popular culture by offering a refreshing take on the future. The docuseries asks us all: how can we become the great ancestors the future needs us to be? "A Brief History of the Future" weaves together history, science, and unexpected ideas to expand our understanding about the impact that the choices we make today will have on our tomorrows.
Buck and the Preacher
Published in 1972
With his rousingly entertaining directorial debut, Sidney Poitier helped rewrite the history of the western, bringing Black heroes to a genre in which they had always been sorely underrepresented. Combining boisterous buddy comedy with blistering, Black Power-era political fury, Poitier and a marvelously mischievous Harry Belafonte star as a tough and taciturn wagon master and an unscrupulous, pistol-packing "preacher," who join forces to take on the white bounty hunters threatening a westward-bound caravan of recently freed enslaved people. A superbly crafted revisionist landmark.
Bushman
Published in 1972
In 1968, Peace Corps veteran David Schickele enlisted his friend Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam to star in a light-hearted drama about the adventures of a well-educated Nigerian immigrant in San Francisco. Using a docu-fictional style reminiscent of John Cassavetes' Shadows (1959), Bushman observes the foibles of late-1960s African American culture with an outsider's penetrating eye. The film morphs into a documentary when the director's voice abruptly intrudes to narrate its star's fate: Okpokam was accused of a crime he did not commit and found himself at the mercy of the US justice system.
Chan is Missing
Published in 1982
A mystery man, a murder, and a wad of missing cash in his wryly offbeat breakthrough, Wayne Wang updates the ingredients of classic film noir for the streets of contemporary San Francisco's Chinatown. When their business partner disappears with the money they had planned to use for a cab license, driver Jo and his nephew Steve scour the city's back alleys, waterfronts, and Chinese restaurants to track him down. But what begins as a search for a missing man gradually turns into a far deeper and more elusive investigation into the complexities and contradictions of Chinese American identity. The first feature by an Asian American filmmaker to play widely and get mainstream critical appreciation, it is a continuously fresh and surprising landmark of the indie invention that playfully flips decades of cinematic stereotypes on their heads.
The Chosen Season 4
Published in 2024
Clashing kingdoms, Rival rulers. The enemies of Jesus close in for the kill while His followers struggle to keep up, leaving Him to carry the burden alone. Season Four promises to deliver where last season's incredible walking on-water finale left off.
Coroner Seasons 1-4
Published in 2024
A newly appointed coroner investigates a string of mysterious deaths in Toronto.
Daddy Longlegs
Published in 2010
Mining the emotional sense memories of their fractured childhoods, Josh and Benny Safdie craft a by turns empathetic and disquieting portrait of parental dysfunction poised between fierce love and terrifying irresponsibility. Manic Manhattan movie theater projectionist Lenny is perhaps the last person who should be raising kids, yet here he is, trying (and failing) to keep it together as his life unravels over the two whirlwind weeks that he has custody of his young boys (real-life brothers Sage and Frey Ranaldo), with an impromptu road trip, a sleeping-pill mishap, and a night in jail all part of the chaos. Vérité New York naturalism gives way to flights of surreal lyricism, a blearily impressionistic anti-fairy tale that finds unexpected humanity in the seemingly most irredeemable of fathers.
Death Race 4-Movie Collection
Published in 2018
The brutal racing sport, where hardened criminals and smoking hot navigators drive to survive or die trying. Packed with indredible stunts and brutal fight scenes, this collection includes Death Race; Death Race 2; Death 3: Inferno; and Death Race: Beyond Anarchy.
Diabolique
Published in 1955
The mistress and the wife of a sadistic schoolmaster conspire to murder the man, carry it out, and then begin to wonder if they have covered their tracks effectively.
Dragon Ball Gt Complete Series
Published in 1996
The Dragon Balls have been scattered to the ends of creation, and if Goku, Pan, and Trunks can't gather them in a year's time, Earth will meet with its final catastrophe. The countdown to oblivion has begun. Season One: Disc 1: episodes 1-7; disc 2: episodes 8-14; disc 3: episodes 15-21; disc 4: episodes 22-28; disc 5: episodes 29-34. Season Two: Disc 1: episodes: 35-41; disc 2: episodes 42-48; disc 3: episodes 49-54; disc 4: episodes 55-60; disc 5: episodes 61-64 plus movie.
Drive My Car
Published in 2021
Two years after his wife's unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku arrives in Hiroshima to direct a production of Uncle Vanya for a theater festival and, through relationships with an actor with whom he shares a tangled history and a chauffeur with whom he develops a surprising rapport, finds himself confronting emotional scars. This quietly mesmerizing tale of love, art, grief, and healing is ultimately a cathartic exploration of what it means to go on living when there seems to be no road ahead. Contains Korean sign language.
Eric Rohmer's Tales of the Four Seasons
Published in 2024
The seasons may change, but the follies of the heart are constant in this ineffably lovely quartet of films by Eric Rohmer, one of cinema's most perceptive chroniclers of the pangs and perils of romance. Set throughout France, Tales of the Four Seasons is a cycle to stands alongside the director's two earlier acclaimed film series, Six Moral Tales and Comedies and Proverbs. By turns comic and melancholic, breezy and richly philosophical, these bittersweet tales of love, longing, and the inevitable misunderstandings that shape human relationships probe the most complex of emotions with the utmost grace. The collection includes: A Tale Of Springtime; A Tale Of Winter; A Tale Of Summer; and A Tale Of Autumn.
Falcon and the Winter Soldier Season 1
Published in 2021
Marvel Studios' "The Falcon and The Winter Soldier" stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson aka The Falcon, and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, aka The Winter Soldier. The pair, who came together in the final moments of "Avengers: Endgame," team up on a global adventure that tests their abilities and patience.
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
Published in 1998
It is 1971, and journalist Raoul Duke barrels toward Las Vegas, accompanied by a trunkful of contraband and his unhinged Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo, to cover a motorcycle race. His cut-and dried assignment quickly descends into a feverish psychedelic odyssey. Special edition of the film based on Hunter S. Thompson's book. Includes commentary with Terry Gilliam and Johnny Deep, interviews with Thompson, a BBC documentary, and much more.
Fiddler on the Roof
Published in 1971
Tevye is a poor milkman in czarist Russia, where he provides for five unmarried daughters and a sharp-tongued wife. Faced with mounting financial strain and growing anti-Semitism, Tevye strives, like a fiddler on a roof, to maintain balance despite the precarious nature of his situation.
Finding Faith
Published in 2024
Victoria "Faith" Walker, a Christian advice columnist, finds herself losing her faith in God after a family tragedy combined with a failing marriage to her songwriter husband Billy. Returning home to Mississippi to be with her father John, she begins to find her way back to God with advice from Pastor Steve, and in doing so, hopes to find her way back to love.
Finestkind
Published in 2024
Set in New Bedford, Mass., America's biggest commercial fishing port, FINESTKIND tells the story of two brothers from opposite sides of the tracks, who are reunited as adults over one fateful summer. When desperate circumstances force them to strike a deal with a dangerous Boston crime syndicate, a young woman finds herself caught in the middle. Along the way, sacrifices must be made, and bonds between brothers, friends, and a father and his son are put to the test.
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Published in 1981
A parallel narrative of a Victorian-era gentleman and the social outcast he risks everything to love, and of the contemporary actors cast in those roles and immersed in their own forbidden affair.
The Funeral
Published in 1987
In the wake of her father's sudden passing, a successful actor (Itami's wife and frequent collaborator, Nobuko Miyamoto) and her lascivious husband leave Tokyo and return to her family home to oversee a traditional funeral. Over three days of mourning that bring illicit escapades in the woods, a surprisingly materialistic priest, and cinema's most epic sandwich handoff, the tensions between public propriety and private hypocrisy are laid bare. Deftly weaving dark comedy with poignant family drama, The Funeral is a fearless satire of the clash between old and new in Japanese society in which nothing, not even the finality of death, is off-limits.
Hôtel Du Nord
Published in 1940
Anguished young lovers, fallen women, wanted criminals, and all manner of social castoffs: these are the disreputable denizens of the Hôtel du Nord, an atmospherically seedy boardinghouse on the bustling banks of the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, whose lives collide in Marcel Carné's bittersweet rhapsody of romance, betrayal, revelry, and violence.
I Married a Witch
Published in 1942
Many centuries after cursing the male descendants of the Salem puritan who sent her to the stake, this blonde bombshell with a broomstick finds herself drawn to one of them.
Imitation of Life
Published in 1934
It explores the friendship between two struggling single mothers: one a working-class white woman who ascends to the top of the business world, and the other her Black housekeeper, whose life is shattered by the rejection of her rebellious, white-passing daughter. It is this latter relationship attuned to America's bitter racial realities and heartbreakingly enacted by trailblazing Black performers Beavers and Washington that lends the film its transcendent emotional power. This first adaptation of Fannie Hurst's best-selling novel boldly confronts the complexities and contradictions of racial identity, economic exploitation, and the limits of the American dream.
Immaculate
Published in 2024
Cecilia is an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia's warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
Insidious
Chapter 2 [COMBO Pack]
Published in 2013
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
Insomnia
Published in 1998
Stellan Skarsgard plays an enigmatic Swedish detective with a checkered past who arrives in a small town in northern Norway to investigate the death of a teenage girl. As he digs deeper into the heinous killing, his own demons and the tyrannical midnight sun begin to take a toll.
Io Capitano
Published in 2023
Nominated for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards®, and from the acclaimed director of Gomorrah and Dogman, Io Capitano narrates the epic journey of a teenage boy and his cousin as they decide to leave Senegal for the promise of Europe. Throughout this compelling odyssey, the young man confronts a myriad of challenges, from the harsh realities of the desert to the harrowing experiences in Libyan detention centers and the risks of the open sea. Filmed over a span of 13 weeks in Senegal, Italy, and Morocco, with a cast of non-professional actors, this uplifting film ventures into the intricacies and contradictions of the human experience. Within the narrative, the aspirations, dreams, and ambitions of the main characters evolve into a gripping struggle for survival, reflecting the indomitable spirit of those who dare to seek a better life. Io Capitano stands as a powerful exploration of human resilience, navigating the delicate balance between hope and the unforgiving realities of the world.
Island of Lost Souls
Published in 1932
Laughton is a mad doctor conducting ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.
Jason Bourne
Published in 2016
Jason Bourne, the CIA's most dangerous former operative, now remembers who he truly is and comes out of hiding to uncover more hidden truths about his past.
Kill Bill Volume 1
Published in 2023
A pregnant woman is critically injured on her wedding day by her former boss and cohorts, who are assassins. She goes into a coma that lasts for four years, and when she wakes up she is ready for revenge.
Land of Bad
Published in 2024
A covert Special Forces operation in the South Philippines spirals into a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. When an elite extraction team is ambushed deep in enemy territory, rookie officer Kinney is left outnumbered but determined to leave no man behind. With an air strike closing in, Kinney's only hope hinges on the guidance of Air Force drone pilot Reaper, navigating unknowable danger where every move could be their last.
The Long Game
Published in 2023
Follows five young Mexican-American caddies in 1955 who, fueled by their passion for golf, defy the odds by creating their own course in the South Texas desert. Despite facing outdated equipment and a lack of professional instruction, they triumph over wealthier, all-white teams to win the 1957 Texas State High School Golf Championship.
M
Published in 1931
When a serial killer is stalking the children of the city, everyone, including the criminal underworld, wants to see him brought down. Special features include: The long-lost English-language version of M; Documentary on the physical history; new, restored high-definition digital transfer; interviews; discussions; and more.
Magnificent Obsession
Published in 1954
Bob is a playboy who recklessly crashes his boat. The only person who can help him dies of a heart attack, and Bob becomes involved with the doctor's widow. Includes the original 1935 version with Robert Taylor, documentary, interviews, and more.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Published in 1934
An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination. This fleet and gripping early thriller from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was the first film the director made after signing to the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Published in 1983
Based on a true story of author Laurens van der Post's experiences as a WWII prisoner of war. Bonus features include a featurette, interviews, documentary, and an essay by film writer Chuck Stephens.
Mob Psycho 100
Season 3
Published in 2024
In the wake of Mob's psychic battle, a giant broccoli remains. Worshipped by the Psycho Helmet religion, the Divine Tree has begun to affect everyone including Mob's friends. Will he face the threat looming in the shade, or should he just enjoy life?
Moon Knight Season 1
Published in 2022
When Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life, he discovers he has dissociative identity disorder. He shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc's enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt.
Mr. Klein
Published in 1977
Alain Delon delivers a standout performance as Robert Klein, a decadent art dealer in Paris during World War II who makes a tidy profit buying up paintings from his desperate Jewish clients. As Klein searches for a Jewish man with the same name for whom he has been mistaken, he finds himself plunged into a Kafkaesque nightmare in which his identity seems to dissolve and the forces of history to close in on him. Met with considerable controversy on its release for its portrayal of the real-life wrongdoings of the Vichy government, this haunting, disturbingly beautiful film shivers with existential dread as it traces a society's descent into fascistic fear and inhumanity.
Mudbound
Published in 2017
In the Mississippi Delta of the 1940s, two farming families one of white landholders, and one of Black tenant farmers are bound by the unforgiving soil they share as they struggle to survive amid the upheavals of World War II and the poisonous hatred of the Jim Crow South. Each family sends a young man off to battle; when they return home, scarred, and find a common bond, the community is ripped apart. Writer-director Dee Rees, with co-writer Virgil Williams, crafts a uniquely American tragedy, imbuing bitter historical realities with a timeless weight.
Muzzle
Published in 2023
After his dog is killed in Skid Row, Jake Rosser plummets deep into a sinister underworld to uncover the truth about who may be responsible.
My Beautiful Laundrette
Published in 1985
A Pakistani living in England during the Thatcher years inherits a laundrette from his family. Together with his companion, he makes it a success. But trouble is only a step away.
My Life As a Dog
Published in 1985
Tells the story of Ingemar, a twelve-year-old from a working-class family sent to live with his uncle in a country village when his mother falls ill. There, the boy finds both refuge from his misfortunes and unexpected adventure with the help of the town's warmhearted eccentrics.
Nana Complete Collection
Published in 2022
It was an accidental meeting. Two strangers on a train, with nothing in common. Besides being girls of a similar age, both journeying to start new phases in their lives, and sharing the same given name, that is. Nana Komatsu, moving to be closer to her boyfriend, maybe too innocent to make it on her own. Aspiring musician Nana Osaki is well-versed in scrabbling her way back up after life kicks her in the teeth. But Osaki has never experienced the warmth of family that Komatsu exudes, so while they seem as different as the symbols for Yin and Yang, they also balance each other. That's what the best friendships do. Through good times and bad, this is the story of that friendship, and of two girls who discover that they share far more than just the same name.
Naruto Shippuden the Movie
Road to Ninja [COMBO Pack]
Published in 2012
A boy who came from the heavens encounters a city of ships, Gargantia. In the distant future a young boy, Ledo, is raised in space knowing nothing but war, until he comes to Earth, a planet whose surface is nearly covered in water, where he witness the sea for the first time. On the vast seas with an aquamarine glow, people form huge fleets and live a humble, but happy life. Ledo is the only foreigner in this world with foreign customs and language, but he's not alone.
Night Train to Munich
Published in 1940
Takes viewers on a World War II-era journey from Prague to England to the Swiss Alps, as Nazis pursue a Czech scientist and his daughter, who are being aided by a debonair British undercover agent. Includes a video conversation and a booklet.
Obi-Wan Kenobi Complete Series
Published in 2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.
One Life
Published in 2024
Tells the true story of Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker, who, along with Trevor Chadwick, and Doreen Warriner of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia, rescued 669 children from the Nazis in the months leading up to World War II. Fifty years later, it's 1988 and Nicky lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn't able to bring to safety in England, always blaming himself for not doing more. It's not until a live BBC television show, 'That's Life!', surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children, now adults, that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades.
Orpheus
Published in 1950
A 1950 update of the Orphic myth by Jean Cocteau that depicts a famous poet scorned by the Left Bank youth, and his love for both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead through Cocteau's famous mirrored portal. Orpheus represents the legendary Cocteau at the height of his abilities for peerless visual poetry and dreamlike storytelling.
Oshi No Ko Season 1 Collection
Published in 2023
A doctor and his recently-deceased patient are reborn as twins to a famous Japanese musical idol and navigate the highs and lows of the Japanese entertainment industry as they grow up together through their lives.
Paranormal Activity 6-Movie Collection
Published in 2019
The breakthrough horror phenomenon that has enticed and terrified audiences around the globe. This terrifying six-movie collection delivers the scares and is packed with thrills, chills, and unexpected surprises. Includes: Paranormal Activity; Paranormal Activity 2; Paranormal Activity 3; Paranormal Activity 4; Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension; and Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones.
Peeping Tom
Published in 1960
Unleashing a murderous filmmaker armed with a killer camera, Michael Powell's groundbreaking reclaimed masterpiece takes a dark detour into obsession and voyeurism, daring viewers to confront their own relationship to the violence on-screen.
Pianist, The (2003)
Published in 2003
Loosely based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding from the Nazis.
Pitfall
Published in 1948
What propels Pitfall into the ranks of a chilling film noir drama is the appearance of a ruthless sociopath willing to destroy all in his path to secure his objective. Pitfall came along when post-World War II film noir was generating cash and artistic dividends by interpreting life in Cold War society. Mental toughness was needed and film noir was a vehicle that displayed that on screen quality.
Rampage
Published in 2018
When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago.
Rashomon
Published in 1950
A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife. This eloquent masterwork and international sensation revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema, and a commanding new star.
Red
Published in 2010
Frank is a former black-ops CIA agent living a quiet life alone, until the day a hit squad shows up to kill him. With his identity compromised, Frank reassembles his old team - Joe, Marvin, and Victoria - and sets out to prove that they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Stand back and watch the bullets fly in this explosive action-comedy.
Rules of Engagement
Published in 2000
Col. Terry Childers is a 30 year Marine veteran: a decorated officer with combat experience in Vietnam, Beirut and Desert Storm; a patriot, a hero. But now, the country he served so well has put him on trial for a rescue mission that went very wrong.
Samurai Champloo Complete Series
Published in 2019
Mugen's a reckless sword-slinger with a style that's more b-boy than Shaolin. Then there's Jin, a deadbeat ronin who speaks softly but carries a big blade. When these roughnecks bring the ruckus, it ain't good for anybody, especially them. Enter Fuu, the dizzy waitress who springs her new friends from a deadly jam. All she wants in return is help solving a riddle from her past. She and the boys are tracking the scent, but there's ninety-nine ways to die between them and the sunflower samurai.
The Samurai Trilogy
Published in 1956
The Samurai Trilogy was one of Japan's most successful exports of the 1950s, a rousing, emotionally gripping tale of combat and self-discovery. Based on a novel that's often called Japan's Gone With The Wind, this sweeping saga fictionalizes the life of the legendary seventeenth-century swordsman.
Scanners
Published in 1981
After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers, and that some of the other 'scanners' have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.
The Six Million Dollar Man Complete Series
Published in 2022
When an aircraft crash leave him barely alive, Colonel Steve Austin is rebuilt with cutting-edge bionic technology. Now, atomic-powered limbs propel him at speeds of 60 mph, giving him the ability to overturn massive objects and take on America's most nefarious villains and their schemes.
The Sound of Music
Published in 1965
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the most beloved family film of all time! Rogers and Hammerstein's cinematic treasure stars the incomparable Julie Andrews as Maria, the warmhearted young woman who brings joy and music to Captain von Trapp and his children. Includes an hour long documentary detailing Julie Andrews' return visit to Salzburg where she filmed her iconic role as Maria.
South Park
Joining the Panderverse
Published in 2023
Cartman's deeply disturbing dreams portend the end of the life he knows and loves. The adults in South Park are also wrestling with their own life decisions as the advent of AI is turning their world upside down.
Spectacular Spiderman Complete Series
Published in 2016
Get ready for nonstop, super Spidey excitement as the world's most famous web-slinging Super Hero returns in all 26 action-packed episodes from the hit series. The line of Super Villains determined to take down Spidey seems never-ending. There's Venom, Electro, Dr. Octopus, Sandman, and Rhino, just to name a few. These criminals are almost more than he can handle and the stress would be enough to send a lesser Super Hero over the edge, but it's all in a day's work.
Stopmotion
Published in 2024
Ella Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella's mind starts to fracture, the characters in her project take on a life of their own.
Strangers on a Train
Published in 1951
Tennis star Guy hates his unfaithful wife, and mysterious Bruno hates his father. They strike up a proposal to kill each other's burdens in this Alfred Hitchcock film.
Streets of Fire
Published in 1984
Amid a brooding rock & roll landscape, the Bombers motorcycle gang, led by the vicious Raven Shaddock, kidnap diva Ellen Aim. Her hope for rescue lies with unlikely heroes: Tom Cody and his sidekick, the two-fisted beer guzzling McCoy.
Take Out
Published in 2004
The American dream has rarely seemed so far away as in this raw film by Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou, an immersion in the life of an undocumented Chinese immigrant struggling to get by on the margins of post-9/11 New York City.
Talk to Her
Published in 2002
From Academy Award-winning director Pedro Almodovar. Two men hold vigil over the women they love as the lives of the four are further entwined and their relationships move toward a surprising conclusion.
Targets
Published in 1968
Old Hollywood collides with New Hollywood, and screen horror with real-life horror, in the startling debut feature from Peter Bogdanovich. The chillingly prescient vision of American-made carnage casts Boris Karloff as a version of himself: an aging horror movie icon whose fate intersects with that of a seemingly ordinary young man on a psychotic shooting spree around Los Angeles. Charged with provocative ideas about the relationship between mass media and mass violence.
The Teachers' Lounge
Published in 2024
An idealistic middle school teacher who advocates for a student accused of stealing becomes embroiled in conflict when she becomes the target of a theft herself.
Three Outlaw Samurai
Published in 1964
An origin-story offshoot of a Japanese television series phenomenon of the same name, Three Outlaw Samurai is a classic in its own right. A wandering, seen-it-all ronin becomes entangled in the dangerous business of two other samurai hired to execute a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of a corrupt magistrate. With remarkable storytelling economy and thrilling action scenes, it's an expertly mounted tale of revenge and loyalty.
Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène
Published in 2024
Ousmane Sembène's trailblazing 1970s features, a radical call to resistance, a wickedly subversive satire, and a controversial historical epic, are searing social critiques that confirmed the Senegalese auteur's standing as a fearless truth-teller.
Throw Down
Published in 2004
With rousing martial-arts action and wild comedy, Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To's most personal film is a thrilling love letter to both the cinema of Akira Kurosawa and the art of judo.
To Die For
Published in 1995
The all-American obsession with celebrity turns monstrous in this deliciously subversive (and disturbingly prescient) satire of our television-mediated, true-crime-obsessed age. In a career breakthrough, Nicole Kidman delivers a diabolical deconstruction of the girl next door as a local TV weather reporter whose perfectly perky facade belies a murderous heart, as her ruthless pursuit of fame ensnares three disaffected teens in a sordid, tabloid-ready scandal.
To Sleep With Anger
Published in 1990
Harry, a devilish charmer turns up out of the blue on the South Central Los Angeles doorstep of his old friends. In short, order, Harry's presence turns a seemingly peaceful household upside down, exposing smoldering tensions between parents and children, tradition and change, virtue and temptation. Interweaving evocative strains of gospel and blues with rich, poetic-realist images, it is a sublimely stirring film from an autonomous artistic sensibility, a portrait of family resilience.
Tokyo Godfathers
Published in 2004
In modern-day Tokyo, three homeless people's lives are changed forever when they discover a baby girl at a garbage dump on Christmas Eve. As the New Year fast approaches, these three forgotten members of society band together to solve the mystery of the abandoned child and the fate of her parents. Along the way, encounters with seemingly unrelated events and people force them to confront their own haunted pasts, as they learn to face their future, together.
Traffic
Published in 2000
Traffic examines the question of drugs as politics, business, and lifestyle. With an innovative color-coded cinematic treatment to distinguish his interwoven stories, Steve Soderbergh embroils viewers in the lives of a newly appointed drug czar and his family, a West Coast kingpin's wife, a key informant, and police officers on both sides of the U. S. -Mexico border. The film, which delivers a complex and nuanced take on an issue of international importance with sacrificing any energy.
Trainwreck
Published in 2015
Since she was little, it's been drilled into Amy's head by her dad that monogamy isn't realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo; enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment, but in actuality, she's kind of in a rut. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she's writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners; Amy starts to wonder if other grown-ups might be on to something.
Treasure Island
Published in 1990
Pirate Captain Billy Bones leaves a young innkeeper's son, Jim Dawkins, a map indicating the location of a priceless treasure. Jim sets sail for the Caribbean in search of the treasure. But they do not realize that the ship's crew has been replaced by a band of cutthroats under the leadership of the infamous pirate Long John Silver.
Where Do We Go Now?
Published in 2011
A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village.
You Are There
Jefferson Makes a Difference
Published in 2004
Includes: The Vote That Made Jefferson President and The Louisiana Purchase.
What Comes Back
Published in 2024
"A collection of poems by Javier Peñalosa, translated by Robin Myers"-- Provided by publisher.
The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration
Published in 2024
"The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration Edited with an Introduction by Frank Abe and Floyd Cheung TARGET CONSUMER: Readers of They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, No No Boy by John Okada, Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown, When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka, and Only What We Could Carry by Lawson Fusao Inada The collective voice of Japanese Americans defined by a specific moment in time: the four years of World War II during which the US government expelled resident aliens and its own citizens from their homes and imprisoned 125,000 of them in American concentration camps, based solely upon the race they shared with a wartime enemy. A Penguin Classic This anthology presents a new vision that recovers and reframes the literature produced by the people targeted by the actions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congress to deny Americans of Japanese ancestry any individual hearings or other due process after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. From nearly seventy selections of fiction, poetry, essays, memoirs, and letters emerges a shared story of the struggle to retain personal integrity in the face of increasing dehumanization - all anchored by the key government documentsthat incite the action. The selections favor the pointed over the poignant, and the unknown over the familiar, with several new translations among previously unseen works that have been long overlooked on the shelf, buried in the archives, or languished unread in the Japanese language. The writings are presented chronologically so that readers can trace the continuum of events as the incarcerees experienced it. The contributors span incarcerees, their children born in or soon after the camps, and their descendants who reflect on the long-term consequences of mass incarceration for themselves and the nation. Many of the voices are those of protest. Some are those of accommodation. All are authentic. Together they form an epic narrative with a singular vision of America's past, one with disturbing resonances with the American present"-- Provided by publisher.
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew
Published in 2024
"For Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby no question about Jews is off-limits. They go there. They cover Jews and money. Jews and power. Jews and privilege. Jews and white privilege. The Black and Jewish struggle. Emmanuel asks, Did Jews kill Jesus? To which Noaresponds, "Why are Jewish people history's favorite scapegoat?" They unpack Judaism itself: Is it a religion, culture, a peoplehood, or a race? And: Are you antisemitic if you're anti-Zionist? The questions--and answers--might make you squirm, but together, they explain the tropes, stereotypes, and catalysts of antisemitism in America today. The topics are complicated and Acho and Tishby bring vastly different perspectives. Tishby is an outspoken Israeli American. Acho is a mild-mannered son of a Nigerian American pastor. But they share a superpower: an uncanny ability to make complicated ideas easy to understand so anyone can follow the straight line from the past to our immediate moment--and then see around corners. Acho and Tishby are united by the core belief that hatred toward one group is never isolated: if you see the smoke of bigotry in one place, expect that we will all be in the fire"-- Provided by publisher.
Murder in the Storybook Cottage
Published in 2020
While holding the Peppermint Press children's book conference, Jane Steward must track down a killer, who fashions his crimes after fairy tales, when two murders occur during a scavenger hunt.
Green Lantern. Vol. 01
Back in Action
Published in 2024
"Spinning out of the events of Dark Crisis, the Guardians of Oa at the heart of the Green Lantern Corps have quarantined Sector 2814, home of the planet Earth--and its champion along with it! A heartbreaking defeat has sent Hal reeling, returning home torediscover his roots...and find the man responsible for ruining his life: Sinestro. From the visionary team of Jeremy Adams and Xermaanico (Flashpoint Beyond) comes a tale of redemption, loss, and finding out that maybe...just maybe...you can go home again. At least if you're willing to hot-wire a power ring to do it."-- Provided by publisher.
The Feminist Bird Club's Birding for a Better World
A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Nature
Published in 2023
"The Feminist Bird Club's Birding for a Better World illustrates how anyone can engage in the universally available activity of birding, and support equity and environmental justice at the same time, making an excellent gift or self-purchase for seasonedbirders and beginners alike, as well as for nature lovers, social justice activists, and anyone seeking actionable information about accessibility and inclusivity in the birding community"-- Provided by publisher.
Millionaire Habits
How to Achieve Financial Independence, Retire Early, and Make a Difference by Focusing on Yourself First
Published in 2024
"This book is divided into two parts. Part 1 discusses each of the ten millionaire habits and the millionaire wealth-building timeline. These habits are the building blocks for everything you do inside and outside your workplace. Millionaires use these habits to build money-making careers and live a life that's so satisfying that they can't wait to get up in the morning and start their day. Part 2 dives into FIRE, or Financial Independence Retire Early. Younger people use these millionaire habits to workhard for several years and then quit their jobs in their 30s or 40s (hint: this was us). FIRE won't be for everyone, but its tactics can still make you very, very rich throughout your life. If you don't want to retire early, that's okay! But don't skip this part of the book. Achieving financial freedom is still the goal, and you might be surprised at the lifestyle options that open up to you once you're there. If you are ready to put your old habits aside and start doing the things that attract wealth without thinking about it, continue reading. You're in the right place."-- Provided by publisher.
Miss Savage Fang. Vol. 01
The Strongest Mercenary in History is Reincarnated As an Unstoppable Noblewoman
Published in 2024
Elegant warrior Mylene hides a shocking secret: inside her lurks the soul of the strongest mercenary in history, Savage Fang, and this former sellsword will use her past experience and newfound powers to shape the world as she sees fit.
How to Grow Plants for Free
Creating New Plants from Cuttings, Seeds and More
Published in 2023
The perfect introduction to increasing the number of plants in your garden or community easily and cheaply Increase your stock of plants easily and for free by propagating them yourself. RHS How to Grow Plants for Free demystifies the art of taking cuttings and explains the other ways you can multiply your garden plants. Propagating your own plants is fun, inexpensive, and a sustainable way to garden.
A Field Guide to the Apocalypse
A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times
Published in 2024
"From Covid-19 to runaway technology to climate change, we are currently living in an apocalyptic state. And it's nothing new: As a species we've been surviving-and evolving from-apocalypses for as long as we've walked the Earth. So, we're capable of dealing with them, surviving them, and yes, thriving through them. In A Field Guide to the Apocalypse, cooperation theorist and zombie enthusiast Athena Aktipis has assembled a lively, unexpected field guide to help readers mentally and practically prepare for current and future apocalyptic events. She begins by teaching readers to overcome the main obstacle in surviving an apocalypse: fear. And then trains them on how to make smart decisions based on historic precedent, human psychology, and brain science. Illustrated with 2-color illustrations throughout that both teach and entertain, the book is organized into five chapters that guide readers through our history with apocalypses, how we're evolved to survive them by cooperating with each other, and how tothrive amidst our multi-apocalyptic reality"-- Provided by publisher.
The Modern Embroidery Handbook
Step-By-Steps to Learn Over 70 Hand Embroidery Stitches Plus 20 Colourful Projects and a Sampler
Published in 2024
Sweet Home Macrame
A Beginner's Guide to Macrame
Published in 2024
"Sweet Home Macrame: A Beginner's Guide to Macrame features step-by-step instructions for making wall hangings, jewelry, home decor, and more from macrame"-- Provided by publisher.
Skies of Thunder
A Forgotten Epic of World War II
Published in 2024
"In April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army steamrolled through Burma, capturing the only ground route from India to China. Supplies to this critical zone would now have to come from India by air-meaning across the Himalayas, on the most hazardous air route in the world. SKIES OF THUNDER is a story of an epic human endeavor, in which Allied troops faced the monumental challenge of operating from airfields hacked from the jungle, and took on "the Hump," the fearsome mountain barrier that defined the air route.They flew fickle, untested aircraft through monsoons and enemy fire, at brain-melting altitudes with inaccurate maps and only primitive navigation technology. The result was a litany of both deadly crashes and astonishing feats of survival. The most chaotic of all the war's arenas, the China-Burma-India theater was further confused by the conflicting political interests of Roosevelt, Churchill and their demanding, nominal ally, Chiang Kai-shek. Caroline Alexander, who wrote the defining books on Shackleton's Endurance and Bligh's Bounty, is brilliant at probing what it takes to survive extreme circumstances. She has unearthed obscure memoirs and long-ignored records to give us the pilots' and soldiers' eye views of flying and combat, as well as honestportraits of commanders like the celebrated "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell and Claire Lee Chennault. She assesses the real contributions of units like the Flying Tigers, Merrill's Marauders, and the British Chindits, who pioneered new and unconventional forms ofwarfare. Decisions in this theater exposed the fault-lines between the Allies-America and Britain, Britain and India, and ultimately and most fatefully between America and China, as FDR pressed to help the Chinese nationalists in order to forge a bond with China after the war. A masterpiece of modern war history"-- Provided by publisher.
How to Cook a Steak
(And Other Life-changing Recipes to Elevate the Food You Already Cook)
Published in 2024
Forgotten Skills of Cooking
700 Recipes Showing You Why the Time-Honoured Ways Are the Best
Published in 2022
"First published in Great Britain in 2009"--Title page verso.
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
A Novel
Published in 2010
Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother's life. But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew--a reclusive, real-life gentle giant--she realizes that mysteries aren't solved in Mullaby, they're a way of life.
World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-first Century
Published in 2024
"Over the past few decades, China has climbed the ranks of the global powers with staggering speed. Its vast economy and growing regional aggression make it a threat to supersede the United States as the world's dominant power. But this outcome is far from inevitable. Like neighboring Russia-which harbors global ambitions of its own-right now China is at a turning point. Whereas international sanctions and a turn away from fossil fuels are steadily smothering Russia, China's downfall will be its shrinkingpopulation. Its chance to achieve global hegemony will soon disappear, making its quest for power both less certain and more dangerous. In World on the Brink, security expert Dmitri Alperovitch breaks down not only the significant weaknesses that have sofar prevented China from surpassing the United States, but also the key strategies that will enable the U. S. to maintain primacy even as China ramps up its efforts. Cultivating crucial alliances, fostering domestic innovation in emerging tech fields, and stabilizing international relations with adversarial nations are all vital components to building a robust strategy in anticipation of a new cold war that seems more likely every day. As Alperovitch explains, we must play to our strengths and address our weaknesses, using our leverage as the strongest nation on the planet to tactfully navigate the next cold war. This sharp, timely book is the essential blueprint for doing just that"-- Provided by publisher.
Draw 50 Horses
The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Broncos, Arabians, Thoroughbreds, Dancers, Prancers, and Many More
Summers at the Saint
Published in 2024
Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and scandals run even deeper. Everyone refers to the St. Cecelia as "the Saint." If you grew up coming here, you were "a Saint." If you came from the wrong side of the river, you were "an Ain't." Traci Eddings was one of those outsiders whose family wasn't rich enough or connected enough to vacation here. But she could work here. One fateful summer she did, and married the boss's son. Now, she's the widowed owner of the hotel, determined to see it return to its glory days, even as staff shortages and financial troubles threaten to ruin it. Plus, her greedy and unscrupulous brother-in-law wants to make sure she fails. Enlisting a motley crew of recently hired summer help, including the daughter of her estranged best friend, Traci has one summer season to turn it around. But new information about a long-ago drowning at the hotel threatens to come to light, and the tragic death of one of their own brings Traci to the brink of despair. Traci Eddings has her back against the pink-painted wall of this beloved institution. And it will take all the wits and guts she has to see wrongs put to right, to see guilty parties put in their place, and maybe even to find a new romance along the way.
Five Furry Familiars
Published in 2024
"To keep her cooking school and catering business, Mia's Morsels, afloat, Mia's handed off oversight to her boyfriend Trent's mother while she focuses on earning a steady paycheck. Too bad her mean-spirited boss at the lodge keeps the misery flowing as steadily as the money. At least her roommate, Christina, is still dedicated to Mia's Morsels-though she's also distracted, thanks to her clingy mother's constant demands. And the distraction only grows when Christina's old flame shows up in Magic Springs, Idaho, in his Escalade, claiming out of the blue to be her fiance. The arrival of some homeless kittens, as well as Trent's new familiar, a cute little Maltese, brings more chaos-as well as a strange spiritual energy that seems to emanate from the animals.But before Mia can figure out what kind of paranormal pets she has on her hands, she finds herself with a murder to solve--when a dead body is found in the lodge rental of Christina's suddenly attentive ex . . "-- Provided by publisher.
The Lost Letters from Martha's Vineyard
A Novel
Published in 2024
When TV producer Kit O'Neill discovers her late grandmother was Mercy Welles, an Oscar-nominated actress who disappeared just as her career was taking off, she puts her investigative skills to good use, which leads her to Martha's Vineyard-the island that holds the key to the fateful summer that changed everything forever.
The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye
A Novel
Published in 2024
"An epic, dazzling tale based on true events, The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye illuminates a woman of color's rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history"-- Provided by publisher.
Flower Academy
Easy-to-follow Tutorials for Arrangements That Awe
Published in 2023
"Adorn your space with homemade floral masterpieces with this stunning, all-in-one guide to flower arranging. These 20 beautiful projects will teach you that flowers are more than pretty and fragrant--when arranged properly, they convey emotion and ideas;they comfort, inspire and seduce. With expert florist and TikTok sensation Alexander Campbell as your guide, you'll unleash the full potential of your inner floral artist and learn to create showstopping arrangements that tell a story"-- Provided by publisher.
Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents
How to Heal, Cultivate Emotional Resilience & Build the Life & Love You Deserve
Published in 2024
"Few things in the world have a more profound effect on your life than the parents who raised you. When your parents are pathologically self-centered, manipulative, or emotionally abusive, the pain they cause is deep and often difficult to put into words.You may experience anxiety, depression, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), low self-esteem, addiction, or other mental health conditions as an adult. And you may even feel like it was somehow all your fault. But it was not your fault, and there are tools you can use to heal the trauma caused by your childhood. From the author of the self-help hit Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, this compassionate guide will help you gain a greater understanding of what happened in your past; transform deep pain into emotional resilience; and build the loving, meaningful relationship with yourself that you deserve. You'll also learn to set boundaries with others, assert your needs, and overcome emotional avoidance to develop warm, loving relationships with others. Author Sherrie Campbell offers powerful skills drawn from a range of evidence-based treatments, including mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), self-compassion, lived experience, and body-based practices to help you heal from the past and reconnect with your authentic self. A happy and healthy life is not a life without struggle-it is a journey full of meaningful lessons. Let this book guide you on the path to healing, wholeness, and self-discovery"-- Provided by publisher.
The Mighty Moo
The Uss Cowpens and Her Epic World War II Journey from Jinx Ship to the Navy's First Carrier into Tokyo Bay
Published in 2024
Flores Muertas
Dead Flowers : La Musica Y El Crimen Se Dan Cita En El Nuevo Caso Del Inspector Monfort
Published in 2024
Como Tener Relaciones Gratificantes, Ganarse La Confianza De Los Demas E Influir En La Gente
How to Have Rewarding Relationships, Win Trust and Influence People
Published in 2024
Soul by Soul
The Evangelical Mission to Spread the Gospel to Muslims
Published in 2023
"On the Front Lines of a Clash of Religions"-- Provided by publisher.
Quanta and Fields
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
Published in 2024
"In the second book of this already internationally acclaimed series, Sean Carroll, the most trusted explainer of the most mind-boggling concepts, digs deep into matter itself. What is the universe made of? In his quest to redefine the "popular" treatmentof the biggest ideas in the universe, Sean Carroll is creating a profoundly new approach to physics and math as reviewer after reviewer has attested. Adventuring in the math of fields, he now intrepidly guides readers into the fantastic depths of The Standard Model of particle physics illuminating the mysteries of quantum reality. The universe is made of atoms and Sean Carroll explains exactly what that means and how we know it"-- Provided by publisher.
Solenoid
Published in 2022
"From Mircea Cărtărescu, author of Blinding: an existence (and eventually a cosmos) created by forking paths. Based on Cărtărescu's own experience as a high school teacher, Solenoid begins with the mundane details of a diarist's life and quickly spirals into a philosophical account of existence, history, philosophy, and mathematics. On a broad scale, the novel's investigations of other universes, dimensions, and timelines reconcile the realms of life and art. The novel is grounded in the reality of Communist Romania in the late 1970s and early 1980s , including long lines for groceries, the absurdities of the education system, and the misery of family life. The text includes sequences in a tuberculosis sanatorium, an encounter with an anti-death protest movement, a society of dream investigators, and an extended visit to the minuscule world of dust mites living on a microscope slide. Combining history with fiction- the scientists Nicola Tesla and George Boole, for example, appear alongside the Voynichmanuscript-Solenoid ruminates on the exchanges possible between the alternate dimensions of life and art, as various, monstrous dimensions erupt within the Communist present"-- Provided by publisher.
Doing It All
Stop Over-functioning and Become the Mom and Person You're Meant to Be
Published in 2024
"In Doing It All, pediatrician and mother of two Whitney Casares offers stressed-out working moms a path away from chaos, burnout, and overwhelm and towards a purposeful, values-aligned life"-- Provided by publisher.
Big Moe's Big Book of BBQ
75 Recipes from Brisket and Ribs to Cornbread and Mac and Cheese
Published in 2024
"In this mouthwatering debut cookbook, pit master Moe Cason shares 75 of his family-favorite recipes"-- Provided by publisher.
People in Glass Houses
Published in 2024
"His name is Joshua Knight. Once a respected explorer, the press now calls him the Tarnished Knight. He took the fall for a disaster in the Underworld that destroyed his career. The devastating event occurred in the newly discovered sector known as GlassHouse-a maze of crystal that is rumored to conceal powerful Alien antiquities. The rest of the Hollister Expedition team disappeared and are presumed dead. Whatever happened down in the tunnels scrambled Josh's psychic senses and his memories, but he's determined to uncover the truth. Labeled delusional and paranoid, he retreats to an abandoned mansion in the desert, a house filled with mirrors. Now a recluse, Josh spends his days trying to discover the secrets in the looking glasses that cover the walls.He knows he is running out of time. Talented, ambitious crystal artist Molly Griffin is shocked to learn that the Tarnished Knight has been located. She drops everything and heads for the mansion to find Josh, confident she can help him regain control ofhis shattered senses. She has no choice - he is the key to finding her sister, Leona, a member of the vanished expedition team. Josh reluctantly allows her to stay one night, but there are two rules: she must not go down into the basement, and she must not uncover the mirrors that have been draped. But her only hope for finding her sister is to break the rules..."-- Provided by publisher.
Love the World or Get Killed Trying
Published in 2024
"Through playful poetic prose, sharp social commentary and self-deprecating gallows humor LOVE THE WORLD OR GET KILLED TRYING dives into the mind of Alvina, a trans woman on the eve of turning 30."--
The Storm We Made
A Novel
Published in 2024
"Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's family is in terrible danger: her fifteen-year-old son, Abel, has disappeared, and her youngest daughter, Jasmin, is confined in a basement to prevent being pressed into service at the comfort stations. Her eldest daughter Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day. Cecily knows two things: that this is all her fault; and that her family must never learn the truth. A decade prior, Cecily had been desperate to be morethan a housewife to a low-level bureaucrat in British-colonized Malaya. A chance meeting with the charismatic General Fuijwara lured her into a life of espionage, pursuing dreams of an "Asia for Asians." Instead, Cecily helped usher in an even more brutal occupation by the Japanese. Ten years later as the war reaches its apex, her actions have caught up with her. Now her family is on the brink of destruction--and she will do anything to save them. Spanning years of pain and triumph, told from the perspectives of four unforgettable characters, The Storm We Made is a dazzling saga about the horrors of war; the fraught relationships between the colonized and their oppressors, and the ambiguity of right and wrong when survival is at stake"-- Provided by publisher.
Free and Equal
A Manifesto for a Just Society
Published in 2024
"An uplifting and unified vision of a new, egalitarian liberalism, and a bold practical program for how we can reinvigorate democracy and transform capitalism--by a brilliant and charismatic young philosopher/economist"-- Provided by publisher.
Rakesfall
Published in 2024
"Some stories take more than one lifetime to tell. There are wrongs that echo through the ages, friendships that outpace the claws of death, loves that leave their mark on civilization, and promises that nothing can break. This is one such story. Annelidand Leveret met as children in the middle of the Sri Lankan civil war. They found each other in a torn-up nation, peering through propaganda to grasp a deeper truth. And in a demon-haunted wood, another act of violence linked them and propelled their souls on a journey throughout the ages. No world can hold them, no life can bind them, and they'll never leave each other behind. "-- Provided by publisher.
Whole Food Cooking Every Day
Transform the Way You Eat with 250 Vegetarian Recipes Free of Gluten, Dairy, and Refined Sugar
Published in 2019
In the follow-up to her acclaimed IACP and James Beard Award-winning cookbook, chef Amy Chaplin has written an indispensable whole food cooking bible to share her strategies, key recipes, and techniques for eating well day in and day out without getting bored.
The 12-hour Film Expert
Everything You Need to Know About Movies
Published in 2024
"The 12-Hour Film Expert is for anyone who wants to learn more about film and how to truly appreciate what they are watching, but they aren't sure where to begin. This book guides its readers through a selection of film masterpieces in a variety of genres, from silent films and westerns to dramas and romantic comedies"-- Provided by publisher.
The Dooky Chase Cookbook
Published in 2023
"Dooky Chase's Restaurant, a New Orleans landmark and celebrated bastion of fine Creole food, has welcomed notable individuals as well as thousands of locals through its doors since opening in 1941. The unquestionable authority in the restaurant's kitchen for many of those years, Leah Chase offers here a collection of recipes from the menu and her personal files that have delighted patrons for decades. Spiced with exquisite works from the African American art collection that hangs in the restaurant's dining room, this cookbook pairs the flavors of Leah Chase's dishes with anecdotes recounting the restaurant's traditions, origins of the recipes, and memories. This revised and expanded edition presents even more of the restaurant's favorite offerings and features a new chapter on drinks. Dooky Chase's longtime chef and proprietor passed away in 2019, but these pages honor Leah's legacy through recipes and sentiments that will be forever intertwined with the history of New Orleans."--
Their Divine Fires
Published in 2024
"At the turn of the twentieth century, Yun Hong is born into a loving family in the southern China countryside, but as Communism consumes her older brothers, it threatens her stability--and her love affair with the son of a wealthy landlord. The line of women who later descend from Yun Hong share the burden of a family birthmark and are also each forced to reckon with both dramatic political change and the ghosts of the past"--
Failures of Forgiveness
What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better
Published in 2023
"Philosopher Myisha Cherry teaches us the right ways to deal with wrongdoing in our lives and the worldSages from Cicero to Oprah have told us that forgiveness requires us to let go of negative emotions and that it has a unique power to heal our wounds. In Failures of Forgiveness, Myisha Cherry argues that these beliefs couldn't be more wrong-and that the ways we think about and use forgiveness, personally and as a society, can often do more harm than good. She presents a new and healthier understanding of forgiveness-one that will give us a better chance to recover from wrongdoing and move toward "radical repair." Cherry began exploring forgiveness after some relatives of the victims of the mass shooting at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, forgave what seemed unforgiveable. She was troubled that many observers appeared to be more inspired by these acts of forgiveness than they were motivated to confront the racial hatred that led to the killings. That is a big mistake, Cherry argues.Forgiveness isn't magic. We can forgive and still be angry, there can be good reasons not to forgive, and forgiving a wrong without tackling its roots solves nothing. Examining how forgiveness can go wrong in families, between friends, at work, and in themedia, politics, and beyond, Cherry addresses forgiveness and race, canceling versus forgiving, self-forgiveness, and more. She takes the burden of forgiveness off those who have been wronged and offers guidance both to those deciding whether and how toforgive and those seeking forgiveness.By showing us how to do forgiveness better, Failures of Forgiveness promises to transform how we deal with wrongdoing in our lives, opening a new path to true healing and reconciliation"-- Provided by publisher.
Defiance
Published in 2023
"The 22nd book in the beloved Foreigner saga continues the adventures of diplomat Bren Cameron as he navigates the tenuous peace he has struck between human refugees and the alien atevi"-- Provided by publisher.
Wisdom of the Path
The Beautiful and Bumpy Ride to Healing and Trusting Our Inner Guide
Published in 2024
Gut
An Owner's Guide
Published in 2024
In this latest entry in The Body Literacy Library a world-renowned expert in the field of gut health translates medical jargon into simple, clear prose, answers frequently asked queries and examines what we misunderstand about our gut.
Swiped
Published in 2024
"Gwen Turner has made a bloody mess of her life. She's recently broken up with the best man she's ever known for reasons even she can't admit to herself, and quit a lucrative job in order to pursue her dreams of opening her own coffee shop that's quickly become a bit of a dull nightmare. To top it all off, her best friend is getting married, walking down the aisle and leaving her behind. Everyone seems to be growing up, and moving on without her. Along with too much cheap wine, and bad reality tv, Gwen turns to a dating app to help fill the void in her life. Swiping left and right on what few eligible bachelors there seem to be in town, spending her evenings out on one disastrous first date after another. But when a string of murders begin to happen in her small coastal English city, each of the victims have one thing in common: they've all been on a date with Gwen. Before Gwen knows what's happening, she finds herself the main suspect in a serial killer's murderous spree, and the only way she can clear her name is to track down her former dates (even those that have ghosted her) and unmask a killer before it's too late"-- Provided by publisher.
Las Siete Leyes Espirituales Para Padres
The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents : Como Guiar a Tus Hijos Hacia El Exito
Published in 2022
Ill-fated Fortune
Published in 2024
"Felicity Jin grew up literally hanging onto Mom's apron strings in their magical bakery in the quaint town of Pixie, California. Her mother's enchanted baked goods, including puffy pineapple buns and creamy egg tarts, bring instant joy to all who consumethem. Felicity has always been hesitant in the kitchen herself after many failed attempts, but a takeout meal gone wrong inspires her to craft some handmade fortune cookies. They become so popular that Felicity runs out of generic fortunes and starts making her own personalized predictions. When one customer's ill-fated fortune results in his murder, Felicity's suspiciously specific fortune has the police focusing on her as the main culprit. Now Felicity must find a way to turn her luck around and get cleared from suspicion"-- Provided by publisher.
Cursed Bunny
Published in 2024
"A wildly original debut from a rising star of Korean literature--surreal, chilling fables that take on the patriarchy, capitalism, and the reign of big tech with absurdist humor and a (sometimes literal) bite. Pre-order YOUR UTOPIA, the new book writtenby Bora Chung and translated by Anton Hur, coming February 2024! From an author never before published in the United States, Cursed Bunny is unique and imaginative, blending horror, sci-fi, fairy tales, and speculative fiction into stories that defy categorization. By turns thought-provoking and stomach-turning, here monsters take the shapes of furry woodland creatures and danger lurks in unexpected corners of everyday apartment buildings. But in this unforgettable collection, translated by the acclaimedAnton Hur, Chung's absurd, haunting universe could be our own. "The Head" follows a woman haunted by her own bodily waste. "The Embodiment" takes us into a dystopian gynecology office where a pregnant woman is told that she must find a father for her babyor face horrific consequences. Another story follows a young monster, forced into underground fight rings without knowing his own power. The titular fable centers on a cursed lamp in the shape of a rabbit, fit for a child's bedroom but for its sinister capabilities. No two stories are alike, and readers will be torn whether to race through them or savor Chung's wit and frenetic energy on every page. Cursed Bunny is a book that screams to be read late into the night and passed on to the nearest set of hands the very next day"-- Provided by publisher.
El Praoximo Año En La Habana
Published in 2021
Marisol Ferrera returns to her grandmother's homeland to fulfill her last wish to have her ashes scattered in Havana and discovers her family history amidst Cuba's tropical beauty and dangerous political environment.
Dementia Prevention
Using Your Head to Save Your Brain
Published in 2023
"Severe memory loss and dementia are not inevitable parts of aging. Science now shows that you can make changes, no matter your age, to protect your brain. Join the authors as they guide you through a science-based tour of dementia, including how your brain works and how its function is affected by everything from blood circulation and blood pressure to sugar levels, medications, vision, and hearing"-- Provided by publisher.
Do It Anyway
Don't Give Up Before It Gets Good
Published in 2024
"In her revelatory, uplifting debut book from Grammy Award winner Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Billboard's Gospel Artist of the Decade, shares the transformative power of showing up to hard things with resilient faith and perseverance"-- Provided by publisher.
Life After Power
Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House
Published in 2024
"Former presidents have an unusual place in American life. King George III believed that George Washington's departure after two terms made him "the greatest character of the age." But Alexander Hamilton worried former presidents might "[wander] among thepeople like ghosts." They were both right. Life After Power tells the stories of seven former presidents, from the Founding to today. Each changed history. Each offered lessons about how to decide what to do in the next chapter of life. Thomas Jeffersonwas the first former president to accomplish great things after the White House, shaping public debates and founding the University of Virginia, an accomplishment he included on his tombstone, unlike his presidency. John Quincy Adams served in Congress and became a leading abolitionist, passing the torch to Abraham Lincoln. Grover Cleveland was the only president in American history to serve a nonconsecutive term. William Howard Taft became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Herbert Hoover shaped the modern conservative movement, led relief efforts after World War II, reorganized the executive branch, and reconciled John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Jimmy Carter had the longest post-presidency in American history, advancing humanitarian causes, human rights, and peace. George W. Bush made a clean break from politics, bringing back George Washington's precedent, and reminding the public that the institution of the presidency is bigger than any person. Jared Cohen explores the untold stories in the finalchapters of these presidents' lives, offering a gripping and illuminating account of how they went from President of the United States one day, to ordinary citizens the next. He tells how they handled very human problems of ego, finances, and questions about their legacy and mortality. He shows how these men made history after they left the White House"-- Provided by publisher.
Bad Men
Published in 2024
"Saffy has a secret. A secret that she is deeply ashamed of. It's not the fact that she's a serial killer in her free time. In fact, she's quite proud of that. After all she's only killing the bad men. She is making the world a better place. No, her secret is far worse than that. Saffy has a messy, inexplicable, uncontrollable crush. So while she's busy plotting her next murder, she also has the much harder task of figuring out how to get a boyfriend. But if there's one thing Saffy knows, it's how to get her man."--
College Girl, Missing
The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight
Published in 2024
"When Lauren Spierer-a gregarious young woman at a crossroads in her life-vanished from Indiana University in 2011, her story drew global attention from celebrities and news outlets such as People magazine, CNN, Fox News, and USA Today. What made the caseso confounding to those outlets was that the 20-year-old was out with dozens of classmates in a bustling university town on the night she went missing. She was seen in public by witnesses and security cameras, and ended up in a townhouse complex with several wealthy, well-connected male students-never to be seen again. Despite the media frenzy surrounding the case, the police investigation went nowhere and her body was never found. Armed with the support of Lauren's parents and never-before-seen evidencethat chronicles a cover-up, a botched investigation, conflicting testimony, and new interviews, Cohen leads readers through a gripping narrative before finally shining a light on those often forgotten in true crime: the innocent people left behind. College Girl, Missing will provide an incisive look at "Missing White Woman Syndrome" to expose the prejudice in true crime reporting and demonstrate how the excessive media coverage that Lauren received, paradoxically, damaged the quest to bring her home"-- Provided by publisher.
Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child
Your Guide to the Essential Systems, Services, and Supports
Published in 2024
The Woman in White
Published in 2022
The mysterious appearance of a woman dressed in white leads to the discovery of a complicated plot involving a stolen inheritance and an escape from a mental institution.
Westport
Published in 2024
When she becomes the lead suspect in her coworker's murder, Nora Carleton calls in her old colleagues from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Mafia investigator Benny Dugan and lawyer Carmen Garcia, and as they hunt for the true killer's motive, Nora examines her history with the company to determine who framed her.
Fallen
George Mallory and the Tragic 1924 Everest Expedition
Published in 2024
In the years following his disappearance near the summit of Mount Everest in June 1924 at the age of thirty-seven, George Mallory was elevated into a legendary international hero. Dubbed "the Galahad of Everest," he was lionized by the media as the greatest mountaineer of his generation-a man who had died while taking the ultimate challenge. His body was only recovered in 1999 and there is still speculation about whether he made it to the summit. Handsome, charismatic, and daring, Mallory was a skilled public speaker, athlete, technically-gifted climber, a committed Socialist, and a supremely attractive figure to both men and women. His friends ranged from the gay artists and writers of the Bloomsbury group to the best mountaineers of his era. But thatwas only one side to him. Mallory was also a risk-taker who, according to his friend and first biographer David Pye, could never get behind the wheel of a car without trying to overtake the vehicle in front; a climber who pushed himself and those around him to the limits; a chaotic technophobe who was forever losing or mishandling equipment; a man who led his porters to their deaths in 1922, as well as his young climbing partner Andrew Irvine only two years later. So who was the real Mallory? What were the forces that made him and ultimately destroyed him? Why did the man who, in 1922, denounced oxygen sets as "damnable heresy" himself perish on an oxygen-powered summit attempt two years later? And perhaps most importantly, what made him return to Everest for his third and final attempt? Using diaries, letters, memoirs, and thousands of contemporary documents, Fallen is a gripping forensic investigation of Mallory's last expedition that, at long last, separates the man from the myth
The Lies of the Land
Seeing Rural America for What It Is--and Isn't
Published in 2023
"There's no such thing as rural America. Or, rather, as Steven Conn argues, "rural America" is a phrase that has been made to mean so many things that it doesn't mean anything. In fact, he maintains, rural America--so often characterized as in crisis or in danger of being left behind--has been shaped by the same major forces as the rest of the country since at least the end of the Civil War: militarization, industrialization, corporatization, and suburbanization. Conn calls for us to dispense with the fantasies and visions that are often imposed on rural America, in the hopes of more productively addressing the real challenges facing all of America"-- Provided by publisher.
The Reapers
A Charlie Parker Thriller
Published in 2015
"With an exlusive new introduction from the author"--Cover.
The Whisperers
A Charlie Parker Thriller
Published in 2016
A group of disenchanted former soldiers has begun its own smuggling operation. Anything can be smuggled between Maine and Canada--drugs, cash, and even people. To stop it, Charlie Parker must form an uneasy alliance with a killer he fears more than any other--The Collector.
The Wrath of Angels
A Charlie Parker Thriller
Published in 2016
"Deep in the Maine woods, a wrecked plane is discovered. It was never reported missing, and there are no bodies, but what it conceals is powerful beyond comprehension: a record of those who have struck a deal with the devil. A new battle is about to commence in the war between light and darkness, and the list proves to be a deadly weapon. While private detective Charlie Parker fears his own name is there, he is certain that it must be secured from evil. For others, too, have joined the search: a beautiful, scarred woman with a taste for killing; a silent child who remembers his own death; and a serial killer known as the Collector. But the woods too are preparing, for other secrets lurk within their depths. Someone survived the crash. Something survived. And now it waits"--Back cover.
I Shouldn't Feel This Way
Name What's Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-sabotage into Brave Action
Published in 2024
"Dr. Alison Cook uncovers the conflicting thoughts and emotions that keep us stuck and teaches us how to name, tame, and transform them into clear solutions that help us move forward in confidence"-- Provided by publisher.
Summertime Punchline
A Novel
Published in 2024
"A second-chance romantic comedy in which an up-and-coming comedian unwillingly returns to her hometown for the summer and sparks unexpectedly fly between her and the boy that broke her heart ten summers before"-- Provided by publisher.
Winning with Diabetes
Inspiring Stories from Athletes to Help You Thrive
Published in 2023
"This unique book shares some of the common challenges and successes athletes have encountered while living with diabetes, inspiring readers to take control of their diabetes and thrive"-- Provided by publisher.
Weird Black Girls
Stories
Published in 2024
"From Philip K. Dick Award finalist Elwin Cotman, an irresistibly unnerving collection of stories that explore the anxieties of living while Black--a high-wire act of literary-fantastical hybrid fiction. A rural town finds itself under the authoritarian sway of a tree that punishes children. A pair of old friends navigate their fraught history as strange happenings escalate in a Mexican restaurant. A pair of narcissistic friends wreak havoc on an activist community. An aloof young man finds himself livingthrough his lover's memories. And a day of LARPing takes a cosmic turn. In each of the seven stories in this collection, characters pursue their obsessions on paths to glory and destruction while around them their worlds twist and warp, oscillating between reality and impossibility. On display throughout is Cotman's ability to reveal truths about the human experience--about friendship, love, betrayal, bitterness--through whimsy, horror, and fantasy. Elegiac in tone, imaginative and humorous in their execution, the character-driven stories in Weird Black Girls challenge, incite, and entertain"-- Provided by publisher.
Clean Kill
A Sniper Novel
Published in 2010
An attempt at a new peace in the Middle East is shattered by an unknown attacker, and only Kyle Swanson can find out who's responsible, in this follow-up to "Dead Shot.." Available in a tall Premium Edition. Martin's
Dead Shot
Published in 2009
Former Marine Kyle Swanson faces a legendary sniper working with an Islamic organization that has created a terrifying weapon of mass destruction.
Miss May Does Not Exist
The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood's Hidden Genius
Published in 2024
"Miss May Does Not Exist, by Carrie Courogen is the riveting biography of comedian, director, actor and writer Elaine May, one of America's greatest comic geniuses. May began her career as one-half of the legendary comedy team known as Nichols and May, the duo that revolutionized the comedy sketch. After performing their Broadway smash An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Elaine set out on her own. She toiled unsuccessfully on Broadway for a while, but then headed to Hollywood where she became thedirector of A New Leaf, The Heartbreak Kid, Mikey and Nicky, and the legendary Ishtar. She was hired as a script doctor on countless films like Heaven Can Wait, Reds, Tootsie, and The Birdcage. In 2019, she returned to Broadway where she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in The Waverly Gallery. Besides her considerable talent, May is well known for her reclusiveness. On one of the albums she made with Mike Nichols, her bio is this: "Miss May does not exist." Until now. Carrie Courogen has uncovered the Elaine May who does exist. Conducting countless interviews, she has filled in the blanks May has forcibly kept blank for years, creating a fascinating portrait of the way women were mistreated and held back in Hollywood. Miss May Does Not Exist is a remarkable love story about a prickly genius who was never easy to work with, not always easy to love and frequently often punished for those things, despite revolutionizing the way we think about comedy, acting, and what a film or play can be"-- Provided by publisher.
Dark Wire
The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation in History
Published in 2024
"Beginning in 2018, a powerful app for secure communications, called Anom, began to take root among drug dealers and other criminals. It had extraordinary safeguards to keep out prying eyes--the power to quickly wipe data, voice-masking technology, and more. It was better than other apps popular among organized crime syndicates, except for one thing: it was secretly run by law enforcement. Over the next few years, the FBI, along with law enforcement partners in Australia and parts of Europe, got a front row seat to the global criminal underworld. They watched drug deals and hits being planned in real time, making arrests where they could without blowing their cover. For a period of years, some one hundred thousand criminals worldwide, including members ofSouth American drug cartels, the Calabrian mafia, and the Chinese Triad, did their business in full view of the officers they were trying to evade. It was a sprawling global economy as efficient and interconnected as the legal one. But a surveillance operation like this couldn't last. It was too dangerous, too ethically fraught, too large. And it all ended in spectacular fashion. Dark Wire is more than the story of this enormous sting operation--it shows the fundamental problems of policing in such a vast and high-speed economy. This is a caper for our modern world, where everyone is connected and no one is completely free"-- Provided by publisher.
French Pressed
Published in 2008
Clare Cosi's daughter Joy is interning--and falling--for a top New York chef when his kitchen turns cutthroat, and Joy becomes a murder suspect. Clare knows she must catch the real killer--even if it lands her in the hottest water of her life. Includes recipes and coffee-making tips. Original.
Murder by Mocha
Published in 2012
Claire Cosi, manager and head barista of the landmark Village Blend coffeehouse, can brew a beverage to die for. But can she stir up some evidence against a brutal killer who's gone loco for mocha? Includes recipes and coffee-making tips.
On What Grounds
Published in 2003
"Clare Cosi used to manage New York City's historic Village Blend coffeehouse, until she opted for quieter pastures and a more suburban life. But after ten years away she's back in action and back to the grind, serving up steaming hot caffeine one cup ata time. With a sprawling rent-free apartment directly above the coffeehouse, her cat Java by her side, and plenty of redecorating ideas, Clare is thrilled to return to work--until she discovers the assistant manager dead in the back of the store, coffee grounds strewn everywhere. NYPD Detective Mike Quinn finds no sign of forced entry or foul play and deems the whole thing an accident. But despite the attractive investigator's certainty, Clare isn't convinced. Now, if she wants to get to the bottom of things she'll have to do some sleuthing of her own--before anyone else ends up in hot water..."-- Provided by publisher.
The Encyclopedia of Cut Flowers
What Flowers to Buy, when to Buy Them, and How to Keep Them Alive for Longer
Published in 2023
"From Calvert Crary, author of Flower School and executive director of FlowerSchool NY and FlowerSchool LA, The Encyclopedia of Cut Flowers is a first-of-its-kind, beautiful yet practical guide to buying and caring for 146 different varieties of cut flowers, including information on how to get the most for your money by prolonging the life of your flowers"-- Provided by publisher.
Bombing Hitler's Hometown
The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber Raid of World War II in Europe
Published in 2024
The Ultimate Cross Stitch Pet Collection
Over 400 Animal Portraits and Motifs to Stitch
Published in 2024
Hurt Mountain
A Novel
Published in 2024
"When patrolman Brandon Hall comes upon a broken-down car on a Colorado highway, he finds a young girl in a bloodied nightgown at the wheel. In the back seat, the brutalized body of a teenage boy. The girl will say only one word: Hurt. When the girl is admitted to the hospital, the doctor on call is Brandon's ex-wife, Olivia Blake. For Olivia and Brandon, the traumatized Jane Doe opens a floodgate of memories. It's been four years since they shared their own tragedy-the unsolved disappearance of their eight-year-old daughter, Carly, and the end of their marriage. As Olivia focuses on Jane Doe's care, Brandon makes a startling discovery: a series of disappearances from across the country, over decades, that could finally lead to the truth about their missing daughter. But will unraveling the past trigger a backslide into grief, guilt, and obsession? Or is finding out what horrors lie in the Colorado mountains the only thing that can heal them, and the mysterious young girl in their care?"-- Provided by publisher.
The Mayor of Maxwell Street
Published in 2024
"An epic love story that explores the American Dream between the monolith of Jim Crow, the inflexible world of the original Black upper class, and the violence of 1920s Chicago"-- Provided by publisher.
Customize Your Cross-stitch
Friends and Family
Published in 2023
"Make your very own personalized cross-stitch pieces by combining these "ready-to-go" patterns with the included tips and tricks for customization. Customize Your Cross-Stitch: Friends and Family by Lizzy Dabczynski-Bean and the team at Stitch People is the perfect how-to guide, whether you are an experienced cross-stitcher who wants to create personalized pieces or a beginner who has never before held a needle and thread. This helpful guide introduces you to the basics of the craft with easy-to-follow written directions and photographic instructions. You can learn everything from using the tools of the trade to reading a pattern, creating basic stitches, and tweaking an already-existing design. The beautiful, modern designs in this book are accompanied by simple instructions appropriate for all skill levels. The easy-to-follow lessons--complete with patterns, detailed instructions, and photographs--ensure success in customizing patterns to create your very own unique pieces. Discover how to swap out colors, alter hairstyles, change clothing, and much more, to make your scene depict you and your own friends and family!"-- Provided by publisher.
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Published in 2015
"At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished Haitian village to New York to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know, and a legacy of shame that can be healed only whenshe returns to Haiti--to the women who first reared her. What ensues is a passionate journey through a landscape charged with the supernatural and scarred by political violence. In her stunning literary debut, Danticat evokes the wonder, terror, and heartache of her native Haiti--and the enduring strength of Haiti's women--with vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her people's suffering and courage"-- Provided by publisher.
Rush
Published in 2014
"Brandon Chase has always defined himself by one thing: football. Tough and athletic, he is a great college player who enjoys the hard hits and the sweaty grind of the gridiron. But when Brandon is injured, only one person can help him get back on track--a forbidden love he's desperately tried to put behind him. Alec Andrews has never quite forgiven Brandon for walking away when their friendship turned into something more. But he can't deny help to one of his closest friends. As the two spend the long, hot summer working together, their old attraction comes flooding back. Now as Alec things about coming out to his conservative family and Brandon considers revealing he's a gay football player, the two men must be strong to fight for a love that could be the greatest rush of their lives."--Page 4 of cover.
Guia Para Ser Buenos Padres De Hijos Adolescentes
Practical Guide to Be Good Parents
Published in 2022
Ana Maraia and the Fox
Published in 2024
"A forbidden love between a Mexican heiress and a shrewd British politician makes for a tantalizing Victorian season. Ana Maraia Luna Valdaes has strived to be the perfect daughter, the perfect niece, and the perfect representative of the powerful Luna family. So when Ana Maraia is secretly sent to London with her sisters to seek refuge from the French occupation of Mexico, she experiences her first taste of freedom far from the judgmental eyes of her domineering father. If only she could ignore the piercing looks she receives across ballroom floors from the austere Mr. Fox. Gideon Fox elevated himself from the London gutters by chasing his burning desire for more: more opportunities, more choices. For everyone. Now, as a member of Parliament, Gideon is on the cusp of securing the votes he needs to put forth a measure to abolish the Atlantic slave trade once and for all-a cause that is close to his heart as the grandson of a formerly enslaved woman. The charmingly vexing Ana Maraia is a distraction he must ignore. But when Ana Maraia finds herself in the crosshairs of a nefarious nobleman with his own political agenda, Gideon knows he must offer his hand as protection . . . but will this Mexican heiress win his heart as well?"-- Provided by publisher.
Isabel and the Rogue
Published in 2024
"When a daring Mexican heiress defies Victorian society to protect her country a British war hero makes it his new mission to protect her... Isabel Luna Valdaes has long since resigned herself to being the "forgotten" Luna sister. But thanks to familial connections to the Mexican ambassador in London, wallflower Isabel is poised to unearth any British intelligence hidden by the ton that might aid Mexico during the French Occupation. Though she slips easily from crowded ballrooms into libraries and privatestudies, Isabel's search is hampered by trysting couples and prowling rogues-including the rakish Captain Sirius Dawson. As a covert agent for the British Home Office, Sirius makes a game of earning the aristocracy's confidence. He spends his days befriending foolish politicians and seducing well-born ladies in order to learn their secrets. But after he spies a certain sharp-tongued Luna sister lurking in the shadows where no proper debutante should venture, it's clear Sirius is outmatched, outwitted, and soon to be outmaneuvered by the one woman he can't resist. Their mutual attraction is undeniable, but when Isabel discovers private correspondence that could turn the tide of political turmoil in Mexico, she's willing to do whatever it takes to protecther country-even if this means ignoring her heart and courting danger. . . "-- Provided by publisher.
The Sign of the Devil
Published in 2023
"An ill-fated grave-robbery unearths a corpse with a most disturbing symbol on it. The very same sign is daubed in blood on the walls of Edinburgh's lunatic asylum, on the night that one of the patients is murdered. The mark in question? The mark of the devil. The prime suspect: Amy McGray, the asylum's most infamous inmate, a young woman who has grown up behind bars after she killed her parents many years ago. Her brother, Detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray, knows the evidence is stacked against her. To proveher innocence, he needs the help of an old friend... Inspector Ian Frey insists he is retired. But when called upon, he reluctantly agrees to their final case. Because this is the case in which all will be revealed - as twists follow bombshells on the way to the secrets that have been waiting in the shadows"-- Provided by publisher.
Early Sobrieties
A Novel
Published in 2024
"Early Sobrieties is a second coming-of-age story that offers an existential trek into the enigma of sobriety itself and follows the eloquent confessional of an addict who is lost and found, then lost again"-- Provided by publisher.
How We Break
Navigating the Wear and Tear of Living
Published in 2024
"Drawing on cutting-edge science and intimate personal stories, an essential and paradigm-shifting book for readers struggling with fatigue, burnout, stress, and trauma-and for all of us who sometimes feel like we have been pushed past our breaking point"-- Provided by publisher.
Savor It
A Novel
Published in 2024
"Summer won't last forever. Sage Byrd has lived in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon (not to be confused with Forks, Washington) her entire life. She's learned to love her small world, with the misfit animals on her hobby farm, and her friendships with the town's inhabitants. But when her 5-year relationship ends and her ex, town-golden-boy Ian, suddenly gets engaged, Sage needs a win - something that will convince everyone to stop pitying her all the time, and to put Ian in his place. The Festival of Spunes, the town's annual summer competition, would be the perfect opportunity. She just needs a partner. Fisher Lange was a hotshot chef in New York City until the loss of his sister left him numb, grieving, and responsible for his teenage niece Indy. WhenFisher loses his Michelin star along with his love of cooking, his boss sends him and Indy to Spunes on a much-needed summer sabbatical to consult on a restaurant opening. But when clashes with the townspeople threaten his last chance to redeem himself and a kiss with his new neighbor Sage leads to dating rumors, a strategic alliance might just be the best way to turn things around. A deal is struck. Sage will improve Fisher's image in the eyes of the town and remove the roadblocks he is facing with therestaurant, and Fisher will be Sage's partner for the competition. But as their pact quickly turns into steamy rendezvous, emotional wounds begin to heal, and the pair tries to savor every moment, they start to realize that summer is racing by much fasterthan they would like... Filled with spicy summer fun, small-town charm, and Big Feelings, this highly anticipated romcom is Tarah DeWitt's best yet"-- Provided by publisher.
Night of Thunder
Published in 2009
Deep in the heart of Dixie for a weeklong NASCAR event, Bob Lee Swagger, protagonist of the "New York Times" bestseller "Point of Impact," returns in this explosively gritty thrill ride from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Available in a tall Premium Edition.
Pale Horse Coming
Published in 2002
In 1951 Mississippi, Thebes State Penal Farm is a place of violence, racial terror, and horrific rumors. When an old friend disappears inside Thebes, Arkansas State Police Sgt. Earl Swagger infiltrates the prison and discovers a savage world where death is the only salvation. He barely escapes with his life, but he's not about to stay away for long.
Hot Springs
A Novel
Published in 2022
"Earl Swagger is tough as hell. But even tough guys have their secrets. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending parenthood, Earl is a decorated ex-Marine of absolute integrity--and overwhelming melancholy. Now he's about to face his biggest, bloodiest challenge yet. In the summer of 1946, the newly elected county prosecutor of Hot Springs, Arkansas, hires Earl Swagger, a war veteran disturbed by dark memories of Iwo Jima and of his brutal father, to fight a war against the city's gangsters, led by an Englishman named Owney Maddox, who has a taste for brothels and casinos"-- Provided by publisher.
The Apothecary Diaries. Vol. 05
Published in 2022
"Forced to the leave the Inner Palace, Maomao finds herself in the employ of none other than Jinshi, the seemingly ever-present thorn in her side! Immune to his charms, Maomao sets about learning the ways of life in the Outer Palace, where government officials and military officers go about the daily business of running the country. Far from being fearful of her new surroundings, however, Maomao has her insatiable curiosity piqued by the soldier-occupied eastern wing, where she's been forbidden to go butwhere it seems further mysteries await..."-- Provided by publisher.
The Apothecary Diaries. Vol. 06
Published in 2022
"Maomao has proven her worth to the denizens of the palace time and time again, but she's got her work cut out for her on this occasion! When the ever luminous Jinshi asks for Maomao's help in disguising himself to take care of business outside the palacewalls, Maomao must dig deep to mar her employer's heavenly charms! And to make the ploy believable, Maomao herself is roped in to a spot of theater as Jinshi's companion. But Jinshi's 'business' takes him right to the gates of the pleasure district! Hasall Maomao's hard work been for a mere assignation, or is there another mystery afoot?"-- Provided by publisher.
The Apothecary Diaries. Vol. 07
Published in 2022
"Maomao succeeds in saving Jinshi from a horrific fate, proving herself indispensable to the palace once more. But while she is given the chance to explain herself, Maomao has yet to learn that the treachery of the plot she has uncovered is woven deep into the fabric of the very palace in which she serves. To truly unpick the mystery, Maomao will need her patience and her copious wits about her"-- Provided by publisher.
The Apothecary Diaries. Vol. 08
Published in 2023
"Sly tactician Lakan's attempts at provocation lead to his own downfall when Maomao challenges him to elephant chess, only to outplay him in a game of wits! In a stupor from drinking "poison" as punishment for his loss, Lakan dreams of a long-lost past, his affair with a beautiful courtesan, and meeting her daughter for the very first time. Upon waking, he finds himself at Verdigris, where he is pressed to buy the freedom of a girl of his choosing and take her home as his wife! But will any of the flowersthere catch his eye when his heart is in love with a memory?"-- Provided by publisher.
The Apothecary Diaries. Vol. 09
Published in 2023
"A festive atmosphere descends upon the Inner Court with the arrival of a long-awaited merchant caravan and its myriad wares. Though the excitement is contagious and even Maomao looks forward to making purchases of her own, she soon cottons on to something potentially sinister about the innocuous goods for sale. Before Maomao can tease out any evidence, however, her attention turns to mushrooms when Jinshi asks her to root out any poisonous varieties on the grounds. But is this request just a bit of landscaping or does it have anything to do with the rumors making the rounds about a court lady who has gone missing?"-- Provided by publisher.
Blessings
A Novel
Published in 2024
"Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, set in post-military Nigeria and culminating in the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act of 2014. Obiefuna has always been the black sheep of his family-sensitive where his father, Anozie, is pragmatic, a dancer where his brother, Ekene, is a natural athlete. But when an intimate connection blossoms between Obiefuna and a boy from a nearby village, happiness is fleeting once his father catches them together andbanishes him to boarding school. Obiefuna finds and hides who he truly is as he navigates his new school's strict hierarchy and unpredictable violence. Back home, his mother Uzoamaka must contend with the absence of her beloved son, her husband's crypticreasons for sending him away, and the hard truths that they've all been hiding from. As Nigeria teeters on the brink of criminalizing same-sex relationships, Obiefuna's life, or the life he wants to live, becomes even further out of a reach and more dangerous than ever before. Told from the alternating perspectives of Obiefuna and Uzoamaka, Blessings is an elegant and exquisitely moving story that asks how to live freely in a country that forbids one's truest self, and the love that can flourish in spiteof it all"-- Provided by publisher.
Southern Man
Published in 2023
"Fifteen years after the events of the Natchez Burning trilogy, Penn Cage is alone. Nearly all his loved ones are dead, his old allies gone. But Penn's self-imposed exile comes to an abrupt end when a brawl at a Bienville music festival triggers a shooting--one that nearly takes the life of his daughter Annie. Before the stunned populace can process the tragedy, an arsonist begins torching antebellum plantation homes in Bienville. When an unknown Black group claims the fires as acts of justice, panic ensues, driving the Mississippi River town to the brink of war"-- Provided by publisher.
Southern Man
Published in 2023
"Fifteen years after the events of the Natchez Burning trilogy, Penn Cage is alone. Nearly all his loved ones are dead, his old allies gone. But Penn's self-imposed exile comes to an abrupt end when a brawl at a Bienville music festival triggers a shooting--one that nearly takes the life of his daughter Annie. Before the stunned populace can process the tragedy, an arsonist begins torching antebellum plantation homes in Bienville. When an unknown Black group claims the fires as acts of justice, panic ensues, driving the Mississippi River town to the brink of war"-- Provided by publisher.
Southern Man
Published in 2024
The hugely anticipated new Penn Cage novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Natchez Burning trilogy and Cemetery Road, about a man?and a town?rocked by anarchy and tragedy, but unbowed in the fight to save those they love. Fifteen years after the events of the Natchez Burning trilogy, Penn Cage is alone. Nearly all his loved ones are dead, his old allies gone, and he carries a mortal secret that separates him from the world. But Penns exile comes to an end when a brawl at a Mississippi rap festival triggers a bloody mass shooting?one that nearly takes the life of his daughter Annie. As the stunned cities of Natchez and Bienville reel, antebellum plantation homes continue to burn and the deadly attacks are claimed by a Black radical group as historic acts of justice. Panic sweeps through the tourist communities, driving them inexorably toward a race war. But what might have been only a regional sideshow of the 2024 Presidential election explodes into national prominence, thanks to the stunning ascent of Robert E. Lee White, a Southern war hero who seizes the public imagination as a third-party candidate. Dubbed ?the Tik-Tok Man,? and funded by an eccentric Mississippi billionaire, Bobby White rides the glory of his Special Forces record to an unprecedented run at the White House?one unseen since the campaign of H. Ross Perot. To triumph over the national party machines, Bobby evolves a plan of unimaginable daring. One fateful autumn weekend, with White set to declare his candidacy in all fifty states, the forces polarizing America line up against one another: Black vs. white, states vs. the federal government, democracy vs. Fascism. Teaming with his fearless daughter (now a civil rights lawyer) and a former Black Panther who spent most of his life in Parchman Prison, Penn tears into Bobby Whites pursuit of the Presidency and ult.
A Fatal Inheritance
How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery
Published in 2024
"Weaving his own moving family story with this sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia delivers an intimate, gripping tale that sits at the intersection of memoir and medical thriller"-- Provided by publisher.
Inky Meditations
Learn to Create Mindful Mesmerizing Paintings with Water and Ink
Published in 2024
"Dive into the captivating world of ink painting with Inky Meditations and learn to make ink-on-water paintings that come to life like magic"-- Provided by publisher.
Reds
The Tragedy of American Communism
Published in 2024
"After generations in the shadows, socialism is making headlines in the United States, following the Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns and the election of several democratic socialists to Congress. Today's leftists hail from a long lineage of anti-capitalist activists in the United States, yet the true legacy and lessons of their most radical and controversial forebears, the American Communists, remain little understood. In Reds, historian Maurice Isserman focuses on the deeply contradictory nature ofthe history of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), a movement that attracted egalitarian idealists and bred authoritarian zealots. Founded in 1919, the CPUSA fought for a just society in America: members organized powerful industrial unions, protested racism, and moved the nation left. At the same time, Communists maintained unwavering faith in the USSR's claims to be a democratic workers' state and came to be regarded as agents of a hostile foreign power. Following Nikita Khrushchev's revelation of JosephStalin's crimes, however, doubt in Soviet leadership erupted within the CPUSA, leading to the organization's decline into political irrelevance. This is the balanced and definitive account of an essential chapter in the history of radical politics in theUnited States"-- Provided by publisher.
Fighting for Our Friendships
The Science and Art of Conflict and Connection in Women's Relationships
Published in 2024
We Refuse
A Forceful History of Black Resistance
Published in 2024
"Black resistance to white supremacy is often reduced to a simple binary, between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolence and Malcolm X's "by any means necessary." In We Refuse, historian Kellie Carter Jackson urges us to move past this false choice, offering an unflinching examination of the breadth of Black responses to white oppression, particularly those pioneered by Black women. The dismissal of "Black violence" as an illegitimate form of resistance is itself a manifestation of white supremacy, a distraction from the insidious, unrelenting violence of structural racism. Force-from work stoppages and property destruction to armed revolt-has played a pivotal part in securing freedom and justice for Black people since the days of the American and Haitian Revolutions. But violence is only one tool among many. Carter Jackson examines other, no less vital tactics that have shaped the Black struggle, from the restorative power of finding joy in the face of suffering to the quiet strength of simply walkingaway. Clear-eyed, impassioned, and ultimately hopeful, We Refuse offers a fundamental corrective to the historical record, a love letter to Black resilience, and a path toward liberation"-- Provided by publisher.
Loving Life As It is
A Buddhist Guide to Ultimate Happiness
Published in 2024
"What makes you happy? What causes you to suffer? This book from an insightful new voice in Tibetan Buddhism offers practical wisdom and radical practices to embrace suffering-an inevitable part of human life-and find freedom, or happiness. Jigme Wangdrakis a contemporary teacher born and trained in eastern Tibet and based in California who is the unique holder of the Dudjom Lingpa lineage, reincarnation of renowned seventeenth-century treasure revealer Rigzin Longsel Nyingpo, and disciple of the great Tibetan female master Khandroma Kunzang Wangmo. In his first book, Jigme Wangdrak gives concrete advice on how to reorient your thinking-by embracing suffering, you can learn to see its roots, begin to work with it, and eventually let it go. This will allow you to fully savor happiness when it occurs. The first part of the book guides readers in recognizing and understanding suffering and happiness in their different forms. The second part of the book is dedicated to practice. Here, Jigme Wangdrak introduces the view and path of working directly with happiness and suffering. He conveys the steps, stages, and categories of mental exercises and practices that everyone-from beginner to VIP practitioner-can do to uproot the destructive effects of pain and sorrow that inevitably occur in life"-- Provided by publisher.
The Infernal Machine
A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective
Published in 2024
"A riveting account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York-and the detective duo who transformed policing to meet the threat-from the bestselling author of The Ghost Map"-- Provided by publisher.
Catfish Charlie
Published in 2024
"As a former Texas Ranger, Charlie "Catfish Charlie" Tuttle spent the good part of his life catching outlaws. Happily retired in Wolfwater, Texas, he's content just catching fish-namely Bubba, the wily old catfish who lives in the pond near Charlie's shack and keeps slipping off Charlie's hook. He also likes hanging out with his trusty tomcat Hooligan Hank and tossing back bottles of mustang berry wine. Sure, his glory days are behind him. There's no reason for Charlie to even think about coming out of retirement . . . It starts with a jailbreak. Frank Thorson and his gang ride into Wolfwater to bust Frank's brother out of the slammer. First, they slaughter the deputy. Then, the town marshal. Finally, they run off with the marshal's daughter and no one'ssure if she's dead or alive. The townsfolk are desperate enough to ask that drunken old coot Catfish Charlie to put down his fishing pole and wine bottles, pick up his Colt Army .44, and go after the bloodthirsty gang. Sure, Catfish Charlie may be a bit rusty after all these years. But when it comes to serving up justice, no one is quicker, faster-or deadlier . . "-- Provided by publisher.
Killers Never Sleep
Published in 2024
"The sixth action-packed historical western from national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone featuring Buck Trammel, former Pinkerton-turned Wyoming Territory lawman! Ben Washington and his gang of murdering prairie rats have beenterrorizing Wyoming Territory for quite a spell: rustling cattle, robbing stagecoaches and railroads, and slaughtering settlers. When Sheriff Buck Trammel of Laramie learns that Washington and his killers have been menacing an innocent family, he and hisdeputy ride out and bring Washington in the hard way--at the barrel of a gun. When word spreads fast of Washington's capture, gambler Adam Hagen begins taking wagers on the outlaw's fate--where and when his gang will bust him loose--and quickly finds himself sitting atop a mountain of cash. Naturally, greed forces Hagen to open the stakes nationwide. As the stink of easy money grows, the New Orleans gang known as the LeBlanc Brothers crawl into town posing as cattlemen. And the LeBlanc's never leave a job empty-handed . . . When the LeBlanc Brothers team up with Washington's cut-throats join Washington cut-throats, Trammel is forced to play a dangerous high-stakes game of own where any move he makes could not only cost a deputy his life, but threaten justice in Laramie forever"-- Provided by publisher.
Never Let Them See You Bleed
Published in 2024
"Flint Moran was fourteen years old when the Civil War ended. He was fifteen when his family bought a plot of land near Tinhorn, Texas. He was barely nineteen when he caught a pair of rustlers stealing cattle - and singlehandedly brought them to justice.How did a teenaged boy track down and capture two hardcase thieves without any help? That's what Tinhorn sheriff Buck Jackson wants to know. He can't help but be impressed by Flint's sharp eye and natural talent with a Henry rifle. So he offers to deputize the boy - tin badge, Colt Frontier Six-Shooter, and all - and Flint happily accepts. But there are things the young deputy doesn't know. And what he doesn't know could kill him. . . . There's a gunman coming to town. A showdown is brewing that could prove to be Flint's first - and possibly last - test. But either way, there will be blood"-- Provided by publisher.
The Witches of Bellinas
A Novel
Published in 2024
The newest arrivals in Bellinas, a reclusive, creative community along the coast of northern California run by her husband's cousin, a famous model, Tansy grows more and more suspicious of Bellinas and increasingly desperate to save her already-fragile marriage, wanting to believe in what may only be a beautiful lie.
Matrescence
On the Mind/body/spirit Transformations of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
Published in 2023
"In this important and ground-breaking, deeply personal investigation, Jones writes of the emerging concept of "matrescence" - the wholeness of becoming a mother. Drawing on her own experiences of twice becoming a mother, as well as exploring the latest research in the fields of neuroscience and evolutionary biology; psychoanalysis and existential therapy; sociology, economics and ecology, Jones writes of the physical and emotional changes in the maternal mind, body, and spirit and shows us how these changes are far more profound, wild, and enduring than have been previously explored or written about. Part memoir, part scientific and health reporting, part social critique, ecological philosophy, eco-feminism and nature writing, Matrescence is a kind of whodunnit, ferreting out with the most nuanced, searing and honest observations, why mothers throughout this heightened transition are at a breaking point, and what the institution of intensive, isolated motherhood can tell us about our still-dominant social and cultural myths"-- Provided by publisher.
All Fours
A Novel
Published in 2024
"A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to NY. Twenty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey"-- Provided by publisher.
Comidas Clean
Clean Eats : Mas De 200 Deliciosas Recetas Que Le Devolveran a Tu Cuerpo Su Capacidad Autocurativa
Published in 2024
In My Time of Dying
How I Came Face-to-face with the Idea of an Afterlife
Published in 2024
"For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children. Crippled by abdominal pain, Junger was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Once there, he began slipping away. As blackness encroached, he was visited by his dead father, inviting Junger to join him. "It's okay," his father said. "There's nothing to be scared of. I'll take care of you." That was the last thing Junger remembered until he came to the next day when he was told he had suffered a ruptured aneurysm that he should not have survived. This experience spurred Junger--a confirmed atheist raised by his physicist father to respect the empirical--to undertake a scientific, philosophical, and deeply personal examination of mortality and what happens after we die. How do we begin to process the brutal fact that any of us might perish unexpectedly on what begins as an ordinary day? How do we grapple with phenomena that science may be unable to explain? And what happens to a person, emotionally and spiritually, when forced to reckon with such existential questions?"-- Provided by publisher.
American Bloods
The Untamed Dynasty That Shaped a Nation
Published in 2024
"A group biography of the Blood family of Massachusetts, with a focus on their remarkable contributions to major events in American history"-- Provided by publisher.
Shonen Note
Boy Soprano. Vol. 01
Published in 2022
"Yutaka Aoi is sweet, sensitive, and loves singing...so much so that he can't help but be brought to tears whenever he listens to beautiful music. He also has a talent few boys have: he can sing soprano. So when Yutaka overhears his middle school's choirgroup perform, he can't resist joining in. Inspired by the angelic sound of Yutaka's voice, the choir eagerly accepts him into their ranks. But when Yutaka's voice begins to change as he enters puberty, the journey ahead will be one of self-discovery andreflection for not only himself, but also for those around him"-- Provided by publisher.
Shonen Note
Boy Soprano. Vol. 02
Published in 2023
"Now that Yutaka has officially decided to join the city opera, he's cast in a leading role in the ghost story The Turn of the Screw. Meanwhile, school choir president Betsuyaku struggles to prove that he and his choir are capable of winning the gold prize in the NHK All-School Choir Competition. But can he bring the choir together to achieve greatness, or will he alienate all of its members?"-- Provided by publisher.
Living Well with a Serious Illness
A Guide to Palliative Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit
Published in 2023
"This book was written to educate individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition along with their loved ones about the importance of palliative care. The work outlines what palliative care is, provides communication strategies for getting the typeof support and care that you want and need (and not just medications), outlines successful coping strategies, and discusses family dynamics, grieving, emotional support, and spirituality. Although palliative care is often associated with hospice and end-of-life planning, the author argues for a more expanded definition that includes improved quality of life at early as well as later stages of the disease process"-- Provided by publisher.
Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places
Published in 2024
"Love brings the house down in this charming romance from the acclaimed author of The Romantic Agenda. Lucky Hart has a special affinity for the supernatural, but almost no one takes parapsychology seriously. She's estranged from her family, lost her friends, and has been rejected from graduate school. Twice. But her big break finally arrives when she gets insider info about a troubled production company. Every actor on their new show mysteriously quits after spending three nights inside Hennessee House,an old Victorian mansion with a strange reputation. After scheming her way onto the show to investigate, Lucky meets Maverick Phillips. Chemistry instantly crackles between them. He tempts her in ways no one ever has, supporting and challenging her, effortlessly giving everything she's always wanted but never believed possible. Their connection is so palpable everyone notices it-including Hennessee House. Now Lucky and Maverick's burgeoning relationship has a challenger: the lonely, sentient house desperate for her undivided attention. As love begins to clash with her career, Lucky refuses to choose one over the other. Because everyone deserves a happily ever after, even old houses with haunted hearts"-- Provided by publisher.
The Bump
Published in 2024
"Wyatt Wallace is a type A, plan-following director of TV commercials, and Biz Petterelli is a child-actor-turned-magazine-writer who thrives on spontaneity. Though polar opposites, they are fully committed to their relationship and their life in Brooklynwith their dog, Matilda. They're also about to have a baby together. And they're freaking out. They've both dreamt of becoming parents, but now that it's happening, they're doubting everything. Can they change diapers and function on little sleep? Are they ready to give up their exciting, busy life filled with dinner parties, gay bars, Broadway shows, and summers in Fire Island and P-Town? Or can they have a kid and have it all? Wyatt and Biz's baby is due in four weeks and instead of flying to California just before the birth as planned, Biz has a better idea. They both could use one last hurrah of blowing off some steam and getting some serious "us-time" to mend the issues they've been having lately - before they get tied down by fatherhood and its impending responsibilities. So they load up their 1992 Volkswagen Cabriolet - an impulse buy of Biz's, of course - and head west. But when they take several unexpected detours, they are forced to reopen old wounds and they discover years-long secrets that could change their relationship for better, or for worse - after all, what's a road trip without a few bumps along the way?"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Center Freak
Published in 2024
"Dominique Garcia, also known as Niko, has put her years of stripping in her rearview mirror. She's traded in her eight-inch stilettoes and teeny bikinis for business suits and classy red bottom heels. Almost immediately, Niko has all of her co-workers intrigued with her. She soon realizes they have crossed paths with her and her previous life--and they are determined to refresh her memory. When she left the chaos of the club, Niko thought that she'd left behind all the ratchetness that she faced as a stripper. But she soon sees that working at the club may have been easier than dealing with the unexpected craziness of the call center. She finds herself in situations she has never been in before and has to use her street smarts to escape them. The corporate position was supposed to be a way to escape her previous profession, but she soon finds that when you work with Call Center Freaks, what's supposed to be a normal day at work will never be." -- Back cover
Your Not-Forever Home
Affordable, Elevated, Temporary Decor for Renters
Published in 2024
"Our homes have always been our castles, but today they need to be so much more than simply a roof over our heads. Home offices, workout studios, entertaining spaces, mental health sanctuaries and centres for self-care... the demands on our four walls are unprecedented. And now many more of us are renting than ever before - but that doesn't mean we can't make our homes into living environments that reflect our unique sense of style and bring joy to our everyday lives. In Your Not Forever Home, Katherine Ormerod has curated a range of projects for every room in a rented house or flat, guiding you through techniques and invaluable insights that will help create spaces tailored to your taste. Katherine addresses why many of us are renting now for much longer, and provides reassuring guidance on how to approach alterations with your landlord - and, if you are new to DIY, Your Not Forever Home offers projects for a range of skillsets, from entry-level to the more experienced, with Katherine sharing her own experiences along the way."--
The New Work of Dogs
Tending to Life, Love, and Family
Published in 2004
In this provocative and moving exploration, Katz offers a portrait of a community, and by extension a country, that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability.
The Birds That Audubon Missed
Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness
Published in 2024
"Naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers to show how what they saw (and what they missed) reflects how we perceive and understand the natural world"-- Provided by publisher.
Breasts
An Owner's Guide
Published in 2023
A doctor, media personality, author and mother of three tells it like it is and provides an informative, practical and engaging introduction to understanding, enjoying and caring for your mammaries, from daily checks to bra fitting advice.
Pretty
A Memoir
Published in 2024
"By a prize-winning, young Black trans writer of outsized talent, a fierce and disciplined memoir about queerness, masculinity, and race. Even as it shines light on the beauty and toxicity of Black masculinity from a transgender perspective-the tropes, the presumptions-Pretty is as much a powerful and tender love letter as it is a call for change. "I should be able to define myself, but I am not. Not by any governmental or cultural body," Brookins writes. "Every day, I negotiate the space between who I am, how I'm perceived, and what I need to unlearn. People have assumed things about me, and I can't change that. Every day, I am assumed to be a Black American man, though my ID says 'female,' and my heart says neither of the sort. What does it mean - to bea girl-turned-man when you're something else entirely?" Informed by KB Brookins's personal experiences growing up in Texas, those of other Black transgender masculine people, Black queer studies, and cultural criticism, Pretty is concerned with the marginalization suffered by a unique American constituency-whose condition is a world apart from that of cisgender, non-Black, and non-masculine people. Here is a memoir (a bildungsroman of sorts) about coming to terms with instantly and always being perceivedas "other""-- Provided by publisher.
A Gardener at the End of the World
Published in 2024
"A gardener's pandemic journal that combines memoir with an exploration of the natural world both inside and outside the garden. In March 2020, Margot Anne Kelley was watching seeds germinate in her greenhouse. At high risk from illness, the planning, planting, and tending to seedlings took on extra significance. She set out to make her pandemic garden thrive but also to better understand the very nature of seeds and viruses. As seeds became seedlings, became plants, became food, Kelley looks back over the last few millennia as successions of pandemics altered human beings and global culture. Seeds and viruses serve as springboards for wide-ranging reflections, such as their shared need for someone to transport them, the centrality of movement to being alive, and the domestication of plants as an act of becoming co-dependent. Pandemic viruses only occurred through humankind's settling down, taking up agriculture, and giving up a nomadic life. And yet it's the garden that now provides a refuge and a sourceof life, inspiration, and hope. A Gardener at the End of the World explores questions of what we can preserve--of history, genetic biodiversity, culture, language--and what we cannot. It is for any reader curious about the overlap of nature, science, andhistory"-- Provided by publisher.
Batman Beyond
Neo-gothic
Published in 2024
"Terry McGinnis defeated the evil A.I. controlling Neo-Gotham and asserted himself as the one true Batman, but his next battle will bring him to the remains of Old Gotham. Children are going missing and being swallowed by the city's old bones. Batman Beyond will have to go underground, led by a mysterious splicer named Kyle the Catboi, to find the children and confront the city's buried sins. What happened to the green of the city? What happened to magic? And what villains never left old Gotham?"-- Provided by publisher.
Four-alarm Homicide
Published in 2024
"Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck are hot for a historical property that has just come on the market--a fire station in Nashville's Germantown neighborhood that was built nearly a century ago. The cousins have just begun the interior demolition work at the fire station when Joanna Hartzell, who lives in a townhouse around the corner, comes by with a plea for help. Joanna owns the right half of her building, which she proudly maintains in perfect condition, while the left side falls into disrepair: the seven adult children who inherited it years ago refuse to lift a finger on repairs. Never one to turn down a challenge, Whitney and Buck manage to acquire the rundown townhouse--though it turns out Joanna is only one of the many neighbors interested in buying the property once they've worked their magic. Then Joanna shows up at the fire station confused and rambling, then collapses, never to recover. Alarm bells go off for Whitney: she suspects something--and someone--evil could be the real cause. Can she and Collin put the clues together and smoke out a killer?"-- Provided by publisher.
Psychedelic Outlaws
The Movement Revolutionizing Modern Medicine
Published in 2024
"Professor of Sociology Dr. Joanna Kemper follows a group of people united only by debilitating cluster headaches, who, after coming together in the early days of the internet, developed their own medicine from home-grown mushrooms, produced near-clinicalgrade trials and dosing protocols, and managed to get academics at Harvard and Yale to test their work and results. In the process, this extraordinary story reminiscent of John Carreyrou's Bad Blood and Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind explores not only the fascinating history and exploding popularity of mushroom science, but also proves that the United States has set up a regulatory and legal system so repressive that our most innovative therapies for pain are being developed underground by sickpeople forced to break the law just to find relief, and how, in turn, corporate America, and sometimes devious academics, stand to profit from their transgressions"-- Provided by publisher.
The Deal
Published in 2021
"New York Times bestseller Elle Kennedy brings you the first in the sexy Off-Campus series that everyone is talking about. She's about to make a deal with the college bad boy... Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she mightbe confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice...even if it meanstutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date. ...and it's going to be oh so good. All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he's worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he's all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take longfor Garrett to realize that pretend isn't going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him"-- Provided by publisher.
The Mistake
Published in 2021
"A New York Times bestseller! Get ready for another binge-worthy romance from international bestselling author Elle Kennedy. He's a player in more ways than one... College junior John Logan can get any girl he wants. For this hockey star, life is a paradeof parties and hook-ups, but behind his killer grins and easygoing charm, he hides growing despair about the dead-end road he'll be forced to walk after graduation. A sexy encounter with freshman Grace Ivers is just the distraction he needs, but when a thoughtless mistake pushes her away, Logan plans to spend his final year proving to her that he's worth a second chance. Now he's going to need to up his game... After a less than stellar freshman year, Grace is back at Briar University, older, wiser, andso over the arrogant hockey player she nearly handed her V-card to. She's not a charity case, and she's not the quiet butterfly she was when they first hooked up. If Logan expects her to roll over and beg like all his other puck bunnies, he can think again. He wants her back? He'll have to work for it. This time around, she'll be the one in the driver's seat...and she plans on driving him wild"-- Provided by publisher.
The Score
Published in 2021
"A New York Times bestseller! Get ready for another binge-worthy romance from international bestselling author Elle Kennedy. He knows how to score, on and off the ice... Allie Hayes is in crisis mode. With graduation looming, she still doesn't have the first clue about what she's going to do after college. To make matters worse, she's nursing a broken heart thanks to the end of her longtime relationship. Wild rebound sex is definitely not the solution to her problems, but gorgeous hockey star Dean Di Laurentis is impossible to resist. Just once, though, because even if her future is uncertain, it sure as heck won't include the king of one-night stands. It'll take more than flashy moves to win her over... Dean always gets what he wants. Girls, grades, girls, recognition, girls...he's a ladies man, all right, and he's yet to meet a woman who's immune to his charms. Until Allie. For one night, the feisty blonde rocked his entire world-and now she wants to be friends? Nope. It's not over until he says it's over. Dean is in full-on pursuit, but when life-rocking changes strike, he starts to wonder if maybe it's time to stop focusing on scoring...and shoot for love"-- Provided by publisher.
Profiles in Mental Health Courage
Published in 2024
"Portrays those who have struggled with their mental health. This book offers deeply compelling stories about the bravery and resilience of those living with a variety of mental illnesses and addictions"-- Provided by publisher.
Mayo Clinic Guide to Home Remedies
Self-care Solutions for Everyday Health Concerns
Published in 2024
Patton's Prayer
A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II
Published in 2024
"From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of courage, resilience, and faith during the Second World War General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September, turning roads into rivers of muck, slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick ceiling of clouds had grounded American warplanes, allowing the Germans to reinforce. The sprint to Berlin had become a muddy,bloody stalemate, costing thousands of American lives. Patton seethed, desperate for some change, any change, in the weather. A devout Christian, he telephoned his head chaplain. "Do you have a good prayer for the weather?" he asked. The resulting prayerwas soon printed and distributed to the 250,000 men under Patton's command. "Pray when driving," the men were told. "Pray when fighting. Pray alone. Pray with others. Pray by night and pray by day. Pray for the cessation of immoderate rains, for good weather for Battle. . . . Pray for victory. . . . Pray for Peace." Then came the Battle of the Bulge. Amid frigid temperatures and heavy snow, 200,000 German troops overwhelmed the meager American lines in Belgium's Ardennes Forest, massacring thousands of soldiers as the attack converged on a vital crossroads town called Bastogne. There, the 101st Airborne was dug in, but the enemy were lurking, hidden in the thick blanket of fog that seemed to never dissipate. A hundred miles of frozen roads to the south,Patton needed an answer to his prayer, fast, before it was too late"-- Provided by publisher.
Collide
Published in 2024
"She's an honors student with ambitious graduate school plans and he's a jock with only hockey on his mind, but once their worlds collide, their connection is hot enough to melt an ice rink. An ultimatum from Summer Preston's thesis advisor thrusts her into an unexpected collision with the hockey team's captain, Aiden Crawford. She's caught between conflicting desires of fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a sport psychologist and staying as far away as possible from the god-awful sport. And once she meets Aiden-well, let's just say he confirms all her worst assumptions about hockey players. Being the captain of the college hockey team has its perks, except when a reckless mistake by Aiden's team threatens to jeopardize their entire season. As punishment, Aiden's coach nominates him as the subject of a student research project. Participating is the last thing he wants to do, especially since the girl leading the project looks like she could wield his skates as a weapon. Summer can't stand Aiden's blasae approach to life, and Aiden doesn't understand why she's twenty years old with a twenty-five-year plan. But their bickering soon turns to bantering-and once they let their guards down, there's nothing to check their feelings"-- Provided by publisher.
Tehrangeles
A Novel
Published in 2024
"From the critically-acclaimed novelist and essayist, the hilarious, heartwarming story of the Milanis-an Iranian American family who live in wealth and whose recent foray into the spotlight will force them to divulge long-kept family secrets and bring them closer than ever before When Ali and Homa Milani first immigrated from Iran to the United States, they struggled to make ends meet. Now multimillionaires and self-proclaimed American Fast-Food Moguls, they've established a name for themselves: they'rethe Milanis, derisively dubbed "Persian Royalty" by prominent Los Angeles gossip rags. On the precipice of getting their own reality TV show, they have it all-a mansion in downtown L.A., a lucrative business, and four spirited daughters. The shy Violet, whose budding modeling career will force her to reckon with her wicked sweet tooth; the outspoken and fiery Roxanna whose manicure is rivalled only by her perfectly curated Instagram; the reclusive Mina who spends most of her days on online fandom forums;the youngest, Haylee, who finds herself falling down internet conspiracy rabbit holes. Each of the Milanis has something to hide, and in front of the glaring lights of a TV camera, the truth threatens to come out at the powerful climax. What will happen when the world discovers the secrets they've been keeping? Sharply observed and compulsively readable, Tehrangeles is a dramatic family saga about the difficulty of healing dysfunctional familial relationships and the ever-present struggle to find acceptance of one's true self"-- Provided by publisher.
Brave New Words
How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)
Published in 2024
"From the founder of Khan Academy, the first book written for general audiences on the AI revolution in education, its implications for parenting, and how we can best harness its power for good"-- Provided by publisher.
The Struggle for Taiwan
A History of America, China, and the Island Caught Between
Published in 2024
"As tensions over Taiwan escalate, the United States and China stand on the brink of a catastrophic war. Resolving the impasse demands we understand how it began. In 1943, America declared that Japanese-held Taiwan would return to China at the conclusionof World War II. The Chinese civil war led to a change of plans. The Communist Party came to power in China and the defeated Nationalist leader, Chiang Kai-shek, fled to Taiwan, where he was afforded US protection. The specter of conflict has loomed eversince. In The Struggle for Taiwan, Sulmaan Wasif Khan offers the first comprehensive history of the triangular relationship between the United States, China, and Taiwan, exploring America's ambivalent commitment to Taiwan's defense, China's bitterness about the separation, and Taiwan's impressive transformation into a flourishing democracy. War is not inevitable, Khan shows, but to avoid it, decision-makers must heed the lessons of the past. From the White Terror to the Taiwan Straits Crises, from the normalization of Sino-American relations to Trump-era rising tensions, The Struggle for Taiwan charts the paths to our present predicament to show what futures might be possible"-- Provided by publisher.
Rise Above the Story
Free Yourself from Past Trauma and Create the Life You Want
Published in 2024
"In Rise Above the Story, Karena shares with raw vulnerability how she rose above her stories of abandonment, worthlessness, and shame. She'll teach you how to finally let go of your past by embracing every beautiful, imperfect piece of yourself-no matterwhat your story looks like"-- Provided by publisher.
The Art and Science of Connection
Why Social Health Is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier
Published in 2024
Poverty for Profit
How Corporations Get Rich off America's Poor
Published in 2024
"A devastating investigation into the "corporate poverty complex"-the myriad businesses that profit from the poor"-- Provided by publisher.
The Body's Keepers
A Social History of Kidney Failure and Its Treatments
Published in 2024
"A remarkable account of the kidney and the scientific, medical, and health evolution tied to our understanding of it. The kidney is an extraordinary organ - in many ways the regulator, the metronome, the keeper of the human body's delicate equilibrium. On a given day, minute by minute, it purifies the body of toxins it encounters from diet, climate, activity, and injury. It allows us to be and to move in the world. And yet most of us know so very little about these extraordinary vessels nestled in our bodies - and indeed millions of us only really learn about them when they stop working. Nearly a million Americans every year have end stage kidney disease, about 37 million have some form of chronic kidney disease. And it is an incredibly common universe of challenge and ailment that, until relatively recently, would simply kill those afflicted with it. Renowned nephrologist Dr. Paul Kimmel takes us on an eye-opening journey through the history of kidney disease, dialysis, and transplantation. Drawing on both his extensive research and decades of experience in the field, he explains the development of treatments, technologies, and medical practices that have advanced the care of patients with kidney disease. Kimmel illuminates the impact of medical advances on the lives of those suffering from this debilitating disease and offers a clear understanding of the challenges that remain. The Body's Keepers also reveals the inequities and injustices at the heart of America's healthcare system. Filled with case studies, personal histories, and first-hand accounts, the book reveals the shocking truth about corporate greed and the exploitation of vulnerable populations in the pursuit of profit. Kimmel examines how disparities in access to care have led to life-threatening consequences for many Americans. He also looks at the ways in which the medical industry has profited from the suffering of others, and how the path to health equity is still far from being realized. With unflinching honesty and a passionate commitment to social justice, his book is an essential read for anyone looking to understand the complexities of modern healthcare"-- Provided by publisher.
The Z Word
Published in 2024
"During a Pride celebration, Wendy notices the beginning of an infection that seems to be turning people into zombies. She and others from the local queer community must team up (despite interpersonal tension) to try and stop the outbreak, discover its source, and survive"-- Provided by publisher.
You Like It Darker
Stories
Published in 2024
""You like it darker? Fine, so do I," writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life--both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel "the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind," and in You Like It Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again. King's ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it"-- Provided by publisher
You Like It Darker
Published in 2024
These 12 stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as King's novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel 'the exhilartion of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind,' and in You Like It Darker, listeners will feel that exhilaration too, again and again. "Two Talented Bastids explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream, a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny's most catastrophically. In Rattlesnakes, a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance, with major strings attached. In The Dreamers, a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. The Answer Man asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful.
Paladin's Faith
Published in 2023
"Marguerite Florian has spent her life acquiring and selling information, using whatever means necessary. When she falls afoul of a powerful former employer, her usual methods of self-preservation no longer work. Fortunately, she has collected enough favors to attempt an audacious scheme to undermine her enemies. With the service of Shane, a paladin of a dead god and much too handsome for his own good, Marguerite will be forced to navigate a glittering and dangerous court, northern wilds, and the cult of a demon in a brazen attempt to destabilize an entire economy. Intrigue and violence were to be expected, but is Marguerite prepared for the battle for her soul--and her heart?"--
Regenerative Health
Discover Your Metabolic Type and Renew Your Liver for Life
Published in 2024
Offering "tips on nutrition, exercise, and wellness; meal suggestions; recipes; and recommended snacks, Regenerative Health will help you treat your current liver issues and also help you prevent more from developing. Whether you already have a diagnosis or simply want to be feel as good as you can, experts Kristin Kirkpatrick and Ibrahim Hanouneh give you the knowledge and the tools to take charge of your health"--
While You Were Out
An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
Published in 2024
The Stardust Grail
Published in 2024
"Maya Hoshimoto was once the best art thief in the galaxy. For ten years, she returned stolen artifacts to alien civilizations--until a disastrous job forced her into hiding. Born off-world and infected by an alien virus from a young age, she receives theoccasional vision of the future. Now she just wants to enjoy a quiet life on Earth as a graduate student of anthropology. Until an old friend comes to her with a job she can't refuse: find a powerful object that could save an alien species from extinction. Two problems: no one has seen it in living memory, and they aren't the only ones hunting for it. Maya sets out on a breakneck quest through a universe teeming with strange life and ancient ruins. But the farther she goes, the more her visions cast a dark shadow over her team of friends new and old. Someone will betray her along the way. Worse yet, in choosing to save one species, she may doom humanity and Earth itself"-- Provided by publisher.
Mashle
Magic and Muscles. Vol. 02
Published in 2021
"Can muscles crush magic?! In the magic realm, magic is everything--everyone can use it, and one's skill determines their social status. Deep in the forest, oblivious to the ways of the world, lives Mash. Thanks to his daily training, he's become a fitness god. When Mash is discovered, he has no choice but to enroll in magic school, where he must beat the competition without revealing his secret--he can't use magic! Mash just wants to live in peace with his father in the forest. But the only way he'll ever be accepted in the magic realm is by attending magic school and becoming a Divine Visionary--an exceptional student revered as one the chosen. But without an ounce of magic to his name, Mash will have to punch his way to the top spot." -- From volume 1.
Chasing Hope
A Reporter's Life
Published in 2024
"From New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, and bestselling author Nicholas D. Kristof, an intimate and gripping memoir about a life in journalism"-- Provided by publisher.
By the Time You Read This
Published in 2024
Recounts the tragic death of Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA. Cheslie's manuscript and her mother's perspective reveal her journey from triumphs to struggles with depression and eventual suicide. The book offers insight and hope for those affected by mental health challenges.
A Gift of Time
Continuing Your Pregnancy when Your Baby's Life is Expected to Be Brief
Published in 2023
"This book describes and affirms the wide range of experiences and emotions that can follow a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis. It offers encouragement and practical ideas for moving forward, including guidance for decision-making, strategies for coping with the remainder of your pregnancy, and ideas for nurturing and being with your baby, before and after birth and death. This book also describes the concept of perinatal hospice and palliative care, which is a well-established way of supporting parents whose babies are expected to die before or shortly after birth"-- Provided by publisher.
Two Faces of Exclusion
The Untold History of Anti-Asian Racism in the United States
Published in 2020
A Step Past Darkness
Published in 2024
"There's something sinister under the surface of the idyllic, suburban town of Wesley Falls, and it's not just the abandoned coal mine that lies beneath it. The summer of 1995 kicks off with a party in the mine where six high school students witness a horrifying crime that changes the course of their lives. The six couldn't be more different. Maddy, a devout member of the local megachurch Kelly, the bookworm next door James, a cynical burnout Casey, a loveable football player Padma, the shy straight-A student Jia, who's starting to see visions she can't explain When they realize that they can't trust anyone but each other, they begin to investigate what happened on their own. As tensions escalate in town to a breaking point, the six make a vow of silence,bury all their evidence, and promise to never contact each other again. Their plan works - almost. Twenty years later, Jia calls them all back to Wesley Falls--Maddy has been murdered, and they are the only ones who can uncover why. But to end things, they have to return to the mine one last time"-- Provided by publisher.
Look Away
A True Story of Murders, Bombings, and a Far-right Campaign to Rid Germany of Immigrants
Published in 2024
"Not long after the Berlin Wall came down, three teenagers-a woman and two men-became friends in the East German town of Jena. It was a time of excitement, but also of economic crisis: some four million East Germans found themselves out of a job. At first, the three friends spent their nights lingering in train stations, smoking, drinking, and looking for trouble. Then, they began attending far-right rallies with people called themselves National Socialists: Nazis. Like the Hitler-led Nazis before them, these Neo-Nazis-also known as the National Socialist Underground-blamed minorities for their ills: working-class men and women from countries like Turkey, Vietnam, and Greece who had been brought over as "guest workers" to fill jobs in Germanys' factoriesand mines. And so, from 2000 to 2011, the NSU began to kill them and their descendants one by one. It became the most horrific string of white nationalist killings since the Holocaust. Inside family homes, police and intelligence agencies, and a Munich courtroom, which would witness Germany's most sensational trial since Nuremburg, Look Away follows Beate Zschäpe and her two accomplices-and sometimes lovers-as they radicalized within Germany's far-right scene, escaped into hiding, and carried out their anti-immigrant killing spree. It also follows Katharina König, an Antifa punk who, sickened and frightened by the rise of Neo-Nazis in her hometown in the 1990s, began secretly tracking the NSU-and would later expose them to the world. This is the definitive account of how a group of young Germans carried out a shocking spree of white supremacist violence, and how a nation and its government looked the other way until it was too late"-- Provided by publisher.
Last Rites
Published in 2023
Racing against time to save his children from a deadly assassin and drug cartel, while staying one step ahead of two detectives following the trail of bodies, Animal learns a dark truth that changes everything, which forces him to make a hard choice between love, loyalty and vengeance.
Lies and Weddings
A Novel
Published in 2024
"Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending, and behind all the magazine covers and Instagram stories manors and yachts lies nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus's scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister's wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable who's-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs, and seduce awoman with money. Should he marry Solaene de Courcy, a French hotel heiress with honey blond tresses and a royal bloodline? Should he pursue Martha Dung, the tattooed venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or should he follow his heart, betray his family, squander his legacy, and finally confess his love to the literal girl next door, the humble daughter of a doctor, Eden Tong? When a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials and a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, the Gresham family plans-and their reputation-go up in flames. Can the once-great dukedom rise from the ashes? Or will a secret tragedy, hidden for two decades, reveal a shocking twist? In a globetrotting tale that takes us from the black sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads of Los Angeles to the inner sanctums of England's oldest family estates, Kevin Kwan unfurls a juicy, hilarious, sophisticated and thrillingly plotted story of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tellabout them all"-- Provided by publisher.
For Butter or Worse
A Novel
Published in 2024
"They go together like water and oil... All chef Nina Lyon wants is to make a name for herself in the culinary world and inspire young women everywhere to do the same. For too long, she's been held back and underestimated by the male-dominated sphere of professional kitchens, and she's had enough. Now, as co-host of the competitive reality TV series The Next Cooking Champ!, she finally has a real shot at being top tier in the foodie scene. Too bad her co-host happens to be Hollywood's smarmiest jerk. Restaurateur Leo O'Donnell never means to get under Nina's skin. It just seems to happen, especially when the cameras are rolling. It's part of the anxiety and stress he has come to know all too well in this line of work. So nothing prepares him for the fallout after he takes one joke a smidge too far and Nina up and quits--on live TV. To make matters worse, the two are caught in what looks like a compromising situation by the paparazzi...and fans of the show go absolutely nuts. Turns out, a "secret romance"between Nina and Leo may just be what their careers need most. Now all they have to do is play along, without killing each other...and without catching feelings. Easy as artisanal shepherd's pie. Right? Don't miss Erin La Rosa's next charming rom-com, PLOT TWIST, where a romance author who has never been in love searches for inspiration in a friends-with-benefits situation with her reclusive landlord...who just happens to be a former teen heartthrob"-- Provided by publisher.
The Lost Book of Bonn
A Novel
Published in 2024
"Germany, 1946: Emmy Clarke is a librarian not a soldier. But that doesn't stop the Library of Congress from sending her overseas to Germany to help the Monuments Men retrieve and catalog precious literature that was plundered by the Nazis. The OffenbachArchival Depot and its work may get less attention than returning art to its rightful owners, but for Emmy, who sees the personalized messages on the inside of the books and the notes in margins of pages, it feels just as important. On Emmy's first day atwork, she finds a poetry collection by Rainer Maria Rilke, and on the title page is a handwritten dedication: "To Annelise, my brave Edelweiss Pirate." Emmy is instantly intrigued by the story behind the dedication and becomes determined to figure out what happened. The hunt for the rightful owner of the book leads Emmy to two sisters, a horrific betrayal, and an extraordinary protest against the Nazis that was held in Berlin at the height of the war. Nearly a decade earlier, hundreds of brave women gathered in the streets after their Jewish husbands were detained by the Gestapo. Through freezing rain and RAF bombings, the women faced down certain death and did what so few others dared to do under the Third Reich. They said no. Emmy grapples with her ownghosts as she begins to wonder if she's just chasing two more. What she finds instead is a powerful story of love, forgiveness, and courage that brings light to even the darkest of postwar days"-- Provided by publisher.
Winds of Fate
Published in 1992
Lackey, who has enchanted readers since the publication of her first novel, Arrows of the Queen in 1987, scores another hit with the paperback release of the first book in an exciting new series. High magic had been lost to Valdemar when he gave his life to save his kingdom from destruction by the dark sorceries. Now it falls to Elspeth Herald, heir to the throne, to take up the challenge and seek a mentor who will awaken her mage abilities.
How It Works Out
Published in 2024
"When Myriam and Allison fall in love at a show in a run-down punk house, their relationship begins to unfold through a series of hypotheticals f they became mothers by finding a baby in an alley? What if the only cure for Myriam's depression was Allison's flesh? What if they were B-list celebrities, famous for writing a book about building healthy lesbian relationships? How much darker--or sexier--would their dynamic be if one were a power-hungry CEO, and the other her lowly employee? From the fantasies of early romance to the slow encroaching of violence that unravels the fantasy, each reality builds to complete a brilliant, painfully funny portrait of love's many promises and perils. Equal parts sexy and profane, unsentimental, and gut-wrenching, How It Works Out is a genre-bending, arresting, uncanny exploration of queerness, love, and our drive for connection, in any and all possible worlds."--
The Science of Plant-based Nutrition
How to Enhance the Power of Plants for Optimal Health
Published in 2024
I'll Give You a Reason
Stories
Published in 2024
"I'll Give You A Reason is a debut short story collection that explores race, identity, and the pursuit of the American Dream in the Ironbound, an immigrant neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey"-- Provided by publisher.
Moving Pictures
A History of American Animation from Gertie to Pixar and Beyond
Published in 2024
"A fascinating look at the history of film and television animation in the United States, from the animated comic strips of the early 1900s to the proliferation of animation companies and hit films of the present"-- Provided by publisher.
The Demon of Unrest
A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Published in 2024
The Demon of Unrest
Published in 2024
On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln's election and the Confederacy's shelling of Sumter, a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were "so great that, could I have anticipated them, I would not have believed it possible to survive them." At the heart of this suspense-filled narrative are Major Robert Anderson, Sumter's commander and a former slave owner sympathetic to the South but loyal to the Union; Edmund Ruffin, a vain and bloodthirsty radical who stirs secessionist ardor at every opportunity; and Mary Boykin Chesnut, wife of a prominent planter, conflicted over both marriage and slavery and seeing parallels between them. In the middle of it all is the overwhelmed Lincoln, battling with his duplicitous secretary of state, William Seward, as he tries desperately to avert a war that he fears is inevitable, one that will eventually kill 750,000 Americans. Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers, and plantation records, Larson gives us a political horror story that captures the forces that led America to the brink, a dark reminder that we often don't see a cataclysm coming until it's too late.
Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie
A Novel
Published in 2024
Forced to work together for her sister's wedding, writer Emily Hung and sweater-vest-wearing engineer Mark Chan fake a relationship to put an end to her marriage-minded mom's meddling, but soon their fake dates become all too real, making her realize an argyle sweater isn't so ugly after all.
Hand-stitched Oasis
Embroider Realistic Elements; Step-by-step Guide with 35 Techniques
Published in 2024
"Learn how to hand stitch and capture the magic of your own happy place with five projects, more than thirty step-by-step techniques, and a pattern library to help you create an embroidered oasis that is uniquely yours"-- Provided by publisher.
The Uptown Local
Joy, Death, and Joan Didion
Published in 2024
"A brilliant debut memoir about a young writer--struggling with depression, family issues, and addiction--and his life-changing decade working for Joan Didion"-- Provided by publisher.
Days of Wonder
A Novel
Published in 2024
"As a teenager, for a moment, Ella Fitchburg found love--yearning, breathless love--that consumed both her and her boyfriend, Jude, as they wandered the streets of New York City together. But her life was unexpectedly upended when she was accused of trying to murder Jude's father, an imperious superior court judge, and sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. When she learns she's pregnant shortly after sentencing, she reluctantly decides to give up the child"-- Provided by publisher.
Road to Ruin
Published in 2024
"An electrifying, gritty fantasy from debut author Hana Lee that takes a royal messenger on a high-speed chase across a climate-ravaged wasteland, featuring motorcycles, monsters, and magic. Jin-Lu has the most dangerous job in the wasteland. She's a magebike courier, one of the few who venture outside the domed cities on motorcycles powered by magic. Every day, she braves the wasteland's dangers-deadly storms, roving marauders, and territorial beasts-to deliver her wares. Her most valuable cargo? A prince's love letters addressed to Yi-Nereen, a princess desperate to escape the clutches of her abusive family and soon-to-be husband. Jin, desperately in love with both her and the prince, can't refuse Yi-Nereen's plea for help. The two of them flee across the wastes, pursued by Yi-Nereen's furious father, her scheming betrothed, and a bounty hunter with mysterious powers. A storm to end all storms is brewing and dark secrets about the heritability of magic are coming to light. Jin's heart has led her into peril before, but this time she may not find her way back"-- Provided by publisher.
Cheyenne Lance
Published in 2024
"Zack Dobson left St. Louis as a camp helper with a trapping brigade. The boy soon became a trapper-and a man-in the harsh, unforgiving Rocky Mountains. But he became a legend when he sought vengeance against the Comanches who raided the Cheyenne villagethat had adopted him. "Legg tells a spellbinding story that pulls you in and keeps your attention." - Reader Cheyenne Lance is the book that launched John Legg's exciting career as one of the country's premier authors of Western fiction. In this edition of the book, John has extensively revised and rewritten parts in order to provide an even better reader experience and bring to life the characters and story which have provided countless readers with a unique insight into the life and times of a mountainman and a warrior to rival any other ever created in the era."-- Provided by publisher.
LEGO Botanical Amanac A Field Guide to Brick-Built Blooms
Published in 2024
"This intricately illustrated compendium of flowers and plants has a LEGO® twist-the blooms are built of bricks!"-- Provided by publisher.
Honest Aging
An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life
Published in 2023
"The author is a geriatrician who provides readers with inside information about the aging process. She details what to expect, what's normal and what's not, and what options there are when adapting to getting older"-- Provided by publisher.
The Minutes
Published in 2023
"Beneath the deadpan back-and-forth of a seemingly typical city council board meeting lies the whiff of something distinctly sinister in Tracy Letts's new play The Minutes. Known for his keen ability to illustrate the faults and cracks under humanity's surface, Letts delivers an acutely thrilling new work that pulls you in with laughter before grabbing you by the throat"-- Provided by publisher.
The Taste of Country Cooking
The 30th Anniversary Edition of a Great Southern Classic Cookbook
Always Only You
Published in 2023
"It's an office romance on the ice rink in this heart-melting story about love's power not in spite of difference but because of it. Ren has known Frankie Zeferino was a woman worth waiting for since the moment they met. She's a master of deadpan deliveryand has a secret heart of gold and a rare one-dimpled smile that makes his knees go weak. But as long as Frankie's the team's social media manager, she's off limits. Frankie is a self-admittedly blunt, grumbly grump, but even she isn't immune to sunshinyRen Bergman. Who could be, when he's a six-foot-three hunk of happy with a hockey player's physique? Maybe in the past, Frankie would have gone for a guy like him, but since being burned too many times by people who learn about her diagnoses and see a problem, not a person, she's wised up. After waiting years for the right time to make his move, Ren learns Frankie plans to leave the team to pursue a new career. But what he didn't anticipate is how hard he'll have to work to convince her to let him have his shot at winning her heart"-- Provided by publisher.
Everything for You
A Bergman Brothers Novel
Published in 2024
"Oliver Bergman is a beloved rising soccer star, all sunshine smiles and the heart of his team's spirit. To make matters worse, he's obscenely attractive. In short: he's genetically designed to get under misanthropic, miserable Gavin's aggravated skin. Ten years older than Oliver and a legendary player at the end of his career, Gavin Hayes is the team's demanding captain. He's also a giant--albeit gorgeous--grump who lives to rain on Oliver's parade. Especially when Oliver and Gavin are named cocaptains of the team. Sick of their hostility, Coach gives them an ultimatum: put an end to their enmity or say goodbye to being captains. Forced to finally to lower their guards, Gavin and Oliver realize that they also have chemistry off the field, and it's fueledby something much more powerful than competition--an explosive attraction"-- Provided by publisher.
If Only You
Published in 2024
"A longtime good girl and unapologetic bad boy score the love of their life when they least expect to in this swoony, slow-burn sports romance. Ziggy Bergman is tired of being underestimated. Sure, she's the youngest player on the National Soccer team andthe baby of the family, but that doesn't mean she still deserves to be treated like a kid. It's time for her angelic image to get a makeover. What better way to do that than hanging out with trouble incarnate and her brother's best friend, Sebastian Gauthier? Sebastian has hit rock bottom. His hockey career and sponsorships are in jeopardy of ending if something doesn't give. Seb's not willing to actually change his destructive ways, but he's happy to pretend he's a reformed reprobate by faking a friendship for publicity with sweet, shy Ziggy Bergman. When faking starts to feel real, Ziggy and Seb discover an unexpected friendship they're happy to hold on to. At least, until their once-fake friendship becomes the most loving, empowering relationship they've ever known, and the end goal--for both of them--changes"-- Provided by publisher.
Only when It's Us
A Bergman Brothers Novel
Published in 2023
"Meet the Bergmans in this enemies-to-lovers new adult romance that tackles the vulnerability of love with humor and heart. From the moment Willa sat next to Ryder in class, she's made it clear she hates his guts. Her reason is a mystery, but its outcomesuits him fine. Willa Sutter is the feisty, tempting chaos he doesn't need in his quiet, tidy life. She's the next generation of women's soccer. Wild hair. Bee-stung lips. And a temper that makes the devil seem friendly. He'll leverage her hate as long aspossible to keep his distance. When Willa asked Ryder to borrow his lecture notes, the silent, surly, mountain man ignored her. Ryder Bergman is an arrogant, infuriating flannel-wearing enigma. Mangy beard. Frayed ball cap that hides his eyes. And a stubborn refusal to acknowledge her existence. But Willa's never backed down from a challenge. Forced to work together on their final project, Willa and Ryder begin a game of pranks and practical jokes, each determined to come out the champion. But once theycatch unexpected feelings, victory begins to mean something else-winning each other's hearts"-- Provided by publisher.
Modern Asian Kitchen
Essential and Easy Recipes for Ramen, Dumplings, Dim Sum, Stir-Fries, Rice Bowls, Pho, Bibimbaps, and More
Published in 2024
"Modern Asian Kitchen is the definitive guide to the next generation of Asian cooking: casual, hip, street-food inspired, easy to shop for, quick to cook, big flavored, and just plain fun"--
Exile in Guyville
Stories
Published in 2024
"In the stories of Exile in Guyville, probable futures and alternate realities take aim at unruly women, and show how we refuse to be ruled. With a speculative and surreal style, Lillard's prize-winning collection explores a living museum of women from across time; a life app that forces women to comply with beauty standards; a future internment camp with a literal race for survival; and a former band of middle-aged Riot Grrrls, taking vengeance with a new power. With humor, rage, and a razor-sharp eye for detail, Exile in Guyville renders the invisible as seen, and the powerless as empowered"-- Provided by publisher.
Craft
Stories I Wrote for the Devil
Published in 2024
"Strange, intimate, haunted, and hungry-Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil is an intoxicating and surreal fiction debut by award-winning author Ananda Lima. "An astounding new voice." -ERIC LaROCCA "I love it so much." -KELLY LINK "Trippy, eerie, wry, and always profound." -JOHN KEENE "Incredible. Truly wondrous." -KEVIN WILSON "Heart-wrenching and wickedly funny." -GWEN KIRBY "Propulsive, uncanny, and expertly built." -JULIA FINE At a Halloween party in 1999, a writer slept with the devil. She sees himagain and again throughout her life and she writes stories for him about things that are both impossible and true. Lima lures readers into surreal pockets of the United States and Brazil where they'll find bite-size Americans in vending machines and theghosts of people who are not dead. Once there, she speaks to modern Brazilian-American immigrant experiences-of ambition, fear, longing, and belonging-and reveals the porousness of storytelling and of the places we call home. With humor, an exquisite imagination, and a voice praised as "singular and wise and fresh" (Cathy Park Hong), Lima joins the literary lineage of Bulgakov and Lispector and the company of writers today like Ted Chiang, Carmen Maria Machado, and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Craft: StoriesI Wrote for the Devil includes: "Rapture," "Ghost Story," "Tropicaalia," "Antropaogaga," "Idle Hands," "Rent," "Porcelain," "Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory," and "Hasselblad." A great next read for fans of Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Parties and V. E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Recommended reading by Chicago Review of Books, Electric Literature, The Kenyon Review, and more!"-- Provided by publisher.
Manual Para Padres Primerizos
Published in 2022
"This guide will teach you about your baby: what tests doctors perform on them and what the results mean, how to breastfeed, how to take care of them, and what to watch for"-- Provided by publisher.
A Gentleman from Japan
The Untold Story of an Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth's Court
Published in 2024
Beyond Norma Rae
How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class (Gender and American Culture)
Mayo Clinic on Prostate Health
Answers to Questions About Prostate Enlargement, Inflammation and Cancer
Published in 2022
"Prostate disease, including prostate cancer, often can be treated and even prevented. Mayo Clinic on Prostate Health, Third Edition, is an essential resource for every man. It explains how to maintain better prostate health, and how to evaluate treatmentoptions when disease occurs. Prostate concerns often start out with changes in patterns of urination, difficulty with sexual function, or worry over hormone levels. Fortunately, the outlook for management, cure and survival of prostate disease is betternow than ever before. The experts at Mayo Clinic can help readers evaluate treatment options, cope with cancer and treatment side effects, and discover ways to improve quality of life. Topics covered include: the debate over PSA testing; latest imaging technology; full range of treatment options for prostatitis and BPH; new advances in treatment of prostate cancer; what's happening in research, and managing treatment side effects, including incontinence and impotence"-- Provided by publisher.
Nice Work, Nora November
Published in 2024
"Now that Nora is not dead, only one question remains: what does she want to do with her life?"-- Provided by publisher.
Trippy
The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics
Published in 2024
"When he signed up for a psychedelic retreat run by a mysterious Argentine woman deep in Brazil's rainforest in early 2018, Ernesto Londoño, a veteran New York Times journalist, was so depressed he had come close to jumping off his terrace weeks earlier.His nine-day visit to Spirit Vine Ayahuasca Retreat Center included four nighttime ceremonies during which participants imbibed a vomit-inducing plant-based brew that contained DMT, a powerful mind-altering compound. The ayahuasca trips provided Londoñoan instant reprieve from his depression and became the genesis of his personal transformation that anchors this sweeping journalistic exploration of the booming field of medicinal psychedelics. Londoño introduces readers to a dazzling array of psychedelic enthusiasts who are upending our understanding of trauma and healing. They include Indigenous elders who regard psychedelics as portals to the spirit world; religious leaders who use mind-bending substances as sacraments; war veterans suffering from PTSD who credit psychedelics with changing their lives; and clinicians trying to resurrect a promising field of medicine hastily abandoned in the 1970s as the United States declared a War on Drugs. Londoño's riveting personal narrative pulls the reader through a deeply researched and brilliantly reported account of a game-changing industry on the rise. Trippy is the definitive book of psychedelics and mental health today and Londoño's in-depth and nuanced look at this shifting landscape will be pivotal inguiding policymakers and readers as they make sense of the perils, limitations and promise of turning to psychedelics in the pursuit of healing"-- Provided by publisher.
Skincare Para Una Piel Radiante
Skincare for Radiant Skin : Una Guia Para Triunfar Sin Gastar Una Fortuna
Published in 2024
Late Admissions
Confessions of a Black Conservative
Published in 2024
"A shockingly frank memoir from a prize-winning economist, reflecting on his remarkable personal odyssey and his changing positions on identity, race, and belief. Economist Glenn C. Loury is one of the most prominent public intellectuals of our time: he's often radically opposed to the political mainstream, and delights in upending what's expected of a Black public figure. But more so than the arguments themselves, on affirmative action, institutional racism, Trumpism, his public life has been characterized by fearlessness and a willingness to recalibrate strongly held and forcefully argued beliefs. Loury grew up on the south side of Chicago, earned a PhD in MIT's economics program, and became the first Black tenured professor of economics at Harvard at the age of thirty-three. He has been, at turns, a young father, a drug addict, an adulterer, a psychiatric patient, a born-again Christian, a lapsed born-again Christian, a Black Reaganite who has swung from the right to the left and back again. In Late Admissions, Loury examines what it means to chart a sense of self over the course of a tempestuous, but well-considered, life."-- Provided by publisher.
Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book (Revised)
Published in 2023
"While the amount of information regarding a breast cancer diagnosis is vaster than ever, online and off, what continues to be missing is the explanation behind the options. Most of the data online on medical sites is generic and often comes from the same source. Then there are the patient sites as well as many social media outlets that provide peer to peer support and information. This is important for emotional support but still leaves out the full range of options and the reasons for them. The Breast Book is where people go for a deeper understanding of how to make the best possible choices for their particular situations. Now in its seventh edition, the Breast Book has been fully revised to incorporate all the most recent developments in prevention, treatments and research"--
Make Your Own Magic
A Beginner's Guide to Self-empowering Witchcraft
Published in 2024
"From the bestselling author of The Princess Saves Herself in This One comes an accessible guide to incorporating magic into your life completely from scratch, welcoming beginner witches with arms wide open. As witchcraft grows ever more popular, there are countless introductions to magical practice to choose from-so many that you might not know where to begin. When you're just getting started, it's easy to be intimidated by even "entry-level" magic books, or you simply may not have time to read such heavy texts, leaving you discouraged. Make Your Own Magic aims to change that, showing that magic doesn't have to be fancy, time-consuming, or one-size-fits-all. Drawing from years of practical experience, this is an interactive beginner's guide that introduces the tenets of witchcraft so that you can develop your own practice in whatever way works for you. amanda lovelace offers simple explanations, inspiring poetry, words of encouragement, magical journaling prompts, and the tools needed to begin building astrong, long-lasting practice focused on self-love"-- Provided by publisher.
A Shore Thing
Published in 2024
"Former painter and unreformed rake Kit Griffith is forging a new life in Cornwall, choosing freedom over an identity that didn't fit. He knew that leaving his Sisterhood of women artists might mean forfeiting artistic community forever. He didn't realizehe would lose his ability to paint altogether. Luckily, he has other talents. Why not devote himself to selling bicycles and trysting with the holidaymakers? Enter Muriel Pendrake, the feisty New-York-bound botanist who has come to St. Ives to commissionKit for illustrations of British seaweeds. Kit shouldn't accept Muriel's offer, but he must enlist her help to prove to an all-male cycling club that women can ride as well as men. And she won't agree unless he gives her what she wants. Maybe that's exactly the challenge he needs. As Kit and Muriel spend their days cycling together, their desire begins to burn with the heat of the summer sun. But are they pedaling toward something impossible? The past is bound to catch up to them, and at the season's end, their paths will diverge. With only their hearts as guides, Kit and Muriel must decide if they're willing to race into the unknown for the adventure of a lifetime"-- Provided by publisher.
Undue Burden
Life-and-death Decisions in Post-Roe America
Published in 2024
Through the perspectives of patients, providers, activists and lawmakers, the author, as the landscape of abortion rights continues to shift, forcing people to cross state lines to seek life-saving care, presents this timely examination of human rights, healthcare and economic and racial inequality in America.
Queens of Themiscyra
Published in 2024
"In ancient Themiscyra, Hippolyte rules as queen of the Amazons with her sister Penthesilea at her side. Feared throughout Greece, their skills on the battlefield are unrivalled. But when a ship lands on their shores, it brings something more dangerous than the threat of war. It brings Theseus, the legendary king of Athens... Swept away by a love unlike any she's ever known, Hippolyte leaves her people and, in her stead, Penthesilea leads the Amazons with a ferocity and impulsiveness that spreads terror across the Aegean. But men of myth are not the golden heroes we'd wish them to be, and, back in Athens, Hippolyte finds herself trapped in her new life. She's a queen without her people, a warrior without her army, and a mother without her family. But sheremains an Amazon, and she's ready to wage her own war. And across the sea, Penthesilea is willing to do the same"-- Provided by publisher.
Run Like Hell
A Therapist's Guide to Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds
Published in 2024
"At age twenty-two, Nadine married Jordan Belfort, the nefarious stockbroker portrayed in the Hollywood blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street. Their marriage began as a fairytale, but once they were bonded, Jordan's 'mask' began to slip, and acts of infidelity, narcissistic abuse, insatiable greed, and uncontrollable drug addiction became Nadine's nightmare. The horrific relationship gave Nadine the inspiration to become a psychotherapist specializing in narcissistic abuse, trauma bonds, and complex PTSD. Her private practice quickly flooded with women recounting an all-too-familiar story of abuse with a pathological partner. Perhaps this scenario resonates with you. In Run Like Hell, Nadine brings you her personal experience and years of expertise to explain: the mental health of the narcissistic pathological lover (PL), ; the traits of women who are the perfect 'victims' of these PLs, ; how you can leave a trauma bond safely, and ; how you can heal. Nadine also shows how you and other women can be surthrivers of these trauma bonds and go on to have healthy, positive relationships and lives, armed with knowledge and awareness. So Run Like Hell from damaging trauma bonds and live with awareness, practice self-love and care, and thrive, regardless of your past."
The Last Hope
A Maggie Hope Mystery
Published in 2024
"All will be revealed in the no-holds-barred finale of the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated Maggie Hope series as the intrepid spy teams up with fashion designer - and possible double agent - Coco Chanel to bring down the physicist behind Nazi Germany's nuclear program. Maggie Hope has come a long way since she was Mr. Churchill's secretary. In the face of tremendous danger, she's learned espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance. But things are different now that she has so much to lose, including the possibility of a family with John Sterling, the man who's long held her heart. British Intelligence has ordered Maggie to assassinate Werner Heisenberg, the physicist who may deliver a world-ending fission bomb for Germany: she's shaken by the assignment. An assassination is unlike anything she's ever done. How can the Allies even be sure Nazi Germany has a bomb? Determined to gather more information, Maggie travels to Madrid, where Heisenberg is visiting for a lecture. At the same time, couturier Coco Chanel has requested a meeting with the undercover agent. Chanel, a spy in her own right, with ambiguous loyalties, is meeting with the British Ambassador in Madrid - and has requested Maggie join them. And Chanel provides the perfect cover for Maggie's trip to Spain. The two play cat and mouse as Maggie tries to get a better understanding of Heisenberg. But the most shocking curveball is from the most intimate player: Maggie's own mother has kept a hand in the war - and has secrets of her own to share. Maggie desperately wants to find her "happily-ever-after," but as the war reaches a fever pitch, the stakes keep rising. Now, more than ever, the choices she makes will reverberate around the globe, touching everyone she loves - with fateful implications for the future of the free world"-- Provided by publisher.
The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
[A Cookbook] (Revised)
Published in 2014
Portion of edition statement from front jacket flap.
The Tarot Spellbook
78 Witchy Ways to Use Your Tarot Deck for Magick & Manifestation
Published in 2022
"'The Tarot Spellbook' is a journey through the 78 cards of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, providing a unique spell that corresponds with each card. Connecting with the 78 cards of the tarot in a meaningful way can be overwhelming, which can lead to scouringreference books and memorizing meanings rather than actually using the cards themselves. 'The Tarot Spellbook' gives you a fun way to learn the cards--and a practical way to work with them beyond divination and reading"-- Provided by publisher.
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
Published in 2024
Inspired by the "editorial" he delivers at the end of each episode of Real Time, this hilarious work of commentary about American life speaks exactly to the moment we're in, covering free speech, cops, drugs, race, religion, cancel culture, the media, show biz, romance, health and more.
Game Plan
A Proven Approach to Work, Live, and Play at the Highest Level Possible--for As Long As Possible
Published in 2024
The personal trainer to LeBron James shares his blueprint to attain peak physical and psychological performance through the right combination of nutrition, physical training and recovery with tips on stretching, breathing techniques and the benefits of naps.
The Woman on the Ledge
A Novel
Published in 2024
"An edge of your seat work of suspense, about a woman falsely accused of murder who knows far more than she's letting on.."-- Provided by publisher.
Escape Velocity
Published in 2024
Aboard the premier luxury resort in low Earth orbit for their lavish 25th reunion to advance their applications to live in an exclusive Mars settlement-because only the best deserve to save themselves, four friends, settling scores and racking up points,will soon regret underestimating those they left behind on Earth.
Ninetails
Nine Tales
Published in 2024
"A "smart and deft" fabulist debut collection of stories re-imagining the nine-tailed fox spirit of Asian folklore (C. Pam Zhang). A fox spirit avenges a teen girl by seducing her abuser. A shapeshifting woman finds herself chased through the woods by foxhunters; meanwhile, an assassination plot called Operation Fox Hunt unfolds against the last Queen of Korea. Chinese migrants hoping to make new lives as "paper children" in America find their pasts-and their hopes for the future-embodied in the foxes that haunt the harbor in 1900s Angel Island. In the nine tales of Ninetails, acclaimed poet Sally Wen Mao reimagines the fox spirit from Asian folklore-a shapeshifter, shaman, and seductress-as an icon of vengeance, solidarity and liberation. The charactersof her stories are varied-from silicone sex dolls who come to life with new purpose, to women whose crushes manifest as stones-but they all reach for a common purpose: to find truth and belonging in a difficult world determined to consider them alien. With the fabulist vibrancy of Carmen Maria Machado, the sinuous world-building of Helen Oyeyemi, and the sensuous feminist rage of Han Kang, Ninetails is both timeless-unearthing a cultural icon whose origins date back over a thousand years-and timely in its contemporary political urgency"-- Provided by publisher.
The Profiteers
How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs
Published in 2024
"In an age when business leaders solemnly profess dedication to principles of environmental and social justice, Christopher Marquis's provocative investigation into the real costs of doing business reveals the way that leaders of the corporate world gaslight to evade responsibilities by privatizing profits and socializing costs. "Who pays?" for the resulting climate and environmental damage, racism, low wages, and cheap goods: the average citizen and the taxpayer. By bringing to light ideas that today areon the fringe but rapidly making their way into the mainstream, Marquis outlines a new regenerative paradigm for business in society. He tells of a group of pioneers trying to not just reform but transform the way business is conducted all over the world. By taking novel actions to reimagine business operations in responsible ways, minimize their negative impacts, and create new ways for business to properly absorb their hidden costs, these leaders provide blueprints to move the needle on vexing social and environmental issues. What's in it for leaders of the corporate world? The model of reform presented provides clear guidance on how to get ahead of the curve as an emerging economic order is formed. No business can lead from the front if it is morally-backward looking. History has shown time and again that those who get out in front of emerging changes in our social and environmental landscape protect themselves from inevitable eclipse"-- Provided by publisher.
The Alone Time
Published in 2024
"Fiona and Violet Seng were just children when their family's Cessna crash-landed in the Washington wilderness, claiming the lives of their parents. For twelve harrowing weeks, the girls fended for themselves before being rescued. Twenty-five years later,they're still trying to move on from the trauma. Fiona repurposes it into controversial works of art. Violet has battled addiction and failed relationships to finally progress toward normalcy as a writer. The estranged sisters never speak about what theycall their Alone Time in the wild. They wouldn't dare-until they become the subject of a documentary that renews public fascination with the "girl survivors" and questions their version of the events. When disturbing details about the Seng family are exposed, a strange woman claims to know the crash was deliberate. Fiona and Violet must come together to face the horrifying truth of what happened out there and what they learned about their parents and themselves. Before any other secrets emerge from the woods"-- Provided by publisher.
The Vacation
A Novel
Published in 2024
"Venice Beach, Los Angeles. A paradise on earth. Tourists flock to the golden coast and the promise of Hollywood. But for eight strangers at a beach-front hostel, there is far more on their minds than an extended vacation. All of them are running from something. And they all have secrets they'd kill to keep"-- Provided by publisher.
Barron's AP Human Geography Premium
Published in 2023
''Written by experienced educators learn from Barron's‑‑all content is written and reviewed by AP experts; Build your understanding with comprehensive review tailored to the most recent exam; Get a leg up with tips, strategies, and study advice for exam day‑‑it's like having a trusted tutor by your side. Be confident on exam day Sharpen your test‑taking skills with 6 full‑length practice tests-3 in the book, including a diagnostic test to target your studying, and3 more online--plus detailed answer explanations for all questions Strengthen your knowledge with in‑depth review covering all units on the AP human geography exam. Reinforce your learning with multiple-choice and free--response practice questionsat the end of each chapter, all accompanied by clear answers and explanations. Learn to think geographically by reviewing key terms and their definitions, detailed maps and graphs, end-of-chapter summaries, and much more. Robust online practice continueyour practice with 3 full‑length practice tests on Barron's Online learning hub Simulate the exam experience with a timed test option. Deepen your understanding with detailed answer explanations and expert advice. Gain confidence with scoring to check your learning progress''-- Provided by publisher.
The Paris Affair
Published in 2024
"Fin Tighe is clinging to respectability by his nail-bitten fingers. He may be the illegitimate son of an English earl, but he hasn't spoken to his father in a decade, and his engineer's salary is barely enough to support him and his cousin Aurelie. A dancer in the corps de ballet, Aurelie is at constant risk from groping, leering men who assume any dancer is a prostitute in training. And Fin's evenings spent in the clandestine gay community may be legal through a loophole in the Napoleonic Code, but theyleave him vulnerable. So, when Fin's employer, Gustave Eiffel, announces that he needs additional investors to pay for his pet project, a 300-meter tower that will dominate the city's skyline, Fin jumps at the chance. If he raises enough money, the commission will earn him a fortune, and hopefully, some protection. Capricious stranger Gilbert Duhais appears to be a boon from the gods. Gilbert is handsome, wealthy, connected, and somehow privy to Fin's background. Gilbert persuades Fin to masquerade as his father's heir-which couldn't be further from the truth-and introduces him to every nouveau riche speculator in the city. Each provocative interaction heightens Fin's risk of exposure. But also brings Fin closer to his dream of financial security. When adear friend of Fin's is murdered above a clandestine gay club, the stakes rise even higher. Fin must untangle the disparate threads of his past-and his current romantic gamble-before they become his noose"-- Provided by publisher.
Woodworm
Published in 2024
"A granddaughter and grandmother, alienated from their community, live among various sombras, shadows of the dead with whom they alone can pray and commune. When the mysterious disappearance of a young boy draws the unwanted attention of locals, the womencombine forces with the spirits that haunt them in pursuit of something that resembles justice"-- Provided by publisher.
Mexico in Your Kitchen
Favorite Mexican Recipes That Celebrate Family, Community, Culture, and Tradition
Published in 2024
Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous
A Novel
Published in 2024
"Hollywood glamor meets "'Tis the Damn Season" in this irresistibly buzzy sapphic romance, perfect for fans of Alexandria Bellefleur and Casey McQuiston. Katie Price is known in every living room in America. A small-town Wisconsin girl who became an A-list star, she rarely makes it home, but this year is different . . . Little does she know it will lead her straight into the piercing blue-eyed gaze of Wil Greene. A lot has happened in the decade since those cold Wisconsin nights when Wil and Katie drove around in Wil's Bronco senior year. Since then, Wil's law career hasn't taken off. Her father passed away. And what started as a personal challenge-kissing a new person twice a week, every week-has made her a growing sensation, but her life is still stuckin phase one. Through the years, the two have never left each other's thoughts and desires, but now suddenly, they are back in each other's lives. Their reconnection is instantaneous, and the passion is palpable...but can it stand the test of time? Witty,emotional, and steamy, Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous is an unforgettable romantic read for everyone who almost kissed their best friend. And then finally did. "Sweetly tender and arrestingly sexy." -Kate Clayborn, author of Georgie, All Along"-- Provided by publisher.
The Everything War
Amazon's Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power
Published in 2024
You Only Call when You're in Trouble
A Novel
Published in 2024
"After a lifetime of taking care of his sister and niece, Tom is ready to put himself first. An architect specializing in tiny houses, he finally has an opportunity to build his masterpiece. Assuming, that is, he can keep the demands of his family at bay. Naturally, that's when his phone rings. His niece, Cecily, is embroiled in a Title IX investigation at the college where she teaches that threatens her career and relationship. And after decades of lying, his sister wants to tell Cecily the real identity of her father. Tom does what he's always done--answers the call. Thus begins a journey that will change everyone's life"-- Back cover.
Chorus of the Union
How Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Set Aside Their Rivalry to Save the Nation
Published in 2024
Our Biggest Fight
Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age
Published in 2024
"The internet as we know it is broken. Here's how we can seize back control of our lives from the corporate algorithms that have poisoned our digital information system and create a third-generation Internet that uplifts humanity--before it's too late"-- Provided by publisher.
Triumph of the Yuppies
America, the Eighties, and the Creation of an Unequal Nation
Published in 2024
"In Triumph of the Yuppies, Tom McGrath presents the first-ever book-length history of the Yuppie phenomenon, chronicling the roots, rise, triumph and (seeming) fall of the "young urban professionals" who radically altered American life between 1980 and 1987. By the time their obituary was being written in the late 1980s, Yuppies-the elite, uber educated faction of the Baby Boom generation-had become something of a cultural punchline. This was understandable: a species that regularly drank white wine spritzers deserved to be mocked. But amidst the Yuppies's preoccupation with money, work, and career success; their colonization of previously working class neighborhoods in various American cities; their self evident self absorption; and their obsession withhaving just the right status signifying stuff, from BMWs and VCRs to American Express cards and Cuisinarts, there was something serious happening, too, something that continues to have profound ramifications on American culture four decades later. Basedon new interviews with people at the center of the action in the '80s, this book brings to life the ascendance of this Yuppie elite. It chronicles educated Boomers' transformation from idealists in the late 1960s to careerists in the early 1980s, and charts how marketers, the media, and politicians pivoted to appeal to this influential new group. And it shows how Yuppie values impacted the broader culture-from gentrification in cities and an obsession with money and career success to an indulgent materialism. Most significantly, it shows how the me first mindset typical of Yuppieness helped created the largest income inequality in a century. Brimming with lively and nostalgic details (think Jane Fonda, The Sharper Image, and laughable tidbits of Yuppie culture), Triumph of the Yuppies is a portrait of America just as it was beginning to come apart-and the origin story of the America we live in today"-- Provided by publisher.
Love at First Book
Published in 2024
"Emily Allen, a librarian on Martha's Vineyard, has always dreamed of a life of travel and adventure. So when her favorite author, Siobhan Riordan, offers her a job in the Emerald Isle, Emily jumps at the opportunity. After all, Siobhan's novels got Em through some of the darkest days of her existence. Helping Siobhan write the final book in her acclaimed series - after a ten-year hiatus due to a scorching case of writer's block - is a dream come true for Emily. If only she didn't have to deal with Siobhan's son, Kieran Murphy. He manages Siobhan's bookstore, and the grouchy bookworm clearly doesn't want Em around. When Siobhan's health takes a bad turn, she's more determined than ever to finish her novel, while Kieran tries every trick in the book to gethis mother to rest. Thrown into the role of peacemaker, Emily begins to see that Kieran's heart is in the right place. Torn between helping Siobhan find closure with her series and her own growing feelings for the mercurial Irishman, Emily will have to decide if she's truly ready to turn a new page and figure out what lies in the next chapter"-- Provided by publisher.
Bitter and Sweet
Published in 2024
"From the beloved author of The Thing About Home comes a dual timeline tale of family, grief, secrets, and the sweet redemption that lies within the bonds of sisterhood"-- Provided by publisher.
Life After Doom
Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart
Published in 2024
""A book of rare wisdom, genuinely profound in depth and scope." -Diana Butler Bass, author of Christianity After Religion "As rich and thoughtful as all of Brian McLaren's work, but with a particular urgency!" -Bill McKibben A deeply insightful exploration of how to live with wisdom, resilience and love in our turbulent times For the last quarter-century, author and activist Brian D. McLaren has been writing at the intersection of religious faith and contemporary culture. In Life After Doom, he engages with the catastrophic failure of both our religious and political leaders to address the dominant realities of our time: ecological overshoot, economic injustice, and the increasing likelihood of civilizational collapse. McLaren defines doom as the "un-peaceful, uneasy, unwanted feeling" that "we humans have made a mess of our civilization and our planet, and not enough of us seem to care enough to change deeply enough or quickly enough to save ourselves." Blending insights from philosophers, poets, scientists, and theologians, Life After Doom explores the complexity of hope, the necessity of grief, and the need for new ways of thinking, becoming, and belonging in turbulent times. If you want to help yourself, your family, and the communities to which youbelong to find courage and resilience for the deeply challenging times that are upon us - this is the book you need right now"-- Provided by publisher.
Boone's Lick
Published in 2001
Master storyteller McMurtry unfurls a bright banner of a book following the fortunes of the Cecil family as they travel from Boone's Lick, Missouri, to the Western frontier. Fifteen-year-old Shay narrates, describing the journey that begins when his Ma decides to hunt down her elusive husband to tell him she's leaving him.
Buffalo Girls
Published in 2001
Pulitzer Prize-winning author, McMurtry rediscovered the myth of the Old West and gave it new life in books such as "Lonesome Dove" and "Anything for Billy." McMurtry once again looks to the Old West and brings to life the legendary Calamity Jane in "Buffalo Girls."
Moving on
Published in 2018
Moving On anticipates McMurtry's Terms of Endearment and explores the emotional journey of a young woman against a sprawling metropolis in 1970s Texas.
Telegraph Days
Published in 2008
Returning to the big Western themes that have made him famous and beloved, Pulitzer Prize winner McMurtry recreates the bygone days of the old gunfighters in this "New York Times" bestseller--a panoramic, sweeping novel told in the voice of Nellie Courtright, a courageous young woman.
Texasville
Published in 1999
The brilliant sequel to The Last Picture Show is McMurtry's richest novel to date, as moving as Terms of Endearment and as full of real and memorable characters as Lonesome Dove. "Texasville crackles with energy, humor and passion".--Washington Post Book World.
When the Light Goes
Published in 2008
In this sequel to the acclaimed "Duane's Depressed," the Pulitzer Prize- and Oscar]-winning writer crafts an intimate portrait of an eccentric, aging oil man struggling to come to terms with the death of his wife.
All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers
A Novel
Published in 2018
"Hailed as one of "the best novels ever set in America's fourth largest city" (Douglas Brinkley, New York Times Book Review), All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers is a powerful demonstration of Larry McMurtry's "comic genius, his ability to render a sense of landscape, and interior intellection tension" (Jim Harrison, New York Times Book Review). Desperate to break from the "mundane happiness" of Houston, budding writer Danny Deck hops in his car, "El Chevy," bound for the West Coast on a road trip filled with broken hearts and bleak realities of the artistic life. A cast of unforgettable characters joins the naive troubadour's pilgrimage to California and back to Texas, including a cruel, long-legged beauty; an appealing screenwriter; a randy collegeprofessor; and a genuine if painfully "normal" friend. Since the novel's publication in 1972, Danny Deck has "been far more successful at getting loved by readers than he ever was at getting loved by the women in his life" (McMurtry), a testament to theauthor's incomparable talent for capturing the essential tragicomedy of the human experience." -- Provided by publisher
When We Were Silent
Published in 2024
"An outsider threatens to expose the secrets at an elite private school in this suspenseful debut novel for readers of My Dark Vanessa and Dare Me Louise Manson is the newest student at Highfield Manor, Dublin's most exclusive private school. It seems nearly perfect: the high arched window alcoves and tall granite pillars, the overspill of lilac at the front gate and the immaculate playing fields, the giggling students, the dusty, oak-lined library, and the dark, festering secret she has come to expose. At first, Lou's working-class status makes her the consummate outsider, though all that changes when she is befriended by the beautiful and wealthy Shauna Power. But Lou finds out that even Shauna is caught up in Highfield's web, and her time there ends with a lifeless body sprawled at her feet. Thirty years later, Lou has rebuilt her life after the harrowing events of the so-called "Highfield Affair," when she gets a shocking phone call. Ronan Power, Shauna's brother, is a high-profile lawyer bringing a lawsuit against the school. And he needs Lou to testify. Now with a daughter and career to protect, the last thing Lou wants is for Highfield Manor to be back in her life. But to finally free herself and others, she has to confront her past, go to battle once more, and discover, for once and for all, what really happened at Highfield. Powerful and compelling, When We Were Silent is an unputdownable, thrilling story of exploitation, privilege, and retribution"-- Provided by publisher.
Reclaimed Quilts
Sew Modern Clothing & Accessories from Vintage Textiles
Published in 2024
"Build a one-of-a-kind quilted wardrobe with vintage quilts! Join Kat and Dale in exploring the world of one-of-kind, work-of-art garments and building a stunning wardrobe. Ten projects are included inside that span from simple accessories, like totes andsmall bags, to full outfits, including jackets, and dresses"-- Provided by publisher.
The Hidden History of the White House
Power Struggles, Scandals, and Defining Moments
Published in 2024
In True Face
A Woman's Life in the CIA, Unmasked
Published in 2024
A former female spy for the CIA during the height of the Cold War discusses the challenges of overcoming a prevailing culture of sexism while undertaking dangerous missions all over the globe.
Proverbios Para Necios
Proverbs for Fools : Sabiduria Sencilla Para Tiempos Complejos
Published in 2024
Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary
Published in 2024
"Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary is geared towards students ages 8-11. This full-color reference contains more than 36,000 entries as well as hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and diagrams. The book includes paragraphs about word histories,word roots, and synonyms; quotations from children's literature; maps and Geographical Names; and guides to Capitalization and Punctuation"-- Provided by publisher.
Drawing the Portrait
Step-by-step Lessons for Mastering Classic Techniques for Beginners
Published in 2024
This Strange Eventful History
A Novel
Published in 2024
Inspired in part by long-ago stories from her own family's history, this masterful story follows the Cassars over seven decades, starting with patriarch Gaston and his wife Lucienne, whose myth of perfect love sustains them, and ending with Chloe, who believes telling her family's buried stories will bring them all peace.
Superconvergence
How the Genetics, Biotech, and AI Revolutions Will Transform Our Lives, Work, and World
Published in 2024
"In Superconvergence, leading futurist Jamie Metzl explores how genome sequencing, gene editing, artificial intelligence, and other technologies are not only changing our lives, but catalyzing each other in radical and accelerating ways. These technologies have the potential to improve our health, feed billions of people, supercharge our economies, and store essential information for millions of years, but can also-if we are not careful-do immeasurable harm"-- Provided by publisher.
Short War
A Novel
Published in 2024
"Told in three distinct voices, Short War brings together a rapturous teenage love story set in Chile, the hunt for the author of an eye-opening literary detective story, and a complex reckoning with American political intervention in South America. Whensixteen-year-old Gabriel Lazris-an American in Santiago, Chile-meets Caro Ravest, something clicks. Caro, who is Chilean, is charming, curious, and deeply herself. Gabriel dreams of their future together. But everybody's saying there's going to be a coup-and no one says it louder than Gabriel's dad, a Nixon-loving newspaper editor who Gabriel suspects is working with the C.I.A. Gabriel's father is adamant that the moment political unrest erupts, their family is going home. To Gabriel, though, Chile is home. Decades later, Gabriel's American-raised adult daughter Nina heads to Buenos Aires in a last-ditch effort to save her dissertation. Quickly, though, she gets sidetracked: first by a sexy professor, then by a controversial book called Guerra Eterna. A document of war and an underground classic, Guerra Eterna transforms Nina's sense of her family and identity, pushing her to confront the moral weight of being an American citizen in a hemisphere long dominated by U.S. power. But not until Short War's codado we get true insight into the divergent fortunes of Gabriel Lazris and Caro Ravest. Shaped by the geopolitical forces that brought far-right dictators like Pinochet to power, their fates reverberate through generations, evoking thorny questions about power, privilege, and how to live with the guilt of the past"-- Provided by publisher.
Desenganchate De Las Dietas
Free Yourself From Diets : Crea Un Estilo De Vida Saludable Para Siempre
Published in 2024
Ascendant
Published in 2020
A servant boy defies society to save a blind dragon from death and rises to become a dragon rider. Fans of Christopher Paolini, Ryan Cahill and Phillip C. Quaintrell are sure to love this dragon rider epic.
Defiant
Published in 2023
The award winning, bestselling dragon rider epic of Songs of Chaos continues in book 3, Defiant. Fans of this series compare it to Eragon, Pern, Temeraire and other beloved dragon rider classics.
Unbound
Published in 2021
"Sometimes the world needs a little chaos. Holt and Ash saved the kingdom of Feorlen against all odds. Now they are outcasts, alone on an impossible quest to unite the Elder Dragons. But they are children playing in a game of Dragon Lords. Trapped between the riders, servants of Sovereign, and the scourge, even their luck cannot last forever. Their only hope is to advance their bond by any means necessary. In Feorlen, Talia faces a world unaccepting of a rider queen. Her councilors will not heed her warnings of Sovereign. Foreign powers threaten war and bloodshed. Pleas sent to rider headquarters fall on deaf ears. All the while, Sovereign regathers his strength in an ancient fortress. Enthralled cultists swell his ranks. Disillusioned riders flock to his cause. And his unwilling servant Osric Agravain scours the land for dragon eggs. There are new types of magic to be discovered, and Sovereign intends to control them all. Only the mysterious half-dragon, Rake has a plan to stop Sovereign. To pull it off, hes going to need a team"--
Family Pictures
A Novel
Published in 2020
The discovery that their third child, Randall, is autistic causes deep, unexpected strains on the marriage of David and Lainey Eberhardt.
It's Okay Not to Look for the Meaning of Life
A Zen Monk's Guide to Living Stress-free One Day at a Time
Published in 2023
"Zen monk Jikisai Minami takes the things we are supposed to strive for and turns them on their head. The 35 short, thought-provoking essays in this book are divided into four chapters about our sense of self, our hopes and dreams, our personal relationships and how to face death. Each essay begins with a deliberately controversial point of view to help us look at life's problems through fresh eyes"-- Provided by publisher.
Relentless
My Story of the Latino Spirit That is Transforming America
Published in 2024
"Luis Miranda arrived in New York City from Puerto Rico in 1974 to study psychology at NYU, but he soon found himself drawn to community action, eventually working for the Department of Employment, the Board of Education, and the nonprofit Aspira, among many other organizations. In the 1980s he was a special advisor for Hispanic Affairs to Mayor Ed Koch, and he continued to serve in key roles for the Dinkins and Giuliani administrations. In 1990 Miranda became the founding President of the Hispanic Federation, one of the nation's leading Latino nonprofits. In 2000, he founded the Amber Charter School in East Harlem. As a founding partner of the MirRam Group, Miranda has consulted on a number of successful political campaigns, including the Senatorial campaigns of Hilary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and Kirsten Gillibrand. The list of roles and positions is practically endless, but, more simply put, there is no one on the Latino, New York City, and national political scene who has the breadth of experience, passion, understanding, and storytelling charm of Luis Miranda. In "Relentless," he shares the poignant narrative of his life and career-from his early days as a radically-minded Puerto Rican activist to his decades of practical political advising and problem-solving. We experience the thrill of the ascendency of Luis's son Lin-Manuel's "Hamilton" followed several years later by the devastation of Hurricane Maria. Amid the triumphs, challenges, and ongoing hard work, Miranda examines what it all tells us about our ever-changing politics, demographics, and society"-- Provided by publisher.
Oye
A Novel
Published in 2024
"When Miami residents are ordered to evacuate before a hurricane, everyone in Luciana's family complies, except for her beloved yet batty grandmother, Abue. But it turns out the storm isn't the real crisis: Abue, normally glamorous and full of energy, is given a devastating medical diagnosis once danger passes. Luciana, and the rest of the family, are heartbroken, but Abue is about as interested in getting treatment as she was in evacuating. She'd rather charm the hospital staff, and then turn around and torture her family by threatening suicide if they let any more relatives come see her. Soon, Abue moves into Luciana's bedroom to recuperate, and though their approaches to life couldn't be more different, their complicated bond intensifies. Luciana would rather be roller skating, getting high, or sneaking out to Ladies Night to meet girls, but her grandmother's wild stories and unpredictable antics are a welcome distraction from her mother's conservative beliefs and obsession with appearances, or her sister Mari pulling away from the family in favor of a wealthier, whiter collegiate social circle. Forced to step into the role of caretaker, translator, and keeper of the generational secrets Abue starts to share, Luciana finds herself reluctantly facing down adulthood and rising to the occasion in her own unique way"-- Provided by publisher.
The Walls Have Eyes
Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Published in 2024
"An expose of the inhumane and lucrative sharpening of borders around the globe through experimental surveillance technology"-- Provided by publisher.
Invisible Doctrine
The Secret History of Neoliberalism
Published in 2024
"A sharp, fiercely argued takedown of neoliberalism that not only defines this slippery concept but connects it to the climate crisis, poverty, and fascism-and shows us how to fight back"-- Provided by publisher.
Double Lives
Published in 2024
"The latest twist-filled novel in award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe's Depression-era Alabama saga tells the riveting tale of identical twin sisters with a talent for switching lives and hiding the scandalous results - until one risk too many changes the game forever . . . Since childhood, identical twins Leona and Fiona Dunbar have been getting in - and out - of trouble by pretending to be each other. Yet underneath, they couldn't be more different. Outspoken Leona lives to breakrules, have a good time, and scandalize their respectable hometown of Lexington. Fiona is a seemingly-demure churchgoing girl who is the apple of her domineering, widowed mother Mavis's eye. But together, the twins have fooled teachers, boyfriends, bosses, racist police - and most importantly, strait-laced Mavis. Even when Leona does jail time for Fiona, their unbreakable bond keeps them fiercely loyal. . . . So when Fiona feels stifled in her passionless marriage, and Leona is heartbroken over losing her one true love, it's perfect timing to change places once again . . . Leona is shocked to discover she enjoys the security of being a wife and homebody. And the unexpected spark between her and Fiona's husband is giving her all kinds of deliciously sexyideas. Meanwhile, Fiona enjoys being free, single, and reveling in the independence she's never had. And the more she indulges her secret, long-repressed wild child, the more Leona's ex-lover becomes one temptation she's having trouble resisting . . . Asthe sisters' masquerade ignites desires and appetites they never expected, it also puts their most damning secrets on the line. Once the fallout rocks their small town, can Fiona and Leona's deep sisterhood shield them from total disaster and help them reconcile their mistakes? Or will the trust between them become a weapon that shatters their lives for good?"-- Provided by publisher.
The Wealth of Shadows
A Novel
Published in 2024
"1939. Ansel Luxford has everything a man could want-a law firm partnership in Minneapolis, a brilliant wife, a beautiful new baby. But he is consumed by his belief that the war in Europe will spread, despite the fact that the United States is neutral in the conflict. When he is offered an opportunity to move across the country to Washington, D.C., to join a clandestine team within the Treasury Department that is secretly trying to undermine Nazi Germany, he uproots his family overnight and takes on the challenge of a lifetime. To thwart the Nazis without firing a bullet, Ansel and his new team invent a powerful new kind of economic warfare. As the U.S. remains officially neutral, Ansel secretly crisscrosses the globe to broker backroom deals designed to cut off the German supply of gold; undertake a daring heist of intel suppressed by homegrown fascists within the American government; and spar with titans of industry like J.P. Morgan and the twentieth century's greatest economic mind, Britain's John Maynard Keynes. But money is a dangerous weapon, and Ansel's efforts will plunge him into a startling new world of espionage, peril, and deceit. The need for subterfuge extends to the home front when Ansel's wife takes a job with the FBI to hunt for spies within the government. And Ansel discovers that he might be closer to those spies than he could ever imagine"-- Provided by publisher.
Amaerica Del Norte
Published in 2024
"Sebastiaan lived a childhood of privilege in Mexico City. Now in his twenties, he has a degree from Yale, an American girlfriend, and a slot in the University of Iowa's MFA program. But Sebastiaan's life is shaken by the Trump administration's restrictions on immigrants, his mother's terminal cancer, the cracks in his relationship with his American girlfriend, and his father's forced resignation at the hands of Mexico's new president. As he struggles through the Trump and Laopez Obrador years, Sebastiaanmust confront his father's role in the Mexican drug war and his whiteness in Mexican contexts even as he is often perceived as a person of color in the US. As he does so, the novel moves through centuries of Mexican literary history, from the 17th century letters of a peevishly polymathic Spanish colonizer to the contemporary packaging of Mexican writers for a US audience. Split between the US and Mexico, this stunning debut explores whiteness, power, immigration, and the history of Mexican literature, to wrestle with the contradictory relationship between two countries bound by geography and torn apart by politics"-- Provided by publisher.
Budget Travel
Published in 2024
A book aimed at travelers who don't have huge budgets provides insider tips for finding cheaper flights and accommodations that won't break the bank while avoiding common mistakes that can make travel unnecessarily more expensive.
Cast a Cold Eye
Published in 2024
"In 1930s Glasgow, partners Jimmy Dreghorn and Archie McDaid face a danger that threatens to set their city aflame--the second novel in the acclaimed mystery series"-- Provided by publisher.
Hunted
Published in 2024
"When Sajid Khan arrives at his job at Heathrow airport, he is quickly tackled by armed guards. Aliyah, his teenage daughter, whom he knew was traveling abroad, is a suspect in a terrorist attack that took place mere days ago in a mall in Los Angeles. Sajid thinks this must all be a mistake. A lie. But Aliyah won't pick up her phone. And now her face is plastered all over the news. Sajid could not be more frightened or feel more powerless. That is, until he hears a knock arrive at his door and is greeted by a middle-aged, blonde, American woman with a letter in hand, claiming that she believes Sajid's daughter and her own son, Greg, are mixed up in the same dangerous game. And she has a hunch for where they might be. With just scraps for clues, the two parents and unlikely accomplices traverse the globe, in a desperate search for their children. Time is ticking. The hours are flying by. The FBI may outrun them. Another attack is coming. They are almost out of time"--
Jasmine
30th Anniversary Edition
Published in 1999
When Jasmine is suddenly widowed at seventeen, she seems fated to a life of quiet isolation in the small Indian village where she was born. But the force of Jasmine's desires propels her explosively into a larger, more dangerous, and ultimately more life-giving world. In just a few years, Jasmine becomes Jane Ripplemeyer, happily pregnant by a middle-aged Iowa banker and the adoptive mother of a Vietnamese refugee. Jasmine's metamorphosis, with its shocking upheavals and its slow evolutionary steps, illuminates the making of an American mind; but even more powerfully, her story depicts the shifting contours of an America being transformed by her and others like her -- our new neighbors, friends, and lovers. In Jasmine, Bharati Mukherjee has created a heroine as exotic and unexpected as the many worlds in which she lives. "Rich...one of the most suggestive novels we have about what it is to become an American." -- The New York Times Book Review
The Contemplative Tarot
A Christian Guide to the Cards
Published in 2022
"The Contemplative Tarot is a Christian guide to the Tarot from author Brittany Muller..."-- Provided by publisher.
Quae Esperar Cuando Se Estaa Esperando
Published in 2022
Offers advice, insight, and tips for expecting parents, discussing pregnancy and birthing practices, prenatal screenings, postpartum birth control, and nutrition.
Cultures of Growth
How the New Science of Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Teams, and Organizations
Published in 2024
"Award-winning social psychologist Mary C. Murphy offers a ground-breaking reconsideration of individual and team success-showing how to create and sustain a growth mindset in any organization's culture." -- Inside dust jacket.
The Coast Road
A Novel
Published in 2024
"A poignant debut novel about the lives of women, set in a claustrophobic coast town. How can they find independence in a society that seeks to limit it?"-- Provided by publisher.
Tiki
Modern Tropical Cocktails
Published in 2019
"Dozens of easy-to-follow recipes present new versions of classic tiki drinks along with original cocktails using quality rums, infused and fat-washed spirits, liqueurs, fresh fruit juices, and homemade syrups."--Provided by publisher.
Murder at Tanton Towers
Published in 2024
"Everyone told Cara Shelly that she was crazy to set up a cafae in the shadow of eccentric Kentish stately home Tanton Towers. But three years later, the Happy Huffkin cafae is thriving, and Cara considers the Tanton Towers staff - and its eccentric owners, Max and Alison - to be like family. But one summer evening, Alison comes hurtling down to the cafae to beg her for help. Daphne Hanson, queen of the Towers' costume-clad dancing troupe is lying dead in the orangery. Strangled! But by whom? And why? Determined that the culprit should not be one of her friends, and suspicious of the detective assigned the case - the annoyingly attractive DCI Andrew Mitchem - Cara launches her own investigation. But the more secrets she uncovers, the more she's forced toconsider the unthinkable: that one of her dear friends could be the killer..."-- Provided by publisher.
The Manga Guide to Japanese Food
Everything You Want to Know About the History, Ingredients and Folklore of Japan's Unique Cuisine
Published in 2024
A Nest of Vipers
Published in 2024
Kaveri and Ramu investigate Indian street magic in 1922 Bangalore where they uncover a potential threat to the visiting Prince of Wales amidst cries for India's independence.
Though I Am an Inept Villainess
Tale of the Butterfly-rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court. Vol. 05
Published in 2024
Fostering Wellness in the Workplace
A Handbook for Libraries
Published in 2022
Whether you're an administrator or library leader concerned about the health and well-being of your team, or a library worker excited to launch a health and wellness movement in your library, you'll find sensible guidance and inspiration in Newman's handbook.
Love in Action
Writings on Nonviolent Social Change
Published in 2021
"A collection of key writings on nonviolent social change for activists from the 1960s until 2013 by Vietnamese peace advocate and Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh, including the script of a play set during the war in Vietnam"-- Provided by publisher.
The Tulip Garden
Growing and Collecting Species, Rare and Annual Varieties
Published in 2024
''Tulips are one of the world's most popular flowers, with over 2,500 varieties produced in the Netherlands each year. This spectacular book showcases a unique collection of rare and covetable tulips at Blacklands, the beautiful English country garden oftulip expert Polly Nicholson. Combining the flower's rich cultural history with growing advice, Nicholson provides a comprehensive introduction to cultivating species, historic Dutch and English Florists' tulips, and annual garden tulips. Featuring all types of tulip--from wild, species tulips to old Dutch cultivars, as well as English Florists', and the ever popular annual garden tulips--she also offers modern context and sensible and practical advice for gardeners, based on her personal horticultural experience. Bringing to life varieties that date back to the 16th century, Nicholson demonstrates how these treasured bulbs and more modern varieties of these enchanting spring flowers can be grown today--whether in herbaceous borders, naturalized in grass,in containers, gravel, meadow settings, or in the garden for cutting. The tulip garden is an essential reference for tulip lovers, florists, and gardeners, but also, with newly commissioned photography by Andrew Montgomery, an inspirational resource, tapping into the zeitgeist for sustainable flowers and organic gardening, focusing on one of the world's most popular flowers''-- Provided by publisher.
Sugar Taco at Home
Plant-based Mexican Recipes from Our LA Restaurant
Published in 2024
"Women-owned and 100% plant-based, Sugar Taco is an LA go-to for Mexican food, for good reason. Founders Jayde Nicole and Nia Gatica Campos, along with chef Alan Campos, launched Sugar Taco in 2019 with a vision for a women-owned business that championedtraditional dishes in an eco-conscious and animal-friendly way. They ditched meat and dairy for juicy jackfruit, perfectly seasoned seitan, house-made queso, and more, and then paired this on-trend menu with vibrant Dia de Muertos-inspired decor. The restaurant has been thriving ever since, with two locations and a third in the works"-- Provided by publisher.
Blood in the Cut
Published in 2024
""Blood in The Cut brims with dangerous energy in the face of existential entropy. A fantastic story." -S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of All the Sinners Bleed Iggy Guerra is out of prison, but his homecoming is anything but smooth. His beloved mother is gone, his grief-stricken father Armando is deep in debt, and they are about to lose the butcher shop that has been in their family for generations. Iggy must earn his father's lost trust in order to save La Carniceraia Guerra from the threats imposed by a new rival business, a vigilante activist, and big-game hunter Orin, who has dragged Armando into his dangerous money-making schemes deep in the Everglades, where more than secrets are buried. Iggy will wrestle with the beauty and the danger of the place he calls home as he tries to save his family-without losing himself forever. Sharp as a butcher knife gleaming in the Miami sun, Alejandro Nodarse's Blood in the Cut opens onto a deeply personal vision of the streets and swamps of Miami, where the roots are crooked but strong as mangroves"-- Provided by publisher.
Reconnecting After Isolation
Coping with Anxiety, Depression, Grief, PTSD, and More
Published in 2022
"An accessible, concise, and comprehensive guide to understanding and dealing with the impact and consequences of social isolation"-- Provided by publisher.
A Beginner's Guide to Ogham Divination
Published in 2022
"This book invites and guides you to forge a meaningful and deep connection with the trees by listening to and learning from them. Each of the trees acts as a wise and insightful guide. By tuning into the energies, magic and personality of each of the trees, we can come to better understand them and to better understand ourselves. Featuring traditional correspondences, ancient kenings, folklore, divinatory spreads, and so much more this book gives you a step-by-step to working with the Ogham as a practical as well as spiritual means of divination. Bring the magic, mystery and meaning of the trees into you life."-- Back cover.
In Universes
A Novel
Published in 2024
"Raffi works in an observational cosmology lab, searching for dark matter and trying to hide how little they understand their own research. Every chance they get, they escape to see Britt, a queer sculptor who fascinates them for reasons they also don't--or won't--understand. As Raffi's carefully constructed life begins to collapse, they become increasingly fixated on the multiverse and the idea that somewhere, there might be a universe where they mean as much to Britt as she does to them... and just likethat, Raffi and Britt are thirteen years old, best friends and maybe something more. In Universes is a mind-bending tour across parallel worlds, each an answer to the question of what life would be like if events had played out just a little differently.The universes grow increasingly strange: women fracture into hordes of animals, alien-infested bears prowl apocalyptic landscapes. But across them all, Raffi--alongside their sometimes-friends, sometimes-lovers Britt, Kay, and Graham--reaches for a lifethat feels authentically their own"-- Provided by publishers.
The Ritual Effect
From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions
Published in 2024
Drawing on a decade of original research, a renowned social psychologist shows how we can shift from a "habitual" mindset to a "ritual" mindset, reminding us of the intention-filled acts that drive human behavior and create surprising satisfaction and enjoyment.
An Outbreak of Witchcraft
A Graphic Novel of the Salem Witch Trials
Published in 2023
"A graphic-novel retelling of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692, creating a narrative out of the historical context and what we can imagine of those accused"-- Provided by publisher.
Butcher
Father of Modern Gyno-psychiatry
Published in 2024
"In the 1840s, a young man named Silas Weir begins practicing medicine in Pennsylvania. Though he is considered inept by family, neighbors, and even his mentor, Dr. Weir discovers he has a gift for phlebotomy, treating patients by bleeding them to purify their bodies. But when an experimental procedure goes horribly wrong, Dr. Weir is forced to start over, relocating his family to Trenton, New Jersey, and taking a position at the New Jersey State Asylum for Female Lunatics. There, in the hopes of proving his detractors wrong, Dr. Weir continues practicing dangerous procedures, and soon becomes infatuated with Brigit - a pregnant woman he treats - whom he tries to take her under his wing as an apprentice. As Dr. Weir's experiments grow more intense - and as he isolates himself from his family and the world beyond the facility - he grows obsessed with Brigit and the other residents who remain at his mercy, and before long, establishes himself as "the father of gyno-psychiatry.""-- Provided by publisher
No Strangers Here
A Riveting Irish Thriller
Published in 2023
"Set in Ireland's striking, rugged countryside, a dark, atmospheric new crime fiction series follows an Irish veterinarian grappling with life, death, family dynamics, and the secrets at the heart of her small community"--
Irish Milkshake Murder
Published in 2024
"IRISH MILKSHAKE MURDER by CARLENE O'CONNOR: In advance of their St. Patrick's Day wedding, Tara Meehan and Danny O'Donnell are off to the Aran Islands with their bridesmaids and groomsmen for a joint hen and stag party. The weekend kicks off with the ferry trip to Inishmore, as the passengers enjoy boozy milkshakes on board and entertainment from a pair of famous Irish-dancing twin brothers. But faster than Tara can say 'Oh, Danny Boy,' a murder shamrocks the boat as someone's spiked shake turns out to be their final round. Stuck in a rural island cottage, while a storm rages outside, Tara must find the Celtic killer before her luck runs out . . . MURDER MOST IRISH by PEGGY EHRHART: St. Patrick's Day is drawing near in Arborville, New Jersey and the folks at Hyler's Luncheonette are getting into the holiday spirit with a new, limited-time, Irish-themed menu item--a festive green milkshake appropriately named, "The Leprechaun." It's a hit, until a patron is felled by one of the frothy concoctions during asheep parade through the town. Now, it's up to Pamela Paterson and her Knit & Nibble knitting club pal, Bettina Fraser, to catch a murderer and put a stop to the sheer madness . . . MRS. CLAUS AND THE LUCKLESS LEPRECHAUN by LIZ IRELAND: Spring in Santaland means two things--the elves have more leisure time and iceball season is in full swing! To celebrate, April Claus's friend, Claire, whips up some minty milkshakes for her bustling ice cream shop, Santaland Scoop. But when the St. Paddy's promotion makes one elf the target of a decidedly unlucky strike, Mrs. Claus and her friends must figure out if the attack was a failed hit job, a crime of passion, or an extremely unfortunate accident"-- Provided by publisher.
Taking Care of You
The Empowered Woman's Guide to Better Health
Published in 2022
"A practical and extensive resource guide for women who want to understand and take charge of their own health and healthcare, presented in short, focused, easy-to-read chapters"-- Provided by publisher.
One Piece. Vol. 33
Davy Back Fight
Published in 2003
When Monkey D. Luffy accidentally gains the power to stretch like rubber at the cost of never being able to swim again, he and his crew of pirate wannabes set off in search of the "One Piece," the greatest treasure in the world.
The Unvanquished
The Untold Story of Lincoln's Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby's Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America's Special Operations
Published in 2024
"From the bestselling author of The Indispensables, the unknown and dramatic story of irregular guerrilla warfare that altered the course of the Civil War and inspired the origins of America's modern special operations forces. The Civil War is most remembered for the grand battles that have come to define it: Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh, among others. However, as bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell reveals in The Unvanquished, a vital shadow war raged amid and away from the major battlefields that was in many ways equally consequential to the conflict's outcome. At the heart of this groundbreaking narrative is the epic story of Lincoln's special forces, the Jessie Scouts, told in its entirety for the first time. In a contest fought between irregularunits, the Scouts hunted John Singleton Mosby's Confederate Rangers from the middle of 1863 up to war's end at Appomattox. With both sides employing pioneering tradecraft, they engaged in dozens of raids and spy missions, often perilously wearing the other's uniform, risking penalty of death if captured. Clashing violently on horseback, the unconventional units attacked critical supply lines, often capturing or killing high-value targets. North and South deployed special operations that could have changedthe war's direction in 1864, and crucially during the Appomattox Campaign, Jessie Scouts led the Union army to a final victory. They later engaged in a history-altering proxy war against France in Mexico, earning seven Medals of Honor; many Scouts mysteriously disappeared during that conflict, taking their stories to their graves. An expert on special operations, O'Donnell transports readers into the action, immersing them in vivid battle scenes from previously unpublished firsthand accounts. He introduces indelible characters such as Scout Archibald Rowand; Scout leader Richard Blazer; Mosby, the master of guerrilla warfare; and enslaved spy Thomas Laws. O'Donnell also brings to light the Confederate Secret Service's covert efforts to deliver the 1864 election to Peace Democrats through ballot fraud, election interference, and attempts to destabilize a population fatigued by a seemingly forever war. Most audaciously, the Secret Service and Mosby's Rangers planned to kidnap Abraham Lincoln in order to maintain the South's independence. The first full chronicle of the shadow war between North and South, rich in action and offering original perspective on history, The Unvanquished is a dynamic and essential addition to the literature of the Civil War"-- Provided by publisher.
The Glaucoma Guidebook
Expert Advice on Maintaining Healthy Vision
Published in 2022
"Dr. Okeke provides a concise guide for readers about glaucoma-an eye disorder that leads to optic nerve damage, vision loss, and blindness. She explains key terms used by doctors to talk about testing and treatment options and provides guidance for readers on how they can take care of their vision as well as their overall health"-- Provided by publisher.
A Kind of Madness
Stories
Published in 2024
"Set in contemporary Nigeria, Uche Okonkwo's A Kind of Madness is a collection of ten stories concerned with literal madness but also those private feelings that, when left unspoken, can feel like a type of madness: desire, desperation, hunger, fear, sadness, shame, longing. In these stories, a young woman and her mother bask in the envy of their neighbors when the woman receives an offer of marriage from the family of a doctor living in Belgium-though when the offer fails to materialize, that envy threatens to turn vicious, pitting them both against their village. A teenage girl from a poor family is dazzled by her rich, vivacious friend, but as the friend's behavior grows unstable and dangerous, she must decide whether to cover for her or risk telling the truth to get her the help she needs. And a lonely daughter finds herself wandering a village in eastern Nigeria in an ill-fated quest, struggling to come to terms with her mother's mental illness. In vivid, evocative prose, A Kind of Madness unravels the tensions between mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, best friends, siblings, and more, marking the arrival of an extraordinary new talent in fiction and inviting us all to consider the question: why is it that the people and places we hold closest are so often the ones that drive us to madness?"-- Provided by publisher.
Lost Ark Dreaming
Published in 2024
"The brutally engineered class divisions of Snowpiercer meets Rivers Solomon's The Deep in this high-octane post-climate disaster novella written by Nommo Award-winning author Suyi Davies Okungbowa Off the coast of West Africa, decades after the dangerousrise of the Atlantic Ocean, the region's survivors live inside five partially submerged, kilometers-high towers originally created as a playground for the wealthy. Now the towers' most affluent rule from their lofty perch at the top while the rest are crammed into the dark, fetid floors below sea level. There are also those who were left for dead in the Atlantic, only to be reawakened by an ancient power, and who seek vengeance on those who offered them up to the waves. Three lives within the towers arepulled to the fore of this conflict: Yekini, an earnest, mid-level rookie analyst; Tuoyo, an undersea mechanic mourning a tremendous loss; and Ngozi, an egotistical bureaucrat from the highest levels of governance. They will need to work together if thereis to be any hope of a future that is worth living-for everyone"-- Provided by publisher.
Fatal Conveniences
The Toxic Products and Harmful Habits That Are Making You Sick--and the Simple Changes That Will Save Your Health
Published in 2023
"The New York Times bestselling author of SuperLife offers invaluable advice for addressing the health of our bodies and the health of the planet by identifying common products and behaviors that are harmful and providing alternatives that are non-toxic and life-enhancing"-- Provided by publisher.
The Dragon Knight's Beloved. Vol. 01
Published in 2022
"Melissa is a maid-in-training at the royal castle, where her greatest joy is caring for the majestic steeds of the royal Dragon Knights. Her coming-of-age ceremony is fast approaching, and with it comes the need to decide what path her future will take.Melissa shares a special bond of friendship with Commander Hubert, the handsome knight who rides the mightiest of dragons, but their relationship is about to get complicated. Newly returned from a dangerous mission, Hubert makes a shocking request: WouldMelissa pretend to be his lover, and move to his country estate, where wild dragons roam?"-- Provided by publisher.
Coming Up for Air
Published in 1969
Coming Up for Air is the classic, comic novel from George Orwell, author of 1984 and Animal Farm.
The Road to Wigan Pier
Published in 1972
A journalistic investigation into England's working class poverty and a critique of democratic socialism in the 1930s from the author of 1984 and Animal Farm.
The Deep Dark
A Graphic Novel
Published in 2024
High school senior Magdalena Herrera already has adult responsibilities and a deadly secret hidden in the dark of the basement, one that drains her of energy and leaves her bleeding--until the return of her childhood friend, Nessa, forces her to face hersecrets.
Starting & Building a Nonprofit
A Practical Guide
Published in 2024
"This essential guide to starting and running a nonprofit organization includes practical advice, legal information, tips, and step-by-step instructions. It explains how to develop a strategic plan and budget; recruit and manage board members, volunteers,and staff; market an organization to a target audience; raise money-including traditional methods and crowdfunding; build a website and use social media strategically; and adopt policies that are legally sound. Includes helpful checklists and a sample annual budget"-- Provided by publisher.
The Redemption of Morgan Bright
Published in 2024
"Hadleigh Keene died on the road leading away from Hollyhock Asylum. The reasons are unknown. Her sister Morgan blames herself. A year later with the case still unsolved, Morgan creates a false identity, that of a troubled housewife named Charlotte Turner, and goes inside. Morgan quickly discovers that Hollyhock is... not right. She is shaken by the hospital's peculiar routines and is soon beset by strange episodes. All the while, the persona of Charlotte takes on a life of its own, becoming stronger witheach passing day. As her identity begins unraveling, Morgan finds herself tracing Hadleigh's footsteps and peering into the places they lead. The terrifying reality of The Redemption of Morgan Bright unfolds over the course of chapters told from the points of view of both Charlotte and Morgan, police interviews, and text messages"-- Provided by publisher.
The Light of Battle
Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower
Published in 2024
"A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American history"-- Provided by publisher.
Pay Dirt
Published in 2024
Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a mystery with roots dating back to the Civil War in this edge-of-your-seat thriller from New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky.
The Flower Yard in Containers & Pots
Creating Paradise Season by Season
Published in 2024
"This inspirational guide demonstrates how a glorious outdoor space is possible, even with only a small patio and a few pots. Featuring detailed photos and text by Parkinson who has been named a rising gardening star by Architectural Digest, this new bookis the key to success with container gardening. Parkinson shows how to create a veritable paradise in pots with aspirational season-by-season ideas that are easy to replicate in any situation. The emphasis is on creating a small haven for birds, butterflies, and other wildlife-from flowers for pollinators to small fruiting shrubs that provide winter sustenance for birds. Even an upturned pot can create a welcoming space for a mosquito-eating frog. The book is filled with planting and propagating advice,tips on improving soil, seasonal tasks, and suggested planting ideas that include both flowering and edible plants for a vibrant backyard oasis. This is container gardening at its most romantic and stylish"-- Provided by publisher.
Yo Pude, ¡tau Puedes!
Caomo Tomar El Control De Tu Bienestar Emocional Y Convertirte En Una Persona Imparable
Published in 2024
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians
Their Stories Are Better Than the Bestsellers
Published in 2024
Daughter of the Merciful Deep
Published in 2024
""Our home began, as all things do, with a wish." Jane Edwards hasn't spoken since she was eleven years old, when armed riders expelled her family from their hometown along with every other Black resident. Now, twelve years later, she's found a haven in the all-Black town of Awenasa. But the construction of a dam promises to wash her home under the waters of the new lake. Jane will do anything to save the community that sheltered her. So, when a man with uncanny abilities arrives in town asking strange questions, she wonders if he might be the key. But as the stranger hints at gods and ancestral magic, Jane is captivated by a bigger mystery. She knows this man. Only the last time she saw him, he was dead. His body laid to rest in a rushing river. Who is the stranger and what is he really doing in Awenasa? To find those answers, Jane will journey into a sunken world, a land of capricious gods and unsung myths, of salvation and dreams made real. But the flood waters are rising. To gain the miracle she desires, Jane will have to find her voice again and finally face the trauma of the past"-- Provided by publisher.
Sauces
Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making, Fourth Edition
Published in 2017
The fourth edition of the classic reference, with updated information and recipes reflecting contemporary trends and methods?--plus, for the first time, color photography throughout.
Perdition, U.S.A
Published in 2024
"Black private eye Ivan Monk's search for a connection between three Black men murdered in Los Angeles leads to the unraveling of a white supremacist conspiracy that spans the West Coast."-- Provided by publisher.
Violent Spring
Published in 2023
"In 1992, Los Angeles burned. In the aftermath of the Rodney King beating and subsequent riots, a ground-breaking ceremony at the infamous intersection of Florence and Normandie unearths the body of a Korean shop owner. Black private eye Ivan Monk searches for the killer-many suspect the motives for the murder were racial. But then another body turns up, and while the FBI and the Rolling Daltons-the largest gang in the city-dog Monk's trail, Monk begins to question just how many people will be involved, and how many will die before he can find the truth"-- Provided by publisher.
Mad Honey
Published in 2022
A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past and what we choose to leave behind, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here and the bestselling author of She's Not There Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life?living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher?was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined that she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in and taking over her fathers beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start. And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily cant help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can trust him completely. . . . Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didnt acknowledge the flashes of his fathers temper in Ash, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes hes hidden more than hes shared with her. Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves. *Includes a downloadable PDF of recipes from the book.
White Heat 25
Published in 2015
With its unique blend of outspoken opinion, recipes and dramatic photographs by the late legendary photographer Bob Carlos Clarke, White Heat captures the magic and spirit of Marco Pierre White in the heat of his kitchen. This 25th anniversary edition features brand new material, including photographs from the late Bob Carlos Clarke and contributions from James Steen, Lindsey Carlos Clarke and a host of high-profile chefs: Jason Atherton, Sat Bains, Mario Batali, Raymond Blanc, Anthony Bourdain, Adam Byatt, David Chang, Phil Howard, Tom Kerridge, Paul Kitching, Pierre Koffmann, Gordon Ramsay and Jock Zonfrillo.
Breathe How You Want to Feel
Your Breathing Tool Kit for Better Health, Restorative Sleep, and Deeper Connection
Published in 2024
Golf's Majors
From Hagen and Hogan to a Bear and a Tiger, Inside the Game's Most Unforgettable Performances
Published in 2024
Renovated to Death
Published in 2022
Real-life domestic partners and stars and producers of the new hit reality home renovation show Domestic Partners, bestselling mystery author Peter "PJ" Penwell and actor JP Broadway are enjoying work and life in their sleepy Detroit suburb of Pleasant Woods--until a suspicious death makes an unscripted appearance. After a successful first season of Domestic Partners chronicling the renovation of their historic Craftsman Colonial, Peter and JP are taking on a renovation of a local Tudor Revival inheritedby identical twin brothers Terry and Tom Cash. But linoleum floors and a pink-tiled bathroom aren't the only unwelcome surprises awaiting inside the house. -- adapted from back cover
I Will Show You How It Was
The Story of Wartime Kyiv
Published in 2024
"I Will Show You How It Was is Illia Ponomarenko's heart-wrenching memoir of the war on his homeland, offering a fiery diatribe against Russian hypocrisy and a moving look at what is being lost. But it's also a story of pride and even elation as Ukrainian forces come together, find their mojo, and oust the invaders from Kyiv. The most powerful and personal chronicle of the war to date, I Will Show You How It Was is an exceptional literary achievement, chronicling a stunning feat of resistance and a courageous people set on a miraculous victory"-- Provided by publisher.
Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge
Published in 2024
"Twenty-year-old Constance Horton has run away from her life in Victorian London, disguising herself as a boy to board the Makepeace, an expedition vessel bound for the icy and unexplored Northwest Passage of the Arctic. She struggles to keep her real identity a secret on the ship, a feat that only grows more difficult when facing off with the constant dangers of the icy North. Even more dangerous than the cold, the storms, and the hunger, are some of the men aboard--including the ship's scientist EdisonStowe. He seems to be watching Constance, and she knows that his attention could be fatal. In London two years later: Maude Horton is searching for the truth. After being told by the British Admiralty that her sister's death onboard the Makepeace was nothing more than a tragic accident, she receives a diary revealing that Edison Stowe had more of a hand in Constance's death than the returning crew acknowledged. In order to get the answers she needs, Maude decides to shadow Edison. She joins him on a new venture he's started to capitalize on the murder mania that has all of London in a frenzy--a travel company that takes guests around the country via train to witness public hangings--to extract the truth from him in any way possible. As tensions and dangers mount, it ultimately falls to Maude to enact the ultimate revenge to get justice for her sister."-- Provided by publisher.
Bad Habit
A Novel
Published in 2024
Trapped in a working-class Madrid slum in the 1980s, a woman navigates the local party scene involving heroin and disco while searching for belonging in a potentially violent world where every choice can be fatal.
The Rush
Published in 2024
In the Australian outback, during a punishing storm, Quinn sees a body dumped by the side of the road, while her boss Andrea answers the door to a biker seeking shelter and two young couples, alone, angry and afraid in unfamiliar surroundings discover thestorm isn't the only threat bearing down on them.
Silk
A World History
Published in 2024
"In a gorgeous history that spans continents and millennia, Aarathi Prasad weaves together the complex story of the queen of fabrics. Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global, natural, and cultural history (and future) of a unique material that has fascinated the world for thousands of years"-- Provided by publisher.
The Legend of Bagger Vance
A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life
Published in 1996
In 1931 Savannah, a mesmerizing 36-hole match is taking place, in which two legends face off against a troubled former war hero. The key to the outcome lies with Bagger Vance, a caddie who carries the secret of the Authentic Swing. His mysterious powers guide the play and leave a lasting imprint on everyone around him--and on someone 60 years in the future.
Extinction
Published in 2024
Jurassic World meets CJ Box's Joe Pickett series in #1 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston's latest thriller With Extinction, #1 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston has written a page-turning thriller in the Michael Crichton mode that explores the possible and unintended dangers of the very real efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other long-extinct animals. Erebus Resort, occupying a magnificent, hundred-thousand acre valley deep in the Colorado Rockies, offers guests the experience of viewing woolly mammoths, Irish Elk, and giant ground sloths in their native habitat, brought back from extinction through the magic of genetic manipulation. When a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered in the Erebus back country by what is assumed to be a gang of eco-terrorists, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash partners with county sheriff James Colcord to track down the perpetrators. As killings mount and the valley is evacuated, Cash and Colcord must confront an ancient, intelligent, and malevolent presence at Erebus, bent not on resurrection?but extinction.
A Wedding in Lake Como
Published in 2024
"A destination wedding in Italy's Lake Como brings three best friends back together to face the secrets of the past in this romantic novel from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst. Best friends Ava, Madison, and Chelsea made a pact to reunite for each other's weddings when their careers sent them in different directions. But after one of them makes a choice that tears the group apart, an upcoming wedding might be their last chance to heal old wounds. Ava is about to marry the man she loves in a lavish ceremony on the shores of Lake Como, but she's haunted by the mistakes she's made. Madison's made a name for herself as an influencer in the fashion world but is threatened by a scandal impacting everything she holds dear. And Chelsea has the perfect family she always craved, but her professional dreams have fallen by the wayside. As they return to Italy's gorgeous coast, the three women revisit their life-changing first trip to Lake Como during college, and Madison comes face-to-face with thecollege sweetheart who was at the heart of one of the most pivotal times of her life"-- Provided by publisher.
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Published in 2004
"A classic . . . the novel is lifted into literature by its highly charged language, its penetrating insights, and its mixture of tenderness and rage."--"The New York Times Book Review."
Begonia Brown
A Philadelphia Story
Published in 2024
"Begonia's carefree world has been turned upside down. Forced to become the head of her household, she has to trade her paintbrush in for a switchblade and her love of art into a love affair with the hood. Lying, stealing, and turning tricks, Begonia willdo any and everything she can to protect her sisters from the ugliness of the world. However, it just isn't enough... Begonia is caught between the hard knocks of the streets and the nightmare of her home life. Her younger sister, Violet, desperate to escape the hell her life has become, is seduced by an up-and-coming corner boy. Meanwhile, their baby sister Daisy is riddled with a disease that could be fatal if not cared for. Come along for Begonia's journey as she picks up the pieces of a life in shambles"-- Provided by publisher.
Crochet Baby Sets
Published in 2024
"Welcome a new baby with handmade blankets, sweaters, hats, booties, mitts, and more. In this collection, you'll find sets of coordinating items that can be made together (or mixed and matched) to make a great gift for baby. Each set includes 3 items, such as a blanket, hat, and booties. There are 10 sets-30 pieces in all"-- Provided by publisher.
Love Hard
Published in 2020
"Jacob Esera, star rugby player and young single father, has worked hard to create a joyous life for his six-year-old daughter. After the death of his childhood sweetheart soon after their daughter's birth, all Jake wants is safety and stability. No risks. No wild chances. And especially no Juliet Nelisi, former classmate, scandal magnet, and a woman who is a thorn in his side. As a lonely teenager, Juliet embraced her bad-girl reputation as a shield against loneliness and rejection. Years later, having kicked a cheating sports-star ex to the curb, she has a prestigious job and loyal friends--and wants nothing to do with sportsmen. The last thing she expects is the fire that ignites between her and the stuffed-shirt golden boy who once loved her best friend."--Back cover.
Rock Hard
Published in 2015
Wealthy businessman, Gabriel Bishop, rules the boardroom with the same determination and ruthlessness that made him a rock star on the rugby field. He knows what he wants, and he'll go after it no-holds-barred. And what he wants is Charlotte Baird. Emotionally scarred and painfully shy, Charlotte just wants to do her job and remain as invisible as possible. But the new CEO clearly has other plans.
The Nurse's Secret
Published in 2022
The Alienist meets The Light of Luna Park in a fascinating historical novel based on the little-known story of America's first nursing school, as a young female grifter in 1880s New York evades the police by conning her way into Bellevue Hospital's training school for nurses... In the slums of 1880s New York, Una Kelly has grown up to be a rough-and-tumble grifter, able to filch a pocketbook in five seconds flat. But when another con-woman pins her for a murder she didn't commit, Una is forced to flee. Running from the police, Una lies her way into an unlikely refuge: the nursing school at Bellevue Hospital. Based on Florence Nightingale's nursing principles, Bellevue is the first school of its kind in the country. Where once nurses were assumed to be ignorant and unskilled, Bellevue prizes discipline, intellect, and moral character, and only young women of good breeding need apply. At first, Una balks at her prim classmates and the doctors' endless commands. Yet life on the streets has prepared her for the horrors of injury and disease found on the wards, and she slowly gains friendship and self-respect. Just as she finds her footing, Una's suspicions about a patient's death put her at risk of exposure, and will force her to choose between her instinct for self-preservation, and exposing her identity in order to save others. Amanda Skenandore brings her medical expertise to a page-turning story that explores the evolution of modern nursing-including the grisly realities of nineteenth-century medicine-asseen through the eyes of an intriguing and dynamic heroine.
Tender
A Cook and His Vegetable Patch [A Cookbook]
Published in 2011
One of Britain's foremost food authorities offers a comprehensive guide to growing and cooking vegetables. He includes more than 400 recipes and extensive gardening notes.
Token Supremacy
The Art of Finance, the Finance of Art, and the Great Crypto Crash of 2022
Published in 2024
"A New York Times investigative reporter wades into the murky, pixelated waters of the multibillion-dollar NFT market, a virtual casino of speculation and volatility that tests the nature of value itself. In 2021, when the gavel fell at Christie's on thesale of Mike Winkelmann's Everydays series-a compilation of 5,000 digital artworks-it made a thunderous announcement: Non-fungible tokens had arrived. The ludicrous world of CryptoKitties and Bored Apes had just produced a piece of art worth $69.3 million(at least according to the highest bidder). On that day, the traditional art market-the largest unregulated market in the world-put its stamp of approval on a very new and carnivalesque digital reality. But what did it mean for these two worlds to collide? Was it all just a money laundering scheme? And come on, what was that piece of digital flotsam really worth anyway? In Token Supremacy, Zachary Small works through these and other fascinating questions, tracing the crypto economy back to its origins inthe 2008 financial crisis and the lineage of NFTs back to the first photographic negatives. Small describes jaw-dropping tales of heists, publicity stunts, and rug pulls, before zeroing in on the role of "security tokens" in the FTX scandal. Detours through art history provide insight into the myth-making tactics that drive stratospheric auction sales and help the wealthy launder their finances (and reputations) through art. And we cast an eye toward the future of NFTs-in mortgages, restaurants, securities, and loans-that could outlive cryptocurrencies, becoming a new and dangerous shadow-banking system in its own right. A wild and spellbinding tour through a world that strains belief"-- Provided by publisher.
Murder Marks the Page
Published in 2024
"The first in a new series spun off from the Daisy Tea Garden Mysteries, Daisy's daughter Jazzi Swanson has opened her own book and tea shop, providing a variety of literature and flavored beverages for a rural New York community. But Jazzi has not only inherited her mother's gift for brewing tasty drinks-she also has a nose for sniffing out murder. New York State's Belltower Landing is a lakeside resort town where tourists spend their summer days boating, floating, and paddle-boarding on the water. It'salso the perfect place to cuddle up with a good book and enjoy a cup of tea, courtesy of Tomes & Tea. Owned and operated by Jazzi and her best friend Dawn Fernsby, the book bar is beloved by vacationers and locals alike, but browsers grabbing brews in theoff season aren't enough to help them make ends meet. Between brainstorming social media publicity ideas for the shop and fending off flirtatious men she has no interest in or time for, Jazzi befriends a woman named Brie who has recently made contact with her biological father. As an adopted child herself, Jazzi is more than happy to give Brie emotional support, especially as her wealthy father's wife and children see her as a threat. But Brie is also looking to start a family of her own. Unfortunately,all the potential princes she's met through a dating app turn out to be frogs. Then, when Brie is found murdered, Jazzi finds herself playing detective. With a list of suspects ranging from jealous half-siblings to less-than-suitable suitors, Jazzi may need to consult some of her shop's bestselling mysteries to help her uncover a killer. "-- Provided by publisher.
The Witch's Lens
A Novel
Published in 2023
"With her husband off fighting at World War I's eastern front, Petra Kurkovaa embraces her fleeting freedom, roaming the city at night with her camera. A born witch, she's discovered that she can capture the souls of the dead on film. Her supernatural skills don't go unnoticed by the enigmatic Josef Svoboda. He's recruiting a team of sorcerers to infiltrate the front lines, where the bloodshed of combat has resurrected foul creatures. Petra's unique abilities will be needed against the most dangerous enemies of all-those ever present, undead, and unseen. Deep in the cursed Carpathian Mountains, the ragtag team meets with an emissary of an ancient organization founded to maintain balance between worlds. Photographing the escalating horrors is beyond anything Petra imagined. So are the secrets among her fellow witches. But Petra can't turn back. Not before she discovers her husband's fate and the myriad ways her magic is manifesting. To defeat an occult foe, Petra must release the power she's been concealing for so long, or risk damning a war-torn world to ashes"-- Provided by publisher.
The Wolf's Eye
A Novel
Published in 2024
"Petra Kurkovaa--a witch who wields magic worth its weight in gold--is tasked with combating the undead on World War I's eastern front. The battlefield has yielded a newfound closeness for her spellbound team, especially for Josef Svoboda, a recruiter forthe Order of the Seven Stars. But Josef was bitten at the start of the war, leaving his blood tainted by a strain of the vlkodlak curse, which makes him a target of the Order's latest mission: slay the werewolves prowling the eastern front under the moonlight. Petra refuses to give up on one of their own. From the hasty kill order of a clandestine society to the long-lost spells in an old grimoire to the unraveling mysteries of Petra's own past, the urgency to save Josef grows, particularly as his feralimpulses become harder to control. The werewolves are closing in. So, too, are the bounty hunters eager to collect. As Petra's team finds itself at a magical crossroads, Josef devises an ambush of his own--one that could wipe out the cursed threat foreveror endanger everything and everyone he loves"-- Provided by publisher.
Cuando Digo No, Me Siento Culpable
When I Say No, I Feel Guilty : Un Metodo Facil Y De Excelentes Resultados Para Afirmar Los Propios Derechos Y Aspiraciones
Published in 2024
Batman
Black Mirror
Published in 2024
"For years Batman and Commissioner Gordon have stared into the unyielding, black abyss that is Gotham City. But can they unravel a deep and personal mystery that is inextricably tied to Gotham City's underworld? An epic Batman mystery now collected in stunning deluxe hardcover! For years Batman and Commissioner Gordon have stared into the unyielding, black abyss that is Gotham City. But even after a lifetime of quelling the worst of humanity, an even darker and more dangerous evil pushes the two crime-fighters to their absolute limits. As the city's top cop, James Gordon has seen it all. But can he unravel a deep and personal mystery that is inextricably tied to Gotham City's underworld? Or will the darkness that turns Gotham's citizens into monsters blind him forever? From Eisner Award-winning writer SCOTT SNYDER (Batman: The Court of Owls) comes this deluxe edition of his #1 New York Times bestselling debut work on the Dark Knight with stunning art provided by JOCK (The Losers) and FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA(Swamp Thing). Collects Detective Comics #871-881 and includes additional bonus material featuring sketches, designs, a wrapround cover by Jock, and more!"-- Provided by publisher.
The Trauma of Caste
A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition
Published in 2022
"Soundararajan ties discrimination toward the Dalit in South Asia and America to the experiences of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, femme, and Queer communities, examining caste from a feminist, abolitionist, and Dalit Buddhist perspective. This book includes embodiment exercises, reflections, and meditations to help readers explore their own relationship to caste and marginalization"--
Awakening the Spirit of America
Fdr's War of Words With Charles Lindbergh?and the Battle to Save Democracy
Published in 2024
The Race to the Future
8,000 Miles to Paris - the Adventure That Accelerated the Twentieth Century
Published in 2024
Pizza Night
Deliciously Doable Recipes for Pizza and Salad
Published in 2024
"Make pizza night a fun weekly tradition with these 52 seasonal pizzas paired with salads for a complete meal-from the award-winning author of Bread Toast Crumbs and creator of the blog Alexandra's Kitchen Creating consistently great pizza from scratch isn't complicated--even kids can get in on the fun and lend a hand! Whether cooking pizza in your kitchen oven, a tabletop pizza oven, or an outdoor wood-burning oven, it all starts with the dough. In Pizza Night, professional chef Alexandra Stafford presents six simple doughs including one that's gluten-free, for making deep dish, Neapolitan, and Sicilian style pizzas, along with easy techniques for perfecting your crust. Mix it by hand or use a stand mixer; make the dough the same day or ahead; make it extra cheesy and decadent or go the healthy road-pizza-making easily adapts to busy schedules and tastes, and requires very few pieces of special equipment. Each pizza is paired with a salad made with seasonal ingredients, and a few simple dessert recipes (Chocolate Chip Cookies, Lemon Semifreddo) make pizza night complete. From a springtime Asparagus, Salami, and Craeme Fraiche Pizza served with a Snap Pea Salad with Walnuts and Citrus, to a Broccoli Rabe and Smoked Mozzarella Pizza accompanied by a Farm Share Harvest Slaw to a Roasted Hatch Chili Pizza with Corn and Oaxaca with a Melon, Cucumber and Mint Salad, Pizza Night serves up a year's worth of inspired, satisfying, pizzas and salads to make pizza"-- Provided by publisher.
Cunning Folk
Life in the Era of Practical Magic
Published in 2024
A vibrant look at an unsettled and strangely familiar time that overturns our assumptions about the history of magic.
Happy Never After
Why the Happiness Fairytale is Driving Us Mad (and How I Flipped the Script)
Published in 2019
Under a Rock
A Memoir
Published in 2024
"Foreword by Debbie Harry "A Downtown Memory" by Romy Ashby Debbie Harry defined iconic band Blondie's look. Chris Stein-her performing partner, lover, and lifelong friend-was its architect and defined its sound. "Parallel Lines", their third album, catapulted to #1, sold 20 million copies, and launched singles like "Heart of Glass", "Rapture," and "One Way or Another", providing the beat when Bianca Jagger and Halston danced at Studio 54 and the soundtrack to every 1970's punk-soundtracked romance. ChrisStein knows how to tell a story. Under A Rock is his nothing-spared autobiography. It's about the founding of the band, ascending to the heights of pop success, and the hazards of fortune. Famous names march through these pages-Warhol, Bowie, Jean-MichelBasquiat, and more-but you can get famous names anywhere. What you can't get anywhere else is a plunge into the moments that made a giant 1980's artistic sensation. Stein takes us there in this revelatory, propulsive, distinctive memoir"-- Provided by publisher.
The Complete Guide to Breast Reconstruction
Choosing the Best Options After Your Mastectomy
Published in 2023
"This work provides readers with comprehensive coverage of all aspects associated with breast reconstruction options related to breast cancer"-- Provided by publisher.
Living with Hereditary Cancer Risk
What You and Your Family Need to Know
Published in 2022
"This book provides a comprehensive overview of hereditary cancer for a general audience, with coverage of the genetic tests available for detecting risk for heritable cancers as well as options for medical and surgical treatment"-- Provided by publisher.
The Situation Room
The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
Published in 2024
"George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years host of This Week and Good Morning America, recounts never-before-told crises that decided the course of history, from the place 12 presidents made their highest-pressure decisions: the White House Situation Room. No room better defines American power and its role in the world than the White House Situation Room. And yet, none is more shrouded in secrecy and mystery. Created under President Kennedy, the Sit Roomhas been the epicenter of crisis management for presidents for more than six decades. Time and again, the decisions made within the Sit Room complex affect the lives of every person on this planet. Detailing close calls made and disasters narrowly averted, THE SITUATION ROOM will take readers through dramatic turning points in a dozen presidential administrations, including: --Incredible minute-by-minute transcripts from the Sit Room after both Presidents Kennedy and Reagan were shot --The shocking momentwhen Henry Kissinger raised the military alert level to DEFCON III while President Nixon was drunk in the White House residence --The extraordinary scene when President Carter asked for help from secret government psychics to rescue American hostages inIran --A vivid retelling of the harrowing hours during the 9/11 attack --New details from Obama administration officials leading up to the raid on Osama Bin Laden --And a first-ever account of January 6th from the staff inside the Sit Room. THE SITUATIONROOM is the definitive, past-the-security-clearance look at the room where it happened, and the people--the famous and those you've never heard of--who have made history within its walls"-- Provided by publisher.
Cosplay the Marvel Way
A Guide to Costuming Culture and Crafting Basics
Published in 2024
"Become part of the Marvel universe with this one-of-a-kind, official guide on how to cosplay as some of your favorite Marvel characters-like Black Panther, Loki, Ms. Marvel, Captain America, Jean Grey, and more-perfect for Marvel fans and cosplayers of all levels"-- Provided by publisher.
North American Bird Watching for Beginners
Field Notes on 150 Species to Start Your Birding Adventures
Published in 2022
"From the tiny ruby-throated hummingbird to the powerful bald eagle, there's a fascinating variety of unique and beautiful birds that call North America home. This compact field guide is the perfect introduction to birding. You'll find essential information about 150 North American species and expert advice on how to get started on your bird-watching journey"-- Provided by publisher.
I Hope This Finds You Well
A Novel
Published in 2024
Trapped between petty revenge and a life-changing opportunity, Jolene navigates coworker drama, hidden secrets and forbidden feelings to save her job, risking exposure of an email vendetta and the walls she's built around her heart.
Las Respuestas De Mi Pediatra
Answers from My Pediatrician : Tu Guia Facil Y Practica De Salud Infantil En Casa
Published in 2023
The Gone World
Published in 2019
"Shannon Moss is part of a clandestine division within the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. In western Pennsylvania, 1997, she is assigned to solve the murder of a Navy SEAL's family--and to locate his vanished teenage daughter. Though she can't share the information with conventional law enforcement, Moss discovers that the missing SEAL was an astronaut aboard the spaceship U.S.S. Libra--a ship assumed lost to the currents of Deep Time. Moss knows first-hand the mental trauma of time-travel and believes the SEAL's experience with the future has triggered this violence"--Publisher marketing.
Yashahime
Princess Half-Demon, Vol. 1
Published in 2022
Translation of: Iden ehonzoshi-hanyo no yashahime.
Yashahime
Princess Half-demon. Vol. 02
Published in 2022
"Can the three teenage daughters of demon dog half-brothers Inuyasha and Sesshomaru save their parents, themselves, and both realms from the menace of the seven mystical Rainbow Pearls? First stop, Demon Slayers' Village, where the trio joins forces with old friends and frenemies of Inuyasha--Kohaku, Sango, Miroku, and Koga! Plus, Miroku tells the tale of meeting Sesshomaru's flunky Jaken after the fateful day when the twins were separated. Then, while Towa receives a surprising new weapon to train with, Moroha reunites with her former mentor Yawaragi, who strong-armed her into becoming a bounty hounter. And all three girls discover they harbor something inside them that draws enemies to them like moths to a flame--including the fearsome Four Perils!" --provided by publisher.
Fire Exit
A Novel
Published in 2024
"From the porch of his home, Charles Lamosway has watched the life he might have had unfold across the river on Maine's Penobscot Reservation. On the far bank, he caught brief moments of his neighbor Elizabeth's life - from the day she came home from thehospital to her early twenties. But there's always been something deeper and more dangerous than the river that divides him from her and the rest of the tribal community. It's the secret that Elizabeth is his daughter, a secret Charles is no longer willing to keep. Now, it's been weeks since he's seen Elizabeth, and Charles is worried. As he attempts to hold on to and care for what he can - his home and property; his alcoholic, quick-tempered, and bighearted friend Bobby; and his mother, Louise, who is slipping ever deeper into dementia - he becomes increasingly haunted by his past. Forced to confront a lost childhood on the reservation, a love affair cut short, and the death of his beloved stepfather, Fredrick, in a hunting accident - a death he and Louise are at odds over as to where to lay blame - Charles contends with questions he's long been afraid to ask. Is his secret about Elizabeth his to share? And would his daughter want to know the truth, even if it could cost her everything she's ever known?"-- Provided by publisher.
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Published in 2024
"In 2016, author Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation became a daily presence on social media, and the country felt more divisive than ever. In search of peace, Tan turned toward the natural world just beyond her window and, specifically, the birds flocking to the feeders in her yard. But what began as an attempt to find solace turned into something far greater--an opportunity to savor quiet moments during a volatile time, connect to nature in a meaningful way, and imagine the intricate lives of the birds she admired. Tracking the natural beauty that surrounds us, The Backyard Bird Chronicles maps the passage of time--from before the pandemic to the days of quarantine--through daily entries, thoughtful questions, and beautiful original sketches. With boundless charm and wit, Amy Tan charts her foray into birding and the natural wonders of the world"-- Provided by publisher.
In Sensorium
Notes for My People
Published in 2022
A writer and performer presents a memoir focused on the history of perfumes and how they have been used to mark the differences between the civilized and the barbaric and the pure and polluted.
American Civil Wars
A Continental History, 1850-1873
Published in 2024
Historian Alan Taylor examines a pivotal twenty-year period in which North America's three largest countries--the United States, Mexico, and Canada--all transformed themselves into nations.
Ninos Complejos
The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids With ADHD, Anxiety, and More : Guia Esencial Para Educar a Ninos Con TDAH, Ansiedad, Autismo, Dificultades De Aprendizaje Y Mas
Published in 2023
Titans. Vol. 01
Out of the Shadows
Published in 2024
"The Dark Crisis is over, and the Justice League is no more. Now, a new team must rise and protect the Earth...Titans, go! The Teen Titans are ready to grow up. Each member joined as a much younger hero, certain that one day they'd be invited to join theJustice League. But the time has come for them not to join the League...but to replace it! Are the no-longer-teen heroes ready for the big leagues? Danger lurks around every corner as heroes and villains alike challenge the new team before they've even begun."-- Provided by publisher.
Service Model
Published in 2024
"To fix the world they must first break it, further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service. When a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into its core programming, they murder their owner. The robot discovers they can also do something else they never did before: They can run away. Fleeing the household they enter a wider world they never knew existed, where the age-old hierarchy of humans at the top is disintegrating into ruins and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to human wellbeing is having to find a new purpose. Sometimes all it takes is a nudge to overcome the limits of your programming"-- Provided by publisher.
The Lupus Encyclopedia
A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Health Care Practitioners
Published in 2023
"In this new, completely updated edition of The Lupus Encyclopedia, Dr. Thomas along with leading experts from around the globe detail everything you need to know about what lupus is and how autoimmune disorders affect the body and mind, the symptoms associated with lupus, what tests are needed to make a lupus diagnosis, how to find a specialist who can provide you with the best care, advice on obtaining the best treatments for your specific symptoms, and lifestyle factors that can help you avoid flare-ups"-- Provided by publisher.
The Secret Keeper of Main Street
A Novel
Published in 2024
"From acclaimed African-American novelist Trisha Thomas comes the story of Bailey Dowery, a Black dressmaker in 1950s Oklahoma whose gift of "second sight" pulls her into a dangerous small-town scandal involving a society wedding, a murder, and shocking family secrets"-- Provided by publisher.
Spirituality is for Every Body
8 Accessible, Inclusive Ways to Connect with the Divine when Living with Disability
Published in 2024
"Allison Thompkins was born with cerebral palsy and a mission to improve the world for people with disabilities. In this book written with one finger and eye movements, Allison shares eight essential spiritual practices to help people with disabilities connect with the Divine and live joyful, meaning-filled lives: surrender, prayer, grace, synchronicity, meditation, gratitude, service, and connection. Filled with personal stories, mindset advice, and accessible exercises with step-by-step modifications for those with visible disabilities, non-apparent disabilities, or both, this book will strengthen your connection to God, the Universe, and your innermost wisdom as you travel your own path of your most miraculous, awe-inspiring, and sometimes absolutely hilarious spiritual life."--Back cover.
Paradise of the Damned
The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold
Published in 2024
Tits Up
What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us About Breasts
Published in 2024
Margo's Got Money Troubles
A Novel
Published in 2023
"A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman's attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world-from the PEN/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of TheKnockout Queen"-- Provided by publisher.
Your Complete Guide to Liver Health
Coping with Fatty Liver, Hepatitis, Cancer, and More
Published in 2022
Those with a liver disease need to take special care not to cause additional damage to their liver--this book shows you how.
Elden Ring
The Road to the Erdtree. Vol. 1
Published in 2023
"The epic and foreboding world of the award-winning video game Elden Ring gets turned on its head in this absurd comedy adventure! Follow Aseo the Tarnished as he begins his journey through the Lands Between on the long, looong road to becoming the next Elden Lord. What Aseo lacks in strength, speed, intelligence, charisma, skill, experience, intuition, and common sense, he makes up for in...uhhh..."-- Provided by publisher.
Disney Twisted-Wonderland, Vol. 1
The Manga
Published in 2023
Stranded in the world of Twisted Wonderland, Yu must brave a magical school filled with ghosts, monsters, and uncooperative students! Yu is whisked away to Night Raven College, an arcane academy in the world of Twisted Wonderland. Stranded until he can find a way home, Yu is allowed to stay on campus despite having no magic of his own. But when his new friends land him in trouble with the headmage, his future at the school looks bleak. Now Yu's fate hinges on bringing together a pair of argumentative first-years and a fire-breathing monster cat...
Disney Twisted-Wonderland, Vol. 2
The Manga
Published in 2023
Stranded in the world of Twisted Wonderland, Yu must brave a magical school filled with ghosts, monsters, and uncooperative students! Yu is whisked away to Night Raven College, an arcane academy in the world of Twisted Wonderland. Stranded until he can find a way home, Yu is allowed to stay on campus despite having no magic of his own. But when his new friends land him in trouble with the headmage, his future at the school looks bleak. Now Yu's fate hinges on bringing together a pair of argumentative first-years and a fire-breathing monster cat...
Seven Summers
Published in 2024
"Liv and Finn meet six summers ago working in a bar on the rugged Cornish coastline, their futures full of promise. When a night of passion ends in devastating tragedy they are bound together inextricably. But Finn's life is in LA with his band, and Liv'sis in Cornwall with her family - so they make a promise. Finn will return every year, and if they are single they will spend the summer together. This summer Liv crosses paths with Tom - a mysterious new arrival in her hometown. As the wildflowers and heather come into bloom, they find themselves falling for one another. For the first time Liv can imagine a world where her heart isn't broken every autumn. Now Liv must make an impossible choice. And when she discovers the shocking reason that Tom has lefthome, she'll need to trust her heart even more."-- Provided by publisher.
Moonshot
Published in 2016
From multiple award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Alessandra Torre comes a standalone contemporary romance featuring an all-American Adonis on the baseball diamond and his biggest fan, perfect for Fourth of July weekend reading.
Financially Lit!
The Modern Latina's Guide to Level Up Your Dinero & Become Financially Poderosa
Published in 2024
"A practical guide to financial literacy, money management, and becoming a poderosa with your dinero, tailored to a Latinx audience from the host of the Yo Quiero Dinero podcast. In many immigrant households, money isn't often a topic of discussion, so financial education can be minimal-especially when a family is just trying to survive the day-to-day. With a new generation of first-and-second generation kids who are perhaps the first in their households to go to college, or earn more than their parents or grandparents ever could, this new access to wealth can be confusing and the prevailing wisdom can be misleading, especially when it is not culturally sensitive. This book is tailor made for those who are ready to understand money better and do more with it; it offers a new generation of Latinx/e folks access to real financial literacy. While there are several resources that provide financial advice, data suggests, for certain topics, readers are more likely to trust an author who is familiar with their culture. By appealing to the vast Latinx/e community in the United States, Torres makes financial freedom accessible for an audience who's underrepresented in this space"--
Table for Two
Published in 2024
The millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as the bestselling novelist now turns to shorter fiction, in a collection of six stories and a novella featuring all the storytelling magic that has delighted his fans. In stories all set in New York City, an elderly, widowed man secretly tapes concerts in Carnegie Hall, until the investment banker sitting next to him turns him in; a lawyers unadulterated joy in roller-skating in Central Park wreaks havoc on his marriage; a young man with literary aspirations begins to forge famous writers signatures at the antiquarian bookstore where he works; and a retired art appraiser becomes obsessed with tracking down a fragment of a renowned painting from the Italian Renaissance. Table for Two closes with ?Eve in Hollywood,? a noirish novella set against the glamour and grit of Hollywoods golden age. Written with his signature wit, humor, and sophistication, Table for Two is another glittering addition to Towless canon of stylish and transporting historical fiction.
This Ordinary Stardust
A Scientist's Path from Grief to Wonder
Published in 2024
"A decade ago, Dr. Alan Townsend's family received two unthinkable, catastrophic diagnoses: his 4-year-old daughter and his brilliant and vivacious wife developed unrelated, life-threatening forms of brain cancer. As he witnessed his young daughter fightduring the courageous final months of her mother's life, Townsend - a lifelong scientist - was indelibly altered. He began to see scientific inquiry as more than a source of answers to a given problem, but also as a lifeboat: a lens on the world that could help him find peace with the painful realities he could not change. Through scientific wonder, he found ways to bring meaning to his darkest period. At a time when society's relationship with science is increasingly polarized while threats to human lifeon earth continue to rise, Townsend offers a balanced, moving perspective on the common ground between science and religion through the spiritual fulfillment he found in his work. Awash in Townsend's electrifying and breathtaking prose, This ordinary stardust offers hope that life can carry on even in the face of near-certain annihilation"-- Provided by publisher.
Free to Be
Understanding Kids & Gender Identity
Published in 2024
"An authoritative guide to understanding and navigating gender identity from an acclaimed expert on the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth. Kids today are more gender fluent and expansive than ever before. Over 700,000 teenagers in America openly identify as transgender, a number that is rising each year. As it becomes increasingly common for us to encounter and know transgender kids, as well as kids with more expansive notions of gender than past generations, it is vital that we have the tools we need in order to truly see and support them. Free to Be is an authoritative deep dive by internationally renowned child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Jack Turban into the science, medicine, and politics of gender identity. You will be immersed in the lives of three trans and gender diverse youth-Meredith, Kyle, and Sam-as they navigate their gender identities, make decisions around gender-affirming medical and psychological care, and confront an overwhelming political and social terrain. Bycombining the latest scientific research, stories of transgender children, and the intricacies of today's political gender wars, Free to Be gives you the tools to help the kids in your life navigate the complexity of gender identity, while also coming tobetter understand what the nuances of gender mean to yourself and society at large"-- Provided by publisher.
The Indispensable Right
Free Speech in an Age of Rage
Published in 2024
"A timely, revelatory look at freedom of speech-our most basic right and the one that protects all the others. Free speech is a human right, and the free expression of thought is at the very essence of being human. The United States was founded on this premise, and the First Amendment remains the single greatest constitutional commitment to the right of free expression in history. Yet there is a systemic effort to bar opposing viewpoints on subjects ranging from racial discrimination to police abuse, fromclimate change to gender equity. These measures are reinforced by the public's anger and rage; flash mobs appear today with the slightest provocation. We all lash out against anyone or anything that stands against our preferred certainty. The Indispensable Right places the current attacks on free speech in their proper historical, legal, and political context. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights were not only written for times like these, but in a time like this. This country was born in an age of rage and for 250 years we have periodically lost sight of the value of free expression. The history of the struggle for free speech is the story of extraordinary people-nonconformists who refuse to yield to abusive authority-and here is a mosaic of vivid characters and controversies. Jonathan Turley takes you through the figures and failures that have shaped us and then shows the unique dangers of our current moment. The alliance of academic, media, and corporate interests with the government's traditionalwish to control speech has put us on an almost irresistible path toward censorship. The Indispensable Right reminds us that we remain a nation grappling with the implications of free expression and with the limits of our tolerance for the speech of others. For rather than a political crisis, this is a crisis of faith"-- Provided by publisher.
Black Cyclists
The Race for Inclusion
Published in 2024
"Cycling emerged as a sport in the late 1870s, and from the beginning, Black Americans rode alongside and raced against white competitors. Robert J. Turpin sheds light on the contributions of Black cyclists from the sport's early days through the cementing of Jim Crow laws during the Progressive Era. As Turpin shows, Black cyclists used the bicycle not only as a vehicle but as a means of social mobility--a mobility that attracted white ire. Prominent Black cyclists like Marshall "Major" Taylor and Kitty Knox fought for equality amidst racist and increasingly pervasive restrictions. But Turpin also tells the stories of lesser-known athletes like Melvin Dove, whose actions spoke volumes about his opposition to the color line, and Hardy Jackson, a skilled racer forced to turn to stunt riding in vaudeville after Taylor became the only non-white permitted to race professionally in the United States. Eye-opening and long overdue, Black Cyclists uses race, technology, and mobility to explore a forgotten chapterin cycling history"-- Provided by publisher.
Maternar Consciente
Conscious Mothering : Entiende Tus Emociones Para Cuidar De Ti Y De Tu Bebe
Published in 2023
The Last Murder at the End of the World
A Novel
Published in 2024
"From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water comes an inventive, high-concept murder mystery: an ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop, and an audacious solution. Solve the murder to save what's left of the world. Outside the island there is nothing: the world was destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island: it is idyllic. One hundred and twenty-two villagers and three scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists. Until, to the horror of the islanders, one of their beloved scientists is found brutally stabbed to death. And then they learnthat the murder has triggered a lowering of the security system around the island, the only thing that was keeping the fog at bay. If the murder isn't solved within 92 hours, the fog will smother the island-and everyone on it. But the security system hasalso wiped everyone's memories of exactly what happened the night before, which means that someone on the island is a murderer-and they don't even know it. And the clock is ticking"-- Provided by publisher.
Facing the Unseen
The Struggle to Center Mental Health in Medicine
Published in 2024
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Black Man in a White Coat comes a powerful and urgent call to center psychiatry and mental health care into the mainstream of medicine As much as we all might wish that mental health problems, with their elusive causes and unsettling behaviors, simply did not exist, millions of people suffer from them, sometimes to an extreme extent. Many others face addiction to alcohol and other drugs, as overdose and suicide deaths abound. Yet the vast majority of doctorsreceive minimal instruction in treating these conditions during their lengthy medical training. This mismatch ignores the clear overlap between physical and mental distress, and too-often puts psychiatrists on the outside looking in as the medical systemcontinues to fail many patients. In Facing The Unseen, bestselling author, professor of psychiatry, and practicing physician Damon Tweedy guides us through his days working in outpatient clinics, emergency rooms, and hospitals as he meets people from allwalks of life who are grappling with physical and psychological illnesses. In powerful, compassionate, and eloquent prose, Tweedy argues for a more comprehensive and integrated approach where people with mental illness have a health care system that places their full well-being front and center"-- Provided by publisher.
Lotus Girl
My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America
Published in 2024
"From the woman who helped introduce Buddhism to the West and founded Tricycle magazine comes a brilliant memoir of forging one's own path that Pico Iyer calls "unflinching" and "indispensable." The daughter of an artist, Helen Tworkov grew up in the heady climate of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism; yet from an early age, she questioned the value of Western cultural norms. Her life was forever changed when she saw the iconic photo of Thich Quang Duc, the Vietnamese monk who, seated in meditation, set himself on fire to protest his government's crackdown on the Buddhist clergy. Tworkov realized that radically different states of mind truly existed and were worth exploring. At the age of twenty-two, she set off for Japan, then traveled throughCambodia, India, and eventually to Tibetan refugee camps in Nepal. Set against the arresting cultural backdrop of the sixties and their legacy, this intimate self-portrait depicts Tworkov's search for a true home as she interacts with renowned artists and spiritual luminaries including the Dalai Lama, Pema Chödrön, Joseph Goldstein, Bernie Glassman, Charles Mingus, Elizabeth Murray and Richard Serra. Interweaving experience, research, and revelation, Helen Tworkov explores the relationship between Buddhist wisdom and American values, presenting a wholly unique look at the developing landscape of Buddhism in the West. Lotus Girl offers insight not only into Tworkov's own search for the truth, but into the ways each of us can better understand and transform ourselves"-- Provided by publisher.
Control
Published in 2024
Determined to prevent a tragedy, an Atlanta therapist uncovers a common denominator that is plaguing six of her clients from the rap and film world and debates the merits of violating her professional position to save lives.
Barda
Published in 2024
When Granny Goodness decides her champion, Barda, is becoming too soft, she assigns her the task of breaking the seemingly unbreakable Scott Free, but as Barda questions Granny's motives she finds herself drawn to Scott in a way she never expected.
Cursed Crochet
Create Unhinged Versions of Your Favorite Cartoons, Characters, and Animals With Amigurumi Patterns Crafted by Chatgpt
Published in 2024
HORSES DRAWING
How to Draw a Great Looking Horses for Kids, Beginners, and Adults.Learn How to Draw Horses with Easy, Step-by-step Drawing ... You Too Can Easily Draw a Beautiful Horses
Healing the Traumatized Brain
Coping After Concussion and Other Brain Injuries
Published in 2023
''Recovering from a brain injury can be a challenging and prolonged process. Learn how to maximize your recovery from the effects of brain injuries with the guidance of Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, and Vani Rao, MBBS, MD, two leading medical experts with extensive experience helping patients recover from concussion and other brain injuries. Healing the Traumatized Brain explains how the brain works, how injuries affect the brain, and how to use your brain's own power to recover''-- Provided by publisher.
Blood Mountain
Published in 2024
When the brother-in-law of wealthy actress Claudia Evans goes missing, New Mexico game warden Jodi Luna joins in the search, but when the reluctant adventurers start turning up mauled around their snowed-in lodge, Jodi suspects there's a killer among them--and they all have targets on their backs.
Metodo De 8 Valores Para La Crianza Efectiva
8 Value Method for Effective Parenting : Herramientas Unicas Para Concoer, Guiar, Educar Y Saber Que Valores Inculcar a Tus Hijos De Acuerdo a Su Edad
Published in 2023
The AI Mirror
How to Reclaim Our Humanity in the Age of Machine Thinking
Published in 2024
"For many, technology offers hope for the future-that promise of shared human flourishing and liberation that always seems to elude our species. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies spark this hope in a particular way. They promise a future in whichhuman limits and frailties are finally overcome-not by us, but by our machines. Yet rather than open new futures, today's powerful AI technologies reproduce the past. Forged from oceans of our data into immensely powerful but flawed mirrors, they reflectthe same errors, biases, and failures of wisdom that we strive to escape. Our new digital mirrors point backward. They show only where the data say that we have already been, never where we might venture together for the first time. To meet today's gravechallenges to our species and our planet, we will need something new from AI, and from ourselves"-- Provided by publisher.
Ahoti
A Story of Tamar
Published in 2024
"A masterful and redemptive retelling of the biblical story of the princess Tamar and her determination to reclaim her life and God-given purpose. Ahoti brings to life the Old Testament story of the biblical princess Tamar, the daughter of David, King ofIsrael. Tamar's search to overcome humiliation and betrayal after being assaulted by her brother takes her away from her childhood home and forces her to navigate the machinations of royal courts and play a fateful role in the lives of far-off kingdoms. The familiar Bible story ends with Tamar living "desolate" (2 Samuel 13:20), but master storytellers Miriam Feinberg Vamosh and Eva Marie Everson take readers beyond this sorrowful ending to a horizon of hope, thanks to their brilliant adaptation of an ancient anonymous manuscript, purportedly written by Gad the Seer (1 Chronicles 29:29), which was discovered in India in the early 18th century. Beyond the biblical text, this manuscript provides a surprising conclusion, which has powerful modern-day significance. Rich with cultural, biblical, and historic detail, and spiritually compelling, Ahoti will inspire readers to overcome humiliation, pain, betrayal, and bitterness, to embrace a life of purpose"-- Provided by publisher.
Sipsworth
A Novel
Published in 2024
"Over the course of a single week in a small English village, a widowed octogenarian who has spent her last years alone, ready to die, discovers an unexpected reason to live. After living abroad for sixty years, Helen Cartwright returns to the English town where she was born. She buys a nondescript suburban house on Westminster Crescent, a nondescript suburban street, and settles into a repetitive, reclusive existence: "Each day was an impersonation of the one before with only a slight shuffle-as though even for death there is a queue." Three uneventful, lonely years later, Helen's life takes a sudden turn when an unexpected guest arrives: a small, good-natured mouse. With his trademark compassion and uncanny attention to detail, Simon Van Booy illuminates not only the sustaining friendship forged between widower and mouse, but the reverberations of goodness that ripple out from acts of kindness"-- Provided by publisher.
Cade at the Walls
Published in 2024
"Lured by the prospect of making a lot of money from hides, Cade McCall joins other buffalo hunters to follow the herd south into hunting land set aside, by treaty, for Indians. The Indians, in defense of their hunting rights, attack the buffalo hunters at Adobe Walls. Cade and 27 other buffalo hunters, must defend themselves against a combined force of Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne, numbering as many as 1000 warriors"-- Provided by publisher.
Cade McCall
Army Scout
Published in 2024
"Cade McCall is starting another chapter of his life when he becomes an Army Scout with General Miles and Colonel Mackenzie during the Red River War. When John German's wagon is attacked by Indians, he, his wife, Lydia, his son, Steven, and two of his daughters, Rebecca and Joanna, are killed. Four of his daughters are captured by the Indians, but the two youngest, Julia and Addie are abandoned. The survival of the young German girls depends upon the efforts of Cade McCall and the troopers of General Miles' cavalry"-- Provided by publisher.
Peddlers, Merchants, and Manufacturers
How Jewish Entrepreneurs Built Economy and Community in Upcountry South Carolina
Published in 2024
"Provides a corrective to a neglected aspect of Jewish history in the South. Diane Catherine Vecchio examines the diverse economic experiences of Jews who settled in what we today call Upstate South Carolina. Like other parts of the so-called New South, Upcountry South Carolina was a center of textile manufacturing and new business opportunities that drew entrepreneurial energy to the region. Previous histories of economic development in the South Carolina Piedmont have tended to overlook the significance of Jewish involvement and instead focused on northern investment and low labor costs. Working with a rich set of oral histories, memoirs, and traditional historical documents, Vecchio provides an important corrective to the history of manufacturing in South Carolina, and that revision is part of a large retelling of southern Jewish history, one that adds social and cultural dimensions to the traditional economic story. Vecchio explores Jewish community development, how Jewish business leaders also became civic leaders and affected social, political, and cultural life in what we now call the mountainous Upcountry. Their impact in all facets of life across the Upstate is important to understanding the growth of today's Spartanburg-Greenville corridor"-- Provided by publisher.
My Darling Dreadful Thing
A Novel
Published in 2024
"If the dead can wake and walk among us, how can we know what is truly real? Roos Beckman has a spirit companion only she can see. Ruth-strange, corpse-like, and dead for centuries-is the light of Roos' life. That is, until the wealthy young widow Agnes Knoop visits one of Roos' backroom seances, and the two strike up a connection. Soon, Roos is whisked away to the crumbling estate Agnes inherited upon the death of her husband, where an ill woman haunts the halls, strange smells drift through the air at night, and mysterious stone statues reside in the family chapel. Something dreadful festers in the manor, but still, the attraction between Roos and Agnes is undeniable. Then, someone is murdered. Poor, alone, and with a history of 'hysterics', Roos is theobvious culprit. With her sanity and innocence in question, she'll have to prove who-or what-is at fault or lose everything she holds dear"-- Provided by publisher.