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Colorful, vivid storytelling.... for anyone looking for a road to reinvention." --Kristin NewmanA soul-stirring memoir from Colombian immigrant and travel journalist Nikki Vargas, whisking us through the countries that brought her new love, self-discovery, and the inspiration to launch the first international feminist travel magazine, Unearth Women. At twenty-six years old, life looked a certain way for Nikki Vargas. She'd settled in New York ...

In the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we know it in this reality-bending, time-slipping sequel to The Tatami Galaxy.During a scorching August in Kyoto, our protagonist and his worst friend, Ozu, are locked in a glaring contest in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. Ozu has spilled Coke on the air conditioner's remote control--the only AC in Shimogamo Yusuisuiso, their famously shabby swe...

In this updated and expanded edition of her celebrated book Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success, one of the world's most influential business thinkers reveals the qualities essential to leadership in our fast-changing, post-pandemic world. Some are timeless (confidence, decisiveness), some are brand new (the ability to command Zoom), and all are game-changers.Nearly a decade ago, economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett cracked ...

With delectable prose, a sharp heroine ahead of her time, and an adventure across the English countryside in search of great food, Good Taste is the perfect historical novel for fans of Dear Mrs. Bird and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.You can tell a lot about a person from what they like to eat...England in 1932 is in the grip of the Great Depression. Author of a much-loved but not very successful biography, Stella Douglas ...

An essential collection of James Tate's extraordinary poems that will captivate today's readers, with a foreword by Terrance HayesCelebrating James Tate's work as it transcends convention, time, and everything that tells us, "No, you can't do that, " Hell, I Love Everybody gives us the poet at his best, his most intimate, hopeful, inventive, and brilliant. John Ashbery called Tate the "poet of possibilities, " and this collection records foray...

For the rom-com fans, you can never go wrong with a Julie Tieu book." -- Buzzfeed Opposites attract when an always-the-bridesmaid florist and a grumpy caterer mix business with pleasure in this swoony romantic comedy in the vein of 27 Dresses from Julie Tieu, author of The Donut Trap and Circling Back to You.Every single one of Elise Ngo's close girlfriends--Rebecca, Jesse, and Beth--is getting married within the same few months, and every sin...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA Most Anticipated Book of 2023 from: The Millions * LitHub * Electric Literature An intimate, sharply funny novel about a couple heading toward their wedding, and the three friends who may draw them apartMeet Celine and Luke. For all intents and purposes, the happy couple.Luke (a serial cheater) and Celine (more inter-ested in piano than domestic life) plan to marry in a year.Archie (the best man) should be moving on f...

The popular host of the Money Moves podcast and youngest person ever to trade on the New York Stock Exchange provides winning tips for women to help them shift their financial mindset, become confident about their money, set them on a path to financial security, and live their best lives."Seventy three percent of Americans ranked their finances as the number one cause of stress in their lives. But financial wellness can have a positive effect ...

A world consumed by secrets. A group of friends with gifts they've yet to control. A luring darkness that will choose one to do its bidding. A visionary prince and a vengeful princess are divided by an impenetrable barrier. Benjamin must harness his newfound power to prevent Alunattra from piercing her way back through-lest she return to avenge and reclaim her throne. Welcome to Landis. Get ready to believe.

Explore the world without leaving your kitchen. A lively collection of healthy and fun-to-prepare foods that introduces families to mindful eating with a colorful global flair. Vibrantly and realistically illustrated, this collection features over 90 delicious, nutritious, playful and sometimes exotic recipes from 40 countries including bibimbap (South Korea), rumbledethumps (Scotland), baked bananas (Nigeria), stamppot (Holland) and Licky Sti...

Scuba diver and author of Atlantic's Last Stop uses records and personal experience to examine the vessels in Halifax Harbour on the day of the 1917 Explosion to uncover what happened that day -- and why. On the morning of December 6, 1917, ships and boats were in constant movement in Halifax Harbour. The First World War was in its fourth year and Halifax, the closest mainland North American naval port to Europe, was feeling its effect. At 8:4...

Is it possible to keep secrets in a world dominated by social media? When someone lives their whole life online, what could they possibly have to hide?Ideal Angels explores exactly that. The story of one man and one woman across one week. They meet, fall in love, and never look back. Eloise's phone is never far away, obsessively cataloguing their ups and downs, with shadows lurking just out of reach. The moments after the flash of the camera, ...

This book tells the story of a New World saint for a contemporary audience"--

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What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator! Discover hundreds of dad-joke inspired word searches that are so bad, they're great.

Compliance ist auch in Amateursportvereinen von zunehmender Bedeutung. Kommt es innerhalb der Amateursportvereine zu Verstößen gegen staatliche und verbandsrechtliche Pflichten, kann dies sowohl für die juristische Person des eingetragenen Vereins als auch deren Vereinsvorstand empfindliche Sanktionen begründen. Das Werk beleuchtet daher umfassend die innerhalb von Amateursportvereinen bestehenden Haftungs- und Ahndungsrisiken und gibt dem Vor...

An exploration of the parallels between Old Testament texts and contemporary writings from Mesopotamia, Egypt, and elsewhere in the Middle East. The fifth edition expands on the first four with additional texts"--

Could Steve Wright navigate the uneasy intersection between aggression and empathy without losing himself? The answer to this question determined the course of his NFL career and his life.Steve spent over a decade taping his knuckles and preparing for battle with the Cowboys, Colts, and Raiders. But his journey didn't begin or end there.In a world where masculinity is a moving target, Aggressively Human exposes a deeply personal quest to becom...

Downlanders tells the story of five disillusioned young people who escape the trappings of sedentary urban lives and take off for the Grizzle Peninsula-a 1, 200 mile expanse of steep mountains, impenetrable forest and jagged coastline, reputed to be "last great wilderness adventure." But this reputation comes with a warning, stated repeatedly in the budget backpacker's guide that frames this dis-adventure story: idealists rarely find the utop...

Bridgerton meets Pirates of the Caribbean in a story many argue is not a myth but a legend.Admiral José Gaspar of the Spanish Royal Navy had it all: the love of his life, Joséfa de Mayorga, the confidence of the King, and a plan to become one of the most successful merchants in all of Spain. But when a jilted former lover accuses him of stealing the crown jewels, he escapes Sevilla only to realize he's duped into piracy, further staining his l...