Soon to be a an FX series starring and produced by Matthew McConaugheyA LitHub Most Anticipated Book of Summer"The Churchgoer is a wonderful debut novel from a writer with more than a few tricks up his sleeve.”--Los Angeles TimesA haunting debut literary noir about a former pastor’s search to find a missing woman in the toxic, contradictory underbelly of southern California.“He was finished with church, wit...

A haunting debut literary noir about a former pastor’s search to find a missing woman in the toxic, contradictory underbelly of southern California.“He was finished with church, with God, with all of it. But to find the girl, he has to go back.”In Mark Haines’s former life, he was an evangelical youth pastor, a role model, and a family man—until he abandoned his wife, his daughter, and his beliefs. Now he’s marking time between sunny days surfing and dark n...

Do you feel lost as a man — disconnected from your strength, your purpose, or the core of who you are? Have modern ideas about masculinity left you confused, ashamed, or unfulfilled? You are not alone. Across the world, men are waking up to a deep truth: the masculine spirit has been buried beneath decades of conditioning, guilt, and spiritual amnesia. Introduction To Masculine Restoration Through Shamanism is a spiritual and psychological primer for men ready to rebuild themselves from th...

The study of Montreal as a specific location in French and English writings has long been subordinated to the demands of linguistically divided and politically contentious narratives about national development. In this cross-linguistic study, Patrick Coleman models an inclusive and post-national literary history of the city itself.Tracing a sequence of moments in the emergence of the Montreal novel from World War II to the turbulent 1960s, Equivocal City offers close readi...

The Machinations of Ego is not just another spiritual self-help book. It’s a war cry. A sacred exposé. A torch in the night. If you’ve ever: had uncontrollable reactions, obsessed over things that don’t matter, sabotaged your peace for the illusion of control, drowned in anxiety, shame, guilt, or rage, and tried everything to heal but kept ending up back at square one. Then you’ve already met the ego. And it’s been running the show long enough. This book delivers a ruthless, irreverent, an...

The Daily Shaman offers a year-long journey of spiritual awakening, blending ancient wisdom with the practical insights of Concrete Shamanism. Through monthly themes, you’ll explore truths about yourself, embrace healing and growth, and gently clear away beliefs that no longer serve you. Each day provides a reflection designed to connect you with spirit, offering guidance and grounding as you move through life’s natural cycles of growth, release, and renewal. Working with a shaman can be b...

'For certain men the stronger their desire, the less likely they are to act.' With his first glimpse of Madame Arnoux, Frédéric Moreau is convinced he has found his romantic destiny, but when he pursues her to Paris the young student is unable to translate his passion into decisive action. He also finds himself distracted by the equally romantic appeal of political action in the turbulent years leading up to the revolution of 1848, and by the attractions of three other wom...

In his Discourses (1755), Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. If inequality is intolerable - and Rousseau shows with unparalledled eloquence how it robs us not only of our material but also of our psychological independence - then how can we recover the peaceful self-sufficiency of life in the state of nature? We cannot return to a simpler time, but measuring the costs of progress may help us to imagine ...

'What holds sway over this country without morals, beliefs, or feelings? Gold and pleasure.' Sexual attraction, artistic insight, and the often ironic relationship between them is the dominant theme in the three short works collected in this volume. In Sarrasine an impetuous young sculptor falls in love with a diva of the Roman stage, but rapture turns to rage when he discovers the reality behind the seductiveness of the singer's voice. The ageing artist in Th...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Andy Weir and acclaimed illustrator Sarah Andersen tackle what transpires after "happily ever after." What happens to Alice when she comes back from Wonderland? Wendy from Neverland? Dorothy from Oz?The three meet here, at Cheshire Crossing—a boarding school where girls like them learn how to cope with their supernatural experiences and harness their magical world-crossing powers.But the trio—now teenagers, who’...

The study of Montreal as a specific location in French and English writings has long been subordinated to the demands of linguistically divided and politically contentious narratives about national development. In this cross-linguistic study, Patrick Coleman models an inclusive and post-national literary history of the city itself.Tracing a sequence of moments in the emergence of the Montreal novel from World War II to the turbulent 1960s, Equivocal City offers close readi...

With origins in the powerful earldoms of the Saxon period, the aristocracy is woven into the fabric of England. Going from Tudor and Stuart courtiers to Georgian and Victorian magnates, the noble families more recently suffered a decline before their rise from the ashes as guardians of heritage. In Dynasties, Patrick Coleman provides a history of sixteen noble families, including the Wellesleys of Stratfield Saye, the Cavendishes of Chatsworth, the Churchills of Blenheim Palace, the Grosve...