**WINNER OF THE 2026 PULITZER PRIZE FOR OPINION WRITING“When Gessen speaks about autocracy, you listen.” —The New York Times**“A reckoning with what has been lost in the past few years and a map forward with our beliefs intact.” —InterviewAs seen on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and heard on NPR’s All Things Considered: the bestselling, National Book Award–winning journalist offers an essential guide to understandin...

**WINNER OF THE 2026 PULITZER PRIZE FOR OPINION WRITING“A gripping narrative and a stunning piece of investigative journalism… [that] gives us the human side to the story of two young men who must be understood as more than monsters” (Christian Science Monitor)The National Book Award winning journalist recounts how the American dream went wrong for two immigrants, and the nightmare that resulted**On April 15, 2013, two homemade bombs exploded near the finis...

**WINNER OF THE 2026 PULITZER PRIZE FOR OPINION WRITINGWINNER OF THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTIONWINNER OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S HELEN BERNSTEIN BOOK AWARD**The essential journalist and bestselling biographer of Vladimir Putin reveals how, in the space of a generation, Russia surrendered to a more virulent and invincible new strain of autocracy.Award-winning journalist Masha Gessen's understanding of the events and forces t...

Most of us do not choose our conflicts. We repeat them.The same arguments. The same reactions. The same sharp words we swore we would never say again.Masha Rusanov spent years believing her ability to avoid conflict was a superpower. Then came a too-bright café, a marriage-ending conversation, and a single breath that changed everything. That exhale did not save the marriage, but gave her enough space to see a different path forward.Repatterned: How to Transform...

An English-Ukrainian phrasebook and dictionary in ebook format with the following features:Phrases and terms grouped under key word(s) that they contain.Key words, in red font, arranged in alphabetical order, as in a dictionary. (No categories as in most phrasebooks.)Tiny x's in front of the key words to prevent mass results in searches. (When searching, type an x and then the word.)English pronunciation of Ukrainian in blue font.Statem...

Elke Veraart is in prison. She used to be an eco-terrorist, hunting down poachers to protect endangered species. Now she’s facing the grim reality of life behind bars. Just as Elke is about to give up hope she is offered a chance to win back her freedom. All she has to do is find a missing dog.Meisje is no ordinary dog. She's cybernetically enhanced, a valuable living weapon. She's also lost, hungry, and alone. As Elke closes in on Meisje she finds her admiration for the resourcefu...

Gia's brother Nico is different from other boys. And being different can be dangerous in Gia's world. Cape Town is no longer the haven for magical refugees that it once was. The Purists want to get rid of all magic and the newspapers are full of dreadful stories about the Belle Gente, the magical terrorists.None of this concerns Gia, until the Special Branch— police who investigate the illegal use of magic— come knocking at her door, looking for Nico. When Gia turns to her parents ...

A contemporary fantasy set in Cape Town, South Africa.Rebecca never expected to meet a witch, least of all in a second-hand bookshop in Mowbray. Surely she had nothing to fear from an old lady holding a box of children’s books. But on the train home Rebecca collapses and is rushed to hospital, deep in a coma.Rebecca’s sisters, Pippa and Anmarie, are confronted by a frightening mystery: her body might be in the hospital bed, but where was Rebecca?---Rebecca s...

What if the underlying cause of your pain is a tight and unrecognized muscle in your hip that is just waiting for attention?Do you have pain in your back, tailbone, pelvis, hip, knee, or foot that won’t go away, no matter what you try? All of these issues can persist because of tightness in the iliacus (sounds like “silly yak kiss”), a muscle in your hip that is part of what is commonly called the “hip flexor.”Most people don’t even know they have an iliac...

A collaboration between the National Book Award–winning journalist and the prize-winning photographer on the queer-resistance theater troupeIn the fall of 2017, the internationally acclaimed underground theater troupe Belarus Free Theatre took New York by storm for a production of their harrowing anti-torture, anti-Putin play, Burning Doors. They were joined by Maria Alyokhina, a member of Russian punk group Pussy Riot, who made international headlines whe...

Mahogany is a caring and sweet girl who absolutely loves her brown skin. She wants to share her message with other brown girls to help build confidence, self-esteem, self-respect, and self-acceptance. Not only does Mahogany embrace her brown skin but she appreciates other brown skin tones. She wants to send the message of unity instead of division and that all girls are beauties in mahogany.

Journey with Melanin Origins as we share a short story about the outstanding woman of God, Esther, and how her life lines up with the Fruit of the Spirit: Peace. Queen Esther looked upon the affliction of her people and took peaceful action which led to peaceful results that changed and saved many lives in her nation.At Melanin Origins, our motto is, "Channeling The Greatness That Lies Within." It is our belief that this "greatness" derives from the unique spirit that God has given...