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** THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ** ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST 2026 A Best Book of the Year in the Financial Times, The Week, Spectator, BBC History Magazine, NPR, History Today, Waterstones and Daunts ‘A sparkling debut by an outstanding young historian’ PETER FRANKOPAN...

Brought to you by Penguin. SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2025 From Hanif Kureishi, author of The Buddha of Suburbia, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed. Imagine your life changing in a second: one minute you are watching the football with a beer, the next...

Follow the heart-rending cases Synova first wrote about on her blog in 2018. Filled with missing persons' cases, unsolved homicides, and even serial killer cases, this book will give you a greater insight into the shattered lives behind every story.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER It was never supposed to be this close. And of course she was supposed to win. How Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump is the riveting story of a sure thing gone off the rails. For every Comey revelation or hindsight acknowledgment about the...

John Clark Donahue was considered a brilliant but difficult artistic genius in American theater in the 1970s and '80s. The theater endured, and the full truth of what was happening behind the scenes was swept under the rug, until now. Laura Stearns’ memoir follows her process of coming to terms with experiencing childhood sexual violence at CTC.

Shattered, How Everything Comes Together When It All Falls Apart chronicles the transformational journey of one mother, psychologist, and researcher who found the courage to truly live while grappling with the diagnosis of her child with a life-limiting congenital heart defect. Written as a memoir (with the backing of a lot of solid research), this book offers an intimate journey of a parent facing the unthinkable - the possibility of outliving their child.

From acclaimed author and playwright Hanif Kureishi comes an urgent and stunning medical memoir about rebuilding a new life in the wake of devastating physical loss. In late 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When he came to, he realized he could no longer walk. He could do nothing...

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Frank Pastore stepped onto the mound in Dodger Stadium to throw another fastball—something he’d done thousands of times since childhood. But this time was different. The batter connected and the ball came rocketing back to the mound, shattering not only Frank’s...

In this sensitive memoir, Faye Resnick—friend of Nicole Brown Simpson—recounts the story of how she found herself in the middle of the O. J. Simpson trial. In her attempt to defend the truth about the murder of her friend, Nicole, Resnick gets embroiled in a heart-rending situation. Faye chronicles her struggle to act on Nicole Brown's behalf, sharing her own story of loss, drug addiction, and recovery.

When Rebecca Tervo awoke on January 29, 2012, it seemed like just another lazy Sunday morning. What she didn't realize was that her life and the life of her family had already been changed forever. Her 17-year-old son, Trevor, was already dead of suicide in an adjacent room, she just didn't know it yet.

On the evening of July 27, 1985, five hikers made a fateful choice to climb Yosemite's fabled Half Dome, even as the sky darkened and thunder rolled. By night's end, two would be dead from a lightning strike, three gravely wounded, and desperate EMTs would be overseeing a harrowing midnight helicopter rescue.

Shattered Vows is a raw, redemptive memoir that walks listeners through the aftermath of betrayal, the depths of emotional trauma, and the uncertain road to healing. When Evelyn discovers her husband’s hidden double life, she’s forced to confront not only his deception, but her own unraveling. Through therapy, music, and fiercely honest reflection, she begins to piece together a new identity—not just as a survivor, but as a woman learning to stand again.

What happens when the systems meant to support the inclusion of dual language learners and children with disabilities begin to undermine it? How does an educator remain grounded when policy and power collide with purpose? In Shattered and Becoming: A Teacher’s Journey Between Policy and Purpose, Mr. Andrew returns to his inclusive early childhood classroom confident in his convictions about connection, belonging, and leadership.

Sometimes, news stories echo in our minds for years after they’ve occurred. With each season of Shattered, we select one of those complex, true stories and take an in-depth look. Season 4 charts the life and death of Jimmy Hoffa. Season 3 tells the story of a string of murders that took place in the mid-1970s in Oakland County, Michigan. Many people know the case as the Oakland County Child Killer. Season 2 tells the story of Rick Wershe Jr., also known as White Boy Rick. At 14, Rick became the youngest FBI informant ever and helped bring down some of Detroit’s biggest drug dealers. Then ...

The Shattered Glass is a powerful journey through Valerie Conner's life, filled with raw emotion, resilience, and the fight to survive.

In this unforgettable memoir, the daughter of the "Happy Face" serial killer shares her poignant message of hope and the power of finding your voice. Melissa has told her story on several national talk shows and as the host of the LMN television series Monster in My Family. She continues to share in this updated edition of Shattered Silence, which features two new chapters. Uplifting and emotional, this book will inspire you to trust your intuition and speak out for truth as you face your own challenges and conquer your own obstacles.

The Kennedys rose from the slums of Boston to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the United States, but their journey had not been an easy one. Of Joe Kennedy’s nine children, two were killed in plane crashes, two were assassinated in public office, one was institutionalized, and one had his political career ruined by an accident that resulted in the death of a young campaign worker. These and other tragedies have given rise to the legend of the “Kennedy Curse”, but this audiobook aims to reveal that there was no curse at all.

At the bedside of a dying child, Dr. Rick Sheff, a nationally respected physician, realizes that the easy answers of his atheist upbringing and scientific training fail him. Driven to find the truth behind the world we see without abandoning rigorous science, his spiritual journey takes him to sacred sites and teachers around the world. He encounters one mind bending, heart opening, soul expanding experience after another, eventually shattering so much of what he held as true, resulting in more joy than he ever thought possible.

I was robbed of $125,000,000 and I can prove it. This is a true-life story of how I have gone from heiress to homeless. My father created an empire, he started out in his two-car garage in 1953. Over the years, my father amassed a fortune. When my father’s health started to fail from the effects of Alzheimer’s, an unscrupulous attorney working with my three older siblings produced a doctored estate plan along with illegally recorded real estate deeds. This attorney falsified company stock certificates and stole millions of dollars in cash assets.

This is a story about my hockey odyssey and passion for the game. My compelling journey starts on a schoolyard rink in Kitchener, Ontario. Filled with inspiring memories, people, relationships, players and coaches, including chance childhood meetings with Darryl Sittler and Wayne Gretzky. Along the way, young dreams turn to reality as I play my first NHL game at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, starting on a line with Dale Hunter and John Druce.