Fifteen years ago, Susan Morrow left her first husband, Edward Sheffield, an unpublished writer. Now, she's enduring middle class suburbia as a doctor's wife, when out of the blue she receives a package containing the manuscript of her ex-husband's first novel. He writes asking her to read the book; she was always his best critic, he says.As Susan reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a math professor driving his family to their summer house in Maine. And as...

The novel that inspired the 2016 major motion picture Nocturnal Animals, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams, is a dazzling, eerie, riveting thriller of fear and regret, blood and revenge.Many years after their divorce, Susan Morrow receives a strange gift from her ex-husband. A manuscript that tells the story of a terrible crime: an ambush on the highway, a secluded cabin in the woods; a thrilling chiller of death and corruption. How could such a harro...

As a college president, Thomas Westerly, 72, was a paragon of virtue, a crusader for everything from civil rights to ecology. Now, as he lies dying surrounded by his children, he asks them to go through his papers and destroy anything deemed embarrassing. The children are stunned by the request. But as they leaf through his diaries and records, they discover scandals, neuroses and deviance, leaving them to ask just how well we know the people that we love...

On average, one in four adults aged eighteen to twenty-five claim abuse of various substances commonly referred to as "addiction." This harrowing statistic is one that has become even more drastic in the years following the coronavirus pandemic, with global anxiety and lockdowns only leading to more substance abuse. On top of this, the college experience, and young adulthood in general, present stressors and other various reasons for substance use. The good news is that there are steps tha...

Examines the continuing ethnic diversification of black America and its impact on black political empowerment.In The Caribbeanization of Black Politics, Sharon D. Wright Austin explores the impact of ethnic diversification of African American communities on the prospects for black political empowerment. Focusing on Boston, Chicago, Miami, and New York City-cities that for the last several years have experienced an influx of black immigrants-she surveyed mo...

Uncover How Scripture And The Natural World Are Deeply IntertwinedEvery page of the Old Testament breathes with the life of God's creation. From rainbows and desert winds to the roaring of a lion and green hills after rain, nature is woven through the biblical story and helps make it memorable. The natural world of the Bible holds memories of faith, failure, promise, and renewal.In Landscapes of Memory, Emma Austin blends biblical scholarship, memo...

Kids will love this playful story that will encourage children to learn transportation vehicle names and the important job each vehicle does to help our communities. Simple sentence structures and repetitive words will encourage young children to fall in love with learning to read. Kids will enjoy following along word-for-word with the recorded story that features sound effects and professional voices to help children develop vocabulary and improve listening skills. This reader features ad...

Kids will love this playful story about weather words and seasons. Simple sentence structures and repetitive words will encourage young children to fall in love with learning to read. Kids will enjoy following along word-for-word with the recorded story that features sound effects and professional voices to help children develop vocabulary and improve listening skills. This reader features adorable art showing diversity to help children form a sense of acceptance and understanding of diffe...

Kids will love this playful story to explore a variety of feelings with relatable life examples. Simple sentence structures and repetitive words will encourage young children to fall in love with learning to read. Kids will enjoy following along word-for-word with the recorded story that features sound effects and professional voices to help children develop vocabulary and improve listening skills. This reader features adorable art showing diversity to help children form a sense of accepta...

A los niños les encantará esta divertida historia que los alentará a aprender los nombres de los vehículos de transporte y el importante trabajo que cada vehículo realiza para ayudar a nuestras comunidades. Disfrutarán escuchando esta adorable historia que presenta efectos de sonido y voces profesionales para ayudar a los niños a desarrollar vocabulario y mejorar sus habilidades auditivas. La historia se presenta primero en español y luego en inglés, lo que lo convierte en un recurso marav...

A visit to Grandma's house for dinner is a fun-filled, tasty event. And of course, dinner is not complete without dessert. What will Grandma make for dinner? Through simple text and beautifully-illustrated art, young readers learn the names of various foods as well as good table manners. Learn simple Spanish words and phrases with the corresponding version A mi Abuela, le gusta cocinar.

A los niños les encantará esta divertida historia sobre una familia que cena junta y una abuela a la que le gusta preparar la cena para su familia. Disfrutarán escuchando esta adorable historia que presenta efectos de sonido y voces profesionales para ayudar a los niños a desarrollar vocabulario y mejorar sus habilidades auditivas. La historia se presenta primero en español y luego en inglés, lo que lo convierte en un recurso maravilloso para que los niños aprendan un idioma diferente. Las...