"Aunt Gerald takes in anyone who asks, but the conditions are harsh. For her young niece Goldie Taylor, abandoned by her mother and coping with trauma of her own, life in Gerald's East St. Louis comes with nothing but a threadbare blanket on the living room floor. But amid the pa...
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In this behind-the-scenes romp about sketch show TGS, corporate executive Jack Donaghy, TGS neurotic stars, a hapless NBC page, and the rest of the befuddled crew work to create the 'magic of television.' Brought to you by the folks at GE Kabletown, it's a season of video obituar...
"After more than a decade in the police force, the author shares on-the-job insights and details of his training on how to deal with drug addiction, mental illness, and violent encounters, and delves into why policing spans gratification to anguish. Ride alongside as he divulges ...
"The barstool. The pew of the working class. Warden of wishes. Steward of secrets. Custodian. Keeper. Protector. On it, the ordinary sit. Occasionally ... the extraordinary. When a world-class casino magnate from the Cayman Islands steps into Corky's Pub, he transforms the famili...
"All her life Ellie Enderlin had been known as Lila's sister. Until the day Lila, a top math student at Stanford, was murdered, and the shape of their family changed forever. In the aftermath of her sister's death, Ellie entrusted her most intimate feelings to a man who turned th...
"The past is steeped in blood. Bad things happen every day. No one knows this better than LAPD Detective Tully Jarsdel. He also knows that bad things often go unpunished-all it takes is a glance at his dusty stack of cold cases to see that time is kind to sinners. A museum curato...
Strategies for parents to understand and create a healthy family relationship for recreational screen media use at home.
"Discovering how to meet the soil's needs is the key task for every market gardener. In this comprehensive guide, Farmer Jesse Frost shares all he has learned through experience and experimentation with no-till practices on his home farm in Kentucky and from interviews and visits...
"All her life Ellie Enderlin had been known as Lila's sister. Until the day Lila, a top math student at Stanford, was murdered, and the shape of their family changed forever. In the aftermath of her sister's death, Ellie entrusted her most intimate feelings to a man who turned th...
"Divorce and separation are overwhelmingly sad, especially when kids are involved. In Do You Ever Cry, Dad? I.J. Schecter shares his experience, stories from other fathers, and insights from family experts to provide practical and emotional support to dads going through the angui...
"In the past decade, 15,000 children have been killed from gunfire, though that number does not account for the kids who weren't shot and aren't considered victims but have nevertheless been irreparably harmed by gun violence. In [this book], John Woodrow Cox investigates the eff...
For more than a decade, bestselling novelist Jackson Tate has lived with the gut-wrenching belief that he could have prevented his sister's death. Maybe that's why he doesn't hesitate to come to the aid of Charlotte Murray who he discovers half-frozen in a stranded car. Charlotte...
Are you feeling trapped in a relationship where emotional pain seems like your constant companion? You’re not alone, and you’re not to blame. Many people in toxic relationships don’t even realize they’re being manipulated or abused until it’s too late. Even well-meaning therapist...
Some will say, "Not another film on Dieppe!" It will become clear when you view it why it was so very necessary to take a look at the August 1942 raid - one of Canada's most famous battles - from a different perspective. The raid on Dieppe, the French seaside port across the chan...
Princess Nesmeyana - Russian folk tale about the meaning of life. This is a story about how you can and live in a mansion, and the happiness to be seen. Someone thinks that happiness is not in money, but in their numbers and is struggling to raise money (The Tale of the Priest an...
Behind anonymous screens, an army of cool and beautiful girls manage the dating service Ghost Lover, a forwarding system for text messages that promises to spare you the anguish of trying to stay composed while communicating with your crush. At a star-studded political fundraiser...
From the author of New York Times bestseller Real Americans, a brilliant short story collection about love, life, and the anguish of becoming oneself in a time when it's so easy to be someone else The characters in My Dear You find themselves facing extraordinary choices in scen...
This provocative book uncovers the truth about a misunderstood and stigmatized disorder, and offers an opportunity for a deeper, more empathetic understanding of BPD from the real experts and the individuals living with it.
I command you to marry the bearer of this letter ... Lady Alice Martinswood has no choice but to obey her dead father's final instruction. His choice is his champion, the mercenary Simon Paton, still haunted by the bloody sack of Constantinople. On their wedding night, Simon mist...