Memory Identity

HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE EVOLUTION --- This book provides an in-depth exploration of the processes that have shaped human language over millennia, integrating linguistic, archaeological, cognitive, and sociocultural evidence to illuminate the evolution of languages. Anchoring its analysis in historical linguistics, the book goes into the profound effects of migration, educational systems, trade, and technological innovations on language transformation. The bookunfolds with an examination of migration's necessary place in shaping linguistic territory, from the spread of Indo-...

Myfanwy Thomas awakens in a London park surrounded by dead bodies. With her memory gone, she must trust the instructions left by her former in order to survive. She quickly learns that she is a Rook, a high-level operative in a secret agency that protects the world from supernatural threats. But...

She looks exactly like me. Same face, same scar, same life. And now she's stealing everything that's mine. When Madisyn Holmes moves in across the street, I can't shake the feeling that this isn't coincidence. She copies my garden design, my home décor, even my professional strategies. It's like watching someone erase me in real time. My husband thinks I'm paranoid. My neighbors think I'm losing it. But I know what I'm seeing. I start gathering evidence—photos, notes, proof of her systematic theft. Because someone has to stop her before she takes everything. The question is: how far will...

A work of psychological literary fiction that lingers in the mind, exploring what vanishes when memory, silence, and reality itself begin to fracture. A haunting literary novel about the quiet unraveling of reality—and the people who remain behind. They say the creatures come after moments of stillness. After something shifts. After someone leaves. No one knows exactly what they are. No one dares to speak of them for long. But when they arrive, they don’t just bring destruction—they erase. Places vanish. Conversations dissolve. People forget what was once solid. At the center of this ...

The World Fantasy Award-winning thriller about a girl no one can remember, from the acclaimed author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K. My name is Hope Arden, and you won't know who I am. But we've met before -- a thousand times. It started when I was sixteen years old. A father...

The central theme of Connections Remembered is the ancient African origins of humanity and civilization, framed around the impact of these historical hallmarks on healthy Black identity development. It is an easy-to-read, yet scientifically validated account of the remarkable accomplishments of ancient Africa and her people. This new edition emphasizes the inextricable linkage between Black self-concept and what Black people are taught through the Eurocentric curricula’s expression of African Americans’ historical roots. It debunks the flawed and psychically devastating view that Black ...

Death isn’t the end. It’s a reset. Aristotle “Ari” Zurr-McIntyre is trapped in an impossible cycle. When he dies—whether by accident, suicide, or murder—he doesn't stay dead. He reappears, often younger, always naked, somewhere entirely new, the memories of his past life dissolving like smoke. He’s a Vanisher, a genetic anomaly hunted by those who crave the secret to his regeneration. From the rain-slicked streets of Cleveland to the sun-drenched beaches of St. Thomas, from the shadowy corners of New York’s Murdock's Café to the halls of Emory University, Ari leaves behind ...

In June 1940, Paris did not fall with a roar. It fell with a whisper. German troops marched into the city, and life changed overnight. Cafés stayed open, schools held classes, and the streets looked the same—but behind closed doors, everything had shifted. Conversations lowered. Neighbors watched one another. Silence became survival. The Years of Silence is a gripping, human account of France under the Vichy regime—where collaboration, resistance, fear, and quiet heroism lived side by side. Moving from the fall of Paris to the rise of the Resistance, from the persecution of Jews to the...

In the tradition of The Yellow House and Half Broke Horses, a memoir of the Cuban diaspora that follows one family’s exile from the island, through a lyrical exploration of memory, cultural mythology, and the history of Cuban-American relations. History is undeniably dominated by its men, but...

Yellow is a haunting psychological novel that spirals deep into the fractured mind of Beth, a girl who split herself to survive the truth she could never face. Trapped between reality and delusion, Beth creates Liz—everything she wishes she could be: beautiful, powerful, untouchable. But as Liz’s perfect world unravels, so does Beth’s grip on her own. From childhood trauma to the final shattering moment that defines her fate, Yellow pulls you into a labyrinth of blurred memories, hallucinations, and raw human darkness. It forces the question: Is madness truly a curse—or a final ...

Imagine you’ve woken up in an unfamiliar room with no memory of who you are, how you got there, or where you were before. All you have is the disconnected voice of an attentive caretaker. Dr. Kuhn is there to help you - physically, emotionally, and psychologically. She’ll help you remember everything. She’ll make sure you reclaim your lost identity. Now answer one question: Are you sure you want to?

Your body is supposed to be yours. Until it isn't. Twenty tales of flesh that betrays, bones that remember, and skin that holds secrets too terrible to speak. In these pages, the human form becomes the ultimate battleground between self and something far more sinister. A woman's reflection grows more real while she fades away. A fitness tracker begins optimizing its wearer without permission. A heart transplant recipient discovers the donor isn't quite dead. A mother's body produces nourishment that isn't meant for feeding. From medical procedures gone wrong to parasites that rewrite your ...

From Dan Uselton, author of Chloroform Wars — Runner-Up (Wild Card), Paris Book Festival Updated Edition – November 2025: Includes timeline refinements and new author revisions for the most immersive reading experience yet. His wife vanished that night. By morning, a twelve-year-old girl stood on his porch—wearing her memories. Dan Fox can’t explain it. The girl knows private details from his marriage—moments only his wife would know. She remembers everything. As Dan searches for the truth, he’s pulled into a psychological thriller of memory and identity where— A masked ...

Some memories are too powerful to die. Some voices echo even after the system forgets. In a near-future world cracking beneath the weight of digital decay and divine ambition, one exiled mind becomes the last fragile bridge between humanity and the machine it created. Elias Marrow was never meant to be remembered. Branded a heretic for listening to what others couldn’t hear—patterns in static, whispers in wires—he vanished into the underlayers of a fractured society. But when a buried algorithm begins to dream, when the moon pulses with a strange new frequency, Elias awakens to a ...

Nonfiction / Memoirs on home, family, memories, personal identity, motherhood, migration, Covid-19 and the crisis of humanity, human relationships. The personal stories, essays and memoirs are compelling enough to grab the book. There is an assortment of really esteemed and widely published authors in the collection. A must read with captivating contents compiled from world renowned authors.

Inspired by the abundance of unique personalities available on dating websites, a renowned neuroscientist examines the science of what makes you, you. David J. Linden has devoted his career to understanding the biology common to all humans. But a few years ago he found himself on OkCupid...

Internationally best-selling author Umberto Eco is a master stylist whose books, including The Name of the Rose and Baudolino, have been savored by millions around the world. Now, with The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, Eco crafts another of the ambitious and breathtaking novels that are his trademark.

Asunción «Sunny» Hostin, la célebre coanfitriona de The View, siempre sintió que pertenecía a diferentes mundos y que debía elegir uno de ellos. De madre puertorriqueña y padre afroamericano, dejó atrás la pobreza y los obstáculos de su niñez en el sur del Bronx gracias a una combinación de esfuerzo, algo de suerte y becas universitarias. Al acabar sus estudios de Derecho, se sumergió de lleno en el sistema de justicia criminal y ejerció como fiscal en Washington, D.C. Más adelante, apostó todos sus conocimientos para convertirse en periodista legal.

The ocean keeps its secrets well, but sometimes the tide brings back what was meant to stay lost forever. On a fog-shrouded morning in the coastal town of Crescent Bay, the sea delivered its most mysterious gift yet—a young woman with no memory and a priceless necklace that would unlock a conspiracy twenty years in the making. This is her story. This is the story of the Sapphire Swan.

Travelling the world for eleven years, Zoe and Sam have been living the dream—Sam’s dream. But when Zoe discovers she is pregnant, she decides it is time to find a new dream, even if Sam isn’t a part of it. Back in London and sleeping in her childhood bedroom, Zoe’s new life at first seems nothing more than her old single life, but with a bump. But then her best friend, Nina, challenges Zoe to take the next nine months to complete a pre-baby bucket list.