I'm a good Christian woman. I went to the work mixer against my better judgment because I don't drink. And when I told a pair of aggressive black co-workers that I was married, hoping to fend them off, they just laughed. Instead of spending my Saturday at my Bible study group, they suggested I sneak back into my house. Worried, I did just that. Boy, did I get an eyeful!(All characters are 18 or older.)

"A folkloric tour de force." —School Library Journal (starred review)In the mold of Arabian Nights, this groundbreaking YA anthology—featuring sixteen Muslim women writers—links together fantastical stories that a group of refugees tell one another within a riveting frame story.On her way across the desert, fleeing the soldiers who have destroyed all she knows, one refugee meets another. And another and another. As they tr...

A deeply affecting portrait of a woman’s life from the author of the Harvey Award-winning MomsAt first there was “Lake,” and then there was “Island.” Or was it the other way around? A story told in two parts, it is up to the reader to determine where they’d like to begin this eerie journey. Based on a true story that Yeong-shin Ma felt compelled to help share, together these two parts are Hodo—the story of a painter, whose hard and dark past is brought to ...

Some jobs don't just break you. They rewrite you. Meet Erica. She never wanted the night shift. But she didn't have a choice. Now she's stuck working for a mysterious employer, with a hellish contract that rewrites her body, her behavior, and her mind. Trapped in a corporate hellscape where the rules of reality—and identity—don't apply, Erica fights to reclaim the life stolen from her. But the deeper she digs, the clearer the truth becomes: working the night shift doesn't just change your ...

Returning is a story about finding your way back to yourself after life has taken you far from who you once were. Through moments of loss, clarity, unraveling, and quiet rebuilding, Jean Ann Browning, M.A. traces the inner journey of becoming whole again. This is not a story of sudden transformation, but of the slow, honest work of returning to the person you were always meant to be. With a voice that is gentle, reflective, and deeply human, she explores what happens when identity fracture...

Every interaction that justice system staff have with those involved in the justice system presents an opportunity to improve the rehabilitation process. This book is the first of its kind to advocate for educating all justice system workers in the CMC integrative approach, which suggests that building therapeutic relationships through a combination of client-centered therapy (C), motivational interviewing (M) and cognitive behavioral therapy (C) has the potential to improve client rehabil...

Create more joy, trust, and meaningful conversation with this shared mother-son journal for boys ages 8 and up, from bestselling author and family therapist Eli Harwood, aka Attachment Nerd.Busy schedules can make it difficult to slow down and truly connect. This journal for boys and moms offers a playful, low-pressure way for mothers and sons to understand each other, celebrate what makes them unique, and build a closer lifelong bond.This guided mother-son...

This trailblazing resource bridges the divides between nutrition, dietary patterns, hormones, and psychological wellbeing. It's interdisciplinary and integrated approach to human health provides a more holistic understanding on how to achieve systemic balance.Based on extensive clinical research and experience, this book has been co-authored by London Bioidentical Hormones multidisciplinary team of experts, Dr Anu Arasu, Dr Ailsa Care, Sandra Cohen, Bhavi Gheewala and Dr Reamika Wes...

"There are times when Leon’s writing style reminds me of Tolkien. If you’re a fan of medieval fantasy with a full cast of characters, you have to read Elemental Links." – N. N. Light's Book Heaven.“Take him and run.” The last words of Jake’s mother urged him to save his brother, Louie. Jake and Louie get thrown into the outside world, where Jake learns his skill with a sword can save their lives, and Louie, gifted with elemental magic, soon learns his magic is part of something muc...

The story is unbelievable. The heist actually happened.Charlie O'Neill is still grieving his mom and desperate for his dad's attention when he overhears three smooth-talking surfers planning the heist of the century. The target? The priceless gems of the American Museum of Natural History. The problem? Nobody believes a kid. So Charlie decides to stop it himself. What follows is a breathless night of locked iron gates, cut glass, a swaying rope five stories up — an...

One of the world's most consequential, yet overlooked novels, Noli Me Tangere, sparked off the Philippine revolution against Spain. The author, Filipino National Hero Jose Rizal, published the book in 1887. The Spanish authorities took exception to the books biting satirical portrayal of their rule and later sentenced Rizal to death by firing squad. Two years later, the Spanish colonization of the country was at an end. This English translation is by the prize-winning biographer of Rizal, ...

Focusing on the life and works of Wang Li, one of the founding figures of modern Chinese linguistics, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to his scholarship. It presents Wang Li as a pioneering linguist whose research ranged across grammar, phonology and phonetics, historical linguistics, dialectology, pedagogy, and prosody, and shows how he integrated traditional Chinese philology with modern linguistic science.The book first sketches Wang Li’s life through a concise bio...