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DAHLIAI used to believe in soft things.Pink bows, sugar-sweet lattes, gentle love that knocked politely before it entered your life.Then Pietro Ferraro stepped back into mine.He was still the same storm I met five years agoquiet, dangerous, watching the world like it owed him blood. But now he moves like a king, speaks like a threat, and carries violence the way other men carry wallets.When someone tries to put a knife in my chest, he doesnt hesitate. He steps in front of me. Bleeds for me. And when I kiss him out of fear and relief, he kisses me like hes been starving.But Pietro belongs to a world I was never meant to touch. Billionaires. Mafia rumors. Arranged engagements. Secrets that drip darker than the blood on his shoulder.He says he would kill for me.He looks at me like he already has.And the terrifying part?I think I would let him. PIETROI was raised on loyalty, power, and the understanding that love is a weakness men like me cannot afford.Then theres Dahlia Quinn.Soft voice. Pink dresses. Eyes that look at me like Im something worth saving.Someone tried to hurt her. That was their first mistake. The second was running.I dont lose sleep over violence. I dont regret what I do to men who deserve it. But when she kisses me in a parking lot, shaking and terrified, I almost lose control of everything Ive spent years building.She doesnt know what I am.She doesnt know what my last name really means.She doesnt know that the blood on my hands would stain her forever if she got too close.But shes already too close.And if the world forces me to choose between my empire and her?I wont hesitate.I will burn the empire down.This is Book 1 in the Until Death Series. Reading Order: Kill for You, Die for You.

Isnt it time to master the art of sailing and experience the freedom of harnessing the wind? This book serves as a comprehensive guide for those eager to delve into the world of sailing, offering insights into basic sailing techniques. It details the RYA National Sailing Scheme, providing structured learning paths and practical advice on tacking, gybing, and sail trimming. The Royal Yachting Association, renowned for its expertise in sailing instruction, ensures this book is an authoritative resource for sailors at all levels. - Explains the fundamentals of boat types and safety equipment. - Offers step-by-step guidance on advanced techniques like tacking and sail trimming. - Covers the essentials of understanding weather conditions and tidal movements. This is an instructional book for entry-level sailors keen on learning or refining sailing skills, allowing them to confidently navigate various conditions and potentially partake in competitive sailing.

DAHLIAI thought the hardest part would be loving a dangerous man.I was wrong.The hardest part is realizing he might belong to someone else.Red carpets. Cameras. A woman in silver wrapped around his arm. The internet calls her his future. His fiancee. His destiny.And me?Im just the girl he kissed in a parking lot like the world was ending.But when I show up at his penthouse past midnight in a lavender dress and too much courage, he looks at me like Im the only thing that exists. Shirtless. Tattooed. Untouchable. Except he touches me like Im the one thing hes afraid to lose.The truth starts unraveling fast. His father. The mafia. Promises made in blood long before I ever stepped into his life.This isnt a fairytale.Its a war disguised as romance.And if loving him means stepping into the shadows with him?Then I need to decide whether Im brave enough to stayor smart enough to run. PIETROThey promised me to a woman I do not want.They promised my life to a future carved out in contracts and alliances.They should have known better.There is only one woman who has ever made me hesitate. Only one who has ever made me question the throne I was born to inherit.Dahlia Quinn.She looks at my world and sees danger. I look at her and see something I would bleed for without blinking.Men have already tried to hurt her once. I made sure he will never hold a weapon again. And if anyone else so much as whispers her name with the wrong intention, I will make an example of them.But the real threat isnt outside.Its the truth.When she finds out who I really am, what Ive done, what Im willing to do in her name she might walk away.And that is the one thing I cannot control.I would kill for her.I would die for her.The question is whether she can survive loving a man like me.This is Book 2 in the Until Death Series. Reading Order: Kill for You, Die for You.

A serial killer is on the loose and killing at will. No one can stop him. The killer leaves no clues to his identity. The Police cant even find any connection between the victims, the locations, or the methods of death. Time is running out and the bodies keep mounting by the day. The Police are at their wits end to find a killer who can strike right under their noses and slip away undetected. The case takes a dark turn when Detective Shane Kirkland stumbles upon the killer in the act of attacking his next victim. Kirkland gets drawn into a dimension of unstoppable forces that will shatter his world and leave no one unscathedbut how does a normal person stop a mysterious power beyond anything the human mind can comprehend? Before he knows it, Kirkland finds himself falling deeper and deeper into a dark realm beyond anything he thought possible. It will leave him, his family, and everyone he knows scarred beyond recognition until nothing can ever be the same.

Brothers Nicky and Zavier Booth get thrown into a world of crime, intrigue, and danger when a deadly gangland assault on their fathers auto garage leaves the brothers orphaned, homeless, and alone in the world with no one to rely onor so they think. The boys dont understand this new world where the rules of law and order no longer exist. Theyll have to use all their wits and resources just to survivebut the brothers have one thing to carry them through any danger. They still have each other. Before they know whats happening, Nicky and Zavier get swept up in the conflicting loyalties and betrayals of high crime, Police investigations, and hidden agendas that come together to rob the brothers of all they have lefteach other and their lives. Nicky and Zavier will have to defeat the forces amassing to take them down before their enemies take the brothers down first. One side will reign victorious. The other side will be taking a one-way trip to the morgue.

An ascending prince, or an obedient pawn? The second volume of the hit BL manhwa by Haga and Kang Jiyoung.With the help of Soohyuk Shin, Wolfgang has managed to pass his first test as fourth prince. Resolving the tax dispute with the Duchy of Ulysses has won him potential allies, but a new challenge soon arises. The fifth prince is returning to the palace, and the event will mark Wolfgangs official debut to the court and his brothers. Hell need to rein in his temper and hide his growing feelings for Soohyuk or risk arousing the kings suspicions. Because its not just the throne Wolfgang is reaching for, its Soohyuk too and Soohyuk belongs to the king.Volume 2 includes episodes 1325 of the webcomic Kings Maker.

In the kingdom of Avanthia, power is a thing inherited by kings, by lords, by the ancient Wizards of Thetanonica who have spent centuries perfecting arts that lesser men call magic. Valken has inherited nothing. She is a farmers daughter, scarred and capable, who has never asked the world for more than a clean sickle and a fair nights work.Then she finds the spiral in the grain glowing faintly blue, geometrically perfect, pressed into the moonwheat as though by hands that do not belong to this age and the world stops being fair.What follows will take her from the silver fields she has always known to the living stone and crystal towers of Thetanonica, where the Guild of Wizards is fracturing from within, and a Lord in light-swallowing robes is quietly remaking the city in his own image. She will meet a clockwork unicorn with an unsettling grasp of probability. She will touch a Sphere one of the six arts that govern all things and feel it touch her back.She will begin to wonder why the spiral appeared to her, specifically.She will not like the answer.Valken is an epic fantasy of inheritance, power, and the danger of being exactly who you were always meant to be.

Inspired by Corinne Bailey Raes award-winning hit song, this picture book celebrates musics unique power to soothe or energize us when we need it most."A feel-good hymn to fine music and intergenerational bonds."KirkusReviews"Today Id like to do something Ive never done before," Bea tells her great aunt Portia during one of their Sunday visits. And before she knows it, shes being led upstairs to an attic room she didnt know existeda wonderful haven full of Portias cherished items, including shelf after shelf of records. "Theres a song here for every emotionfor the whole rainbow of feelings," Portia tells Bea. Then they listen together, dancing to a celebration song, laughing along with a circus-happy song, and feeling held by a song that comforts them during a thunderstorm. Bea heads home at the end of the day, excited to continue learning about herself and her world through music.Corinne Bailey Raes Put Your Records On is a multi-platinum anthem about freedom and joy. Now, in this beautiful storybook, the Grammy Award-winning musician brings that empowerment and exuberance to children.

From New York Times reporter Jazmine Ulloa, a sweeping human history of El Paso, revealing violence, power, and privilege at play in Americas most famous border town.El Paso has been called the Ellis Island of Americas southern border, a mountain pass cum border town cum bifurcated metropolis where past meets future, and disadvantage meets opportunity, or so the promise goes.El Paso is an extraordinary, cant-look-away reported history; it uses deep research and dozens of new interviews to blow away the myth of this place, where Mexicos Juarez and Americas El Paso intertwine. It charts the history of El Paso through five families. From the Mexican Revolution and the Mexican Repatriation, to the shifting immigration laws under Reagan and Trump and the violence and bloodshed brought on by the drug war, El Paso captures a place often misunderstood or forgotten by the rest of the country, and the world.El Paso is a brave new work of narrative nonfiction that gives new voice and perspective to history that has long been checked at the border, or told through the lens of white men alone. Ulloa draws upon meticulous research and reporting and stunning historical detail to craft the intimate narratives of an unforgettable cast of characters.

An essential guide to healing from oppression-based trauma, for everyone left outside of mainstream conversationsThere are many books on trauma healing that can change peoples lives. Yet when queer and trans people, people of color, and all of us living at the margins look for books that reflect our own experiences and that specifically name the oppression we experience as trauma, were left empty-handed. Theres little that speaks to the specific traumas we experience: homophobia, transphobia, institutional injustices, isolation, medical trauma, and discrimination at every turn. We deserve to have ourselves reflected and considered in the world of trauma recovery.In Healing the Oppressed Body, somatic therapist Andrea Gutierrez-Glik provides the best tools and approaches to healing and filters them through an anti-oppression lens, making sure theyre uniquely impactful for all of us.In these pages, youll learn how trauma is stored and processed by our minds and bodies and how we can work with our amazingly flexible brains and nervous systems to create pathways to healing. Youll understand just how and why trauma that occurs in our earliest days can affect us throughout our lives. Youll learn to embrace your internal Family, making yourself whole. In Healing the Oppressed Body, Gutierrez-Glik lovingly offers us the best, most radical solutions to tap into our sources of healing. Along the way, youll discover tools and techniques for emotional regulation and healing.Whether inside the therapy room or on your own, in the pages of Healing the Oppressed Body, youll learn how to heal through growing compassion for all parts of yourself and others, finding community support and love, and celebrating the freedom to be your true self.

A Romeo & Juliet-inspired small-town baseball romance where the son and daughter of two rival families must decide if their love is worth the risk.High school junior Eliza Crowley is known as the Princess of Fairfield, a farm town in North Carolina that loves two thingstradition and baseball. Although Eliza loves the game, her life goal is to become a lighting designer on Broadway. Shaking off her reputation as the rich girl and focusing on her towns community theater production are what shes set her sights on this summer, and nothing will stand in her way. That is until Reed Fulton, the grandson of a struggling Fairfield farmer, and ace pitcher of the Fulton Hawks, returns to town.Reed dreams of putting the catastrophe of last season behind him and leading the Hawks to a championship victory against the Crowley Cardinals. But when his childhood friend turned stranger, Eliza, strolls back into his life, she makes his heart accelerate quicker than his fastball, and hes not sure he can stay away from the girl hes supposed to despise.Small-town summers and baseball draw Reed and Eliza together, even though the Crowleys and the Fultons are determined to run each other out of town. When the families make a deal to settle their thirty-year-long dispute once and for all, Eliza and Reed are stuck in the middle during the most important summer of their lives.Heartwarming, captivating, and full of emotion, Meet Me Under the Lights is a pitch-perfect romance that will have readers hooked right off the bat.

Lively and at times harrowingNew York TimesUnvarnishedRolling StoneCandor and intelligence thread throughout her memoir ... Applegate evokes the hijinks of fame - there are more celebrity cameos here than in a Josh Safdie film - as well as her journey through chronic illnessTimeBlunt ... without a filter ... not a safe, prim thing. Its raw and angry, lyrical and funny, and more than a bit dangerous. [Christina Applegate] charts the personal and career ups and downs of a veteran Hollywood comic actor with a rawness rarely found in todays memoirs...Washington PostChristina Applegate has written the most devastating celebrity memoir of the yearIndependentUnflinchingly honest and darkly funny, You with the Sad Eyes unveils a side of Christina Applegate weve never seen, forever cementing her formidable and iconoclastic legacy. Christina Applegate came of age on sets and stages, expected to be on time, with lines learned, ready for lights-camera-action. What started as a financial necessity soon became an emotional escape from a tumultuous home life in the infamous Laurel Canyon scene of the 70s and 80s.She rocketed to stardom on the sitcom Married...with Children and went on to captivate audiences in classics like Dont Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead..., Anchorman, and Dead to Me in her five-decade long career.Then it all stopped. A Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis in 2021 confined her to a king-sized bed and the company of memories shed rather forget: memories of the self-doubt and body dysmorphia that stalked her meteoric rise, of her mothers fight against addiction and abuse after her father left, and of the tax life had taken on her body and mind that was suddenly coming due. Now, at her most intimate and vulnerable, she unveils a story not even those closest to her fully know. She returns to the diaries she kept her whole life, finding the pain matched by joy, the losses mitigated by the extraordinary, and the weight of life lifted by her unrelenting belief that something greater lay ahead. No longer willing to lock herself away and with the perspective only our own mortality can bring, she knew it was imperative to tell it all. You with the Sad Eyes presents a remarkable woman and her legacy. In her own words, "I truly believe that books can make people feel less alone. Thats why Im doing this. You with the Sad Eyes wont be some big violin scratching for my life. But it will be real. It will be filled with the ups and downs, the humor and grief of life.So here I am.Real me.Lots to say."

Mental decline is one of our biggest fears, but Dr Fotuhi provides a necessary dose of reassurance and empowerment in this wonderful new book. - Dr Sanjay Gupta, neurosurgeon, chief medical correspondent for CNN and bestselling author of Keep SharpThis step-by-step guide by a world-leading neuroscientist can quell your anxiety, help you focus, ward off dementia... and help you live again - Daily MailIn just 12 weeks, you can prevent and reverse cognitive decline, boost memory and enhance mental sharpness at any age.Dr Majid Fotuhi, PhD, world-renowned neurologist and adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins, is leading the charge in revolutionising how we understand human intelligence, brain health and age-related cognitive decline. In this pioneering book, he reveals the true wonder of how the brain works and its infinite potential for growth and change. Supported by over thirty-five years of original research, The Invincible Brain demonstrates how targeted lifestyle changes can prevent, treat and even reverse mild cognitive impairment, early Alzheimers disease, dementia, ADHD and concussion symptoms.Dr Fotuhis twelve-week programme is backed by extraordinary clinical results, published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, showing that more than 80% of patients achieve exceptional improvements in memory, focus and other cognitive functions. In elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment, MRIs show a 3% increase in the volume of the hippocampus, the key brain region for learning and memory.This actionable guide provides a step-by-step formula for unlocking your brains hidden potential, building resilience and maximizing mental acuity at any age. In this book, youll discover:* The Five Pillars of Brain Health: The most essential strategies to optimize fitness, sleep, nutrition, mindset and brain training for lifelong cognitive vitality.* A New Understanding of Alzheimers: The truth about dementia and Alzheimers, including the latest in testing and treatment.* Customizable Brain Exercises: Fun, scalable techniques to enhance memory, problem-solving and focus.* A Brain-Boosting Diet Plan: A nutrient-rich plan linked to fewer Alzheimers plaques and tangles - keeping your brain up to eighteen years younger.* Stress Management Tools: DIY biofeedback and mindfulness practices that can boost heart rate variability; a key marker for a calmer and more resilient brain.* Sleep Optimisation Techniques: Proven methods to boost deep sleep for overnight brain detoxification and renewal.The Invincible Brain delivers everything you need to empower your brain to thrive - in as little as 12 weeks. Your smarter, sharper future begins now.

I was enraptured by this book. The Body Builders exhibits Albertine Clarkes remarkable gifts - the boldness and precision of her imagination, the breadth of her ethical and intellectual concerns. She is a fearless writer, and I felt a shiver of admiration as I read every pageKATIE KITAMURAIf Philip K. Dick had written The Bell Jar, it may have resembled The Body Builders - at once smooth as android skin and sharp as shards of broken mirror. A stunning and haunting debutCAMILLE BORDASBy turns tender and unsettling, The Body Builders is a spare yet profound enquiry into the bonds of family and the limits of the self, and what it means to be connected to other people. Full of stylish and unexpected touches - a debut that marks an important new talentTASH AWAn exciting and remarkably controlled debut using a brilliant sci-fi concept to tell a story about estrangement, selfhood, and loveCATHERINE LACEYAda lives a solitary life in London. A young adult haunted by her lonely childhood, she spends her days swimming, occasionally visiting her cousin, meeting people for drinks, ignoring invitations.When she meets a man named Atticus by the pool, Ada immediately senses an intimate connection between them, as if they share a life in a way she cant explain. Little by little, Adas estrangement from all that is familiar to her widens, as though she is seeing her reflection through a mirror, pieces of it falling away. She worries she may be losing her mind.Eventually, Adas attachment to the world and her body itself fails completely. She is jolted into a new, artificial environment - The Facility - apparently created and designed just for her. When a persons life is inherently one of isolation, are our connections with those around us merely projections of ourselves? And if not, where do they come from?With precision, subtlety, and confidence Albertine Clarke transforms the speculative into an entirely singular experience of deep interiority. The Body Builders lands like a blow, widening a crack that allows us to perceive the world differently than we ever imagined.

An hour on this rock is a lifetime.A Penguin ClassicDrowning in the freezing North Atlantic, Christopher Pincher Martin, temporary lieutenant, happens upon a grotesque rock, an island that appears only on weather charts. To drink, there is a pool of rainwater; to eat, there are weeds and sea anemones. Through the long hours with only himself to talk to, Martin must try to assemble the truth of his fate, piece by terrible piece.After Lord of the Flies, William Golding wrote novels that further explored the complexities of human nature, not only social tendencies but the psychological underpinnings of human consciousness. This edition provides a Suggestions for Further Exploration section that identifies key themes throughout Goldings novelsincluding Pincher Martin, first published in 1956and connections to classic and contemporary fiction, nonfiction, film, and television.Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

In every room, someone rises before they have earned it.Tavian Voss has built his career studying incentives, decision-making, and the hidden logic behind power. He believes people follow reason, weigh risk, and act in their own interests. Then he begins to notice something he cannot explain. Certain individuals receive trust before they prove themselves. Resistance softens around them. Conversations bend in their favor. Entire rooms seem to lean before a single argument is made.When Tavian traces the pattern to a measurable preconscious response, he uncovers a force far more dangerous than manipulation or charisma. Status is not simply observed. It is granted. And once it is granted, the world reorganizes around it.As one rising figure moves effortlessly through finance, media, and influence, Tavian realizes he may have helped trigger the very phenomenon he is trying to expose. The deeper he looks, the more his own credibility begins to collapse. Calls go unanswered. Doors close quietly. His objections lose weight even when he is right.To stop a system that rewards deference before reason, Tavian must prove the truth in a world already tilting against him.The Deference Effect is a sharp, unsettling suspense novel about power, incentives, and the hidden instincts that shape human reality.

Meet Gracie Weia go-getting fourth grader whos determined to win it all at her schools spelling bee competition! A charming new chapter book series for fans of Ivy and Bean or Dory Fantasmagory.Gracie Wei wants nothing more than to make it onto the Weis Special Wall, which displays awards from every family member, even her baby brotherall except for Gracie. Which is why she must win the Grapevine Elementary 4th Grade Class Spelling Bee competition. Gracie has studied hard, theres just one problemwell, personin her way. And her name is Elena Yarberry, whos had it out for Gracie since kindergarten. Can Gracie finally beat Elena and earn a coveted spot on the Weis Special Wall? In a day full of ups and downs, Gracie will learn what it truly means to be special and that winning may be different from what she expected.

A movie censor murdered, a leading lady vanishedthe glamour, romance, and intrigue of the beginnings of Bollywood come to vivid life in the thrilling new installment of the Perveen Mistry historical mystery series.India, 1922: Perveen Mistry, the only female lawyer in Bombay, has secured her biggest client yet: Champa Films, a movie studio run by director Subhas Ghoshal and his wife, Rochana, the biggest name in Indian cinema. In the public eye, Rochana is notorious for her beauty and her daring stuntsbehind the scenes, she has recently left the studio in Calcutta that made her famous, and the studio owner is enraged by what he claims is a breach of contract. Rochana needs Perveens legal help to extricate Champa Films from the impending controversy.To study Rochanas glamorous world, Perveen attends a special screening and brings her film fanatic best friend, Alice Hobson-Jones. But in the aftermath of the event, one of the guests is found dead, and to make matters worse, Rochana has disappeared.To protect her clients, Perveen begins to investigate the developing murder case, peeling back the glitz to reveal a salacious web of blackmail, deceit, and romantic affairs. For the first time in their friendship, Alice seems to be keeping a secret from Perveen. Is she hiding key information about the night of the murder? Will Perveen be able to detangle the truth from lies while protecting herselfand her closest friend?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Growing up is a bumpy ride.The first book in a fresh, uplifting series about a young girl learning to find joy again through the love of an unexpected horsefrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words.Not just for horse lovers; it is for anyone navigating major life changes and grappling with learning to forgive. School Library JournalHarpers life has just exploded. Her parents are getting a divorce. And she suspects her best friend, Cat, may have known the reason for it long before she did. Now Harper and her mom are starting over in a cramped house, in a new town, where everything feels unfamiliar, including the riding barn next door. Harpers never been around horses before. And no, she does not want to learn to rideUntil a truck dumps a starved and neglected horse right in Harpers yard.Harper has no idea what to do with a live horse, let alone a nearly dead one. But one look at this horses huge eyes and skinny body, and something inside Harper unlocks. The horse is named Phoenix, she decides. And she will not give up on him. Neither, it turns out, will Phoenix give up on her. She doesnt know it yet, but this is Harpers first steptoward new friends, new challenges, new adventures. Toward riding.From two-time Newbery Honorwinning author and bona fide horse lady Kimberly Brubaker Bradley comes a beautiful and authentic horse series, sure to transport any reader whos ever felt lost and wished to be found.

Everyones favorite fourth grader, Gracie Wei, is back for her second chapter book adventure, and shes determined to have the most AWESOME summer everif only she can work up the nerve to get back on her bikefor fans of Ivy and Bean and Dory Fantasmagory.Gracie Wei is the boss and she has everything figured out for a fun time in her Summer of Awesome Club. Slime time! Water balloon fights. Dance offs and plenty of snacks. But her friends Elena, Keira, and Lydia have different ideas. They want to ride bikes, which sounds awful to Gracie, who had a horrible tumble the first time on her bicycle. Can Gracie Wei tell her brain whos boss and muster up the courage to ride again? Or will her fear get in the way of her summer of awesome?