**A Booklist Editor's Choice2026-2027 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master ListNo one believed a woman could be stronger than a man, until Katie Brumbach–also known as Sandwina—displayed her show-stopping feats as a circus strongwoman.**100 pounds . . . 200 pounds . . . 300 pounds! Katie Brumbach became the world’s top strongwoman after she ousted Eugen Sandow by lifting hundreds of pounds over her head (which Sandow could barely lift to his shoulders). Af...

COME ONE, COME ALL! AND BEHOLD THE AMAZING SANDWINA!Marvel as the strongest woman in the world hoists 100 pounds … 200 pounds … 300 pounds right over her head!Born to a family of circus performers, Katie Brumbach—later known as Sandwina!—shocks audiences as she performs unbelievable feats of strength.Proud of her muscles and proud of her body, Sandwina loves to train and test her limits—and show the world that strength is beautiful. She is a performer beyond compare...

While it's not often described as such, "Lord Jim" can be viewed as a kind of love story whose real theme is the close bond which develops between an older and worldly-wise sea captain, Marlow, and a deeply troubled young sailor called Jim who, in the opening phase of the story, commits an act of reprehensible cowardice for which he is publicly shamed. While the novel's nominal focus rests squarely on Jim and his subsequent attempts to rebuild a sense of self-worth through his involvement ...