It is widely agreed that the human evolutionary story is puzzling. As both individuals and in groups, we contrast with all other large animals in our numbers, geographical spread, ecological impact, dependence on technology, and cooperation. This contrast evolved very rapidly^—^in just a few million years. Most theories of this transition identify a key innovation: a crucial adaptive change that powered the human revolution. This book develops and presents an alternative account of this tr...

This compassionate guide helps parents examine and transform their approach to raising LGBTQ+ youth through thoughtful explorations of personal values, societal expectations, and the power of loving support.Using the authors’ LOVE framework (Looking at Our Values and Expectations), this engaging workbook helps parents understand their vital role in their LGBTQ+ child’s identity development and well-being. Drawing on extensive clinical work, research, and personal experience, it off...

A groundbreaking feminist and decolonial reading of Édouard GlissantForces of Creolization reads Édouard Glissant’s poetic and philosophical work through a feminist, decolonial lens, foregrounding creolization as a force of resistance, relationality, and submerged becoming. Drawing on Caribbean poststructuralism, Black feminist thought, and Global South epistemologies, Ruthanne Soohee Kim unveils a method of reading Glissant that centers diffraction, opaci...

Forty-year-old Tara Jordan’s first book, The Perfect Marriage in 30 Days, is at the top of the bestseller lists, and her publisher wants her on a book tour ASAP. Tara’s about to live her dream only there’s one problem. Her husband of 15 years has just walked out, leaving Tara on the brink of financial ruin with no choice but to promote a self-help book about marriage when hers is secretly in ruins.Enter publicist Jake Randall, 30, who’s had it with hand holding newbie authors chann...

Preach with Confidence, Clarity, and ConvictionThis introductory homiletics textbook gives students and pastors a step-by-step process for crafting and communicating biblical sermons that are theologically grounded, culturally aware, and spiritually formed.Leading scholar and professor of preaching Matthew D. Kim draws on twenty-five years of preaching experience to offer● a trinitarian framework, centering all three persons of the ...

Wrapped in red has a bloody new meaning in this contemporary holiday romance with a murderous twist, perfect for readers who enjoyed The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year.Christmasville, Maine, is the only place where Kelsey Hendricks has ever felt happy. When she loses both her job and her boyfriend, the move is a no-brainer, especially when she sees a listing for a position as Christmasville’s social media manager. Surrounded by twinkling lights and candy...

For those with countless ideas but not enough time, this invaluable guide shows even the busiest people how to finally finish the book they’ve always dreamed of.“This guide efficiently organizes tasks so a story can emerge, while inviting creativity and wonder to grace each part of the process.”—Melanie Jacobson, USA Today bestselling author of The Fall Back PlanDo you dream of writing a novel but can’t seem to find the ti...

Life as Kim and Krickitt Carpenter knew it was shattered beyond recognition on November 24, 1993. Two months after their marriage, a devastating car wreck left Krickitt with a massive head injury and in a coma for weeks.When she finally awoke, she had no idea who Kim was. With no recollection of their relationship and while Krickitt experienced personality changes common to those who suffer head injuries, Kim realized the woman he had married essentially died in the accident.

The definitive guidebook to celebrated and obscure cemeteries in and around the nation’s capitalPerfect for the “tombstone tourist,” this guidebook to eleven cemeteries in and around the District of Columbia offers informative walking tours of these places of repose and reflection, mapping each cemetery’s distinct character derived from the landscape, the local community, and the historical era in which it was established, and showcasing exquisite artistic and arch...

Every woman carries a great work within her-something God has entrusted her to build, guide, or pursue with faith and intention.When she steps into that calling, something remarkable happens: the work itself draws out her strengths, perspectives, and hidden abilities.In this uplifting collection, rooted in the spirit of Nehemiah 6:3, women entrepreneurs share reflections on the great work God has placed before them and the unexpected gifts that emerged alon...

Forty years after Thiet Huynh smuggled his family out of Vietnam, he faces a final challenge: to be cared for by those he once protected. With courage, ingenuity and humour, Thiet and the Huynhs set off on a journey to remake their lives together.'I have to live,' Dad kept saying to me. And I had to help him.In 2021 a massive stroke left Thiet in need of constant care and upended life for him and his family, especially for his son Kim.As Ki...

OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLDWALL STREET JOURNAL AND BUSINESSWEEK BESTSELLERRECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC AND IMPACTFUL STRATEGY BOOKS EVER WRITTENThe global phenomenon that has sold over 4 million copies, is published in a record-breaking 49 languages and is a bestseller across five continents—now updated and expanded with new content. Named by Fast Company as one of the most influential leadership books in its Leadershi...