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The Clothesline Swing is a journey through the troublesome aftermath of the Arab Spring. A former Syrian refugee himself, Ramadan unveils an enthralling tale of courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria, the valleys of Lebanon, the encircling seas of Turkey, the heat of Egypt and finally, the hope of a new home in Canada.Inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, The Clothesline Swing tells the epic story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a d...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An addictive, unpredictable, darkly hilarious collection of stories from Danny McBride—the beloved creator and star of The Righteous Gemstones and Eastbound & Down.“Inventive, taut, and very funny. There are hints of George Saunders in McBride’s ability to turn the indignities of modern life into a gently devastating black comedy.”—The New Yorker“Just as demented, hilarious, human, and as inspired as all of h...

"Katch has done the impossible: he makes socialism sexy . . . eye-opening, inspiring, and funny . . . this book might turn you into a closet socialist" (Judah Friedlander, actor and comedian).Opinion polls show that many people in the United States prefer socialism to capitalism. But after being declared dead and buried for decades, socialism has come to mean little more than something vaguely less cruel and stupid than what we have now. That's no...

Here is a fresh look at the age-old role of parenting.Loving Our Kids on Purpose brings the principles of the Kingdom of God and revival into our strategy as parents. 2 Corinthians 3:17 tells us that Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. Most parenting approaches train children to learn to accept being controlled by well meaning parents and adults. Unfortunately, God is not going to control us as we gain independence from our parents.We must learn to control ourselves.This...

**FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNER GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONFINALIST FOR THE VANCOUVER BOOK AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 EVERGREEN AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE HUBERT EVANS NON-FICTION PRIZEAN AUDIBLE BEST BOOK OF 2024"A vital addition to queer Arab lit." —Kirkus Reviews**“Writing this memoir is a betrayal.” So begins this electrifying personal account from Danny Ramadan, a celebrated nov...

'A breathtaking adventure through the alphabet... An absolutely delightful read, filled with jewels of lightly worn scholarship and dazzling insight. I just couldn't recommend it more highly.' Stephen Fry'An excellent read.' Susie Dent'You'll never look at a keyboard the same way after reading Danny Bate's fascinating linguistic history.' Sunday TimesWhy does 'W' sounds like 'doubl...

***WINNER OF A 2022 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BC AND YUKON ETHEL WILSON PRIZE**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 VANCOUVER BOOK AWARD*"A sweeping and mesmerizing story that spans time and mortal space so expertly and elegantly." —Alan CummingA deeply moving novel about a forbidden love between two boys in war-torn Syria and the fallout that ripples through their adult lives.**Syria, 2003. A blooming romance leads...

Danny is the son of a son of a frontiersman who settled in the American West in what came to be called Indian Territory, before the government under President Andrew Jackson assigned portions of the land to the Five Civilized Tribes, the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Indians. They were called civilized because they lived like white men, but they were dislocated by people moving into their ancestral homes after the Civil War. The land assigned to the Choctaw was land tha...

The bestselling business book from award-winning restauranteur Danny Meyer, of Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and Shake ShackSeventy-five percent of all new restaurant ventures fail, and of those that do stick around, only a few become icons. Danny Meyer started Union Square Cafe when he was 27, with a good idea and hopeful investors. He is now the co-owner of a restaurant empire. How did he do it? How did he beat the odds in one of the toughest trades around?...

HOLLIDAY ISLANDS RESORT SERIESAfter growing his Alaskan resort empire into the "honeymooner's paradise of the world," Gordon Holliday is ready to retire. But there's no way he can cruise the globe in his luxury yacht until his sons are groomed and polished into proper executives to take his place. There's just one catch: He's convinced their biggest current job requirement is marriage!To help find the perfect matches for his nine billionaire playboy sons, he secretly enlists...

Escaped and out for revenge. He’ll stop at nothing until he’s killed you…Do you run or stand and fight?When the brother of mercenary Nicholas Snipe (Execution of Faith) escapes from a prison for the criminally insane, he tears London apart in his search for Ex-SAS Soldier Danny Pearson. As he leaves a bloody trail of bodies in his wake, Snipe has only one destination in mind, to find and kill Danny Pearson the man who took his brother’s life.Who doesn't love a short...

Recently single, Danny Wallace was falling into loneliness and isolation. When a stranger on a bus advises, "Say yes more," Wallace vows to say yes to every offer, invitation, challenge, and chance.In Yes Man, Wallace recounts his months-long commitment to complete openness with profound insight and humbling honesty. Saying yes takes Wallace into a new plane of existence: a place where money comes as easily as it goes, nodding a lot can lead to a long week...