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Get Started in Finger Knitting: Patterns and Instructions for Making Chunky Blankets, Cozy Pillows, and Cute Stuffies by Hand
by Sabrina-Rose BenedictFrom viral internet sensation Sabrina-Rose Benedict of Sab&’s Stuffies comes a step-by-step guide to hand-knitting blankets, pillows, and adorable critters from chunky yarn—no tools required! Readers will discover the cozy, calming art of needle-free knitting with the ultimate guide from Sabrina-Rose Benedict, the influencer behind the wildly popular finger knitting trend. With over 1 million followers online, Sabrina brings readers a fun, accessible way to create beautiful projects without any complicated tools. Readers will start with the basics, learning the best yarns to use and mastering foundational techniques. Then they will dive into 17 super-soft, beginner-friendly projects, including a cozy blanket, a pillow, and several adorable animals. Readers can even level up with projects like a quirky elephant that&’ll show off their new skills! Whether readers are looking to relax or get creative, they&’ll love this simple, satisfying craft that&’s taking the online world by storm.
Eco-Spirituality in the 21st Century: ReVisioning Nature, Community, and Connection for a Better Tomorrow
by Dana O'Driscoll Nate SummersEco-Spirituality offers a new vision for nature spirituality both by drawing upon ancient, ancestral connections and by visioning human-nature-spirit connections for a brighter future. The authors combine their collective skill sets in druidry, wilderness survival skills, permaculture, and more, to create this new framework for engaging in an eco-centric spiritual practice and lifestyle in the 21st century. This in-depth guide explores seven principles for reenvisioning humans&’ relationship with the living earth: Reconnection, Respect, Rewilding, Regeneration, Resilience, Reenchantment, and Revisioning. Each principle is introduced through storytelling and then discovered through the Bard, Ovate, and Druid framework, detailing exercises the reader can engage in to experience the principle through creative, explorative, interpersonal, and spiritual actions. Readers will explore how to • build community around nature-based ceremony, cultural sharing, and experiences in the wild; • develop meaningful skill sets such as permaculture, survival, and ancestral skills; • tap into the primordial energy of the Earth and nature through ceremony and meditation; • use ceremony to rejuvenate and regenerate the natural world; • reconnect with nature in meaningful ways, including building ecological knowledge; • rewild their lives with wild movement and creativity, and connecting to nature&’s rhythms; and • tend and regenerate their local ecosystems and communities. With Eco-Spirituality, discover a guide to a more meaningful, connected, and future-oriented nature spirituality.
Memoirs of a High Priest: The Life and Majick of Alexander Cabot
by Alexander CabotFeaturing foreword by Laurie Cabot, &“Official Witch of Salem&” Alexander Cabot&’s remarkable story begins in Communist Cuba and takes him to New York, Salem, Britain, Brazil, and beyond, engaging with a miasma of spiritual and magical systems and a fascinating cast of influential practitioners along the way. Through Cabot&’s firsthand accounts, Memoirs of a High Priest offers an incredible insider&’s look at several diverse traditions, including Masonry, Palo Mayombe, Santeria/Lucumi, Gardnerian Wicca, the Cabot Tradition, and others. Cabot also includes meditations, magical practices, and more from the traditions, which the reader can integrate into their own spiritual path and story.Memoirs is not just a captivating autobiography, but also a fascinating look into the modern history of today&’s Western spiritual current. Includes commentary from Sorita d&’Este.
All the Beautiful Sinners
by Stephen Graham JonesThis novel &“masterfully plays with the serial killer genre, walking a line between convention and invention and delving into the psychology of both killer and detective&” (Publishers Weekly). For more than eight years, a serial killer has been stalking the country, visiting towns with biblical names and leaving pairs of victims behind—one female and one male, their bodies broken and twisted to create the same gruesome scene over and over again. In rural Nazareth, Texas, a Native American man suspected of shoplifting shoots and kills the local sheriff, then takes off running. Found in the trunk of the shoplifter&’s abandoned car? Two decaying bodies that match the serial killer&’s chosen prey. Seeking vengeance for the death of the lawman, Deputy Sheriff Jim Doe goes AWOL, embarking on a cross-country manhunt with the FBI following close behind. From town to town, Doe finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of myth and mayhem, as a storm builds from the menacing clouds of both his—and the killer&’s—tragic pasts . . .&“Jones&’s writing betrays a huge intelligence, but he embraces the genre&’s conventions without sending them up or dumbing them down.&” —Texas Monthly&“It does what crime drama is supposed to do: scare the bejesus out of the reader. Eerie and engrossing, the novel is the sort of thing you have to shake out of your system when you&’ve finished.&” —San Antonio Express-News
Dead Man Walking: Graphic Edition
by Helen Prejean Rose VinesIn this graphic adaptation of Sister Helen Prejean&’s bestselling memoir, acclaimed artist Catherine Anyango Grünewald and writer Rose Vines bring to striking visual life the story of a nun who becomes a fierce advocate against the death penalty.&“The now legendary story of Dead Man Walking has been heard and seen by millions. This updated, graphic presentation is yet another way for others, hopefully a new generation, to witness the inhumane treatment of those in our prisons.&”—John GrishamGrowing up in a middle-class Roman Catholic family in the Jim Crow South, Sister Helen Prejean had resisted the idea that religious faith could be harnessed into social justice until dramatic changes sweeping the Catholic Church in the 1960s and &’70s landed her in the heart of the New Orleans housing projects.There, she was asked to write a letter to Patrick Sonnier—a man sentenced to die in Louisiana&’s electric chair for the murder of two teenagers. When Sonnier wrote back, Prejean&’s life irrevocably altered course. She came to know a man who was as terrified as he had once been terrifying, as well as the victims&’ families and the men who were charged with putting Sonnier to death.For more than four decades, Prejean has worked alongside the convicted, as well as the families of victims, to abolish the death penalty, a sentence often determined by race, economic status, and geography.This graphic adaptation of Prejean&’s memoir offers an accessible way to engage with one of the most complex moral and emotional issues facing our country. Rose Vines skillfully interlaces recent developments with the original account, amplifying its relevance for today&’s readers. Catherine Anyango Grünewald&’s illustrations urge us to grapple with the humanity of this story, drawing an evocative, unforgettable portrait of mercy and justice.
A Verse a Day for the Anxious Soul: 100 Days of Peace for the Calm You Crave: A Devotional
by Becky KeifeFind the relief you&’ve been longing for—calm your racing thoughts, soothe your anxious soul, and experience the peace of Jesus through 100 transformative devotions.&“A lifeline from someone who truly understands what it&’s like to live with anxiety . . . Her words are tender and theologically rich, free of shame or spiritual striving.&”—Jennifer Dukes Lee, author of Growing Slow and It&’s All Under ControlAnxiety can make you feel stuck, restless, and overwhelmed—your thoughts spinning, your chest tight, your prayers coming up empty. But God hasn&’t abandoned you in your struggle. He&’s inviting you into His unshakable peace.A Verse a Day for the Anxious Soul is your daily companion to help you quiet the chaos within and anchor your heart in God&’s truth. Through Scripture, honest reflections, and simple peace practices, Bible teacher Becky Keife draws from her own experience with anxiety disorder to offer you a path to• settle your mental storms (even at three in the morning)• connect with God through prayer when words feel impossible• recognize you&’re not alone in your struggle• develop healthy rhythms for managing daily anxiety• rest securely in the unchanging faithfulness of GodYou don&’t need to numb out, push through, or figure this out alone. These transformative devotions will help you discover true freedom and see that even in your anxiety, God is near.A Verse a Day for the Anxious Soul makes a thoughtful and meaningful gift for:Anyone seeking calm in the chaos of stress, anxiety, or overwhelmFriends walking through seasons of grief or uncertaintySmall groups focused on prayer, encouragement, or mental health supportWomen and men ready for a fresh way to connect with God dailyTeens and young adults navigating the pressures of an anxious worldPastors, teachers, and caregivers who hold the anxieties of others
The Trespassers
by Jennifer Lynn AlvarezIn the frozen depths of an Alaskan winter, a house party turns deadly in this tightly wound thriller packed with icy suspense and devastating secrets.You think you can bury the past... but some truths refuse to stay hidden.Finley, Mya, River, and Eli were inseparable as kids, running wild on Alaska&’s vast wide-open spaces. Then tragedy struck, and Finley moved to the lower 48. But now it&’s Senior year, and Finley&’s back in Anchorage. When Mya throws a house party on a snowy Valentine&’s Day night, it&’s supposed to be a chance for the friends to heal old wounds. But an encounter with a mysterious stranger quickly turns the evening into a nightmare.As the group scrambles to cover up what they&’ve done, the fault lines they&’ve grown so good at ignoring begin to crack as the police investigate and the media hounds them. Are they the most vicious teens in America, or deeply misunderstood? Everyone wants to know—even the teens themselves.Fast-paced and thrillingly tense, The Trespassers explores guilt, loyalty, and the complex nature of friendship.
The Alien and Sedition Acts
by Qian Julie WangNew York Times bestselling author and civil rights lawyer Qian Julie Wang introduces the highly controversial Alien and Sedition Acts, which have been used to justify the curtailing of basic freedoms from the Revolutionary Era through the present day.In the summer of 1798, backed by President John Adams, the United States Congress passed a series of laws that would come to be known as the Alien and Sedition Acts, testing the limits of a Constitution barely a decade old. Passed in anticipation of an impending war with France, the three alien laws—the Naturalization Act, the Alien Friends Act, and the Alien Enemies Act—extended the waiting period for naturalization from five years to fourteen and authorized the detention and expulsion of noncitizens, while the Sedition Act placed a federal ban on the publication of any antigovernment writings.Objections were passionate and swift. The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, penned by Vice President Thomas Jefferson, warned that the &“friendless alien has been selected as the safest subject of a first experiment; but the citizen will soon follow.&” Yet while three out of the four laws were soon repealed or allowed to expire, the Alien Enemies Act is still in effect today. Though it has been invoked sparingly, it was the basis for Japanese American internment during World War II—and for President Donald Trump&’s deportation of Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador during the first one hundred days of his second term.The questions raised by the Alien and Sedition Acts at the end of the eighteenth century—about immigration, the rights of the people in a time of war, the power of the government to define matters of national security, freedom of speech, freedom of the press—are still very much matters for concern and debate today. In her introduction to these founding documents, New York Times bestselling author and civil rights litigator Qian Julie Wang offers a vital perspective on the origins and long legal history of these ideas in the United States.
Father, I Don't Want This Marriage, Volume 5 (Father, I Don't Want This Marriage)
by Hong HeesuJuvelian&’s fake boyfriend wants to date for real . . . but will she accept him after discovering his true identity? This manhwa adaptation of Hong Heesu's webnovel is now available in English print for the first time.Stunned by her contract boyfriend&’s confession of real love and her aloof father&’s unexpected display of loyalty, Lady Juvelian begins to wonder if her second life might have a happy ending after all. But her bubble is quickly burst at Princess Beatrice&’s coming-of-age ceremony, where Juvelian&’s unhinged ex, Mikhail, stirs up trouble yet again. When an unexpected hero saves the day, Juvelian learns that the person she fears most—the tyrannical crown prince—may be much closer to her than she realized.Meanwhile, Juvelian&’s father is running out of options as he struggles to break free from the wicked emperor&’s grasp. As Duke Floyen&’s inner turmoil grows, he becomes all the more determined to protect his daughter, even if it means relying on the last person in the world he wants to trust.Volume 5 collects episodes 65–80 of the webcomic Father, I Don&’t Want This Marriage.
The White Octopus Hotel
by Alexandra BellJourney to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps, where two lost souls living in different centuries meet and discover if a second chance awaits them behind its doors.&“Have you travelled a long way?&” she asked carefully..A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. &“Well, yes,&” he said slowly. &“Yes, you could say that. But it was worth the wait.&” London, 2015. When reclusive art appraiser Eve Shaw shakes the hand of a silver-haired gentleman in her office, the warmth of his palm sends a spark through her.His name is Max Everly—curiously, the same name as Eve&’s favorite composer, born one hundred sixteen years prior. And she has the sudden feeling that she&’s held his hand before . . . but where, and when? The White Octopus Hotel, 1935. In this belle époque building high in the snowy mountains, Eve and a young Max wander the winding halls, lost in time.Each of them has been through the trenches—Eve through a family accident and Max on the battlefields of the Great War—but for an impossible moment, love and healing are just a room away . . . if only they have the courage to step through the door.
Night Chef: An Epic Tale of Friendship with a Side of Deliciousness! (A Graphic Novel)
by Mika SongRatatouille meets the magic of Studio Ghibli as a lonely raccoon who secretly lives inside a fine French restaurant and yearns to be a chef must venture into the woods for the first time to help a baby crow find its home.The Night Chef has never had a family—only a dream.She's spent years living inside the walls of a human restaurant, honing her cooking skills. She knows she can fry an omelette with the best of them-- but she also knows that humans will never accept her. And so she keeps to herself, hidden and alone.Then, one evening, when Night Chef cracks an egg open for her dinner, a baby crow named Ichi falls out! Despite being reluctant to leave her home, Night Chef steps into the wilds in order to reunite Ichi with his family. And along the journey, she might just find a family to call her own, too.
You Are Seen: 90 Devotions to Encourage Stressed and Anxious Teens: A Teen Devotional
by Amber Lia Ollie LiaA devotional to help teens battle stress, depression, and anxiety by offering the deep truth that they are seen, valued, and loved in Christ—with a real teen&’s perspective, parent-led wisdom, and insights from mental health professionals&“A gentle hand on a teenager&’s shoulder every anxious morning and the steady voice whispering, &‘You matter,&’ every sleepless night.&”—Tricia Goyer, USA Today bestselling author and co-host of The Bible for Kids podcastBeing a teenager is wonderful and amazing . . . but it can also be hard and confusing. Maybe you&’re struggling to find peace in your life. Or you feel alone, like nobody cares about you. You might wonder where you belong or why you were born. Perhaps you&’re hurting so much it&’s difficult to even make it through the day. These things may all be true. But here&’s a deeper truth: God has a purpose and a plan to give you a beautiful future. You are seen by Him. And this devotional will help you turn to the Bible, speak your truest thoughts to God, and hold on to hope.Because He is right here with you—every hard day, every single breath—and things will only get better with God by your side.
Craftland: In Search of Lost Arts and Disappearing Trades
by James FoxAn &“impassioned and inspiring account of the extraordinary men and women still doing traditional artisanal work&” (The Sunday Times) in the face of massive technological industrialization—by renowned Cambridge art historian Dr. James Fox.&“Shimmers with love for a dwindling world of meticulous, patient labour . . . deftly written and well researched.&”—The GuardianDuring an age of mass manufacturing, fast fashion, synthetic materials and the unsustainable practice of companies valuing quantity over quality, a return to tradition, connection, and simplicity is essential.Art historian and award-winning broadcaster Dr. James Fox explores the rapidly fading crafts and artisanal traditions of the world—such as coopering, basket-weaving, wheelwrighting, metalwork, and blacksmithing—that have shaped so much of our history through their alchemy of the hand-made human touch and generational wisdom.Fox explains the history of craftsmanship in Britain, taking readers across the lands and communities that originated there, teaching them about the practices, traditions, and people at their heart. From coopers to thatchers, basket makers to bellfounders and dry wall builders, Fox tours Britain, once the workshop of the world, in search of its lost and disappearing craft traditions and the artisans trying to keep them alive including, a rush weaver who has managed to rebuild a sustainable business with her baskets and other wares, a bell foundry that uses the same practices it used in the nineteenth century, and dry wallers, building walls one piece of stone at a time that could last two centuries. Part travelogue and part historical record, Craftland is a profoundly intimate meditation on our human cultural heritage, exploring what we lose as these traditions fade from view in the race of progress, and what we stand to gain if we bring them back.
Banksy: Completed
by Carol DiehlThere's more to Banksy than the painting on the wall: the first in-depth investigation into the mysteries of the world's most famous living artist.Banksy is the world's most famous living artist, yet no one knows who he is. For more than twenty years, his wryly political and darkly humorous spray paintings have appeared mysteriously on urban walls around the globe, generating headlines and controversy. Art critics disdain him, but the public (and the art market) love him. With this generously illustrated book, artist and critic Carol Diehl is the first author to probe the depths of the Banksy mystery. Through her exploration of his paintings, installations, writings, and Academy Award-nominated film, Exit through the Gift Shop, Diehl proves unequivocally that there's more to Banksy than the painting on the wall.Seeing Banksy as the ultimate provocateur, Diehl investigates the dramas that unfold after his works are discovered, with all of their social, economic, and political implications. She reveals how this trickster rattles the system, whether during his month-long 2013 self-styled New York "residency" or his notorious Dismaland of 2015, a full-scale dystopian "family theme park unsuitable for children" dedicated to the failure of capitalism. Banksy's work, Diehl shows, is a synthesis of conceptual art, social commentary, and political protest, played out not in museums but where it can have the most effect--on the street, in the real world. The questions Banksy raises about the uses of public and private property, the role of the global corporatocracy, the never-ending wars, and the gap between artworks as luxury goods and as vehicles of social expression, have never been more relevant.
A Rage of Lions
by David Anthony DurhamIn the third installment in The Shadow Prince saga, Ash and his friends race against time to save Egypt, again. This time it's to stop a war with Kush and its raging, roaring, lion-headed god Apedemak.It takes Ash some convincing--since heroes get tired!--for Princess Sia to enlist him and his friends on a dangerous new quest. Sia believes Prince Rami is being held against his will by Lord Set, the mischievous Egyptian god of chaos. Does she really expect them to go outside of Egypt? All the way to Kush? Besides, didn't Prince Rami betray them and his family? Across the border, the kids discover things are worse than they imagined. Lord Set has convinced Apedemak, Kush's powerful lion god of war, to gather his massive army of the living and dead to invade Egypt. The odds do not look good for Ash and his friends, but Team Shadow Prince may have a chance when they meet a boy who wields a strange Kushite magic channeled through henna tattoos on his skin. Will Ash and his friends stand a chance against the mighty rage of lions that threatens all of Egypt? Or will Lord Set's deadly plan finally bring Egypt to its knees?Check out the other titles in this series:THE SHADOW PRINCE • THE LONGEST NIGHT IN EGYPT
Empowered Families, Thriving Students: Unlocking the Potential of Family-School Partnerships
by Washington Collado Alex Marrero Belinda ReyesBreak barriers, build trust, and create lasting change for students Family engagement has never been more critical to student achievement, yet too many schools remain stuck in outdated models that treat families as occasional visitors rather than essential partners. Authored by three seasoned and celebrated school leaders, this practical book challenges educators to move beyond traditional "meetings and meals" approaches toward authentic family empowerment that drives meaningful change. Introducing an innovative framework to reimagine family and community engagement, Empowered Families, Thriving Students addresses critical topics including overcoming deficit-based mindsets, establishing trust, building community partnerships, and reimagining traditional practices like parent-teacher conferences. Additional features include Fourteen implementable strategies, each supported by clear action steps and self-analysis questions Authentic vignettes drawn from the authors′ extensive experiences in PreK–2 schools across diverse communities Evidence-based approaches that combine nationally recognized research with compelling personal experiences A focus on equity and cultural responsiveness that specifically address the needs of schools serving low-income and multilingual students This exceptional guide provides school leaders, teachers, and community advocates with the essential tools to forge meaningful collaboration that focuses relentlessly on student achievement and wellbeing, creating stronger schools and more vibrant communities.
Empowered Families, Thriving Students: Unlocking the Potential of Family-School Partnerships
by Washington Collado Alex Marrero Belinda ReyesBreak barriers, build trust, and create lasting change for students Family engagement has never been more critical to student achievement, yet too many schools remain stuck in outdated models that treat families as occasional visitors rather than essential partners. Authored by three seasoned and celebrated school leaders, this practical book challenges educators to move beyond traditional "meetings and meals" approaches toward authentic family empowerment that drives meaningful change. Introducing an innovative framework to reimagine family and community engagement, Empowered Families, Thriving Students addresses critical topics including overcoming deficit-based mindsets, establishing trust, building community partnerships, and reimagining traditional practices like parent-teacher conferences. Additional features include Fourteen implementable strategies, each supported by clear action steps and self-analysis questions Authentic vignettes drawn from the authors′ extensive experiences in PreK–2 schools across diverse communities Evidence-based approaches that combine nationally recognized research with compelling personal experiences A focus on equity and cultural responsiveness that specifically address the needs of schools serving low-income and multilingual students This exceptional guide provides school leaders, teachers, and community advocates with the essential tools to forge meaningful collaboration that focuses relentlessly on student achievement and wellbeing, creating stronger schools and more vibrant communities.
The Black Wolf: the brilliant new Chief Inspector Gamache novel (Chief Inspector Gamache)
by Louise PennySomewhere out there, in the darkness, a black wolf is feeding.Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it. A man they called the Black Wolf. But their relief is short-lived. In a sickening turn of events, Gamache has realized that plot, as horrific as it was, was just the beginning. Perhaps even a deliberate misdirection. One he fell into. Something deeper and darker, more damaging, is planned. Did he in fact arrest the Black Wolf, or are they still out there? Armand is appalled to think his mistake has allowed their conspiracy to grow, to gather supporters. To spread lies, manufacture enemies, and feed hatred and division. Still recovering from wounds received in stopping the first attack, Armand is confined to the village of Three Pines, leading a covert investigation from there. He must be careful not to let the Black Wolf know he has recognized his mistake. In a quiet church basement, he and his senior agents Beauvoir and Lacoste, pore over what little evidence they have. Two notebooks. A few mysterious numbers on a tattered map of Québec. And a phrase repeated by the person they had called the Grey Wolf. A warning... In a dry and parched land where there is no water. Gamache and his small team of supporters realize that for the Black Wolf to have gotten this far, they must have powerful allies, in law enforcement, in industry, in organized crime, in the halls of government.From the apparent peace of his little village, Gamache finds himself playing a lethal game of cat and mouse with an invisible foe who is gathering forces and preparing to strike.
The Wrath of the Fallen: Gods and Monsters, Book 4 (Gods and Monsters #4)
by Amber V. NicoleMy mind reached for his, hoping to calm the growing storm.Instead, I met Oblivion, hungry and waiting.Pure darkness.SAMKIEL AND DIANNA WILL RETURN in the next sizzling, dark romantasy series from Amber V. Nicole.EPIC. SPICY. ADDICTIVE.Embrace the darkness . . .'If you like romantasy, read this!' RAVEN KENNEDY'A wicked ride from beginning to heart shattering end' HANNAH NICOLE MAERHER'This is perfection. Amber Nicole's Dianna is the FMC of my soul' NISHA J. TULIDon't miss the first three books in this series, THE BOOK OF AZRAEL,THE THRONE OF BROKEN GODS, and THE DAWN OF THE CURSED QUEEN!_________________________WHEN GODS DANCE WITH MONSTERS . . .With the return of Samkiel, the rightful heir, battle lines are beginning to form across the realms. But without the Ring of Oblivion, the ancient darkness living beneath Samkiel's skin begins to lash out, and as war looms on the horizon, he struggles with his growing power.Meanwhile, an ancient power plagues Dianna's dreams with messages of retribution. Desperate to protect the woman he loves, Samkiel must embark on a frantic search for answers - a journey that will lead him to the one place he dare not go: the Otherworld.THE WORLD WILL TREMBLEAs Nismera hunts for Vincent and Camilla, relentlessly chasing what they stole, her thirst for power, and her armada, only grow stronger. And now forces, primal and eternal, have taken notice, forcing Ig'Morruthens and gods to work together - an unlikely bond formed in blood and fire.Only one thing remains true:all must make a choice - save the realms or themselves._________________________⭐ Readers can't get enough of Samkiel and Dianna! ⭐'This was a wild ride that kept me on my toes, broke my heart thouroghly and made me cry so much, a story of mourning and love. I can't wait for book 3' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I honestly wish I could read these books again and again for the first time. And I need to mention the stunning writing- it's hard to make an almost 900 page book feel so epic and to flow as easily as it does, but Amber does it so incredibly well' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Everyone needs to read this miracle!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Amber Nicole is a freaking genius . . . Dianna is one of the best FMCS ever written and the journey she goes on if phenomenal . . . I say I consumed this masterpiece but really it consumed me!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'This sequel was everything I could have wished for and more. . . . Amber's worldbuilding is utter perfection . . . This book gets ALL the love, stars, whatever because it utterly deserves it!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
A Curse of Shadows and Ice: From BookTok favourite Catharina Maura comes a spicy and enchanting Beauty and the Beast retelling!
by Catharina MauraFROM BOOKTOK SENSATION AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR CATHARINA MAURA COMES A DARK ROMANTASY BEAUTY AND THE BEAST RETELLING...****A CURSED EMPERORPrincess Arabella of Althea is left no choice when Felix Osiris, the fearsome Shadow Emperor known for his deadly powers and his thirst for conquest, threatens to overthrow her home unless she agrees to marry him.A PRINCESS WITH FORBIDDEN MAGIC When she learns that he and his empire are plagued by ice and a monstrous darkness and she's been prophesized to set them free, they come to an agreement: help him minimize the curse's effect on his people, and he'll let her go.A MARRIAGE THAT COULD SAVE THEM ALL...As Felix teaches Arabella how to control her forbidden and volatile magic, her feelings for him turn from hatred to passion... and she realizes that she must break the curse or she'll forever lose him and everyone they love to the ice and shadows.****READERS LOVE A CURSE OF SHADOWS AND ICE 'I totally loved this book... I couldn't put the book down it's so well written. Loved it!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Beautiful, heartfelt, dark and dangerous at times, these two (Arabella and Felix) had a fiery passion and electric chemistry'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Best book I have read in a while, totally engrossing'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Branded
by Saffron A. KentPen Pal meets Yellowstone in this dark, western romance featuring a college student using a false identity to exchange spicy letters with a prison inmate, only to be hunted down when the convicted cowboy is released.It all began with letters. Every word he wrote etched itself into my mind, into my soul.I had no choice but to fall for him. Was it really so bad that the letters were part of a pen-pal program . . . for prisoners? Or that they weren't addressed to me?It's not as if we'd ever meet. It's not as if I'd ever get to look into Beau's eyes that yearn for the ranch he left behind. Or that I'd ever get to feel his work-roughened hands dominating my body just as he does my fevered dreams. What harm could there be?Until one afternoon when I find myself standing in front of Beau - pretending to be someone I'm not. But the joke's on me because for all my pretences, his deception is much crueller . . . The hardened, dangerous, impossibly beautiful man is nothing like the man in the letters.And it's too late for me to run.Content Guidance:The contents of this dark romance book may be triggering to some readers. It contains explicit sexual content and a morally gray hero.Trigger warnings: false identities, stalking/obsession, revenge/retribution, abduction, drugging, blackmail/coercion, forced marriage, violence, bondage, knife play, gun play, dubious consent, non-consent, off-the-page domestic abuse set in the past, off-the-page murder set in the past, parental grief
An Unlikely Coven: Book 1 in the Green Witch Cycle
by AM KvitaAfter seven long years, Joan Greenwood has been called home.As the only one in her elite family of witches who cannot manipulate magic, her return to New York City is lukewarm at best. But it's upended by the disastrous news that someone has created a spell that can turn an unmagical human into a powerful witch.While her family covets the ability to create a new generation of witches, Joan is wary of such power in the hands of her conniving relatives. When her best friend - who happens to be a vampire - confesses he has secretly, accidentally, saved this human-turned-witch from an uncertain fate, Joan is thrust headfirst into a desperate race to undo the spell before it kills its unwilling host.But as the different factions of the magic world hunt Joan across the city, she gathers a new family of allies to help her. Soon, her race to the truth draws her deeper into the heart of the city's magic, through uncertain alliances with a (very attractive) family rival, and far beyond the limits of everything she thought her own magic was capable of. Only now does Joan see... her power could rewrite the rules of the magic world-or bring the entire city to its knees.This debut contemporary fantasy features a lovable cast of queer, BIPOC characters, witty writing, and a sapphic slow-burn romance, An Unlikely Coven is perfect for fans of A Discovery of Witches, An Unkindness of Magicians, and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.
Tito's Gulag: A History of the Prison Island of Goli Otok (Stanford–Hoover Series on Authoritarianism)
by Martin PrevišićIn 1948, the Cominform, the Soviet-dominated organization that represented communist parties throughout Eastern Europe, expelled its Yugoslav branch, the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, for "nationalist" tendencies. The following year, Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavia's leader, began mass arrests of suspected Stalinists. Prior to the expulsion, everyone in Yugoslavia had been a Stalin supporter—or claimed to be—and the result was a campaign comparable to the Stalinist terror of the 1930s. Using previously unexamined archival material and drawing on interviews with the few remaining survivors of Goli Otok, historian Martin Previšić delves into the origins of political repression under Tito and the daily workings of the prison camp island. Over this period, Yugoslav security forces arrested some 13,000 people and imprisoned them on Goli Otok, or "Barren Island," a desolate prison island off the coast of Croatia, where they were subjected to brutal treatment rivaling that in any Soviet gulag. Originally published in Croatian in 2019, this book is the first in English to fully examine this shocking and revealing episode from the region's past.
Domestic Nationalism: Muslim Women, Health, and Modernity in Indonesia
by Chiara FormichiChiara Formichi argues that Muslim women in Java and Sumatra, from the late 1910s to the 1950s, were central to Indonesia's progress as guardians and promoters of health and piety through gendered activities of care work. While sidelined in the Dutch colonial project of hygienic modernity, women's labor of social reproduction became increasingly visible. Women from all walks of life were called upon to fulfill domestic and motherly roles for the production and socialization of laborers, soldiers, and citizens. The medicalization of cleanliness, intersecting with multiple patriarchal orders, marginalized women's traditional influence and knowledge. However, leveraging the critical importance of infant care, cleanliness, and nutrition, women pushed against the boundaries imposed on them by the colonial and postcolonial state. Largely absent from government archives, their words and acts are evident in vernacular magazines and visual sources drawn from official outreach, news and lifestyle media, and advertisements. Women writers rearticulated scientific mothering, nationalist maternalism, and Islamic ideals of motherhood to create a public voice through gendered care work. Domestic Nationalism proposes that as the modern Indonesian nation-state took shape capitalizing on the public function of mothering, so did homemaking become a crossroads of national and international approaches to development, blurring nonaligned self-reliance and global capitalist interests.
Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: An Environmental History of Our Place in the Solar System
by Dagomar DegrootThe untold story of how environmental change throughout the cosmos shaped five hundred years of human civilization.Our solar system is a dynamic arena where asteroids careen off course and solar winds hurl charged particles across billions of miles of space. Yet we seldom consider how these events, so immense in scale, influence our fragile blue planet: Earth.In Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean, Dagomar Degroot traces the surprising threads linking human endeavor to the rest of the solar system. He reveals how variability in planetary environments has shaped geopolitics, spurred scientific and cultural innovation, and encouraged new ideas about the emergence and fate of life. Martian dust storms altered the trajectory of the Cold War and inspired fantastical stories about alien civilizations. Comet impacts on Jupiter led to the first planetary defense strategy. And volcanic eruptions spewed sulfuric acid into Venus’s atmosphere, exposing the existential risks of climate change at home.As we stand on the brink of a new era of space settlement, cosmic environments are becoming increasingly vulnerable to human activity. They may also hold the key to slowing the destruction of environments on Earth. Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean urges us to develop an interplanetary environmentalism across a vast mosaic of entangled worlds and to consider the profound connections that bind us to the cosmos and each other.