A Board Game Holds Keys to Prisoners’ EscapeFull of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII.After the Nazis started the bombing blitz of England, Beryl Clarke puts her college on hold to return to Leeds, care for her mother, and work as a secretary at the Waddington game company. While she endures the war at home, her brother James fights the enemy in the air. When he is shot down, injured, an...

How do you reply to your colleague's weird email? What might Debrett’s say about your Tinder profile? And just how do you know if you're mansplaining?In this irreverent journey through the murky world of digital etiquette, WIRED's Victoria Turk provides an indispensable guide to minding our manners in a brave new online world.The digital revolution has put us all within a few clicks, taps and swipes of each other. But familiarity can breed contempt, and whi...

Luck: The Good Four-Letter Word - An Irreverent and Inspiring MemoirAn irreverent and funny autobiography about success, entrepreneurship, self-improvement, and resilience while betting on yourself. ***Jerome Turk (known by all as Jerry)***, a retired casino CEO and owner, tells his story of triumphs, failures, and challenges throughout his life and career, particularly in the complex and mysterious world of casinos. As an "old-fashioned deal guy,"

The history of NOW—its organization, trials, and revolutionary mission—told through the work of three members.In the summer of 1966, crammed into a DC hotel suite and passing paper cups of liquor, twenty-eight women hatched a revolutionary plan. Betty Friedan, the well-known author of The Feminine Mystique, and Pauli Murray, a lawyer at the front lines of the civil rights movement, had quietly pulled away attendees from the State Womens’ Commissions annual...

A Board Game Holds Keys to Prisoners' EscapeFull of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this series celebrates the unsung heroes--the heroines of WWII.After the Nazis started the bombing blitz of England, Beryl Clarke puts her college on hold to return to Leeds, care for her mother, and work as a secretary at the Waddington game company. While she endures the war at home, her brother James fights the enemy in the air. When he is shot down, injured, and captured, James meets Ame...

Shanghai, 1932The city is booming. It's the Paris of Asia—wealthy, sophisticated, and fun—the most international city in the Far East. But beneath the surface fear of war is mounting. With spies and counterspies on every side and their masters pressing hard for information, violence is increasing. Jake Greenberg feels the tension growing in the city. Jake, an American expatriate, and his Chinese partner run a popular boutique casino. One night Jake's life is shaken when he gets a d...

In 1752 an enslaved Pennsylvania ironworker named Ned purchased his freedom and moved to Virginia on the upper James River. Taking the name Edward Tarr, he became the first free black landowner west of the Blue Ridge. Tarr established a blacksmith shop on the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to the Carolinas and helped found a Presbyterian congregation that exists to this day. Living with him was his white, Scottish wife, and in a twist that will surprise the modern reader, Tarr’s neighb...

Sasol First Field Guide to Skywatching in Southern Africa is a fascinating insight into the southern skies by night. Full-colour photo graphs and illustrations, monthly star charts and easy-to-read text will help the budding astronomer to identify the more visible objects in our night skies, as well as those that are less obvious, and discover some of the extraordinary phenomena of our galaxy.

★ "By turns funny, heartbreaking, and beautiful, [I'll Be Waiting for You] deftly handles the complexities of grief, the possibilities of the universe, and the power of belief." – Booklist, starred reviewPerfect for fans of the tearjerker You've Reached Sam, this emotional will-they-won't-they romance follows Natalie and Leander, two teens who navigate love, loss, and everything in between during a fateful summer internship.

Perfect for fans of the tearjerker You've Reached Sam, this emotional will-they-won't-they romance follows Natalie and Leander, two teens who navigate love, loss, and everything in between during a fateful summer internship.Natalie and Imogen are inseparable, and wildly different—Imogen is infuriatingly humble and incredibly intelligent, while Natalie is brave, jumping into danger and new adventures. Still, one thing ties them together: their love of the s...

This is an analysis of Yiddish folk tales, The Fools of Chelm, translated from Yiddish to English, with commentary by the author.

Between childhood and adulthood lies a raw, unfiltered space where expectations clash with reality and dreams battle doubt. Not a Kid Anymore: A Journey through Growth, Independence, and the Chaos of Becoming an Adult captures that uneasy, exhilarating transition where every mistake feels permanent, every decision feels defining, and the pressure to "figure it all out" never seems to stop. It is an honest, deeply relatable exploration of what it truly means to sta...