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From movies to politics, social media posts to the targeted ads between them, nostalgia is one of the most potent forces of our era. On Nostalgia is a panoramic cultural history of nostalgia, exploring how a force that started as a psychological diagnosis of soldiers fighting far from home has come become a quintessentially modern condition.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER In the debut essay collection from the hosts of the hit podcast Podcrushed, Penn Badgley, Sophie Ansari, and Nava Kavelin explore what it means to come of age at every stage of our lives. Known for spotlighting your favorite artists’ tween stories of self-discovery on their...

Rey is new to time travel and still learning how it works. She’s come back in time in a last-ditch attempt to prevent a future disaster. She doesn’t know if she can change the timeline but she’s determined to find out. She arrives outside Daily Grind a matter of weeks before the cafe will be destroyed in a fire that leaves one dead. It’s the perfect test. She seizes the opportunity and weaves her way into the fabric of the team. Dom runs Daily Grind, the cafe that turned his life round. But now it’s under threat of demolition and he doesn’t know if he has the energy to save it. ...

This collection of fly-fishing humor is interspersed with nostalgic stories from an award-winning author and fisherman. Topics include the dangers of fly-tying, carnivorous fly-eating trees, and persnickety fish. Whether you are an arm-chair fisherman or one with well-earned leaky waders, A Creek Trickles Through It will be a welcome addition to your fishing library. This book won the First Place Excellence In Craft award from the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association.

The definitive edition of the classic, myth-shattering history of the American family Leave It to Beaver was not a documentary, a man's home has never been his castle, the "male breadwinner marriage" is the least traditional family in history, and rape and sexual assault were far higher in the...

🔥 Murder, Mayhem, and Mixtapes—The Darkest Crimes of the Neon Decade 🔥 The 1980s weren’t just about big hair, neon lights, and arcade games—they were also home to some of the wildest, strangest, and most shocking true crime cases in history. From bizarre burglaries and con artists to unsolved mysteries and brutal murders, 80’s True Crime dives into 25 unforgettable cases that could only have happened in the decade of VHS tapes, Walkmans, and Miami Vice.Inside, you’ll find: ✅ The VHS Bandit – A thief obsessed with horror movies and late fees. ✅ The Miami Vice Heist – ...

"An extraordinary novel, a poetic writer, and a story that moved me to tears." —New York Times John Boyne, bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas "I'm here to remember–all that I have been and all that I will never be again." If you had to pick five people to sum up your life...

Soon to be an original streaming series on Hulu! "Fun, sexy and unputdownable--a classic." --Marian Keyes "Flawlessly entertaining." --Helen Fielding "Joyful and mischievous." --Jojo Moyes Fleabag meets Succession as rival TV execs bid for the local franchise in this exuberant romp filled...

Reconnect, Relive, and Rejoice: A Collection That Brings Laughter, Nostalgia, and Joy Are you searching for stories that captivate the hearts of your senior loved ones, sparking joy and treasured memories? Do you long for tales that evoke laughter, inspire reflection, and serve as a perfect bridge for meaningful family moments? You’re not alone. Many caregivers, children, and grandchildren struggle to find engaging stories that are relatable, entertaining, and uplifting. But worry no more—this heartwarming collection is here to transform reading into a cherished adventure filled with ...

Can '80s pop culture really teach us valuable life lessons? Yes, it can! And in the words of the immortal Jeff Spicoli, it is "Awesome. Totally Awesome!" Life skills. Most of us learned them the hard way and the practical way -- through painful personal trial and error or by witnessing the successes and failures of those around us. Experience and observation can teach us a lot. But what if you could learn powerful life lessons the easy, fun, rad, and totally awesome way? What if your future mantras and bullet-proof perspectives for a happier, more balanced, and more productive life could be...

Take a front-row seat on the wild, unpredictable ride of a guitarist chasing the American dream through the clubs, bars, and backroads of the 1980s and 1990s rock scene. Chasing Riffs isn’t just a memoir — it’s a living soundtrack of an era when long hair, loud amps, and louder ambitions defined a generation. Blending raw personal stories, including an extensive rock history, it traces the rise and fall of bands, the birth of new sounds, and the shifting rhythm of America itself. From the smoky dive bars to the neon glare of the Sunset Strip, from broken strings to broken dreams, ...

What would you do if you were suddenly confronted by an eight-foot tall, magic genie? You’d make three wishes, of course. Would you wish for diamonds and rubies and an endless supply of cash? Not if you’re Tracy. She has something else in mind. Suppose you could revisit your childhood and be a kid again. Would you be tempted to stay? If you’ve ever pined to be a detective, imagine accidentally stumbling on a real mystery all too close to home? This collection of stories is full of very ordinary people who never expected their sensible, everyday worlds to turn upside down.

After that first remarkable Christmas Day that Charles Dickens himself would call A Christmas Carol, an entire year had passed for Ebenezer Scrooge. A new Christmas Eve had now come, only to draw swiftly to an end with what was about to continue that Christmas tale of old. It was the unfinished business of making things right that moved Scrooge now, with the most pressing issue on his mind stemming from his greatest loss of all—his beautiful Belle! If only he had the chance to act with his present knowledge back in that time when choices mattered, he would surely fix things. He would have...

Skylar had it all - riches, success, and fame - until he traded it all for Enlightenment. Skylar Seequn discovers Vrede, a quiet and delicate Dutch girl, who reminds him of his adolescent fantasies. He grows fascinated with Buddhism, as taught by the elegant Frenchman, Professor Depaysan. The well-stocked Mr. Natural delivers intoxicating treats to Skylar's tower aerie. And the student falls under the spell of the shamanic Indian, Roberto del Toro.Remembering Eternity: The Light Above the Sun - Shamans and Dungeons is the sixth book in an inspiring series of spiritual and metaphysical ...

As the Battle of Britain rages, the Castle family are standing their ground at the heart of the community, running Castle's Café. German guns shell Dover and danger lurks around every corner, but despite this, Lily Castle is excited to be starting her nursing career at last. Lily is enjoying her life. She's a good nurse, has a group of friends at the hospital and there is romance on the horizon. That is until her world comes crashing down around her. When she tries to help an injured prisoner of war at the hospital, she ends up implicated in a crime.

Spend too much time in the past and you might find you have no future. The Class of '77 thought their school year was unique, and it was - just not in the way they imagined. After leaving school they decide to meet up every year for a reunion, to cling on to that sense of specialness for a bit longer. But the unexpected death of their talisman shocks them into creating The Bond. Everyone agrees to pay a sub into a fund, so that when, decades later there's only one of them left - the last man standing - he'll have the funds to create a kind of lasting memorial which will ensure their ...

It was now just five short years after George Bailey had his first miraculous meeting with a saving angel in Bedford Falls, and a new Bailey had come into town with his own great challenge that needed a miraculous solution! It was a wonderful life indeed when John Bailey and Anabelle Smith first came to be that otherwise perfect “match made in Heaven” shortly after they first met at the traditional New Year’s Eve Dance of Bedford Falls. It seemed so perfect, when Anabelle tragically died, and then far more surprisingly returned on that very next Christmas saying that she had come back...

We Live in a Time Collectively, in which we are experiencing the most instability in our weather patterns in recorded history; We live in a time in which the Earth has shifted on its axis, and the polar ice caps are melting. WEATHER is the biggest threat to civilization we will ever face. We can fight everything else, but we can't fight nature. This Narrative Recreates the 2000 Ice Storm: Only once in a lifetime do we see storms of such power and significance that we know we have seen Nature’s Rage up close. I heard my great uncle speak of the notorious Blizzard of 1949, which was so ...

When lifelong friends Julie and Rosanna are electrocuted by an ancient Betamax VCR, they wake up as the main characters in their favorite 1980s teen movie. How will they get back to reality... and do they really want to? For Rosanna – eternal adolescent, reluctant single mom and frustrated artist – being zapped into an eighties teen movie is a dream come true. She’s the coolest girl in school with a hot, mysterious boyfriend, a doting father who’ll give her anything she wants and a scholarship to study art in Paris. Why would she ever want to leave? For Julie – Miss Responsibility...

Skylar had it all - riches, success, and fame - until he traded it all for Enlightenment. Skylar Seequn's wife and true love has just asked him to leave home. He can afford only a flophouse room. No one wants to buy the obsolete computers he is selling. But the magic of time travel takes him back to the first days of love, to school, and to delightful memories. As he wanders through the circus that is North Beach, San Francisco, Skylar struggles to rediscover his lost bliss. Remembering Eternity: The Sun Inside - Seekers in a New Land is the second book in an inspiring series of spiritual ...