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Two decades ago, millions of readers worldwide thrilled to the story told in the international bestseller Not Without My Daughter—subsequently made into a film starring Sally Field—that told of an American mother and her six-year-old child’s daring escape from an abusive and tyrannical...

September 1940. As the bombs of the Blitz fall on London, Ruby and Stevie are falling in love. United by a shocking experience when they were evacuees, Ruby believes that she understands Stevie like nobody else can. But then Stevie is sent abroad into danger, and as Ruby waits desperately for letters with foreign stamps that never come, she begins to fear that he is lost forever. And when Stevie does return, he has changed, and Ruby faces a difficult choice.

Kassabova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, and grew up under the drab, muddy, gray mantle of one of communism’s most mindlessly authoritarian regimes. Escaping with her family as soon as possible after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, she lived in Britain, New Zealand, and Argentina, and several other places. But when Bulgaria was formally inducted to the European Union she decided it was time to return to the home she had spent most of her life trying to escape. What she found was a country languishing under the strain of transition. This two-part memoir of Kapka’s childhood and return explains life on the other side of the Iron Curtain.

In this gripping thriller, psychiatrist Zoe Goldman, a "smart, heartbreakingly vulnerable, and laugh-out-loud funny" heroine, rushes to uncover the dark and twisted past of a mysterious young patient who can't even remember her own name (Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author). In...

A Lambda Literary Award Finalist: from "an extraordinary new voice," a "passionate and clear-eyed and unputdownable" meditation on queerness, family, and desire (Mary Karr). For as long as they can remember, Cyrus Grace Dunham felt like a visitor in their own body. Their life was a series of...

For 11-year-old Gopal and his family, life in their rural Indian village is over: We stay, we starve, his baba has warned. With the darkness of night as cover, they flee to the big city of Mumbai in hopes of finding work and a brighter future. Gopal is eager to help support his struggling family until school starts, so when a stranger approaches him with the promise of a factory job, he jumps at the offer. But Gopal has been deceived. There is no factory, just a small, stuffy sweatshop where he and five other boys are forced to make beaded frames for no money and little food. 

In this incisive blend of personal narrative and philosophical inquiry, journalist and activist Barrett Holmes Pitner seeks a new way to talk about racism in America. Can new language reshape our understanding of the past and expand the possibilities of the future? The Crime Without a Name...

"You never really retire from a life of counterterrorism, international counterfeit rings, and haute cuisine," says Serge Smith. Born in Italy shortly before the start of WW2 to a Russian-Jewish mother, Serge spoke Russian at home, Italian on the streets, and learned German at school. Later, he learned French and English. That set him up for a double life: as a private security consultant and an intelligence asset for select countries around the world. From humble beginnings as a Russian émigré, Serge went from working in secure computer centers to living a high life of danger and ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Grammy Award–nominated, platinum-selling musician Halsey is heralded as one of the most compelling voices of their generation. In I Would Leave Me If I Could, they reveal never-before-seen poetry of longing, love, and the nuances of bipolar disorder. In this debut...

Tara Strong has risen to become her county’s deputy sheriff through her bravery and her brilliant capacity to enter a killer’s mind. Small-town life in the mountains, centered around their picturesque lake, should be idyllic. But Tara has already seen enough to know that there is a dark side to everything.

Church Without Walls: Ministry Where It Matters Most By James Louis Roden Jr. “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” — Matthew 25:35 This book is for the believers who refuse to sit in silence while the world suffers outside their doors. In Church Without Walls: Ministry Where It Matters Most, ordained minister, educator, and advocate James Louis Roden Jr. shares his powerful journey from the classroom to the streets of Houston, where he founded the Holistic Church of Christ and began reaching the forgotten ...

When the weary descendants of Animal Farm rebuild their world around the ideals of empathy and equality, they believe they are creating a new age of harmony and hope. The cruel masters of the past are gone, and in their place rise the HelpHuts — cheerful centers of fairness, run by pigs who promise kindness, inclusion, and care for all. But as the animals surrender their voices for comfort, a subtler tyranny begins to take hold — one that governs not by fear, but by virtue. Through the quiet eyes of Ollie, a small ferret with a flawless memory, the animals’ utopia is revealed as a ...

Don’t Call Me Names: The Story of Stinky B’Dinky is a warm, engaging children’s story about ten-year-old Todd, a bright boy who’s tired of being teased for his untidy appearance. From school to home, the nicknames seem to follow him everywhere—until his father steps in with patient guidance that helps Todd build better habits, confidence, and self-respect. Through relatable family moments and gentle humor, young readers learn that good hygiene, planning ahead, and personal responsibility can make a real difference—not just in how others see them, but in how they see themselves. ...

Dave Pelzer narra la inolvidable crónica de uno de los casos de maltrato infantil más grave en la historia de California. Es la historia de Dave Pelzer, quien fue brutalmente golpeado y padeció de hambre por la inestabilidad emocional de una madre alcohólica: una madre que jugaba un tortuoso e impredecible juego con su hijo, el cual tuvo que aprender los juegos de su madre para poder sobrevivir. Una madre quien no lo consideraba un hijo, sino un esclavo- no un niño, sino un objecto.

Seven Deadly Legal Mistakes In Protecting Your Brand, Trademarks & LOGOS Shield Your Business Name, Identity & Reputation — Without Going to Law School by Brett Bacon, Esq. (over thirty years of experience as an attorney-at-law) You chose your business name carefully. You built a logo. You secured a domain. You opened social media accounts. You registered your LLC. So your brand is protected… right? Not necessarily. In today’s online marketplace, brand exposure expands quickly. A local business can begin selling nationwide within weeks. Amazon listings, Etsy shops, Shopify stores, ...

Corey’s cell phone rings at three a.m. His father is dying. Along with his wife and two children, Corey journeys back to his hometown to say goodbye. Immersed in his childhood home, he journeys even further back in memory to the summer of 1982, when he was 14 years old; obsessed with arcade games, movies, and rock ‘n’ roll music; forming lifelong bonds with friends; and starting to date girls. A heartfelt, humorous coming-of-age story, In a Town Without a Name explores topics that are just as relevant today as they were in the '80s.

Brought to you by Penguin. From the author of The Power, winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2017 Naomi Alderman's The Lessons reflects the truth that the lessons life teaches often come too late. Hidden away in an Oxford back street is a crumbling Georgian mansion, unknown to any...

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

For the past few years, I’ve been trying to get over the death of my husband by picking up men at bars and engaging in meaningless sex. I get to have pretend intimacy and they get…well, they get me. This time is different though. This man is different. Where others let me give, this man simply takes, and before long I’m lost in the power of his approach. He takes me. He takes me completely and gives me my first anal sex experience. He takes me and finally the night isn’t meaningless at all.

Escaping to Tuscany to recover after walking in on her fiancé having sex with another woman, Olivia meets Mark, a man battling his own demons. Neither is looking for a relationship but Mark bulldozes his way into Olivia’s life and her heart. Olivia can’t resist Mark’s charms and rediscovers her capacity to love in his bed. But when a lost bag and confusion over names ensues, the couple is ripped apart. Will the lovers find their way back to one another or are the obstacles in their path too great to overcome? Warning – 18+ only due to graphic sexual encounters.