In this brilliant transatlantic survival guide, Erin Moore examines the key differences between the British and the Americans through their language.You’ll discover why Americans give – and take – so many bloody compliments and never, ever say ‘shall’ (well hardly ever), as well as what the British really mean when they say ‘proper’, why they believe it is better to be bright than clever and how the word sorry has at least eight different meanings for them.

An expat’s witty and insightful exploration of English and American cultural differences through the lens of language that will leave readers gobsmackedIn That’s Not English, the seemingly superficial differences between British and American English open the door to a deeper exploration of a historic and fascinating cultural divide. In each of the thirty chapters, Erin Moore explains a different word we use that says more about us than we think. For example, "Quite" exposes the tens...

Childhood memories, good or bad, make us who we are.They echo how strong we have had to become, as we all grow up trying to adapt to life, and to what life may throw at us.We are shaped by the events we have experienced and by the choices we have made, or those that have been made for us.Everyone's memories are defined in a unique kind of way.We all have a different story to tell.This story recalls the childhood experiences of a young woman growing u...

2025 CIPA EVVY™ Awards Book Competition GOLD MEDAL Winner in How-To/DIY!!***“Time is money.” –Benjamin Franklin“No! Time is POWER!” –Janice RostronAre you constantly overcommitting, perplexed by piles of papers, and irritated by emails? Is your to-do list endless, overwhelming, and never getting done? Does time seem to get away from you every … single … day?Time is your most powerful asset, but it is a finite resource. Janice Rostron created Time Is ...

I don’t belong in the Heights.Truth be told, no one does. It’s dirty, grimy. Riddled with crime, the destitute, and the desperate. Where the family unit doesn’t always mean a mom, a dad, and two-point-five kids. It’s whoever gives you the time of day.That’s how the Heights Crew came about. The only relationship that counts in the Heights is if you’re a part of the Crew. There, gang ties are thicker than blood. More important than money, safety, or any other promise we’re su...

Vengeance is NOT my middle name.It’s in my blood.It’s tattooed on my skin.It’s with me 24/7. The thing that drives me.It’s also what brings me to Rawley Heights. No one would willingly come here otherwise. But me? I don’t have a choice.Here, everyone fears the Heights Crew. They’re not just some small-town gang, they’re the real deal. Crime. Sex. Murder. Angry, self-obsessed dudes with bad attitudes.And they’re exactly who I ...

This lyrical biography of beloved American poet Mary Oliver shows young readers ages 7–10 how her love of nature and sense of wonder inspired her art.Young Mary Oliver was enthralled by nature. In the forest, she wondered about the birds and the lilies and the water in the stream—about all the things that cannot speak yet somehow spoke to Mary. She wondered, too, about poetry, about how words pieced together filled her with light and how some poems felt like they w...

2019 Foreword INDIES Award, Gold for Anthologies“Medicine still contains an oral tradition, passed down in stories: the stories patients tell us, the ones we tell them, and the ones we tell ourselves,” writes contributor Madaline Harrison. Bodies of Truth continues this tradition through a variety of narrative approaches by writers representing all facets of health care. And, since all of us have been or will be touched by illness or disability—our own or that of a loved o...

New York City's identity as a cultural and artistic center, as a point of arrival for millions of immigrants sympathetic to anarchist ideas, and as a hub of capitalism made the city a unique and dynamic terrain for anarchist activity. For 150 years, Gotham's cosmopolitan setting created a unique interplay between anarchism's human actors and an urban space that invites constant reinvention. Tom Goyens gathers essays that demonstrate anarchism's endurance as a political and cultural ideolog...

Scribes Divided presents an anthology of fifty-three memorable flash fiction stories. Ranging from comedy to horror to romance and from the supernatural to the super-real, these ultra-short tales will stop you in your tracks. In this book, award-winning authors from around the world will terrorize, mesmerize, and tantalize you into forgetting for a moment your Existential Dread.

Michelle Lawson runs into her high school best friend Darin Greene. Hanging out with Darin is everything Michelle remembers it used to be, except now she's falling in love with him, but Darin is commitment shy and Michelle knows that if she confesses her feelings she could lose him. But when a stalker targets Michelle, Darin vows to protect her. Can Darin save her from the threat on her life, or will his fear of getting close to her keep him from seeing the truth?

From potters and painters in Breadalbane to a museum devoted exclusively to seaweed in Miminagash, open mic at Baba’s Lounge in Charlottetown to a sleep over at the West Point Lighthouse and the wonders of the Daylily farm in Belfast, this is the list every Islander must have. From a beach with sand that sings, to the best greasy breakfast for your buck, it is all here.We also get Islanders from across the province to weigh in with their lists. Singer-songwriters Lennie Gallant and...