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In this funny and tender finale to the Huda F series, Huda has a plan to find lovebut she might need to find herself first!Its the summer after Hudas high school graduation, and love is in the air! Or its about to be, anyway. Because Huda has the ingredients for a perfect love story: a butt-kicking girl power squad of new friends, and a plan to woo all the aunties into setting her up with their eligible sons. But when she finds herself caught between her friends and her heart, gender roles and ambitions, and her fears and dreams, Huda begins to realize that finding her own happily ever after might require changing herselfor her expectations.

From the internationally bestselling author, a revealing look at the surprising numbers that uncover the hidden forces shaping our worldThere is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers like Smil GuardianWhat do marriage, milk and the black market tell us about the state of humanity? Most people would say, not much at all. But the numbers reveal startling truths about who we are, how we live and where were headed. For centuries weve told ourselves stories about how the world works yet the data often point to a very different reality. In Numbers Tell Stories, Vaclav Smil shows how statistics challenge conventional thinking and illuminate the hidden forces shaping our lives.Take marriage. Werent people in the past married off as children? In fact, in eighteenth-century France, the median age was 29 for men and 27 for women not that different to today. Or longevity. Should we look to Japan to unlock the secrets of a long, healthy life? Perhaps but only one in five Japanese men and women retains full independence in old age. Even the worlds healthiest nation still has far to go. And waste. It sounds absurd, but discarded electronics contain more gold per ton than gold ore itself our rubbish is richer than our mines.Climate change is another challenge we know is huge but the real shock is the scale of the economic effort required to act in time. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions on the recommended timescale would demand 15 to 20 per cent of annual GDP in wealthy countries roughly equivalent to the resources mobilised by the Allies to win the Second World War. Numbers on that scale are not abstract: they would transform daily life.Behind every familiar story, Smil uncovers the statistics that can reframe the past, jolt our view of the present, and change how we think about the future.

Nell of Gumbling and her diary are back for the holiday season...but will crushes and competition turn this winter wonderland turn into a nightmare?! From the bestselling author of The Okay Witch comes another adventure from a twelve-year-old girl living an ordinary life in a magical land.Tis the season of Feszht in Gumbling, which means spending time with friends and family and looking back at the past year. But the year isnt over yet, and when Nell ends up directing the towns holiday show, it seems like everyone is looking to her for answerseveryone except the Sam Birdneck, the new kid in town, who becomes her co-director. Sam has his own ideas of how to run the show, and he and Nell cant seem to agree on anything. Which is made worse when Nell realizes she has an extremely inconvenient crush on Sam. And if that werent enough to deal with, the holiday spirit becomes a bit too literal when the kids find out the theater is haunted. Can Nell pull off a perfect show and prove to her friends and herself that she can handle the spotlight? Or will the backstage drama ruin the holiday before the curtains even open?

A charming Christmas picture book that flips tradition on its head: instead of asking Santa for gifts, one little boy sets out to give Santa the perfect present. With its heartwarming message about the magic of giving back, this festive story makes a meaningful holiday gift and may even inspire new traditions...Every year, children all around the world ask themselves what theyd like to receive from Santa. But one little boy has a different question: What would Santa wish for? Determined, Dorim sets out on a quest to craft the perfect presentbut hell need some help from his friends. With Christmas fast approaching, will they be able to make Santas wish come true in time?With adorable characters and art that is brimming with humor, this inventive story about kindness, generosity, and the joy of giving is an irresistible pick for holiday shoppers seeking the perfect gift book.

Imagine the power of shifting the next generations focus from technology to humanity.The loneliness, anxiety, and depression teens and parents feel urgently point to the need for change. We require a humanaissance, a rebirth of heart, human spirit and connection, learning, and wisdom. Just as the Renaissance brought fresh, innovative ideas about cultural and human potentialbringing enlightenment to dark timesour families need to meet todays uncertainty and divisiveness with a pathway toward wholeness and contribution. This pivot is only made possible with courage. When nearly three out of four parents worry that their teen will struggle with mental health challenges, we need everyday tools and strategies to move from darkness into the light. In Humanaissance: Igniting Heart-led Courage in Teens and Parents in an Anxious, Tech-centric World, Jennifer S. Miller, MEd uses the science of adolescent and adult development, the heart of storytelling, and the practices of mindfulness to infuse this often intense, painful, and anxiety-ridden time of life with agency, purpose, and well-being. You and your teen will learn to Identify which of the six kinds of courage you already use and which ones you need to acquire.? Assess your familys unique sources of strength and grow them as assets. Harness threat emotions like anger, anxiety, and fear as courage. Alter patterns from your upbringing that you want to change in your parenting. Translate your deepest family values into everyday actions and bigger life choices. Recalibrate your familys relationship with technology for efficiency, learning, well-being, connection, and innovation. Assert boundaries with kindness and confidence to sustain healthy relationships. Cultivate your teens sense of purpose and meaning in life. We cannot wait for a time of greater stability to set our teens on a trajectory to success. Now is the moment to discover our own inner heart-led courage and cultivate it in our teens to not only thrive but lead the way to a better world.

CEO Sarah Foster has 90 days to deliver an AI strategy or be fired. What she learns on her journey is what everyone needs to know to lead in this new age of AI.Wayfinding, a modern business fable, brings to life the urgent challenges executives face as artificial intelligence rewrites the rules of competition. Through CEO Sarah Fosters 90-day race to create an AI strategy or lose her job, Stephen Straus and Ben Szuhaj deliver a gripping narrative about the fears, missteps, and breakthroughs that define leadership in times of seismic change. Drawing on proprietary frameworks from KUNGFU.AI, their AI consulting firm, honed across 100+ engagements spanning more than thirty industries, Straus and Szuhaj offer a clear path forward into the fast-evolving and opportunity-rich world of AI, including how to: Develop an AI strategy grounded in competitive advantage Avoid "innovation theater" and focus on creating real business value Bridge the gap from proof-of-concept to production with a systematic approach Build a culture where psychological safety drives experimentation and learning Navigate the change management challenges unique to AI transformation Bingeable and timely, Wayfinding will leave you inspired and equipped with the tools and perspective to lead your organization into the future with confidence.

In the latest from New York Times bestselling author Andrew Klavan, retired assassin Cameron Winter is drawn back in for one last job.In the wilderness bordering Afghanistan, an American soldier dies in a devastating explosion. Across the world, in a withering Pennsylvania factory town, his father is stabbed to death and left in the surrounding woods amidst colonial ruins known as Nowhere. The Recruiter wants Cameron Winter to find out why.All Winter wants now is a quiet, happy existence. He has met the woman he plans to marry. He has beaten the depression that sent him into therapy. Hes enjoying a job at a midwestern university, teaching the poetry he loves. Then his old boss, the hunted former leader of a group of US government assassins, suddenly reappears and asks him to set that life aside and return instead to the work he did as a government agent: the work of turning bad men into dead men.Winter journeys into Americas aching heartland, to a small town called Kinnecombe, abandoned by business, betrayed by the government, and left to suffer through a triple plague of poverty, drugs, and crime. His assignment is to solve a murder, and all that stands in his way is a deceptively soft-spoken gangster, a mob of local thugs, an American spy as crazy as she is beautiful, and a well-trained killer who can make himself invisible right up until the moment he puts a bullet in your brain. If Winter wants to reclaim his dream life, hell first have to remember how to be an assassin, or else find himself in Nowhere, just as dead as the town that wants him gone.

For fans of Cormac McCarthy, a novel-in-stories that chronicles, with compelling accuracy and violence and through shape-shifting prose and rococo, one girls passage from childhood to motherhood in a small midwestern town.A clear-eyed and necessary account of how violence insinuates itself into characters living liminal lives in the purgatorial world of Ontario, Illinois, Learning to Hit MyMother is a collection of connected stories that all possess a unity of placeand characters so compellingly human that they promise, with an almost unflappable certainty, to possess the reader.Pit, a girl at the onset, is savaged by her mother, who goes at her with her hands, heart, and even a baseball bat because her husbandPits fatherhas had her. This demented triangulation forms Pit. Throughout her life she is drawn to misfitslike her friend Bean, who ultimately steps in front of a train. From these inauspicious beginnings ensues a whole delectable slew of stories; stories full of meaty, fragmented soulsLou, Edgar, Twink, Leesa, and Pits son, Sam; stories whose quiet intensity will capture fans of Sherwood Anderson and Clarice Lispector.Championed by language that is jarringly precise, Learning to Hit My Mother soars in its visceral portrait of the monstrous as located in what might be called the sublimity of the ordinary. Haunting, unputdownable, and gripping, each story galvanizes with thought- provoking prose that hits each and every cell.

The waters surrounding the Sunshine State are overflowing with biodiversity and opportunities to discover unique marine life. From the panhandle to Dry Tortugas, there is much to learn about the species that live below the oceans surface. Floridas Amazing Underwater Sea Life dives deep into the ecosystems that include coral, sponges, invertebrates, reef fish, game fish, apex predators, reptiles, and mammals.Mike and Suzanne Lombard have photographed common and rare marine species for over 40+ years. Their stunning underwater photography is accompanied by informative text, identifying features, behavior, and habitats for each species. Included are insights into the lives led under the sea, along with what threatens them. The Lombards impart tips for the environmentally conscious snorkeler, free-diver, scuba diver, and underwater photographer and those beginning in these pursuits. Marine aficionados and casual friends of fish will appreciate this in-depth exploration and exhibition of the creatures that inhabit Floridas waterways.

A serious and studious teen reluctantly agrees to defend her elite private schools lazy golden boy in this young adult rom-com with courtroom intrigue, an opposites attract romance, and witty banter.Violet Lopez has planned exactly how her life will go: Shell graduate valedictorian, attend Harvard, and become a big shot lawyer, all so that her injury-prone single dad can finally take a break. As a member of her elite private schools law society, Violet is proud to hold a near-perfect record of defending students against the disciplinary board. But when the popular and infuriatingly charming Theo Hudson is accused of a prank he swears he didnt commit, Violet recuses herself from his case on the grounds of despising the schools privileged golden boy, and not even a couple classmates offer of a four-figure payout to purposely tank his trial can change her mind.Then Theo uncovers a secret Violet wants to keep under wraps and blackmails her into representing him. Sick of being pushed around by rich kids, Violet decides she can get sweet revenge on the arrogant jock and some much-needed cash at the same time. Shell twist his alibi, lose key evidence, mislead witnessesall while playing the perfect lawyer on the surface. Theo goes down, and Violet gets paid. But the closer Violet gets to Theo, the more she sees beneath his devil-may-care attitude to someone caring and surprisingly sensitivewho shes been planning to sabotage. Is it too late to change her mind? And even if she does, would Theo ever forgive her?Violet can object to falling in love all she wants, but her heart overrules every time.

The brand-new YA thriller from bestselling, award-winning author Andrew Joseph White a gritty and unapologetic queer coming-of-age suspense, perfect for true crime enthusiasts and Holly Jackson readers.Morgans father is a serial killer. To be exact, Morgans father is Graham Nathaniel Slaughterthe man who brutally murdered fifty-one young women and girls across Washington DCand the day Morgan put him behind bars was the best of his life. Now, all Morgan wants is to survive senior year without flunking out or racking up another assault charge, but thatll be difficult considering the documentary his mother just agreed to. Morgans participation is non-negotiable and comes with rules. Like putting off transition until college. And talking about his father.In a desperate attempt to prove he is nothing like his father, Morgan latches onto his fathers mysterious final victim: a young woman with no name and no family to claim her. Hell figure out who she is. Hell bring her peace, whatever the hell that means.Then new classmate Felicity slams into Morgans life, armed with a switchblade and a life-shattering secret. They know why Morgans testimony never lined up in court. They know Morgan was taught to hurt people. And if Morgan doesnt let them help find this girl, theyll tell everyone. He and Felicity have so much more in common than he can stomach, and the consequences of the truth could destroy them both.

An excellent overview of the diversity of Mexican music and its powerful role in society to awaken, narrate, and interpret political consciousness.The essays in Migration, Dislocation, and Place Making in Mexican Popular Music explore a convoluted musical landscape through personal testimonial, cultural history, and musical ethnography. The iconic regional traditions of mariachi and musica norteña, from the center and north of the country, hybridize and become a musical lifeline for immigrants under stress. When rural economies collapse and the only cash crops are illegal, traditional corrido ballads morph into narco-corridos, deceitfully sacralized with folk saints. The international idiom of rock is fully naturalized and Mexicanized to offer powerful social critiques to youthful urban listeners. Popular diva singers challenge racism, discrimination, xenophobia, and homophobia. Social and cultural change in greater Mexico has multiple soundtracks that replenish and redefine ethnicity. This anthology is tightly focused on popular music and its powerful role in society to awaken, narrate, and interpret political consciousness. The variety of styles highlighted here distinguishes it from other works on Mexican musical traditions.Interdisciplinary in scope, this anthology is sensitive to the nuances of the struggles over identities represented through Mexican musical expressions. It defines the imagined communities and identity formation of Mexican immigrants across class and regional differences as reflected in the music they choose to listen to. It examines the cultural economy of fans and followers and the reciprocal influence of musical consumers and producers, analyzing the impact Mexican musicians have on second-generation Chicanos in California and the Borderlands who are coming of age and redefining their place within the social fabric of the United States. Contributors to this volume detail the ways in which fans and musicians alike use Mexican music to challenge cultural expectations to re-create a world of communion, hope, defiance, and self-recognition.

The fully illustrated Gonzo classic from Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman, The Curse of Lono blends satire, myth, and immersive reportage into a cult counterculture masterpiecenewly introduced by actress and director, Natasha Lyonne. Tasked with covering Hawaiis largest annual running event, the Honolulu Marathon, Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman quickly abandon conventional sports reporting. What begins as race coverage erupts into an odyssey of excess and an obssession with Lono, the Hawaiian god of rain and fertility. As Thompsons reportage fractures into the surreal, Steadmans illustrations intensify their descent, transforming their time on the islands into a hallucinatory exploration of Hawaiian myth and dark Americana. The result is The Curse of Lono, a Gonzo classic of immersive journalism and illustrated nonfiction.

Odder meets Growing Home in this beautiful, illustrated middle grade novel in verse about an octopus named Houdini, her unexpected friendship with the aquarium owners daughter, and her deep yearning to return to the sea.All day long we can hearthat Sea howl prowling wildinside our brains and every part of us is strainingto feel it taste it twirl it whirl it swirl itinside our bodyagain.Houdini the octopus lives in an aquarium, but she misses her home in the wild Sea. She doesnt like the visitors who bang on her tank. Or the way she cant feel the sun on her skin or the wind rippling the water. Its a dull existence for a creature with nine brains.Then one day she meets someone who is different than the others. Junos busy brain buzzes with so many questions and thoughts that Houdinis skin tingles with wonder.But the singing of the Sea is growing stronger and harder to resist. Can Houdini make Juno understand what she needs before its too late?

A collection of the year’s best food and travel writing, selected by renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés.“Good food and travel writing takes us somewhere far, far away without leaving our livi

For fans of Eat, Pray, Love and You Are a Badass, a bold and hilarious memoir of seeking and striving with a profound message: True awakening and fulfillment isnt found in chasing more but in coming home to ourselves.What would you let go of to be freeto live a life that feels truly yours?When personal loss, burnout, and divorce upend her world, Kathleen Branigan launches a quest for transformation that takes her places she never imagineddevouring self-help books, jumping out of airplanes, earning a masters in religious studies, and venturing into the Amazon for a life-changing ayahuasca retreat.Into the Flow is an irresistibly funny, soul-baring spiritual memoir for anyone seeking answers to lifes Big Questions, healing from heartbreak, or craving deeper purpose in a world where the old maps have stopped working. Through entertaining encounters with metaphysical teachers, therapists, and shamansplus a few wild adventuresKathleen discovers that true awakening and freedom arent about miracle cures or doing more. Theyre about finally coming home to yourself.If youre navigating fear, uncertainty, identity crisisor simply want a real story about reinvention and manifesting an authentic lifeInto the Flow delivers honest reflection, laughter, and a powerful reminder: clarity, fulfillment, and love arrive when you stop searching, connect with your own inner wisdom, and trust the flow of life.

A historical African-Wild West horror story of supernatural vengeance and terrifying occultic magic from the winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. Two fearsome deities battle each other for the souls of white twins destined to either bring vengeful devastation or salvation to their community in Texas, USA, for a great injustice done to their mother.When Sally-Mae Jenkins is violated and impregnated by the twin scions of a wealthy rancher, shes sent to join the African missionary ship as a widow. Pregnant and terrified, Sally-Mae vows vengeance on all those who abused her and her family.Amara is a young woman with the body and face of an old hag. The village outcast, Amara can eat the diseases ravaging the villagers and cure the most deadly ailments. But her powers drain her youth and her strength and the only help she has is the fearsome entity that claimed her soul, the spirit known as Aja-Mm, the death-giver and physician of the dead.When Sally-Mae arrives in Amaras village, her unborn twins become the focus of both the Python-Goddess, Asata, who wants the twins dead, and Aja-Mm, who wants the twins alive in her service, just like Amara. And suddenly, Sally-Mae finds the boys, with their unearthly and fearsome powers, have become the weapons of her vengeance against the unsuspecting citizens of her home town back in Texas.A gripping tale of supernatural horror, bitter revenge and battling deities, suffused with Onohs trademark thrilling storytelling, wit and dark humor.

A start to a new duology from Of Jade and Dragons author Amber Chen, perfect for fans of The Scorpion and the Night Blossom and A Forgery of Fate!Meng Lingxi and her grandmother run a legendary auction house, Meng Wuthe House of Dreams. But when a mysterious traveler arrives bearing a fragment of a soul, all that Lingxi knows changes in an instant. Her grandmother mysteriously vanishes, and restless spirits descend upon Meng Wu.Then two unlikely alliesYan Jun and Yan Shan, guardians of hell itselfcome to Lingxis aid, revealing a shocking secret about the only home shes ever known: Meng Wu sits upon the gateway to hell, and her grandmother serves the god of the underworld himself.Soon, Lingxi joins her two companions on a perilous journey to find her grandmother and unravel the mystery behind the dangerous fragment of soul. Along the way, the trio must outsmart humans, gods, and demons alike who try to stand in their waybefore hell is let loose on earth.

Sheldon Adelsons posthumous memoir is a fitting tribute to an outsized personality: an inspirational guide to success in business, politics, philanthropyand life.When Sheldon Adelson died in 2021, he left behind a sprawling business empire worth hundreds of billions of dollars. His career as a philanthropist, political activist, and supporter of Israel were no less legendary. Now, in this memoir based on recorded interviews, the late business visionary tells in his own voice the remarkable story of his rags-to-riches rise from penniless newsie to resort hotel and entertainment titan. Born in 1933 to immigrant parents in a rough-and-tumble Boston neighborhood where he literally had to fight his way to school, Sheldon was imbued from the beginning with a strong Jewish identity, self-reliance, pragmatism, and deep loyalty to family and friends. Using money scraped together selling papers, he launched a series of small businesses that taught him the fundamentals of entrepreneurship even before he knew the word. At every step, he innovated, approaching each new venture with an inveterate outsiders perspective that enabled him to see opportunities where others could only see obstacles. Though frequently described as a casino mogul, Sheldon actually backed into the business through a successful career as a tour packager, conventioneer, and hotel builder, along the way developing a unique resort concept that combined business travel with luxury accommodation, shopping, entertainment, and gambling. In the process, he transformed Las Vegas and went on to reshape the skylines of Macau and Singapore. Few business memoirs convey as this one does the sheer exuberance of using ones creative gifts to build, expand, and innovate. It also shows a warm, human side of the hard-driving businessman that few have seen. Above all, it is a touching love story that celebrates the unique partnership he formed with his wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, who helped him expand his philanthropic activities to include medical research and support for Israel.

A commitment-phobe finds herself stuck spending Hanukkah with her childhood best friend turned nemesis, only for holiday chaos to ensue and complicated feelings to resurface, in this emotionally resonant debut romance.Norah Gold is a bolter. She avoids emotional situations at all costs, doesnt do meaningful relationships, and when things get a little too real, she runs. She hasnt let herself fall in love in nearly a decade, not since her whole world fell apart when her dad suddenly passed away. Desperate to escape a friends-with-benefits situation gone clingy, she returns home to Chicago for the holidays. Her one goal? Avoid Henry Cole, the boy who blew up her life and broke her heart back in high school. Easier said than done when she discovers that their mothers are dating and insist on celebrating the holidays together.A decade later, Henry Cole is all custom suits and condescension. He is order to her chaos and absolutely insufferable about it. When Norah and Henry get snowed in together and learn just how serious their moms relationship is, they call a truce to make it through all eight nights of Hanukkah without setting each other on fire. As they begin to rediscover the foundation that made them so close growing up, Norah is desperate to keep her distancethe last thing she can handle is reopening decade-old emotional wounds. But even though theyve tried to escape the past, Norah and Henry have unfinished business too pressing to ignore. Can Norah shake off her deep-seated impulse to bolt, or are they destined to flame out just like they did as teenagers?