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Catching the travel bug at age twenty, Terry Repak longed to live overseas someday. She didn't foresee spending fifteen years in countries like Ivory Coast, Tanzania, and Switzerland; nor did she guess that living abroad would transform her and her family into global citizens and gift them with resilience, perspective, and a profound sense of home.

This cross-cultural, Arab/American story-an optimistic tale of joy, renewal, and the power of love, music, and dance?explores how a young girl growing up in Tehran and Kuwait experiences the loss of her American mother and her brother, yet is lifted from grief through the love of her devoted Arab father and her strong women relatives.

Drawing on biographical and historical sources, Bessie reimagines the early life of Bess Myerson¿the talented daughter of poor Russian Jewish immigrants¿who, in the bigoted milieu of 1945, remarkably rises to become Miss America.

Written for parents, teachers, counselors, and any adult who might encounter a gender-questioning or transgender child, Kate Brookes's memoir uses humor, heart, and empathy to tell the story of her journey as her son and her family undergo a transition that challenges the norms of parenting and the essence of normalcy.

Perfect for readers inspired by Between Two Kingdoms, this inspirational memoir of a twenty-two-year-old woman's sudden autoimmune kidney failure details a resilient journey of chronic illness, unfailing love, and moving forward with joy.

Dayna's father committed a murder-suicide when she was just two years old, shrouding their family in grief, mystery, and trauma. What could cause him to take such drastic action, ending the course of his life? Twenty years later, Dayna is determined to find out.

The Marie Kondo Method for the mind, body, heart, and soul, this eight-step process is designed to clear out the clutter of your past and make space for joy, hope, and possibility-erasing heartbreak, trauma, and grief so you can find the courage to create the purpose-filled life that was meant for you.

Dennis Griffin will do whatever it takes to belong. The Handyman follows his obsession with Brenna Riley and the lengths he goes to insert himself into her life and her family-at any cost.

Nearing fifty and grieving the death of her husband, Judy Reeves sells everything, buys an around-the-world airline ticket, and sets off on a solo journey. Months of solitude and loneliness in foreign countries challenge her to examine her old ideas and explore her heart¿s deepest longings as she searches for who she might become in her new life.

This is the story of my search for truth—first, the truth of a childhood with a sexually abusive, alcoholic father and an emotionally absent mother; then, a search for truth as a journalist and a grown woman.

The Broken Hummingbird explores a woman¿s struggle to truly know her new country and her own heart. Jane—mother, lawyer, enthusiastic expat, and fatally unhappy wife—sets out to save two little girls but must also save herself and her own sons while navigating the parallel worlds of wealth and poverty in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

In this retelling of ancient Greek myth, Circe seeks a new lover, amphibian Glaucus, after Odysseus¿s departure from the island of Aeaea—but in a twist of fortune, mortal Skylla complicates her plans, leading to an adventure threaded with friendship, jealousy, revenge, and redemption . . . and filled with divine interventions, shape-shifting, and magic.

Jackie has known tumultuous times: she escaped war-torn China as a toddler with her medical missionary parents, grew up with emotional abuse, and came of age in the 1960s. But after returning to China at thirty-eight with her aging parents and being stunned by a revelation about their past, she begins an unexpected quest—for forgiveness, self-fulfillment, and the authentic life she craves.

In this series of interwoven stories, Glenda Goodrich chronicles her path toward healing through wilderness quests in the Pacific Northwest and Central California. Through her connection to nature, Goodrich rediscovers the importance of self-esteem, forgiveness, acceptance, and standing in her own truth.

Felise¿s debtor father has disappeared on a merchant journey; her guardian is plotting to marry her to a stranger; and the Hundred Years¿ War rages all around her. She fears that France will soon be held captive, just as she is¿but when Joan of Arc blazes into history and Felise¿s life, everything changes.

In 1660 Amsterdam, Anneke longs to create a new map, but cartography is the domain of men. Still, she persists, and eventually it seems her goal may actually be in sight—until family secrets, infidelity, and even murder threaten her dream.

At once a breathless narrative and toolbox of insights and resources, Tinderbox offers hope to desperate parents, their children, and the providers who seek to support them through its often harrowing, but ultimately uplifting, story of one adoptive mom¿s search for the cause—and means of addressing—her child¿s violence, chaos, and confusion.

The fallout from the pandemic has yet to be measured, but the way we work will never be the same again. In this accessible, interactive guide, longtime organizational coach and consultant Sharon Darmody reveals what a unique opportunity this has presented to rebuild our working lives from the ground up—to make work work again—and shows readers how to do just that.

When a lonely young girl meets a teacher twice her age, she is seduced into a web of deceit and secrecy—an experience that teaches her that sex in exchange for attention feels like love, even as it destroys her self-worth. Here, Liz Kinchen offers a detailed view of exactly how this abusive experience influenced her adult relationships, and how her eventual healing unfolded.

When Alana Best and her husband, Roland, decided to travel for a year with their kids, she imagined soaking in sunsets over foreign lands, marveling at monuments she had only read about in books, and savoring culinary delights. And there was that . . . but what she had not prepared for was how the world would treat their biracial, blended family—or how that experience would force her to come to terms with her white privilege and prejudices.

A mother and daughter at odds for years try and patch things up before it¿s too late—only to uncover secrets between them that could destroy all that is left.

Scientist Will Dalal wrestles with his morals and ambitions as he strives to eclipse academic rivals and make his mark on the world. With the ability to literally ¿change minds,¿ how far will he go to cement his legacy? This hauntingly plausible debut novel explores the unpredictable nature of technology and the global power of one person¿s emotions.

A memoir that shares what happens when Kathy Elkind, a curious woman about to enter the last third of her life, decides to take a long walk— 1,400 miles—across Europe with her husband of almost thirty years. Will her body and relationship make it to the end?

Facing an existential crisis, Melissa Giberson—a suburban woman in midlife—searches for her authentic self even as she desperately clings to the stable life she¿s created for her children. Can she be true to herself and be a good mother? Or will her children hate her for changing their story?

When Joanne Intrator accepts her father¿s deathbed challenge to seek restitution for property stolen from her German Jewish family by the Nazis, she has no idea that the quest will last decades—or how much she will learn about her family, and herself, along the way.

Buckle up for a wild ride in the vet truck with Dr. Melinda McCall, a large animal veterinarian in rural Virginia. No two days are alike as she skillfully deals with the antics of both animals and humans with humor and grit—and makes you howl with laughter along the way.

What is the true source of spiritual freedom? Faced with the impending loss of her mother just as her new start on life is beginning, Sherry Sidoti chooses to lean in to the memories homed in her body, turn to her yoga and mindfulness practice, and forge forward with self-awareness in an attempt to answer one of life¿s most elusive questions.

Family, romance and gangsters support and thwart Golda, Ben, and Morty from achieving their dreams: Golda gives up independence to marry her widowed brother-in-law, Ben, and care for baby Morty; later, Ben¿s business mistakes cause financial disaster, forcing Morty to bargain with gangsters and sacrifice his love and career—and perhaps the ability to ever go home again—to save his father.

It¿s 1942. Cynical about her missing-in-action former lover's patriotism, gossip columnist Jane Benjamin aims for a national byline, volunteering to find a picture-perfect Wendy-the-Welder poster girl; but when two top choices die, Jane must choose between personal ambition and service before the murderer kills another girl—and Americäs best chance of winning the war.

Going for a big dream is a long journey, and sometimes it can be painful. How do you know when to keep going and when to pivot? How do you endure rejection and failure and tragedy? How do you find the courage to keep going when you feel weary or stuck?