Peter Gregory, a 35-year-old high school English teacher with an ex-wife and kids, tries to drown himself in the Ohio River. Failing to manage even that, he decides to hitch a ride east, fleeing the state and escaping accusations of rape and murder. As he assumes and discards aliases along the way, he believes that he can begin again, a fresh start—but the past has a habit of catching up with all of us, no matter how fast we run.

Harry Field, an elderly professor looking after his baby granddaughter, allows Oliver, the child's absentee father, to take her to the park. Only too late do Harry and his daughter Judy realize that the child has fallen into the hands of the cult to which Oliver belongs—a group led by Miller, a dangerous man who claims to be God.

A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAAL AND AMY ADAMS, AND DIRECTED BY TOM FORD. Based on the novel Tony and Susan.Fifteen years ago, Susan Morrow left her first husband, Edward Sheffield, an unpublished writer. Now, she's enduring middle class suburbia as a doctor's wife, when out of the blue she receives a package containing the manuscript of her ex-husband's first novel. He writes asking her to read the book; she was always his ...

As a college president, Thomas Westerly, 72, was a paragon of virtue, a crusader for everything from civil rights to ecology. Now, as he lies dying surrounded by his children, he asks them to go through his papers and destroy anything deemed embarrassing. The children are stunned by the request. But as they leaf through his diaries and records, they discover scandals, neuroses and deviance, leaving them to ask just how well we know the people that we love. This reissue of Telling Time

Fifteen years ago, Susan Morrow left her first husband, Edward Sheffield. One day, out of the blue, she receives a parcel containing the manuscript of Edward’s first novel and is drawn into the life of his fictional character, Tony Hastings. Dazzling and terrifying, Tony and Susan is simultaneously a riveting portrayal of the experience of reading and a page-turning thriller.

Knowledge-making in the field of alternative economies has limited the inclusion of Black and racialized people's experience. In Beyond Racial Capitalism the goal is close that gap in development through a detailed analysis of cases in about a dozen countries where Black people live and turn to co-operatives to manage systemic exclusion. Most cases focus on how people use group methodology for social finance. However, financing is not the sole objective for many of the Black peopl...

Political Black Girl Magic explores black women’s experiences as mayors in American cities. The editor and contributors to this comprehensive volume examine black female mayoral campaigns and elections where race and gender are a factor—and where deracialized campaigns have garnered candidate support from white as well as Hispanic and Asian American voters. Chapters also consider how Black female mayors govern, from discussions of their pursuit of economic growth and how they use ...

On average, one in four adults aged eighteen to twenty-five claim abuse of various substances commonly referred to as "addiction." This harrowing statistic is one that has become even more drastic in the years following the coronavirus pandemic, with global anxiety and lockdowns only leading to more substance abuse. On top of this, the college experience, and young adulthood in general, present stressors and other various reasons for substance use. The good news is that there are steps tha...

Uncover How Scripture And The Natural World Are Deeply IntertwinedEvery page of the Old Testament breathes with the life of God's creation. From rainbows and desert winds to the roaring of a lion and green hills after rain, nature is woven through the biblical story and helps make it memorable. The natural world of the Bible holds memories of faith, failure, promise, and renewal.In Landscapes of Memory, Emma Austin blends biblical scholarship, memo...

How Mommy Found Mr. Wright by Dr. LaShay Austin-Wright is a heartfelt and uplifting children's story about love, family, and new beginnings.Told through the eyes of children navigating their parents' divorce, this touching story gently explores the emotions that come with change while offering reassurance, hope, and understanding. As Mommy creates a peaceful home for her children, she also opens her heart to love again, introducing them to someone new, Mr. Wright.Through ho...

Finalist for Western Fictioneers' 2021 Best First Novel-Peacemaker AwardSheriff John Donovan is fighting to maintain his grip on Three Chop, Texas, the town he built and has ruled with an iron fist for twenty years. But as the twentieth century looms, Donovan faces a host of new challenges: powerful business interests, religious schism, and the budding women’s rights and Prohibition movements. As he navigates these changing times, making friends of enemies and enemies of friends, a...

Kids will love this playful story that will encourage children to learn transportation vehicle names and the important job each vehicle does to help our communities. Simple sentence structures and repetitive words will encourage young children to fall in love with learning to read. Kids will enjoy following along word-for-word with the recorded story that features sound effects and professional voices to help children develop vocabulary and improve listening skills. This reader features ad...