For fans of Behind the Veil**, this immersive, humourous travel memoir captures the adventure, cultural exchanges, and unpredictable moments of life abroad.**The Vagabunda: Journeys Without Borders is an ongoing memoir that invites readers into the adventurous life of a traveller, archaeologist, and Doctor of Medicine candidate. In this vibrant series, Elyssa Vagabunda shares her explorations across continents, offering a deeply personal window in...

After Queen Dido, founder of the great city of Carthage, was abandoned by her lover, the Trojan prince Aeneas, she asserted her power by choosing the method by which she would die. Stabbing herself atop a funeral pyre with a gifted sword, she sealed a curse on his descendants for generations to come.Her twenty-first-century namesake, however, doesn’t want her life to end in flames. She needs answers.Since encountering Vergil’s Aeneid in the paintings of a childhood book, mo...

Find out where the tooth fairy takes all those lost teeth in author Elyssa Friedland and illustrator Gladys Jose's The Museum of Lost Teeth , a laugh-out-loud picture book, perfect for fans of School's First Day of School.Toothy lives in Liam's mouth next to his best friend Fang. He's a good tooth—sparkly and strong, and he loves doing the floss.One day, Toothy notices that he is loose and panics! Where w...

'My Heart & Her Pieces' is an exhibit of emotions that people experience in their lives:grief, depression, sadness, anger, and self love. In this collection of poetry; Latham displays emotion is normal and it does exist in everyone. She analyzes her own heart and the remnants to pull this collection together. She expresses her trauma and own life to beam light onto emotions others try and hide. She is no stranger to these emotions and does not shy away from speaking upon them.

Janey Wiggins lives a desperate life in London's East End at the end of the nineteenth century. With little education and fewer prospects, she has no hope of escaping the grinding poverty, constant hunger, and ever-present danger of life on the street -- that is, until a chance meeting with the great detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson. Hired on as Holmes's apprentice "irregular," Janey turns her adversity to her advantage. As she and her friends investigate the mysterious ...

Providence's Benefit Street showcases the rich history of Rhode Island's capital, a tangible history that can be experienced firsthand by walking one mile through the heart of the city. Officially established by 1772 for "the benefit of all," Benefit Street is arguably the most historic thoroughfare in Rhode Island. Some of Providence's most prominent families, including the Browns (the namesake of Brown University), built stately homes on Benefit Street's hillside, many of which still sta...

This inspiring guide to childhood self-esteem—written and illustrated by nine- and ten-year-old sisters—is "a simple, fun, and powerful book" (Jack Canfield, New York Times–bestselling coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul).Written and beautifully illustrated by nine- and ten-year-old sisters, I Love ME! is an easy and fun guide that helps boys and girls ages seven through twelve develop self-confidence in seven simple yet powerful steps....

A gorgeous, groundbreaking survey of the evolution of the world's renowned French ateliers, from the vision of their founding designers to those today who both preserve the signature iconographies and bring their own interpretations to bear on modern couture fashion.The world awaits Paris's flawless fashion presentations year after year, just as the evolutionary arc of French fashion grows richer with each season and each new talent. The New French Couture identifies those...

The Levant: On the Road to Damascus — Cities of Stone, Cities of Sand is a living book, shaped by years of movement through Syria, Jordan, and the UAE. It begins with an overland crossing from Greece through Turkey into Syria during the late pre‑war months when the country still held its familiar rhythm but the air was beginning to shift. What started as a journey became a life: first working in Syria, then moving to Jordan to begin medical studies, and later tracing the region's ...

Italy is more than a backdrop—it is a base, a crossroads, and a living classroom. Beneath the Italian Sky is a real‑time chronicle of Elyssa Vagabunda's years studying archaeology and medicine while travelling across Europe and the Mediterranean. Written as events unfold, this volume blends ancient history, cultural observation, humour, and the occasional moment of danger into a vivid portrait of life abroad.From excavations among Roman ruins to anatomy exams in southern I...

**A Good Morning America Buzz PickA Can’t-Miss Beach Read For Summer 2021 from The SkimmA Best Beach Read of 2021 from BustleA Best Summer Read of 2021 from PopSugarA family reunion for the ages when two clans convene for the summer at their beloved getaway in the Catskills—perfect for fans of Dirty Dancing and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel—from the acclaimed author of The Floating Feldmans.**In its heyday, The Golden Hot...

BDSM and Kink: The Basics provides an essential overview of knowledge that every clinician should have about alternative sexualities.In an accessible, user-friendly format, the authors offer a high-level yet comprehensive introduction to the world of bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, fetishists, and more. Written by two of the leading experts on working with kinky clients, BDSM and Kink: The Basics takes a sex-positive, kink-affirmin...