The incredible story of young Peter Bol, who migrated with his family from Sudan to Australia and went on to become the first Australian in 53 years to reach the 800 metre Olympic Games final. The perfect sports picture book to inspire young readers to dream their own big dreams, celebrate the joy of athletic achievement and encourage kids to find their own path.I trained and trained and trained.I began to dream about the biggest competition in ...

Are you sick and tired of all your friend's ridiculous sex stories…"Bro, we went at it for hours! It was so magical, the only downside, I got so tired I couldn't even finish".Doesn't it just drive you absolutely bonkers when this is what all of your male friends seem to be repeatedly saying about their sexual experiences?Now you're stuck in your own head wondering, "What the hell is wrong with me?"Right, and in today's socie...

The New York Times bestseller--now with new material. Louie Anderson has appeared many times on "The Tonight Show", and his comedy specials on HBO and Showtime have won him wide acclaim. In this series of emotionally charged letters to his alcoholic father, Anderson reveals the sense of shame and insecurity that fuels his comic routines.

In a world that expects all women to become mothers, what happens to those who circumvent motherhood?Now and throughout history, women without children have been misunderstood and even vilified for not conforming to the prescriptive path of daughter, wife, mother, whether by choice, circumstance, or ambivalence. But with an increasing number of people choosing to forego children, Nicole Louie knew she was not alone. As she recounts her own journey toward embracing ...

For generations, creating a family was an ordinary part of human life. But today, there’s a marked gap between how many children people want to have, and how many they actually will. As birth rates plummet around the world, this book answers the urgent question: How did such a fundamental human experience drift so far out of reach?Spurred by the unexpected obstacles she encountered in her own quest to become a parent, journalist and cultural critic Anna Louie Sussm...

A delightful compendium of insightful, disarming, and sometimes funny reasons why Episcopalians are members of the Church."The Episcopal Church is a secret too well kept, " says compiler Louie Crew. "Many are starved for what we experience daily and too easily take for granted." With these words, Crew invited thousands of people online to participate in creating a list of reasons to be Episcopalian. Portions of that list, and many additional contributions, fill thi...

Terry and the heroes discover a sinister plot to throw the universe into disorder. They meet with sayans from a distant planet and travel across the galaxy to fight the Dark Empire, and they enter a conflict beyond imagination.

The Locket of Fate: A Tale from 200 Years AgoThe Locket of Fate is a side story that takes place hundreds of years before The Great War, on the planet of the sayans, Ethiopia.StarBlasterUnconditional LoveThe Pride and the ProudThe Junior Martial Arts Tournament, held once a year, determines who the strongest kid in the world is. The toughest and best-trained juniors come every year to compete, but only one will be champ. But this is more than just a c...

A scholar and activist’s brilliant socio-political examination of Asian Americans who refuse to assimilate and instead build their own belonging on their own terms outside of mainstream American institutions.In this hard-hitting and deeply personal book, a combination of manifesto and memoir, scholar, sociologist, and activist Bianca Mabute-Louie transforms the ways we understand race, class, citizenship, and the concept of assimilation and the toxic model minority...

Faced with an unimaginable loss, Courtney Pray Duke invites you to discover that when life knocks you down, Jesus is nearer than ever, reaching out to help you get back up and stand strong.Have you found yourself wondering, Will I ever be able to make sense of the disappointments and disasters I've endured? Can I trust God with my pain? Will my life ever be restored? Perhaps you've done everything you can to rebuild the ruins of your life, but true restora...

You've decided to build a life in Austria. Now comes the hard part: figuring out how.Every year, thousands of Albanians, Kosovars, and North Macedonians move to Austria chasing better wages, better schools, and a better future — only to lose months, and money, untangling the Meldezettel, the Aufenthaltstitel, health insurance, Berufsanerkennung of their qualifications, and a tax system nobody explained to them. The Road to Austria is the complete, no-nonsense practical guide to immigration...

Annie has always put others first. For thirty years, she's been the steady wife, the good daughter, the supportive sister. But now, in her mid-50s, a quiet ache is growing—one she can no longer ignore.Restless in her marriage and burdened by duty, Annie feels pulled in every direction. Her husband is emotionally distant. Her sister is on the verge of a meltdown. Her mother has slipped into dementia.And her suspicious, judgemental mother-in-law is always watching. The pressu...