High Public

Joining the ranks of Evicted, The Warmth of Other Sons, and classic works of literary non-fiction by Alex Kotlowitz and J. Anthony Lukas, High-Risers braids personal narratives, city politics, and national history to tell the timely and epic story of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green, America’s most...

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I spent three months planning the perfect anniversary gift. He spent three months planning to leave me for another woman. Neil McCoy didn't even have the decency to do it privately. He brought me to the restaurant where he proposed, handed me a settlement and an NDA, and told me our marriage was over. And just like that, he started dating his co-host. Then his brother started showing up. Harris. Quiet. Honest. He works with his hands instead of stealing other people's work. He drove me home the night it happened, stood in my office while I backed up ten years of evidence, and built me up in...

My sister showed up to tell me she was pregnant. Then my husband walked in and said the baby was his. Brett Cane didn't even try to look sorry. He handed me divorce papers with a hundred thousand dollars of his debt assigned to my name and told me to sign fast so we could all move on. He said the family trust would cover everything. He said it like he believed it. I spent six years doing his job, investing my savings, and building his life. He spent eight months sleeping with my sister and buying her jewelry with my money. I found every receipt. Then his older brother asks to meet. Adam ...

From a New York Times bestselling author comes the gripping, untold history of science's darkest secrets. "A fascinating book [that] deserves a wide audience." —Publishers Weekly, starred review Science is a force for good in the world—at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the...

In 1992, the deadliest year in Chicago’s history, seven-year-old Dantrell Davis was shot and killed in front of his elementary school inside the public housing complex Cabrini-Green. What happened to Dantrell led to a truce among Chicago’s gangs, but it also ignited a national panic about poverty and violence in America’s cities. Dantrell’s name would soon be used to demolish all of Chicago’s high-rise public housing, displacing tens of thousands of low-income families.

I ran his company. I managed his reputation. I saved his career. Then I found him in bed with my sister. Chase Kinsley didn't even try to apologize. He said he'd been unhappy for years. That I made him feel managed instead of admired. He actually said he wanted me to resign, train my replacement, and walk away quietly while he gave my sister a corner office and a new title. As if the company would survive a single quarter without me. I blocked his bank transfer that night and called a divorce attorney by morning. Then his older brother comes around. Bobby Kinsley. Quiet. Disciplined. Self-...

In the first half of the 20th century, Dunbar was an academically elite public school, despite being racially segregated by law. By the 1950s, Dunbar High School was sending 80 percent of its students to college. Today, as with too many troubled urban public schools, the majority of Dunbar students struggle with reading and math. Journalist and author Alison Stewart, whose parents were both Dunbar graduates, tells the story of the school’s rise, fall, and path toward resurgence.

He chose my best friend. I chose better. Ryan Mullens didn't even try to hide it. He said they "just made more sense." That our six years together had gone stale. He actually said it while sitting at a candlelit table with my best friend. I left my engagement ring on the table and never looked back. Then his older brother, Luke, starts showing up. Calm. Honest. Steady. He doesn't send grand gestures or rehearsed speeches. He just brings turkey sandwiches to my hotel room, tells me the truth about his brother, and remembers how I take my coffee from one conversation months ago. Ryan said I'd...

Instant New York Times Bestseller A love letter to the rookie in all of us: Singer-actor Joshua Bassett's fearless memoir in verse about surviving the darkest moments of fame, addiction, and mental health struggles—and finding hope on the other side. "We're all figuring it out as we go along...

How YOU can earn five to six figures a month without a degree! What if you could comfortably pay for that $5 cappuccino every morning, without having to check your wallet first? Or if you could eat diner at your favorite restaurant more often than you'd have to worry about paying the bills? What if your job would only consist of sitting in front of a computer, working comfortably from home on your own schedule? No more everyday chores around the house, no more paying to go swimming when you have your own pool at home, imagine this ideal lifestyle right in front of you and imagine how you ...

My fiancé and my best friend. The two people I trusted with everything. Six years. That's how long I spent building Jason's career alongside my own — writing the strategies, developing the frameworks, watching him take the credit. I told myself it didn't matter because we were a team. Because love means sacrifice. Then he didn't show up to our wedding, and the photos started circulating online. Him and Lexi. My maid of honor. Walking into a hotel together on the morning he was supposed to marry me. I stood at that altar in a twelve-thousand-dollar dress and told two hundred and forty ...

My cheating husband thought I'd go away quietly. I took everything he had. He didn't even try to come up with a good lie. He said no one was using the vacation property. That the forty-two-thousand-dollar necklace receipt in the nightstand drawer was a client gift. He actually said that while his mistress's gardenias were still perfuming the condo. I photographed everything and walked out. Then his estranged brother shows up. Colton Hatcher. Quiet. Direct. Built like someone who works for a living instead of performing for an audience. He doesn't send apologies on Andrew's behalf or ask me ...

He left me at the altar... for my maid of honor. Drew Conner didn't even try to explain. He just swapped brides at the altar like I was interchangeable. Like the three years I spent building his company's finances and planning our wedding were nothing. Like the two hundred guests watching me stand there meant nothing. I walked out through the service entrance and never looked back. Then there's Drew's biggest competitor... David Buckingham. Quiet. Steady. Respectful. He doesn't send pity texts or make grand gestures. He just appears at a coffee shop with a vendor analysis proving my ex is ...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes an inspiring Baxter Family novel about a beloved high school principal who starts a Bible Study to improve the lives of his struggling students, only to become the national focus of a controversial lawsuit. Hamilton High Principal...

My cheating husband told me I couldn't afford to fight him. By the time I was done, I had the house, the savings, the retirement, and the better man he never wanted me to meet. Gregory didn't even try to hide his pregnant mistress. He said she was carrying his son. That this was his chance at a real family. He actually said I should find somewhere else to stay while he figured out what he wanted to do with my house. He forgot whose name was on the deed. One phone call to my lawyer, and I evicted them both. Then his estranged brother started calling. Cameron. Quiet. Steady. Honest. He didn't...

My husband was supposed to be at a convention in Vegas. He was at a candlelit dinner with my best friend. Eric Olsen didn't even try to make it believable. He said it was a client dinner. That the hotel suite was a booking error. He actually said that eight months of secret charges on our company credit card were legitimate business expenses. I changed the passwords, called a divorce attorney, and never looked back. Then his brother starts calling. Bradley Olsen. Quiet. Patient. Steady. He doesn't make promises or try to rescue me. He just shows up on a Tuesday night, helps me find thirty-...

I flew halfway across the world to surprise my husband for his fortieth birthday. I found him exchanging private vows with my sister. Nate Carver didn't even try to deny it. He said I pushed him away. That my obsession with getting pregnant created distance in the marriage. He actually said the forty thousand dollars he drained from our IVF fund was a series of accounting errors while my sister was wearing the jewelry he bought with it. I spent the rest of my vacation alone and started dismantling his life from a borrowed cabin on a volcanic ridge. Then the lodge's outdoor guide starts ...

I came home to an empty closet and a note that said he was leaving me. He married my sister that same afternoon. Chris Porter didn't even try to explain in person. He packed while I was at work. He left a note on his pillow saying something was "off between us." Then he flew to Turks and Caicos and eloped with my sister. My parents told me to be reasonable. To move forward. To not force anyone to choose sides. Because I've always been the easy daughter, and my sister has always been forgiven. Then his best friend shows up at my door. Jason Henderson. Furious. Honest. He doesn't ask me to ...

I spent three years building a life with him. He spent five months sleeping with my best friend. He didn't even try to hide it well. I found the messages seventeen days before our wedding. Hundreds of texts. Photos. Inside jokes about how I'd never find out. Mason Brooks looked me in the eye and called it a mistake. Then he asked me to marry him anyway. I walked out that night, and I haven't looked back. Then his twin brother knocks on my mother's door. Braden Brooks. Woodworker. Quiet. Honest. He doesn't perform for a room. He doesn't charm anyone on purpose. He just shows up, does the ...