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NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling, award-winning author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments, a dazzling collection of short stories that look deeply into the heart of family relationships, marriage, loss and memory, and what it means to spend a life together "If you consider...

A timely exploration of the life and work of world-changing thinkers—from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes—and how their ideas would solve the great economic problems we face today. Acclaimed economist and BBC broadcaster Linda Yueh profiles the great economic minds who focused on the big...

From the author of the eye-opening and controversial essay on poverty that was read by millions comes the real-life Nickel and Dimed, and Linda Tirado explains what it’s like to be working poor in America, and why poor people make the decisions they do. We in America have certain ideas of what...

Shirley Jackson's third novel, a chilling descent into multiple personalities Elizabeth is a demure twenty-three-year-old wiling her life away at a dull museum job, living with her neurotic aunt, and subsisting off her dead mother’s inheritance. When Elizabeth begins to suffer terrible...

Pets find themselves at the mercy of human decisions—some bringing joy, others sorrow. Follow the heartwarming and heartbreaking tales of cats, dogs, and even pigs as they navigate the journey from abandonment to rescue, foster care, and adoption. In this collection of stories, discover the resilience of animals and the remarkable humans who open their hearts to give them a second chance at love and family.

Spanning four thrilling installments, this series challenges our understanding of humanity's origins and our place in the cosmos, offering a unique perspective on God. With unforgettable characters and mind-bending adventures, Another Kind blurs the line between the ordinary and the divine, inviting listeners to experience the extraordinary—hidden within our world and beyond.

Rhys Morales ist das Vorzeigegesicht der erfolgreichen »Kings of Kodiak«. Um meine Karriere zu retten, soll ich ihn therapieren – und damit auch sein Image wieder aufpolieren. Doch der attraktive Sportler denkt gar nicht daran, mir in die Karten zu spielen. Stattdessen scheint er besonderen Gefallen daran zu finden, mich zu verspotten, während der messerscharfe Blick seiner grünen Augen mich zur Strecke bringt. Und als ein Presseartikel plötzlich gefälschte Therapie-Ergebnisse über Rhys aufdeckt, stehe ich vor einer herzzerreißenden Entscheidung – seine Karriere oder meine.

Despite being conjoined twins with one heart between them, Deirdre and Desdemona Gardner lived perfectly ordinary lives until they turned fourteen, when strange clicking noises in the night and a string of missing girls turned their quiet existence into a waking nightmare.

In the misted hills above Bergen, Norway, Jane Ashcroft, R, and their loyal dog, Fable, have finally found what feels like freedom. Their villa overlooks the harbor and the colorful roofs of the old city below. Morning walks lead them through cobbled streets and up the forested slopes of Mount Fløyen, where the air is sharp and clean, and no one asks questions. It’s a life built on quiet rhythms and careful routines—simple, safe, and earned after too many years of running. For a while, the world leaves them alone. But peace can be an illusion.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, magnetic “thriller of the highest order” (Bookreporter) featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who finds herself enmeshed in a series of grisly animal killings that escalate into something far more...

This much-needed conversational guide to the stock market by a financial expert empowers you to heal money wounds, establish financial literacy, and make your money work for you. Financial educator Linda García breaks down one of the most elusive yet effective financial systems in existence. A...

At an inn in the Berkshire Mountains, seven former schoolmates gather to celebrate a wedding -- a reunion that becomes the occasion of astonishing revelations as the friends collectively recall a long-ago night that indelibly marked each of their lives. Written with the fluent narrative artistry...

From one of the world's leading experts, this absorbing narrative history of the changing structure of modern families shows how children can flourish in any kind of loving home. The past few decades have seen extraordinary change in the idea of a family. The unit once understood to include two...

Als Lóa sich nach einem ausgelassenen Pub-Abend auf einen One-Night-Stand einlässt, ahnt sie nicht, dass sie Alex nicht so schnell wieder loswird. Der Frauenschwarm hat in der Nacht seinen Pass verloren. Gestrandet auf den Färöern bleibt ihm nichts anderes übrig, als in Lóas Tiny House eine Lösung zu finden. Doch sein Plan, ein paar heiße Nächte mit ihr zu verbringen, um dann zu verschwinden, schlägt fehl, als er bemerkt, dass sie eine große Gemeinsamkeit haben: eine Lüge, auf der sie ihr ganzes Leben aufgebaut haben.

Eighteen-year-old Anna Dickinson is nothing like the women around her, and she knows it. Gifted with a powerful voice, a razor-sharp wit, and unbounded energy, the diminutive curly head sets out to surpass the men of her day as she rails against slavery and pushes for women’s rights. Only two things can bring her downfall—the entangling love she has for her devoted companion, Julia, and an assassin’s bullet.

In 1907 New Thought author James Allen published a verse anthology entitled Poems of Peace. Included in the collection is his sole dramatic work, Eolaus, which describes the journey of a troubled pilgrim from the wilderness of worldly despair to the heights of personal realization.

This collection of 35 short poems was first published in 1927, and is a sequel to When We Were Very Young, which was the first anthology of verse dealing with the domestic adventures of Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh.

Mollie erwacht, gefangen in einem Käfig, ohne auch nur zu ahnen, wie sie und ihre Schwester Aida dort gelandet sind. Doch sie sind nicht allein in diesem Alptraum. Mollie schwört, alles zu tun, um Aida zu retten, nachdem ihre Peiniger sie ihr entrissen haben. Dafür muss sie herausfinden, wie sie fliehen kann. Nach einem unerwarteten Angriff sind auch Mike und seine Freunde in die Gefangenschaft der Wilden geraten. Der Weg in die Freiheit scheint versperrt, bis Mike erstaunt feststellt, dass ausgerechnet die menschliche Frau im Käfig neben ihm der Schlüssel zu seiner Rettung ist.

The year is 1980. On a former French Plantation east of Chanthaburi, a very exclusive gathering brings together five extraordinary women. Stories were their business, and Gilda was at the top of the heap. There wasn’t a war she hadn’t reported, a scandal she hadn’t uncovered or a bestseller list she hadn’t topped. The Whisky & Ink Ladies Drinking Society numbered only five at any one time, no boys allowed. Its meetings took place every two years. And Claude, daughter of the late Ava Wood, wants in. If things go right, she’ll be initiated into WILDS at the end of the visit.

“When Faith has been Exhausted” is the story of an interracial couple that dares to start a relationship despite the objection of society and friends. Tina and Donovan were friends in high school and went their separate ways upon graduation. Years later when they reunited, they resumed their friendship, and both found feelings for each other they had buried for a long time. These feelings would take them to new depths in their relationship. A relationship they were encouraged not to pursue. Just when they think everything is good, evil is lurking at their doorstep.