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Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Auschwitz by Derek Pua, is not for the faint of heart. It is, however, for anyone wanting to more clearly understand the extent of Imperial Japanese war crimes. This brief, dispassionate, and factual book outlines the creation and development of Unit 731, an organization that employed thousands of Japanese scientists who conducted nightmarish experiments on an untold number of human guinea pigs, all in the name of medical research.

Part memoir and part spirit guide, Wild Words is a book about the intersection of our creative soul with everything else, and how to make peace, make priorities, and ultimately, make progress by slowing down and embracing whatever season we’re in, right now.

An amusing, charming lesbian romance about finding unexpected love inside family expectations. When Fiona Ng’s best friend, Michael, needs a pretend girlfriend to bring home for Christmas in Arkansas, Fiona girds her loins and steps up. Besides, how hard could one festive family weekend be, anyway? That’s before she meets the boisterous McElroy clan, with accents as thick as a homemade pie crust, and an endless supply of competitive siblings, including Lizzie, Michael’s beautiful younger sister.

When Scarlet's brush with death leads her to the arms of the Reaper himself, she discovers that love can bloom in the darkest of shadows. Living among the sun-scorched streets of Phoenix, Scarlet mixes drinks, tends to her mother, and mends her broken heart, believing the worst is behind her. That is until destiny carves a treacherous new path. Zeke, the striking embodiment of death, enters her life with a task to claim her soul, but fate has other plans. A twisted accident intended to seal her demise instead forges an unbreakable bond between them.

Dropping the news of her pregnancy comes at the worst time, when Nate has to return to set, and she feels guilty to run home so soon. Once she's there though, her fiancé is adamant about taking her back. More family drama isn't something she wants to deal with when she's starting her own little family, but that's silly too. She'll be a single parent. She told Nate that she'd handle it. Missing him complicates that goal. Wishing he could be there with her so she wasn't alone contradicts her desire to be a single mom.

Conflict is a part of life, but losing your peace is not. In The Respect Advantage: Mastering Conflict Without Losing Yourself, you will learn practical strategies to handle disrespect, set healthy boundaries, and turn conflict into stronger connections. Through real-life examples and clear guidance, this book shows you how to stay calm under pressure, recognize the difference between disagreement and disrespect, and respond with confidence and clarity. Whether in the workplace or at home, you will discover how to protect your dignity while building respectful, lasting relationships.

Two lost hearts, an arranged marriage, and more than a social divide between them. Can he survive the loss of his mate and open his heart to someone new? Can she let go of her past and break through the walls he put up to keep her out?

Claire Andrews spends her entire life desperately trying to save her little brother from the demons of their past. After he takes his own life, she knows the only way she can survive the pain is to get far away from their hometown. When her boss offers her the opportunity to start fresh in another state, she jumps at the chance. Not realizing she's heading straight into the path of a man who has sworn off love.

After everything that he has been through, Omari can't even see himself in another relationship. Just the thought of Simone Campbell makes him turn away from any chick. Whether it's the baddest bitch or a foreign chick, he'll pass. But then she came into his life, and that all changed. He's ready to live and love again, and she just might be the one. That is, if Simone doesn't ruin it like she has everything else in his life.

Try as she might to escape the deadly blaze, Kenzie finds herself trapped until he arrives - a dashing fireman who doesn’t question her determination to save her stuffie. To her amazement, everything about him feels right. Being little can’t be this easy, can it? Osiris has one shift left at the firehouse before he relocates to Sanctum. This blaze changes everything.

Life 101 tackles the subject of personal evolution and transformational change. Through scientific research, wisdom of the masters, and groundbreaking techniques, listeners will recognize the control they have over their life path to choose their destination. This award-winning book offers specific guidelines and exercises to help people understand how they got where they are and what to do to get to where they want to be. It is your passport to wherever you want to go. Each chapter provides a ticket to further self-discovery so you can reclaim your life.

In this sequel to the number one best-selling lesbian romance novel, Finding You, Lauren Vincenti travels back to Corsica to recover her health and rebuild her relationship with her mother. But things don’t quite go to plan. Is Lauren able to let go of the past, and will she comply with her father’s last wishes for her to take over the family business? In the meanwhile, Anna Taylor-Cartwright’s career is hitting a new high, and her best friend, Eva, is in love.

A short, intense and profoundly moving debut novel about race, identity, sex and death. Thandi is American, but not as American as some of her friends. She is South African, but South Africa terrifies her. She is a black woman with light skin. Her mother is dying. In exquisite vignettes of wry warmth and extraordinary emotional power, What We Lose tells Thandi's story. Both raw and artful, minimal yet rich, it is an intimate portrait of love and loss, and a fierce meditation on race, sex, identity and staying alive.

Six months before aging out of foster care, 17-year-old Tori meets a local hustler who makes her an offer she can’t refuse. At first, she enjoys the benefits of being Ricky’s “new girl,” but it’s not long before he’s looking for a return on his investment. After a confrontation with Ricky spirals out of control, Tori goes on the run. Halfway across the country, she meets Dana, a street-wise woman in a similarly desperate situation. The two become quick friends and hatch a plan to move to Reno. But soon Tori is on her own again - and out for revenge.

Based on Natasha Trethewey's collection of poems, The Alliance Theatre's production of Native Guard is both an elegy to her mother and a journey into Mississippi's Civil War history. In poetry and song, she reflects on her mother's passing while contemplating the former slaves who became soldiers in a regiment known as the Native Guard. Trethewey's work was the winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.

I’d been in love with Aiden Walters since I was a little girl. We’d grown up as neighbors in small town Wisconsin. I knew him inside and out, and he knew every single piece of me. I was there when his career took off, and I was almost certain I’d always be a part of his life. It wasn’t until a scandal broke out that I was forced to end things with Aiden. He didn’t take it very well. The boy I once loved began to hate me. He went off to California, leaving his entire past behind—including me.

The Solar League, humanity's empire, has existed since mankind reached for the stars. While the humans considered it the pinnacle of human achievement, for the subjugated alien races it seemed only to endorse humanity's worst impulses. But the worst of humanity pales in comparison to an alien onslaught that is on the verge of bringing mankind down into death and subjugation.

As of 2020, the Labrador Retriever breed has topped the American Kennel Club’s Popular Dog Breeds list for 19 years running, and for good reason. These athletic animals are almost universally outgoing, eager to try new things, and equipped with a strong desire to please people. This is a breed that can adapt to any situation; Labrador Retrievers have become military heroes, field trial champions, famous movie stars, and more.

Emmeline McGuire vanished 30 years ago in a small upstate New York lake town, just as Clara Aiello was born in Paris. Now, Clara's a 30-year-old designer in NYC, married to gaming entrepreneur Seamus Dunne, age 45. Yes, he's older, but it's never mattered. The spark when they first met touched her to the core -- comfortable, easy, sexy. It's as if Clara has known Seamus forever. He is without a doubt her soul mate. Now, all Clara wants is to start a family. But they have not been lucky.

Ever since Callie - the Vatican's rookie monster hunter - killed a demon a few weeks ago, Kansas City's been eerily quiet. But she soon learns it's just the calm before the storm. Because werewolves begin abducting young women in Kansas City, and a new church opens its doors, pronouncing death to all idols, including these "make-believe" monsters and wizards. But when one of their congregation is disemboweled by a monster on the steps of the church with the phrase God is dead painted in blood, someone in the church decides to take a lesson from the Salem Witch Trials.... And the police seem to be helping.