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Big Sky Bachelor (The Brands of Montana)
by Joanna SimsRight man, right time, right place…But for how long? When successful real estate broker to the rich and famous Danica Brand leaves her two-timing fiancé to regroup at the family ranch, the city girl doesn&’t count on a tall, handsome doctor sweeping her off her feet. Dr. Matteo Katz is the most eligible bachelor in Big Sky, Montana. And everything from his Miami good looks to his small-town hospitality temps Danica into his bed. Matteo&’s endgame has always been marriage and a family, but Danica is the only woman who makes him ready to commit. Can he convince her to trade her big-city lifestyle for a small-town dream and a chance to redefine her idea of &“home&”?From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.The Brands of MontanaBook 1: A Match Made in MontanaBook 2: High Country ChristmasBook 3: High Country BabyBook 4: Meet Me at the ChapelBook 5: Thankful for YouBook 6: A Wedding to RememberBook 7: A Bride for Liam BrandBook 8: High Country CowgirlBook 9: The Sergeant's Christmas MissionBook 10: Her Second ForeverBook 11: She Dreamed of a CowboyBook 12: The Marine's Christmas WishBook 13: Her Outback RancherBook 14: Big Sky CowboyBook 15: Big Sky ChristmasBook 16: Big Sky Bachelor
Room for Two More (Love in the Valley)
by Michele DunawayIt was a one-night standWith double the consequences! For Lexi Henderson, the town of Beaumont is her fresh start! The former pop star has a new name, new look and new job. Lexi is living life on her terms. Including indulging her romantic feelings with a gorgeous stranger. But life is funny sometimes. Like when her one-night hottie turns out to be her new boss. And she discovers she&’s pregnant with his twins. After a tragic loss, Liam Clayton closed his heart to love. The millionaire mountain climber just wants the freedom to roam. But Lexi piqued Liam&’s interest like no other. Now he&’s faced with fatherhood and a beguiling woman with secrets of her own. Liam&’s head says to be cautious, but his heart says to be open to love.From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.Love in the ValleyBook 1: What Happens in the AirBook 2: All's Fair in Love and WineBook 3: Love's Secret IngredientBook 4: One Suite DealBook 5: Room for Two MoreBook 6: The Playboy Project
Keeping Her Secret (Seasons in Sudbury)
by Elizabeth BevarlyIt&’s the perfect hideout…Until he stirs up all kinds of trouble… Desperate for a safe haven from the cyberbullies targeting her, tech expert Emma Brown adopts an alias and a new job. It&’s the only way to avoid the $100,000 online bounty on her whereabouts. But her ideal bed-and-breakfast hideaway brings her face-to-face with social media pro Pax Lightfoot—the resident internet guru and one threat to her ruse. Because certainly Pax knows about the prize? Except every conversation…every kiss…heightens their connection. Pax values honesty—something Emma is scared to give. What happens when he discovers the woman he&’s falling in love with has been keeping secrets since day one?From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.Seasons in SudburyBook 1: Heir in a YearBook 2: Her Second-Chance FamilyBook 3: Keeping Her Secret
Faking It with a Fortune (The Fortunes of Texas: Secrets of Fortune's Gold Ranch)
by Michelle MajorA baby on her doorstepMight also reunite her with the man who got awayWhen a baby is left on Poppy Fortune's parents&’ doorstep, the newly minted foster mom is determined to lavish infant Joey with love—all on her own. She&’s stunned when her former flame Leonardo Leonetti leaps in to help her. Leo&’s consumed with running his family&’s vineyard…and now he&’s got something to prove to his ailing grandfather. Love? Family? Not for Leo. But that&’s before he falls hard for infant Joey—and again for Poppy. But will Leo&’s shuttered heart block this second chance at a forever future?From Harlequin Fortunes of Texas: Book 1: Faking It with a Fortune by Michelle MajorBook 2: A Fortune's Redemption by Stella BagwellBook 3: A Fortune with Benefits by Jennifer WilckBook 4: Conveniently a Fortune by Michele DunawayBook 5: To Catch a Fortune by Rochelle Alers
A Kowalski to Count On (The Kowalskis)
by Shannon StaceyA summer fling…Or a romance for keeps? When Rob Kowalski buys a treasured New Hampshire campground with his brothers, it&’s his chance to prove he&’s not just their screwup baby brother. The siblings agree on one rule: no fraternizing with the campers. Easy enough, until one of their first guests arrives! Hannah Shelby&’s retreated to Birch Brook Campground from across the country with some decisions to make about her true-crime podcast…and her best friend. The last thing she needs is any sort of distraction from a Kowalski brother. But her palpable attraction to Rob is tough to resist. Hannah&’s three-month escape from her California life is just a brief interlude. Or could it be something more?From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.The KowalskisBook 1: Exclusively YoursBook 2: Undeniably YoursBook 3: Yours To KeepBook 4: All He Ever NeededBook 5: All He Ever DesiredBook 6: All He Ever DreamedBook 7: Love a Little SidewaysBook 8: Taken with YouBook 9: Falling for MaxBook 10: What It Takes: A Kowalski Reunion NovelBook 11: A Kowalski to Count OnBook 12: A Kowalski Secret
The Maverick's Promise (Montana Mavericks: The Tenacity Social Club)
by Melissa SenateA cowboy she can count on From the first snowy evening they meet, rancher Diego Sanchez is mesmerized by Jenna Lattimore. Too bad she's all kinds of wrong for him. A widowed single mom, Jenna believes she's not ready for another relationship—and may never be. And Diego knows he&’s not the kind of family man she and her baby daughter deserve, even as he can&’t help himself from being there for them, over and over. Time spent with Diego seems to melt the wall around Jenna&’s heart. With their vow to remain &“just friends&” doomed to failure, Jenna must find a way to convince the stubborn cowboy he&’s worthy of lasting love…From Harlequin Montana Mavericks: Book 1: The Maverick's Promise by Melissa SenateBook 2: A Maverick's Road Home by Catherine MannBook 3: All In with the Maverick by Elizabeth HribBook 4: A Maverick Worth Waiting For by Laurel GreerBook 5: Maverick's Full House by Tara Taylor QuinnBook 6: Their Maverick Summer by Christy Jeffries
Their Hawaiian Marriage Reunion (Winter Escapes)
by Cara ColterWill a married couple&’s trip to Hawaii be enough to bring their broken hearts back together again? Find out in Cara Colter&’s latest Harlequin Romance novel! HARTS HANGING IN THE BALANCE… In Hawaii to celebrate her friend&’s wedding, Megan is dreading seeing her estranged husband, best man Morgan Hart. Leaving him eight months ago was the hardest thing Meg&’s ever done, but she did it to protect them both. Not that still-furious Morgan views it that way. But soon enough the dam holding back the wealth of unexpressed emotions bursts. And with it a lingering flame ignites! Now, as the unpredictable island weather strands them together at every turn, can they mend the damage and give marriage a second chance?From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.Winter Escapes
Prince's Proposal for the Canadian Cameras (Winter Escapes)
by Nina SinghIn the latest Harlequin Romance novel by Nina Singh, faking an engagement with a prince gets complicated when their royal ruse starts to feel a little too real! HOAX—TO HAPPY-EVER-AFTER? To shield his sister from media attention, Prince Raul needs to distract the press—what better way than a royal engagement? Sofia is the perfect candidate for his fake fiancée. She&’s beautiful and caring and their friendship is completely platonic. Or so he thought… Pretending to be in love for a Canadian crown tour should have been easy, but beyond the spotlight, an unexpected chemistry sparks between them. Yet Raul knows he can&’t inflict his duty-bound existence on Sofia for good. Even if he is tempted to trade their ruse for something more…From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.Winter Escapes
Star Valley Winter
by RaeAnne Thayne Linda GoodnightBESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTIONReader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors.Star Valley Winter by New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne Single father Matt Harte learned the hard way not to trust women. His wife left him because she couldn&’t deal with ranch life—so the last thing he wants to do is plan the annual Valentine&’s Day dance. But his daughter, Lucy, is determined to get him to fall for beautiful vet and recent Salt River transplant Ellie Webster. Ellie knows that Matt doesn&’t want her in his town, let alone on the too-small dance committee of two. It&’s not as if she wants to spend all that one-on-one time with the rugged rancher, imagining what it would be like to be his partner—for real…FREE STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME!To Protect His Children by New York Times bestselling author Linda Goodnight After a tragedy, rancher Wade Trudeau&’s offer of a summer housekeeping position at Sundown Ranch is the perfect cure for former teacher Kyra Mason. Only, Wade left out an important part of her job—looking after his triplets! Now Kyra&’s falling for the three adorable toddlers, along with their love-shy cowboy dad. But when summer ends, can Kyra return to real life…knowing she&’s left her heart behind?Star Valley Winter previously published as The Valentine Two-Step
The Relationship Mechanic: A Spicy Small Town Black Sapphic Rom Com (Peach Blossom)
by Karmen LeeThere&’s more than one way to love and more than one place to call home in this rousing small-town romantic comedy that&’s sure to charm fans of Hannah Bonam-Young&’s Next to You and Ashley Herring Blake&’s Iris Kelly Doesn&’t DateThere&’s no fix for a lonely heart like a little TLC… Jessica Jae-un Miller came to Peach Blossom, Georgia, for a visit, not a breakdown. But when her rental car dies on the outskirts of town, mechanic Lavenia &“Vini&” Williams provides a tow—and a very welcome jump start to Jessica&’s heart. It&’s been a minute since Jessica&’s last fling—her relationship specialty—and Vini checks all the right boxes. If only the sexy car whisperer seemed interested… Vini knows herself and what she wants. She loves her job, her family, her hometown—but she&’d love to fall in love. Jessica stirs up all the right feelings, but the city girl has no intention of staying in Peach Blossom. Why sign up for a broken heart? But the temptation is real as Vini goes out of her way to drive a carless Jessica around town. The pair can&’t seem to keep their distance—or their hands to themselves. With only six weeks to figure out where their red-hot chemistry might lead, Vini and Jessica will have to decide if home can be where the heart is when the heart only knows how to run. From showing up to glowing up, the characters in Afterglow Books are on the path to leading their best lives and finding sizzling romance along the way. Don&’t miss any of these other fun titles…Peach BlossomBook 1: The 7-10 SplitBook 2: The Relationship MechanicBook 3: The Secret Crush Book Club
To Save the Man
by John SaylesIn the vein of Never Let Me Go and Killers of the Flower Moon, one of America&’s greatest storytellers sheds light on an American tragedy: the Wounded Knee Massacre, and the &‘cultural genocide&’ experienced by the Native American children at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School . . .In September of 1890, the academic year begins at the Carlisle School, a military-style boarding school for Indians in Pennsylvania, founded and run by Captain Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt considers himself a champion of Native Americans. His motto, &“To save the man, we must kill the Indian,&” is severely enforced in both classroom and dormitory: Speak only English, forget your own language and customs, learn to be white.As the young students navigate surviving the school, they begin to hear rumors of a &“ghost dance&” amongst the tribes of the west—a ceremonial dance aimed at restoring the Native People to power, and running the invaders off their land. As the hope and promise of the ghost dance sweeps across the Great Plains, cynical newspapers seize upon the story to whip up panic among local whites. The US government responds by deploying troops onto lands that had been granted to the Indians. It is an act that seems certain to end in slaughter.As news of these developments reaches Carlisle, each student, no matter what their tribe, must make a choice: to follow the white man&’s path, or be true to their own way of life . . .
Buddhist Dream Yoga: Dzogchen and the Practice of Natural Light
by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Jamgon MiphamAn instructional presentation of exercises rooted in the tradition of Dzogchen for enhancing self-awareness and developing clarity within sleep and dream states throughout all moments of the day and night.In Buddhist Dream Yoga, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu gives instructions for developing clarity within the sleep and dream states. He goes beyond the practices of lucid dreaming that have been popularized in the West by presenting methods for guiding dream states that are part of a broader system for enhancing self-awareness called Dzogchen. In this tradition, the development of lucidity in the dream state is understood in the context of generating greater awareness for the ultimate purpose of attaining liberation. Also includes: Specific methods for engaging with dreams and practices to help maintain one&’s focus throughout both day and night Additional material from a profound and personal Dzogchen book written by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu over many years A text written by Jamgon Mipham, the nineteenth-century master of Dzogchen, which offers additional insights into this extraordinary form of meditation and awareness
Human Nature
by Serge JoncourFarmers use ammonium nitrate, and so do eco-terrorists...When his three sisters escape to the city Alexandre is left to run the family farm. Though reluctant, he commits himself to honouring the traditional methods that prioritise the welfare of his cattle, and produce the highest quality meat.But the world around him is changing. The insatiable appetites of supermarkets and fast food chains demand that standards be sacrificed for speed. As Alexandre struggles to balance his principles and his livelihood, he is drawn to the beautiful Constanze, part of a group of environmental activists keen to draw him into their cause. Selling over 100,000 copies in France, Serge Joncour's vibrant, ambitious novel calls us to open our eyes to thedamage done by modern hyperconsumerism, both to our planet and to our collective humanity.
How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty
by Bonny ReichertA moving culinary memoir about the relationship between food and family—sustenance and survival—from a chef, award-winning journalist, and daughter of a Holocaust survivor.&“Beautifully written, heartbreaking and hopeful.&”—Ruth Reichl, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris NovelWhen you&’re raised by someone who once survived on potato peels and coffee grounds, you develop a pretty healthy respect for food.Bonny Reichert avoided everything to do with the Holocaust until she found herself, in midlife, suddenly typing those words into an article she was writing. The journalist had grown up hearing stories about her father&’s near-starvation and ultimate survival in Auschwitz-Birkenau, but she never imagined she would be able to face this epic legacy head-on. Then a chance encounter with a perfect bowl of borscht in Warsaw set Bonny on a journey to unearth her culinary lineage, and she began to dig for the roots of her food obsession, dish by dish. Stepping into the kitchen to connect her past with her future, the author recounts the defining moments of her life in a poignant tale of scarcity and plenty: her colorful childhood in the restaurant business, the crumbling of her first marriage and the intensity of young motherhood, her decision to become a chef, and that life-altering visit to Poland. Whether it&’s the flaky potato knishes and molasses porridge bread she learned to bake at her baba Sarah&’s elbow, the creamy vichyssoise she taught herself to cook in her tiny student apartment, or the brown butter eggs her father, now 93, still scrambles for her whenever she needs comfort, cuisine is both an anchor and an identity; a source of joy and a signifier of survival. How to Share an Egg is a journey of deep flavors and surprising contrasts. By turns sweet, salty, sour, and bitter, this is one woman&’s search to find her voice as a writer, chef, mother, and daughter. Do the tiny dramas of her own life matter in comparison to everything her father has seen and done? This moving exploration of heritage, inheritance, and self-discovery sets out to find the answer.
Strange Beach: Poems
by Oluwaseun OlayiwolaA debut poetry collection wrangling the various selves we hold and perform—across oceans and within relationships—told through a queer, Nigerian-American lensAt times surreal, at times philosophical, the poems of Strange Beach demarcate a fiercely interior voice inside of queer Black masculinity. Oluwaseun&’s speakers—usually, but not specified, as two men—move between watery landscapes, snowy terrains, and domestic conflicts. Each poem proceeds by way of music and melody, allowing themes of masculinity, sex, parental relations, death, and love to conspire within a voice that prioritizes intimate address. In announcing their acquisition of the UK edition, after a three-way auction, Strange Beach was described as &“a wrangling of the various selves we hold and perform – across oceans and within relationships – through a highly patterned and textual lyrical play: it is a deeply moving and philosophical tapestry.&”Strange Beach often eschews meaning, preferring, in its deluge of images and emotions, to transmute messages straight to the mind to the reader. Oluwaseun&’s poetic influences are clear: Claudia Rankine, Jorie Graham, Louise Gluck, Carl Phillips, Kevin Young, Hannah Sullivan, John Ashberry, and Ocean Vuong. Strange Beach is a searching collection where land and water, body and mind, image and abstraction, are in productive tension, leading to third ways of considering intimacy, selfhood, and desire.
Oh My Nosh!: A First Book of Jewish Food
by The MacaroonsA book that introduces the youngest of readers to favorite Jewish foods — such as blintzes, kugel, and gefilte fish — brought to you by the musical band The Macaroons!What shapes do YOU see when you nosh?Dig in with The Macaroons as they rhyme their way through the shapes of your favorite Jewish foods, like triangular hamantaschen, circular bagels, square matzah, and more! Bright illustrations on each page celebrate favorite cultural traditions, in warm family scenes full of food and fun. It&’s the yummiest way to introduce Jewish culture to babies and toddlers. And it's a great gift for Jewish holidays!
Memory of Flames
by Armand CabassonThe Tsar had long dreamt of taking Paris in revenge for Moscow ...March 1814. With the allied armies of Russia, Austria and Prussia advancing, Paris is in real danger of falling to occupying forces for the first time in 400 years. But at a moment when all efforts should be directed towards the defence of the city, Joseph Bonaparte is concerned with the murder of a retired colonel, and orders Lieutenant Colonel Quentin Margont to conduct a secret investigation into his death. Once again Armand Cabasson marries his phenomenal knowledge of the Napoleonic period with his psychiatric expertise to create a gripping and totally convincing narrative.
The Islanders: Shocking, hilarious and poignant noir
by Pascal GarnierIt's a few days before Christmas in Versailles. Olivier has come to bury his mother, but the impending holidays and icy conditions have delayed the funeral.While trapped in limbo at his mother's flat, a chance encounter brings Olivier back in touch with childhood friend Jeanne and her blind brother, Rodolphe.Rodolphe suggests they have dinner together, along with a homeless man he's taken in. As the wine flows, dark secrets are spilled, and there's more than just hangovers to deal with the next morning...
Birthright
by Charles LambertA sublime psychological thriller from Polari Prize-shortlisted Charles Lambert.Sixteen-year-old Fiona inhabits a privileged world of English affluence, though her relationship with her widowed mother is strained. When she discovers an old newspaper clipping of a woman and her daughter - the little girl a mirror image of her own younger self - she becomes convinced she has a true family elsewhere. Four years later, with the help of charming fraudster Patrick, Fiona drops everything to seek out her doppelgänger in Italy.Fiona arrives in Rome to find Maddy living hand to mouth with her alcoholic mother. Spooked by the appearance of this strange girl wearing her face and stalking her every move, Maddy wants nothing to do with her. Caught in a surreal push-and-pull, the two are both fascinated and repulsed by the oddly familiar other, each coveting a different life. But they aren't the only ones trying to control their fate, and the two women will soon learn that people aren't always what they seem - though blood may still prove thicker than water.Birthright is a dark, gripping literary thriller for fans of Ian McEwan, Rupert Thomson and Edward St Aubyn
Boxes: Shocking, hilarious and poignant noir
by Pascal GarnierIf you have an inner life, you inevitably have a double life. It remained to be seen which of the two lives would gobble up the other.Brice and Emma had bought their new home in the countryside together. And then Emma disappeared. Now, as he awaits her return, Brice busies himself with DIY and walks around the village. He gradually comes to know his new neighbours including Blanche, an enigmatic woman in white, who has lived on her own in the big house by the graveyard since the death of her father, to whom Brice bears a curious resemblance . . .
Yoga Fix: Functional Movement for a Pain-Free Body
by Erin MotzThis is yoga for those who don’t know their asana from their elbow.Bad back from sitting at your desk all day? Tech neck from looking at your phone too much? Is your body feeling the strains of modern life?Introducing Yoga Fix: functional yoga for a pain-free body. Get rid of that stiff neck, achy back, and tight hamstrings with fully photographed step-by-step fixes to help you feel flexible, relaxed, and twinge-free.From tension headaches, jaw pain, and rounded shoulders to pelvic floor weakness, runner’s knee, and tight quads, this head-to-toe guide to the body will show you simple poses and quick stretches to ease your aching muscles.If traditional yoga has not worked out for you, or if you simply do not have the time or money for fancy gym memberships, this book will show you how to get a quick fix of yoga that will make a big difference in how you feel.
The Last Prophet
by Mosab Hassan Yousef James BecketThe Last Prophet is a novel based on the extraordinary life of the prophet Muhammad, one-time shepherd and outcast revolutionary. This desert master&’s discipline and principles would later become the basis for Islam, which today claims two billion followers.Death comes easily in the seventh-century Arabian desert—from hunger and thirst to the relentless sun to war and raiding tribes who take by force the scarce resources needed to survive. In this harsh land, the powerful city of Mecca is a beacon, famous for its well, which provides abundant life-giving water, and its great temple, where pilgrims come to worship the totems of hundreds of gods. It is here that the prophet Muhammad is born. As an orphan, he is disparaged by society. Brought up by an uncle, he was put to work on the caravan trade, traveling throughout Arabia, and soaking in an array of knowledge and religious views. He is a man of wisdom and faith who is troubled by the world around him. When God speaks to him, he sets out to preach what he has been told. Though every tribe has their own deity, he speaks of just one God. He shuns arrogance and the pursuit of luxury over truth and seeks to abolish slavery. In this patriarchal culture, he insists that smothering infant girls in the sand is murder, a custom to be abolished. As the prophet starts to develop a following, the leaders of the city recognize the threat his radical views have to their lifestyle—one of wealth built in part upon the backs of slaves. The nobles try to turn the people and even his own family against him. They ban him and his tribe, and they torture and kill those who follow him. But no matter what they do to him, his influence continues to grow. The two sides eventually call upon allies throughout Arabia, rallying warriors for an epic battle that will forever change the course of history.
LatinoLand (Spanish Edition): Un retrato de la mayor minoría de Estados Unidos
by Marie Arana&“Perfecta representación de la diversidad latina&” (The Washington Post), LatinoLand se nutre de cientos de entrevistas y de una prodigiosa investigación para ofrecernos tanto un vibrante retrato como la poco conocida historia de nuestra minoría más numerosa y de más rápido crecimiento, en &“una obra de profecía, simpatía y coraje&” (Junot Díaz, autor ganador del Premio Pulitzer).LatinoLand constituye una excepcional y completa panorámica de la América hispana basada en entrevistas personales, una profunda investigación y la experiencia vital de Marie Arana como latina. Hoy en día, los latinos representan el veinte por ciento de la población de Estados Unidos, cifra que sigue en aumento. Para 2050, los informes del censo prevén que uno de cada tres estadounidenses será de ascendencia latina. Pero los latinos no son un monolito. No representan a un único grupo. Los más numerosos son los mexicanos, puertorriqueños, dominicanos, salvadoreños y cubanos. Cada uno tiene un trasfondo cultural y político diferente. Los puertorriqueños, por ejemplo, son ciudadanos estadounidenses, mientras que algunos mexicano-estadounidenses nunca emigraron debido a que la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México se desplazó tras la invasión estadounidense de 1848, incorporando lo que hoy es todo el suroeste de Estados Unidos. Los cubanos llegaron en dos grandes oleadas: la de quienes escaparon del comunismo en los primeros años de Castro, muchos de los cuales eran profesionales y ricos, y la de los salieron con permiso en el éxodo del Mariel veinte años después, que representaban a algunos de los cubanos más pobres, incluso los presos. Como lo muestra LatinoLand, los latinos fueron de los primeros inmigrantes que llegaron a lo que hoy es Estados Unidos, algunos en el siglo XVI. Racialmente son diversos: una mezcla aleatoria de blancos, negros, indígenas y asiáticos. Alguna vez abrumadoramente católicos, entre ellos hay cada vez más protestantes y evangélicos. Abarcan desde empleadas domésticas y jornaleros hasta artistas de éxito, directivos de empresas y senadores estadounidenses. Antes demócratas en su mayoría, ahora votan cada vez más por los republicanos. En lo cultural son tan variados como cualquier inmigrante de Europa o Asia.
Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son
by Lionel Barber&“The defining account of an era in business history.&” —Evan Osnos, National Book Award–winning author of Age of Ambition The unputdownable first Western biography of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, financial disruptor and personification of the 21st century&’s addiction to instant wealth, from the former editor of the Financial Times. As Wall Street swooned and boomed through the last decade, our livelihoods have—now more than ever—come to rely upon the good sense and risk appetites of a few standout investors. And amidst the BlackRocks, Vanguards, and Berkshire Hathaways stands arguably the most iconoclastic of them all: SoftBank&’s Masayoshi Son. In Gambling Man, the first Western biography of Son, the self-professed unicorn hunter, we go behind the scenes of the world&’s most monied halls of power in New York, Tokyo, Silicon Valley, Saudi Arabia, and beyond to see how Son&’s firm SoftBank has defied conventional wisdom and imposing odds to push global tech and commerce into the future. From the dizzying highs of Uber, DoorDash, and Slack to the epic lows of WeWork and tech-infused dogwalking app Wag Son and SoftBank have been at the center of cutting-edge capitalism&’s absolute peaks and valleys. In the process, Son, son of a pachinko kingpin who grew up in a slum in Japan, has been a hero, a villain, and even a meme-ified hero to the internet tech- and finance-bro set all at once. Based on in-depth research and eye-opening interviews, Gambling Man is an unforgettable character study and alarming true story of twenty-first-century commerce that will stick with you long after you turn the final page.
Superstitions of "The Scottish Play" (Nancy Drew Diaries #26)
by Carolyn KeeneNancy investigates a string of accidents at the theater in the twenty-sixth Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series.When Ned is cast in a stage production of Macbeth, led by the famous but peculiar director Bear Larouche, Nancy volunteers to help with the set. She&’s also allowed to sit in on a few rehearsals, where she gets an earful from the director about theater superstitions: never say &“Macbeth&” out loud—only refer to it as &“The Scottish Play&”—never wear blue, no peacock feathers onstage, and so on. The play is off to a promising start until Ned breaks the most important rule and accidentally says &“Macbeth&” in the theater. And then accidents begin happening during rehearsals. It quickly goes from odd to scary, and the director is ready to cancel the show. Nancy might not believe in superstition, but she does believe in intuition, and hers is telling her that the cause behind these incidents isn&’t a curse, but someone in the cast. It&’s up to her to find out who before opening night.