Born into the most desperate circumstances in slave-quarters in the deep South at the end of the nineteenth century, Daniel grows up a slave on a cotton plantation in the US. It seems he will remain there for the rest of his life, but things take a darker twist when he is sold as a consequence of killing the white overseer who his threatening his beloved sister. With his sinister new owner, Daniel embarks on a journey which will span continents, test his courage and endurance to the limit,...

The Rolling Stones: Sociological Perspectives, edited by Helmut Staubmann, draws from a broad spectrum of sociological perspectives to contribute both to the understanding of the phenomenon Rolling Stones and to an in-depth analysis of contemporary society and culture that takes The Stones a starting point. Contributors approach The Rolling Stones from a range of social science perspectives including cultural studies, communication and film studies, gender studies, and the sociology of pop...

Sal is a simple guy. All he wants is to sneak into the girls' locker room, and Swap Mate is just the ticket. But now there's a new feature: CHALLENGE MODE. In Challenge Mode, users are locked into an augmented-reality scenario and must meet criteria to escape. Sal mistakenly picks a challenge that shrinks him to 2.5 inches tall. To change back, he'll have to unlock achievements, survive in tight wet spots, and get to know his own principal in ways no one else has.

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • "A NEW CLASSIC." NEW YORK TIMESA stylistically bold and innovative, cinematic horror novel about greed and paranoia, set amongst the grit and mud of the trenches in WW1. Perfect for fans of Stephen Graham Jones and Alma Katsu.From the New York Times-bestselling author of Whalefall, and the co-author of The Shape of Water alongside Guillermo del Toro.Private Cyril Bagger has managed to survive...

New York City, 1973Daniel Cabot doesn't really know what he's doing with his life. He's lost faith in himself, his future, and maybe the world. The only things he knows that he cares about are the garden in the empty lot next to his crumbling East Village apartment building and his best friend.Alex Savchenko has always known that he's…difficult. Prickly, maybe, if you're feeling generous. But maybe that's the kind of personality it takes to start a low-income pediatrics cli...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER **• NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR• USA TODAY BESTSELLERThe critically acclaimed author of the “crazily enjoyable” (The New York Times) Whalefall returns with an immersive, cinematic novel about five World War I soldiers who stumble upon a fallen angel that could hold the key to ending the war.**Private Cyril Bagger has managed to survive the unspeakable horrors of the Great War through his...

Dizziness When Lying Down — What It Means and What You Should Do is your essential guide to understanding and overcoming one of the most unsettling health challenges: dizziness and vertigo triggered when you lie down.Have you ever rested your head on the pillow, only to feel the room spin? Or rolled over in bed and been hit with a wave of nausea and disorientation? You’re not alone — and you don’t have to live this way.In this clear, compassionate, and prac...

***Winner of the 2023 Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness******Winner of an RSL Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction***'Part memoir, part howl of fury' GUARDIAN'Enrich[es] our impoverished sociological imagination' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'Raw and compelling' FINANCIAL TIMES**'Shows the human cost of a genuinely Kafka-esque bur...

A fantastic coming-of-age love story with a twist.You can't fight time, or love ...A coming-of-age love story with a twist!When Theodore Brown looks into a person's eyes he sees a number: the exact number of days he'll spend with them. It's hard to make friends when there's a literal countdown!He's kept everyone at a safe distance since his dad died. But now that he's in college, he fears he's missing out. Even his stuffy English professor t...

A stunning novel "with sentences like burning flags" (Annie Proulx) about a couple trying to rebuild their lives in their deteriorating coastal town.Up all night, Marlene drives the highways and back roads near her home in hopes that some landmark will spark an image of her daughter, one untainted by years of grief. Her husband Les steams out to sea in his effort to cope. He is a commercial fisherman on a boat staffed up with desperate loners and shape-shifting fri...

Rigorous and modern - the #1 text for Intermediate MicroeconomicsThis best-selling text is still the most modern presentation of the subject. The Varian approach gives students tools they can use on exams, in the rest of their classes, and in their careers after graduation

Did you know the scale of life threatening health risks has shifted worldwide from starvation to obesity? Yes, the sad fact is more people collectively across the world are now suffering from being fat than from not having enough food to eat. One estimate puts the number of obese at 1 billion compared to 800 million people who are underfed.This is a huge problem! But one that can be overcome quickly if you are serious and put the effort in.However, some people would say tha...