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The Retirement Plan: A Novel
by Sue HincenbergsIn order to collect on their husbands’ life insurance policies, three middle-aged friends turn to murder—unaware that their husbands have a devious plan of their own, in this darkly funny debut perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Everyone in My Family Has Killed SomeoneMeet three wives who want a new life, and three husbands who are in their way . . .After thirty years of friendship, Pam dreams of her perfect retirement with Nancy, Shalisa, Marlene, and their husbands—until the husbands pool their funds in an investment that goes terribly wrong. With their dreams of beachfront condos and a sunny, carefree retirement shattered, the women’s golden years are looking as dreary as their marriages.Then one of the husbands dies in a freak accident and the other three women are shocked to see their friend rebound with a huge life insurance payout and a new life in Florida. In the aftermath, the three discover that their husbands have identical, seven-figure life insurance policies. A new dream begins to take form, and this time it involves a hitman.Meanwhile, the remaining husbands have a secret retirement plan of their own. But when things begin to go awry, they fear their own scheme may have backfired . . . with deadly consequences. The husbands scramble to stay alive, but they may not be fast enough to outmanoeuvre their wives.What follows is a high-stakes tale of cat and mouse that is both laugh-out-loud funny and unbearably tense and, ultimately, a big-hearted look at friendship, marriage, and middle age.
The Greatest Comeback Ever: Inside Trump's Big Beautiful Campaign
by Joe ConchaVIBE SHIFT! National Bestselling author Joe Concha hip checks the mainstream media to deliver the juicy truth about this important moment in history. <p> Lawfare. Assassination attempts. Kamala’s coronation. Nearly $3 billion in campaign cash. Liberals were so scared of Trump that they threw everything they had at him. They're even more scared now. <p> In The Greatest Comeback Ever, Concha roasts the wildest anti-Trump flops from the prediction race. Walz and Biden swore they were the happy-go-lucky crew, but Trump was the one dancing his way to the YMCA while Kamala screeched about the end of days. She stumbled over unburdening her past while Trump nailed it on groceries and borders—stuff folks actually care about. Tons of books will miss the mark because they're written by clueless hacks who didn’t see Trump coming, but Concha’s got the real scoop: <b> Who is responsible for the Democrats’ utter collapse. <b> How the Republicans took the winning side on every key issue. <b> Why the media stepped on every rake. <b> How Trump sailed into office ready for the most consequential second term ever. <p> It’s no wonder the American people chose to reelect him. Everyone should have seen it coming. The Greatest Comeback Ever illustrates how Trump pulled off the art of the comeback—in the biggest, most beautiful, most terrific campaign of the century. <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Unauthorized Court of Cocktails: Recipes for your Romantasies
by Reyna EdmondsRomantasy fans will enjoy 50 enchanting cocktails sure to transport you through starry skies, bloody battles, and steamy hookups . . . The Unauthorized Court of Cocktails provides decadent, beautifully photographed recipes that evoke afternoons in the fae wild and evenings filled with lovelust, danger, and beauty. Enjoy an espresso martini that will fuel you to face your own unknowns; imagine yourself saving the realm with a tequila passionfruit sour that instills bravery and badass-ery; and when you’re in the mood for celebration, mix up a bubbly that mirrors the night sky and invites visions of glitzy parties and glamorous trysts. You’ll find recipes for cocktail-hour snacks like Cauldron Fondue and Tavern Pastries to satisfy your hunger while you mix up a drink or pick up a book. The Unauthorized Court of Cocktails invites you to stay in the fantasy a little longer, lean into your carnal desires, and harness the fearless power of a heroine during what would otherwise be simply “happy hour.”
50 Hikes in Vermont: Walks, Hikes, and Overnights in the Green Mountain State (Explorer's 50 Hikes)
by Green Mountain ClubWith a mountain of new hikes and photos, 50 Hikes in Vermont is back and updated with the latest trails and pathways. Weather and time change everything, even the hiking trails in the Green Mountain State. This revised definitive hiker’s guide to Vermont is updated to include all the latest information about popular and off-the-beaten-trail hiking routes in the state. A full-color book with maps and elevation profiles, 50 Hikes in Vermont includes classic peaks like Camel’s Hump, Mount Mansfield, and Mount Ascutney, as well as revealing many lesser-known gems. Hikes range in length from a half-mile stroll to overnight backpacking trips. Each hike description includes a topographic map, mile-by-mile directions, and information on distance, difficulty, terrain, and hiking time. Every route is enlivened by knowledgeable commentary on the area’s geology, history, and wildlife. From gentle nature trails to rugged peak climbs, from remote ponds to historic ghost towns, from rushing waterfalls to the rare peregrine falcon habitat, the Green Mountain State is a classic hiking destination.
Dianaworld: An Obsession
by Edward WhiteA fascinating new perspective on the life and afterlife of Diana, Princess of Wales, the planet’s all-purpose cultural icon. Over the last forty years, the mythology of Princess Diana has turned the woman who was born Diana Spencer into a symbol for almost anything. From a harbinger of Brexit populism, an all-American consumer capitalist, and the savior of the British aristocracy, to a catalyst for #MeToo and—in the words of one superfan—“the biggest punk that’s come out of England,” Diana connects with a wider array of people than any member of the royal family ever has. We feel so familiar with Diana that it seems crushingly formal to use anything but her first name. In Dianaworld, Edward White guides us through this strange precinct of a global cultural obsession. It’s a place of mass delusions, outsized fantasies and quixotic dreams; of druids, psychics, Hollywood stars, obsessive stalkers, radical feminists, and Middle Eastern generals. In a signature, innovative “exploded biography,” White offers both a portrait of the princess, and group portraits of those who knew her intimately; those who worked with and for her; and the many ordinary people whose connection to Diana reveals her unique and enduring legacy. White draws on a kaleidoscopic array of sources and perspectives never before used in books about Diana or the royal family—from interviews with sex workers and professional lookalikes, to the Mass Observation social research project and the Great Diary Project in Britain, and the peculiar work of outsider artists. Diana would have approved of her posthumous title, “the People’s Princess”: the image of a royal with a pauper’s soul was exactly how she marketed herself. In Dianaworld, White explores Diana Spencer—the person and the cultural figure—by re-creating the world Diana lived in and illuminating her lasting impact on the world she left behind.
All I Think About Is Food: A Vegetarian Cookbook That'll Keep the Party Going
by Mamrie HartFun, decadent, and vegetarian? Yes, yes, and decidedly yes, in these bold recipes for faux-fancy but simple meals—and cocktails! Mamrie Hart, New York Times bestselling author, comedian, podcast host, and longtime vegetarian, has whipped up mouthwatering meat-free meals and snacks on her socials for years. With her millions of fans and followers eating up her content and clamoring for her recipes, she delivers all that and more with this larger-than-life debut cookbook. All I Think About is Food features more than 100 tantalizing dishes and spirited cocktails organized into themed-out dinner parties. With her unique spin on Southern Tapas to her take on a steakhouse and an all-aphrodisiac date night, each chapter delivers on flavors and fun. They also each include a “morning-after fill,” clever recipes for jazzing up your leftovers. Fabulous photography, a vivacious design, and Hart’s signature warmth and humor make this book the life of the party for every campy home cook.
The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions
by Ersilia VaudoA concise, elegant overview of how five of the most extraordinary moments of vision and intuition in science history forever transformed our understanding of the cosmos—and what we may yet discover in revolutions still to come. When Neil Armstrong first set foot in the lunar dust, the Earth held its breath. That one small step forever changed our view of what was possible, sparking a dramatic expansion of humankind’s cosmic awareness. When we gain a new perspective, a transformation begins, profoundly altering the understanding of the world our human experience had previously granted us. In The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions, astrophysicist Ersilia Vaudo explores five such turning points in the history of cosmology: Newton’s realization that gravity governs the celestial world; Einstein’s dual theories of relativity, linking space with time and gravity with acceleration; Hubble’s revelation of an expanding, rather than static, universe; and the emergence of antiparticles from a mathematical equation and their implications for our cosmic evolution. In poetic prose, Vaudo illuminates the key insights that have led us to where we stand now. At the same time, she urges us to look beyond—to be open to the transformative realizations yet to come in our ongoing quest to understand the extraordinary, and still largely mysterious, universe to which we belong
See How They Fall
by Rachel ParisIn this compelling debut thriller perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Liane Moriarty, one detective’s investigation into a family tragedy threatens to collapse a powerful dynasty. . . . When Skye married into the wealthy Turner family, she thought she was entering paradise. But now, several years later, she remains uneasy amid the opulence of her husband’s world, struggling with her own secrets and working to maintain a normal life for their young daughter, Tilly. Skye’s delicate balance is undone when the family patriarch, Sir Campbell Turner, dies suddenly and an illegitimate heir comes forward to stake his claim in the luxury goods empire the old man leaves behind. Reluctantly, the Turners receive the newcomer at an intimate weekend retreat at Yallambee, the family seaside estate, but tempers flare and egos clash within their first few hours together and the night ends in a tragedy that leaves one dead and another fighting for life. Sergeant Mei O’Connor is assigned to investigate the incident and though her superiors are keen to close the case as swiftly as possible, the evidence just isn’t lining up. Convinced that there’s more to the suspicious death than a simple accident, Mei continues to search for answers. But pulling at these threads may just tear down the Turner empire.
Social Media and Ordinary Life: Affect, Ethics, and Aspiration in Contemporary China (Critical Cultural Communication)
by Cara WallisHow Chinese citizens use social mediaFocusing on domestic workers, rural microentrepreneurs, disadvantaged young creatives, and young feminists, Social Media and Ordinary Life is a deeply moving ethnography of how digital media infrastructures and platforms are woven into the rhythms of ordinary, everyday life. In choosing to foreground marginalized groups and communities, Cara Wallis gently shifts our attention away from the world of “social media influencers” and tech-centric discourses of entrepreneurial lives towards a decidedly ambivalent terrain of routine life practices.Social Media and Ordinary Life argues that understanding these individual experiences of the everyday enables greater insight into larger transformations taking place in contemporary China. Through long-term ethnographic fieldwork across China, Wallis foregrounds the entanglement of affect, emotion, ordinary ethical decisions, and desires connected to social media as it is used for self-expression, self-representation, fights for equality, maintenance of community, and economic livelihood. Four case studies show how social media is integrated into the articulation of affects by a wide variety of “ordinary” Chinese subjects: disadvantaged young creatives who migrate to Beijing from rural areas and use social media to cultivate their personal aesthetics; micro-entrepreneurs in rural Shandong province, especially women whose affective ties to the patriarchal family constrain their use of technology for economic enhancement; domestic workers, all women, in urban homes who use social media to build community and construct themselves as ethical subjects; and young feminists spread across China who engage in various types of cultural production and deploy social media in their fight for gender equality, often facing social and/or political marginalization in the process.Amid daunting forces—big data, artificial intelligence, massive surveillance—this book centers the “small,” showing how structural inequality, the urban/rural divide, patriarchal gender norms, and generational differences lead to contradictory or ambivalent outcomes of technology use. Even so, for these individuals and many others, social media is deeply intertwined with aspirations for a better future.
Ireland's Opportunity: Global Irish Nationalism and the South African War (The Glucksman Irish Diaspora Series)
by Shane LynnHow the South African War transformed nationalist politics across Ireland’s global diasporaIn 1899, the British Empire embarked on a deeply controversial war against two small Boer Republics in South Africa. To many Irish nationalists, the Boers were fellow victims of British mistreatment. Defeat for the Boers, they worried, would mean defeat for the principle that small, white nations like Ireland were entitled to govern themselves. Widespread outrage sparked a dramatic resurgence in Irish nationalism after a decade of disunity and decline.The shape and strength of this revival varied throughout Ireland’s vast global diaspora. Ireland’s Opportunity traces the impact of “Boer fever” across Ireland and the diaspora networks that connected Irish communities in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.Home Rulers reunited to oppose the war, even as those in Britain’s colonies asserted their loyalty to the empire and its racist underpinnings. Fenian revolutionaries, meanwhile, saw “England’s difficulty” in South Africa as “Ireland’s opportunity” to strike for independence. Explosive conspiracies hatched in Ireland and the United States failed to kindle the desired revolution. But the lessons and legacies of the South African War years would shape their fateful response when “England’s difficulty” returned after 1914.Blending global perspectives with intimate portraits of individuals whose lives were forever changed by the war, Shane Lynn reveals how Irish nationalism was a global phenomenon with a tangled and paradoxical relationship to empire.
Black Religion in the Madhouse: Race and Psychiatry in Slavery's Wake
by Judith WeisenfeldHow white psychiatrists pathologized African American religionsIn the decades after the end of slavery, African Americans were committed to southern state mental hospitals at higher rates as white psychiatrists listed “religious excitement” among the most frequent causes of insanity for Black patients. At the same time, American popular culture and political discourse framed African American modes of spiritual power as fetishism and superstition, cast embodied worship as excessive or fanatical, and labeled new religious movements “cults,” unworthy of respect.As Judith Weisenfeld argues in Black Religion in the Madhouse, psychiatrists’ notions of race and religion became inextricably intertwined in the decades after the end of slavery and into the twentieth century, and had profound impacts on the diagnosis, care, and treatment of Black patients. This book charts how racialized medical understandings of mental normalcy pathologized a range of Black religious beliefs, spiritual sensibilities, practices, and social organizations and framed them as manifestations of innate racial traits. Importantly, these characterizations were marshaled to help to limit the possibilities for Black self-determination, with white psychiatrists’ theories about African American religion and mental health being used to promote claims of Black people’s unfitness for freedom.Drawing on extensive archival research, Black Religion in the Madhouse is the first book to expose how racist views of Black religion in slavery’s wake shaped the rise of psychiatry as an established and powerful profession.
Crime Wave: The American Homicide Epidemic
by James TuttleWhy homicides have increasedThe homicide rate in the United States increased by approximately 55 percent from 2014 to 2021. An initial spike in homicide rates began in 2015, and the rate continued on its generally upward trajectory through subsequent years, eventually increasing by the largest annual margin in recorded history during 2020. By 2021, several cities and states recorded homicide rates higher than during the crime-plagued 1990s. Why did America suddenly become more violent?James Tuttle examines the underlying causes behind this surge in violence, arguing that it is the result of the decline in American well-being, a growing distrust in institutions, an increase in alcohol and drug abuse, and escalating firearm sales. Tuttle also shows how the homicide epidemic has hit different parts of the country; notably there has been an increase in homicide in the Midwest that is 25 percent greater than in the rest of the country.Through comprehensive analysis of the most recent crime data available, Tuttle provides compelling evidence supporting these contentions, illuminating the intricate relationship between societal decline and the homicide epidemic. This book builds on evidence that demonstrates the limited impact of police tactics on crime rates, and finds little substantiation for the notion that police department defunding played a role in the rise of crime across American cities. Crime Wave attempts to reframe the public debate beyond the current “police-only” paradigm of explaining crime trends by examining the broader social and cultural forces that shape American violence.
A Girl Called Echo Omnibus (A Girl Called Echo)
by Katherena Vermette★ Among CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens list, a starred selection of exceptional caliber! Métis teenager Echo Desjardins is struggling to adjust to a new school and a new home. When an ordinary history class turns extraordinary, Echo is pulled into a time-travelling adventure. Follow Echo as she experiences pivotal events from Métis history and imagines what the future might hold. This omnibus edition includes all four volumes in the A Girl Called Echo series: In Pemmican Wars, Echo finds herself transported to the prairies of 1814. She witnesses a bison hunt, visits a Métis camp, and travels the fur-trade routes. Experience the perilous era of the Pemmican Wars and the events that lead to the Battle of Seven Oaks. In Red River Resistance, we join Echo on the banks of the Red River in the summer of 1869. Canadian surveyors have arrived and Métis families, who have lived there for generations, are losing their land. As the Resistance takes hold, Echo fears for the future of her people in Red River. In Northwest Resistance, Echo travels to 1885. The bison are gone and settlers from the East are arriving in droves. The Métis face starvation and uncertainty as both their survival and traditional way of life are threatened. The Canadian government has ignored their petitions, but hope rises with the return of Louis Riel. In Road Allowance Era, Echo returns to 1885. Louis Riel is standing trial, and the government has not fulfilled its promise of land for the Métis. Burnt out of their home in Ste. Madeleine, Echo’s people make their way to Rooster Town, a shanty community on the southwest edges of Winnipeg. In this final instalment, Echo is reminded of the strength and perseverance of the Métis. This special omnibus edition of Katherena Vermette’s best-selling series features an all-new foreword by Chantal Fiola (Returning to Ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis Communities), a historical timeline, and an essay about Métis being and belonging by Brenda Macdougall (Contours of a People: Métis Family, Mobility, and History).
The Rez Doctor
by Gitz CrazyboyYoung Ryan Fox gets good grades, but he&’s not sure what he wants to be when he grows up. It isn&’t until he meets a Blackfoot doctor during a school assembly that he starts to dream big.However, becoming a doctor isn&’t easy. University takes Ryan away from his family and the Siksikaitsitapi community, and without their support, he begins to struggle. Faced with more stress than he&’s ever experienced, he turns to partying. Distracted from his responsibilities, his grades start to slip. His bills pile up. Getting into med school feels impossible. And now his beloved uncle is in jail. Can Ryan regain his footing to walk the path he saw so clearly as a boy?This inspiring graphic novel for young adults is based on a true story.
Little Moons
by Jen StormIn this moving graphic novel, thirteen-year-old Reanna grieves the loss of her older sister. Can she find comfort through her family&’s Ojibwe traditions? It&’s been a year since Reanna&’s sister, Chelsea, went missing on her way home from school. Without any idea of what happened, Reanna and her family struggle to find closure. Driven from her home by memories, Reanna&’s mom moves to the big city. Left behind on the reserve, Reanna and her little brother go to live with their dad. Reanna is hurt and angry that her mom has run away. She feels lonely and abandoned…but she is not alone. Lights turn on in empty rooms, and objects move without being touched. There are little moons everywhere.
Little by Little: You Can Change the World
by Sonya BallantyneMichael might be young, but he&’s got a big heart and a strong sense of right and wrong. He knows it&’s right to help people when they need it—but what can he do when so many people need help? When Michael finds out about an upcoming youth conference, he sees his chance to learn more about helping others. But when he gets to the conference, he&’s the youngest person there! And the speaker on stage is saying things about his community that aren&’t true. Will Michael be brave enough to use his voice to stand up for what he knows is right? Little by Little is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel about how one Indigenous child sparked change and inspired others.
Awakened
by A.E. OsworthA coven of trans witches battles an evil AI in the magical coming-of-middle-age romp about love, loss, drag shows, and late capitalism. On a morning much like any other, 30-something queer Brooklynite Wilder makes a miraculous discovery: suddenly, as if by magic, they can understand every language in the world. Dazed and disconnected, Wilder is found and taken in by a small coven of trans witches who have all become Awakened with mystical powers of their own. Quibble, a handsome portal traveler, Artemis, the group&’s caretaker and seer, and Mary Margaret, a smart-ass teen with telekinetic powers all work to make the cagey and suspicious Wilder feel at home, both within their group and with the knowledge that magic is, in fact, real. Just as Wilder is finding their footing, a malicious AI threatens to dismantle the delicate balance of the coven and the world as they know it. The group scrambles to stay united as they question whether any consciousness—be it artificial, material, or magical—is too dangerous to exist.Awakened is a hilarious, thought-provoking reflection on the ways that we are responsible for creating our own realities, a story of finding community, and a meditation on what it means to have a body.
Show, Don't Tell: A Writer, Her Teacher, and the Power of Sharing Our Stories
by Kristine GasbarreFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling writer and author of How to Love an American Man comes a memoir that inspires us to remember the special teachers in our lives and reflect on the change we create when we share our stories. Mrs. Korthaus has always been ahead of her time—an educator who inspired her students to dream bigger, think deeper, and live boldly. For decades, she led an English classroom with caring and conviction, but it&’s not until she&’s retired, and then fighting cancer, that she begins to share her story: long ago marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., building a corporate career, and overcoming heartbreak before &“accidentally&” becoming a teacher and forever shaping the lives of countless young adults—including bestselling author Kristine Gasbarre. In Show, Don&’t Tell, Kristine reflects on her thirty-year friendship with this extraordinary teacher who shaped her life so significantly. She shares the profound lessons Mrs. Korthaus taught her and other students on self-discovery, resilience, strength, and showing up fully for life. It shines a spotlight on the power of sharing our lives and our stories with each other as it moves between tragedy, awe, and the heartwarming relationship forged over decades between two women from different generations. Above all, it delivers a moving reminder about the elders who&’ve believed in us—and a call to thank them for the lives they influenced us to lead.
Up Close & Personal
by Ana Holguin"Charming, witty, and tender" Abby Jimenez, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer A jaded journalist challenges a celebrity fitness instructor to prove her job isn't a scam in this swoony, sizzling rom-com for fans of 27 Dresses and Jessica Joyce. Jo De La Cruz should be on top of the world. As one of spin&’s hottest instructors, her workouts stream into thousands of living rooms, her waiting list is harder to access than Area 51, and even her hair has its own social media page. But Jo&’s struggling from a decade in the spotlight—which is when she meets the annoyingly handsome journalist who claims her job is just yelling at people from a bike. Converting a hater is a challenge Jo can&’t resist. Only nothing about Silas Anders matches her expectations. He throws himself into her classes, he&’s genuinely interested in Jo&’s hobbies, and—most surprising of all—he knows what it&’s like to struggle with mental health. Between all-you-can-eat-diner lunches, thrifting adventures, and sizzling summer nights, Jo might even be catching feelings. But as buzz for the article skyrockets, Jo discovers that the man she&’s been falling for may, in fact, be the one scamming her. Will trusting him break her heart—or lead to a love worth riding for?
Whisper in the Wind
by Luke ArnoldThe fourth installment of Luke Arnold's Fetch Phillips series, Whisper in the Wind, takes readers to a very different Sunder City. One where government corruption is rampant and tensions are rising. Fetch is done being a hero. Once a detective, all he wants now is to run his cafe in peace. Sunder City is still recovering from the sudden and violent end of magic, and if one man can't solve all its problems, he can at least stop some people going hungry. But when a kid on the run shelters in Fetch's cafe, and a chain of gruesome murders begins among Sunder&’s high and mighty, trouble is brought to Fetch&’s door. There&’s a word whispered on the wind, and that word is revolution…
Teacher By Teacher: The People Who Change Our Lives
by John B. King Jr.Teacher By Teacher traces the remarkable journey of the 10th U.S. Secretary of Education and is a deeply personal love letter to all the teachers in our lives. The story of John B. King Jr.&’s inspiring path to President Obama&’s Cabinet begins the day that his mother died. He insisted on going to school that day, knowing he would find comfort in his classroom. As he navigated living alone with a father dying from undiagnosed Alzheimer&’s, it was public school teachers who saved his life. King&’s teachers believed in him and saw his potential. They made school a safe, supportive, and engaging place where King could be a kid despite the challenges at home. While some might have dismissed a rebellious young Black and Puerto Rican teen whose life was in crisis, King&’s teachers and counselors gave him a second chance. King went on to earn degrees from Harvard, Columbia, and Yale and committed his career to trying to do for other young people what educators did for him. Teacher By Teacher is an inspiring account of how dedicated educators—both King&’s own teachers and the phenomenal teachers who he has encountered throughout his career as a teacher, principal, and education policymaker—can profoundly shape the lives of their students. King&’s experiences constantly reinforce the role of schools as places of survival, healing, and hope. This book is about overcoming challenges and the mentors who help us make it through them. Teacher By Teacher should inspire students, parents, teachers, and everyone who believes in the transformative power of education. But more than that, this book examines the life-changing impact of mentorship, especially for those who are underserved by public institutions and social systems in America.
SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History's Greatest Screwups
by Ed HelmsFrom actor, comedian, writer, and host of the hit history podcast SNAFU, Ed Helms brings you an absurdly entertaining look at history’s biggest blunders, complete with lively illustrations. <p> History contains a plethora of insane screwups—otherwise known as SNAFUs. Coined during World War I, SNAFU is an acronym that stands for Situation Normal: All F*cked Up. In other words, “things are pretty screwed up, but aren’t they always?” <p> Spanning from the 1950’s to the 2000’s, Ed Helms steps in as unofficial history teacher for a deep dive into each decade’s craziest SNAFUs. From planting nukes on the moon to training felines as CIA spies to weaponizing the weather, this book will unpack the incredibly ironic decision-making and hilariously terrifying aftermath of America’s biggest mishaps. <p> Filled with sharp humor, SNAFU is a wild ride through time that not only entertains but offers fresh insights that just might prevent history from repeating itself again and again. <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
Concrete Dreamland: Coming of Age in Underground New York
by Patrick DougherFrom an award-winning artist who was featured in Humans of New York comes a bold personal narrative about overcoming family trauma, addiction, poverty—and forging a creative life in the greatest city in the world. Born in Brooklyn in 1963, Patrick Dougher grew up in some of the most turbulent and culturally impactful periods of NYC's history. Often neglected as a child by his parents—a father who struggled with alcohol addiction and an overworked mother who struggled to make ends meet—he learned to fend for himself. Now a renowned visual artist, musician, actor and writer, Dougher brings to the page his memories, struggles, personal revelations, and a life intimately tied to the realities of growing up Black and disenfranchised on the streets of one of the most remarkable cities in the world.Concrete Dreamland is tragic and triumphant, gritty and hard, poetic and outrageously funny. Told in Dougher's brutally raw and courageously honest voice, these stories act as snapshots of a life lived in extremes: from gangsters to God, street style to sexuality, to recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism. He tells of his adventures as a pre-hip hop &“hard rock' and an original Black punk rocker surviving during the dangerous days of the crack and AIDS epidemic in NYC, while also sharing tales of racism, homelessness, and his many brushes with fame and death. Audacious, unique, and moving, Concrete Dreamland is an unforgettable story of addiction, redemption, and life on the streets of a vanishing New York.
Rick Steves Florence & Tuscany
by Rick Steves Gene OpenshawWalk in the footsteps of the Medici, sip aperitivi, and discover the cultural heart of Italy: with Rick as your guide, Tuscany is yours to discover. Inside Rick Steves Florence & Tuscany you'll find:Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Florence and Tuscany Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites Top sights and hidden gems, from the Uffizi Gallery and the Duomo to a 600-year-old perfumery How to connect with culture: Listen to a street musician's serenade on the Ponte Vecchio, stroll through a morning market sampling freshly-made pasta, and sip full-bodied wines with Montalcino locals at a corner enoteca Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight The best places to eat, sleep, and relax with a glass of Chianti Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and incredible museums Detailed maps throughout,plus a handy fold-out map and driving tours through the heart of Tuscany and Brunello wine country Useful resources including a packing list, a historical overview, and recommended reading Over 700 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down Complete, up-to-date information on Florence, Siena, Pisa, Lucca, Volterra, San Gimignano, Montepulciano, Pienza, Montalcino, Cortona, and more Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Florence & Tuscany. Spending less than a week exploring Florence? Try Rick Steves Pocket Florence.
An Amish Widow's Promise (Sweetbrier Creek)
by Winnie GriggsOne Amish man helps to revive a young widow&’s struggling orchard—and heal her heart—in this light, warmhearted Amish romance perfect for fans of Jo Ann Brown and Jocelyn McClay. Widow Miriam Esh has to find a fiancé, or her overbearing bruder-in-law will sell her familye apple orchard. He&’s already taken it upon himself to hire someone—likely another man presuming he knows what&’s best for her land. But if she&’s going to save it, Miriam must focus on finding a suitable husband, not on the new orchardist or on how good he is with her son, and definitely not on how his smile scatters her thoughts . . . By the looks of things at the Esh estate, Daniel Beiler knows Miriam could use a hand. Only the stubborn widow doesn&’t want to take any of his advice. Yet as they spend their days working side-by-side and sharing warm meals, Daniel and Miriam can&’t deny the growing comfort in each other&’s company. So when Miriam begins receiving attention from eligible men seeking a wife, Daniel must admit his feelings for her before it&’s too late. With the promise that he&’ll be the partner she can trust, can Daniel convince Miriam that he should also be the mann in her life?