You picked up this book because the scoreboard you were handed feels wrong. You have been told success is a stage, a logo, and a number that climbs, and you have felt thin at the top or judged at the bottom. The steady, useful, warm life you want has been labeled a consolation prize.Or maybe you know a woman who taught second grade for 31 years with a drawer of granola bars for the hungry child, and the building was renamed for a donor who never set foot in a classroom, and you wan...

Most women first hear the word osteoporosis at a routine appointment, usually years after the changes have already begun inside you, and a doctor mentions a dip in bone density, hands over a pamphlet, and expects the matter settled with a supplement and a shrug. This book exists because that moment deserves a real conversation about what is happening inside you and how food can protect the bones that hold you upright. Menopause is not a disease, and it is a biological transition that unfol...

There is a particular kind of worry that settles into a parent in the small hours, and no pediatric handbook prepares you for it. Will they be kind when no one is watching, will they find a faith that is truly their own, will they be safe in the rooms you cannot enter. Most of us carry these questions silently, and too many of us have been told that the answer is simply to pray more, as if prayer were a volume problem. The trouble is that the standard advice rarely tells you what to pray, ...

You picked up this book because you have felt the exact terror of opening your mail in April and discovering a tax bill you never planned for, with a penalty attached for good measure. You have done everything right on the platform side, and the payouts keep landing in your account, and none of that prepared you for the reality that nobody withholds taxes from those payouts.This is not a get rich quick manual, and it contains no guaranteed formula for a $1M exit. What you actually ...

If our planet is going to survive the climate crisis, we need to act rapidly.Taking cues from progressive cities around the world, including Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Oslo, Shenzhen, and Sydney, this book is a summons to every city to make small but significant changes that can drastically reduce our carbon footprint.We cannot wait for national governments to agree on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manage the average temperature rise to within 1.5...

The conversation happens in a parked car, on a lunch break, or in the kitchen after the kids are finally asleep, and it always begins with the same quiet confession. The person leans in, lowers their voice, and admits they have been talking to a chatbot about the things they cannot bring themselves to say out loud. They describe the therapist they cannot afford, the waitlist that stretches for months, and the insurance that does not cover the only provider in town. That question, whether t...

You have probably wondered whether kayaking is for you, whether you are too old, too out of shape, or too nervous to flip over in open water. The answer is that kayaking is one of the most accessible water activities there is, and you do not need to be an athlete, young, or fearless to enjoy it. You need a willingness to learn a few fundamentals, a healthy respect for the water, and the patience to build skills one paddle stroke at a time. This book gives you exactly that foundation in 55 ...

You are standing at the kitchen sink on a Tuesday evening, with dishes in the water, a backpack on the floor, and a child asking for a snack you cannot find. You have read the minimalism books, bought the labeled baskets, and watched the videos, and somehow the house keeps winning. The problem is not that you are lazy or broken. The advice was written for a brain that does not work like yours. The Scandinavian home has been sold to you as a photograph, but a real Nordic home is not an aest...

Many books have been written about Second World War special forces operations in Europe and the Middle East. Much less has been said about such operations in South-East Asia those launched against the Japanese in Sumatra and the Andaman Islands, and the Germans in Goa. These operations, and the exceptional men who took part in them, have been almost forgotten. David Miller, in this gripping account, sets the record straight. His book is based on extensive original research, including long-...

From the deadly attacks on US embassies in Africa to the Bali bombings to 9-11 – these have left the world reeling in shock and fear. Horrific as these bloody terrorist operations were, they were in essence nothing more than just random strikes without any real long-term agenda.But what if lurking in the shadows now was an even more sinister force – one intent on world domination at any cost. Following a script almost as old as time itself, it would put religion and politics on an ...

From the dynamic creator and artist, Tyler Kirkham ( Amazing Spider-Man, Green Lantern ), comes a thrilling new action hero: Tommy Brazen in FINAL BOSS! Get ready for an over-the-top adventure that's a high-octane nod to classic action stories. Trying to forge a new path, Tommy uses his newfound powers for various paid enforcer gigs and street fights, only to uncover a past far more complex than he ever imagined.

For nearly twenty years, Aaron David Miller has played a central role in U.S. efforts to broker Arab-Israeli peace. His position as an advisor to presidents, secretaries of state, and national security advisors has given him a unique perspective on a problem that American leaders have wrestled with for more than half a century. Why has the world’s greatest superpower failed to broker, or impose, a solution in the Middle East? If a solution is possible, what would it take? And why after so ...