A celebration of the most groundbreaking women in comedy who used humor to shake up the status quo and change perceptions of gender and comedy forever.The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women celebrates the outstanding contributions of fifty women in comedy past and present. From legends like Lucille Ball, Joan Rivers, and Tina Fey to current comedy heroes like Issa Rae, Lena Waithe, Abbi Jacobson, and Tig Notaro, this beautifully illustrated book charts ...

It’s not just about the money...Arguments about money are by far the top predictor of divorce, says Sonya Britt, a professor at Kansas State University. “It's not children, sex, in-laws, or anything else. It's money—for both men and women."Satan seeks every means possible to destroy marriages, and creating conflict around finances is one of his favorite tactics. But there is more to money problems than not sticking to the budget. Chuck and Ann Bentley revea...

From studio albums to stadium tours, Taylor Swift is a record-setting pop artist whose impacts are outsized and global in scale. At the same time, she has cultivated an audience base that finds her, her songs, and her voice eminently relatable. Taylor Swift: The Star, The Songs, The Fans positions Swift as a prismatic figure for the musical world of the 21st century.This collection includes new work from interdisciplinary scholars who focus on Swift’s star persona; the lyr...

Broken Hill High: Nate Ryder has made it his mission to make my life a living hell and now my parents expect me to go and live with the guy for the foreseeable future. I'd rather gouge out my eyes with a toothpick than live with him and his little brother, Jesse. Nate Ryder is a bad boy through and through. He's the devil and he knows it. Now that devil is my roommate. This is going to be one bumpy ride.Broken Hill Halo: Nate Ryder is the perfect example of someth...

Broken Hill Hearts: Nate was supposed to be the reason I wake up in the morning, until he took that reason away. Now, I'm left feeling like an empty shell of the girl I used to be. He's going to come running back, and when he does I'm going to make him work for it. Thank God I have my girls and Jesse—without them I'd be lost. Oh, and I have Ashley Samuels and Phoenix Reilly keeping my mind busy. They better watch out because I've got nothing else to lose and revenge will be sweet....

We had it all until we didn't.Nate Ryder has been the center of my world for the past few months. He's cared for me, cherished me, and shown me a love I never even imagined could be real.He was my rock when my father left and my voice when I didn't have one. He was once my bully but now holds my heart in the palm of his hands, along with it the power to destroy me.We've face down every threat imaginable, and every single time, we've come out on top. But what happens...

"Go live with Nate Ryder," they said. "Everything will be fine," they said.Are they nuts?Nate Ryder has been the bane of my existence for the past five years. He's made it his personal mission to make my life a living hell and now my parents expect me to go and live with the guy for the foreseeable future.No thanks. I'd rather gouge out my eyes with a toothpick than live with him and his little brother, Jesse. Only problem is, they have my parents wrapped around the...

College? How did this happen?One minute I'm starting my senior year of high school and the next, I'm in college. Let me repeat myself. How did this happen?I can't even begin to understand the crazy amounts of drama I've suffered through over the past twelve months, but I've never been so happy to say it's over. I'm more than ready for this next step in my life.I came out of my senior year with Nate by my side and a future to start building. To say I...

I have never been at such a low. School work? Stuff it. Manners? Get screwed. Being a decent human being? Over my dead body.And it's all because of him.Nate was supposed to be the reason I wake up in the morning, until he took that reason away. Now, I'm left feeling like an empty shell of the girl I used to be.He's the love of my life. Always has been and always will be. I don't doubt it, he's going to come running back, and when he does, you better believe it, I'm ...

I never expected Nate Ryder to change my life the way he did.Hell, I never expected to fall in love with the one guy who made my life a living hell for five years, but here I am. He's the perfect example of something I never knew I needed.He's my rock. My salvation. He's exactly what I need when my life goes up in flames.I thought the worst was over. I thought I was safe to move on from the horrors of the past few weeks, but I have never been so wrong.If I k...

Everything about my life has been pretty normal working as a forensic autopsy technician. Until the day I woke up with a mysterious symbol tattooed on my arm.Suddenly normal no longer existed. The barrier between Earth and a world called Under, dissolved . . .Now I'm trapped with dozens of other people. Held prisoner by the creators of myths and legends, where the realm is ruled by two masked kings who want to turn us into creatures like them.But even though I didn'...

I died.It was supposed to be the end of my story. But after Aon buried me in the Pool of the Ancients, I learned that Under wasn't done with me yet.Even though I escaped death the first time, there's a prophecy predicting my demise, and it's driving Aon mad. His desperation to protect me is dangerous, deadly, and I'm afraid of what he might do.The void that threatens to destroy this world is receding, yet Under is still not safe. I can feel it in my blood, the warni...