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It's the mid-1990s, and 15-year-old Guernsey schoolgirls Renée and Flo are not really meant to be friends. Thoughtful, introspective and studious Flo couldn't be more different to ambitious, extroverted and sexually curious Renée. But Renée and Flo are united by loneliness and their dysfunctional families, and an intense bond is formed. Although there are obstacles to their friendship (namely Flo's jealous ex-best friend and Renée's growing infatuation with Flo's brother), 15 is an age where anything can happen.

Edited by the magazine’s poetry editor, Kevin Young, a celebratory selection from one hundred years of influential, entertaining, and taste-making verse in The New Yorker Seamus Heaney, Dorothy Parker, Louise Bogan, Louise Glück, Randall Jarrell, Langston Hughes, Derek Walcott, Sylvia Plath...

How Not To Be a Political wife is an instructive and honest account of high hopes and dirty tricks, a story of broken friendships and divided loyalties, of heartache and regret. Recollections, as a great woman once said, may of course vary, but this is my story, the way I remember it, written with no fear, no favour – and no fucks left to give.

On the morning of November 14, 1992, Annette Herfkens, a top Dutch banker, packed her luggage for a romantic getaway with her longtime fiancé, Willem. At 6:25 that morning, Annette and Willem boarded a plane out of Ho Chi Minh City, with 23 other passengers and six crew members, excited to finally have a vacation together. Six minutes before landing, flying at speed of 300 miles per hour, the plane lost altitude and crashed along a mountain ridge in the jungle of Vietnam.

Huyendo de la mítica isla de Zanzíbar, tierra de mercaderes de perfumes y especias acunada por los monzones, Saleh Omar, un comerciante de 65 años, llega al aeropuerto de Gatwick con una caja de caoba llena de incienso y un pasaporte falso. Para comunicarse con él, los servicios sociales recurren a Latif Mahmud, un poeta experto en suajili, profesor y exiliado voluntario que vive apaciblemente en un apartamento de Londres.

Wie fühlt es sich an, tagtäglich als "Bedrohung" wahrgenommen zu werden? Wie viel Vertrauen besteht nach dem NSU-Skandal noch in die Sicherheitsbehörden? Was bedeutet es, sich bei jeder Krise im Namen des gesamten Heimatlandes oder der Religionszugehörigkeit der Eltern rechtfertigen zu müssen? Und wie wirkt sich Rassismus auf die Sexualität aus?

The journey of healing from painful experiences is truly an “inside job”, yet one that is absolutely worth it, and this how a seasoned, 30 year veteran in the field of Mental Health was able to do this for themselves. This memoir and skill building guide is an honest, real-life story of an empath and healer of embarking upon this very journey, and how they have led countless others through theirs’. A funny, poignant and enjoyable story and a well-constructed guide to skills and tools to help people recover from trauma.

En el verano de 1978, cuando España no ha salido aún del franquismo y no termina de entrar en la democracia y las fronteras sociales y morales parecen más porosas que nunca, un adolescente llamado Ignacio Cañas conoce por casualidad al Zarco y a Tere, dos delincuentes de su edad, y ese encuentro cambiará para siempre su vida.

Adored by all, Britta is an ambitious waitress working at Sluggers. The popular bar holds a special place in her heart and is a regular hangout for the Bridgeport Bandits, the local hockey club. With a half brother on the team, Britta has a strict no-dating policy for hockey boys. But she does have a soft spot for one particular player.

Sought-after social media influencer Sara Vance, in recovery from an eating disorder, is coming into her own, with a potential career expansion on the horizon. Despite the good news, her successful siblings (and their perfect spouses) have a way of making her feel like the odd one out. So, when her unreliable boyfriend is a no-show for a Florida family vacation, Sara recruits Luis Navarro - a firefighter paramedic and dive captain willing to play the part of her smitten fiancé...

Farrah Campbell is a newly single mom with dreams of being an example for her daughter and giving her a good life despite her daughter’s detached father. When Farrah gets a job at Daniels Dental, both of their lives are sent into a tailspin. Dr. Todd Daniels owns a dental practice yet is still very much connected to the drug empire he and his twin brother built. Married to his career, he works day and night to ensure his success is permanent. Everything is business as usual… until the beautiful new dental hygienist hired at his objection piques his interest, making him consider risking it all.

In the aftermath of the Sovereign’s fall, Seryth wears the Hollow’s crown—a living relic of root and light that ties her to the land’s oldest power. But the ember that nearly consumed the realm still breathes deep beneath the roots, and its hunger has only grown. When the pale tree at the basin begins to burn from within, Seryth is drawn into a final confrontation with a force that cannot be killed, only contained. To seal the ember, she must stand against the Heartflame—an ancient, burning will given form—and risk binding it through herself.

Stuck Is Not Your Story: I Overcame and Am Victorious is a compilation of seemingly impossible stories where women from all walks of life are forced to do the unthinkable, to dig deep within themselves and rise above their trauma, reforged into who they want to be and who they deserve to be.

Two men at odds with themselves and each other embark on what should be a simple team-building exercise, but nothing goes as planned. Unexpected intimacy and a freak accident leave Kit and Alden dependent on each other long after they leave the mountain behind. Now they have a choice—to continue as they’ve been, or trust a shaky new reality together.

The Aurora Wasteland exists, let's get that out of the way right now. What matters more is that it’s larger and more prominent than anyone could have known. Spread across counties, countries, and notches...or whatever you want to call them. It’s everywhere, even in the most invasive places your grandmother would never tell you about. The strange and weird is like sand in your underpants.

This book was made to help listeners get in tune with the universe and also the entity that resides inside. 111 Spiritual Affirmations will help people feel empowered and enlightened while reciting the affirmations. We hope to help individuals find their spark again in life by helping them realize that their existence is important and the world wouldn't be the same without them. It's time to tap into that powerful source that lies within. Life is precious—it's imperative that we treat it as such.

Esta es una guía práctica sobre los beneficios de la amabilidad y la bondad, una guía conformada por sencillos consejos que te ayudarán a vivir una vida más feliz y satisfactoria, a través de la combinación de dos de las fuerzas más importantes y necesarias actualmente: la atención plena y la autocompasión. Este audiolibro te enseña cómo hacer de la atención plena tu aliado en la vida cotidiana, cómo aceptar quién eres y cómo reducir la ansiedad y los niveles de estrés a través de una serie de eficaces ejercicios.

Winner of the 2024 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production for Young Adults! "Skilled vocal performances from more than a dozen narrators immerse listeners in a schoolyard murder mystery involving race, wealth, and power."- AudioFile This audiobook features a full cast, musical...

A fantastic story comes alive in this adventure audiobook - a perfect gift for any occasion! Cecily is having trouble sleeping because of the strange mark on her calendar. It shows that tomorrow is Opposite Day! A joyful but unusual day unfolds when she has to take over running the household because her parents won’t get out of bed. This challenges her to take charge of the family through the end of the day. She must overcome obstacles such as misbehaving animals, getting dressed with clothes that won’t “match", and a day at school unlike one that she's ever had!

Veronica Santos is a new college graduate, looking for a job, and hoping to live a good and normal life - maybe even find love with one of her college friends. But Veronica has been plagued for years by hellish visions. The only person she can confide in is the apparition of a severed head, in the kitchen of the house she shares with her roommates.