In a cozy pen at a rescue shelter, the tiniest puppy with big dreams waited for someone to see her. That puppy was Maisy—small, shy, and full of heart. When a little boy named Braxton chooses her, Maisy begins a new adventure filled with love, laughter, and learning what it means to belong.But being the new pup isn't easy. The other animals in the house aren't so sure about her, and Maisy must prove that even the smallest among us can have the biggest hearts. With the help of her f...

Through the Darkness: A Journey to Redemption is a raw, unflinching memoir of survival, strength, and the human spirit's ability to rise. Born into hardship in rural Arkansas, Laura Berry Nicks takes readers on a gripping journey through a childhood shaped by poverty and pain, an adolescence stolen by incarceration, and decades of suffering within a broken justice system. But this is not just a story of tragedy — it's a triumphant testimony of redemption.From the h...

Iceland, circa AD 1000Elska is a silver dapple Icelandic filly. She spends summers frisking about the countryside and winters in the farmyard, where the girl human Amma takes special care of her. But when a powerful neighbor notices Elska, her contented life suddenly changes. Here is Elska’s story . . . in her own words.

Mac provides a raw, realistic and comprehensive look inside the nations maximum-security prison system. If you have ever wondered what really goes on on the inside, this is the book for you.

For years, I had been taking notes on what those around a crashed leader would point out as the “signposts” on the road to the crash. It was fascinating. I don’t mean this callously. It was fascinating because in almost every case, people around a leader who crashed saw important signs very early on and simply did not act. What is important for the moment is not that they didn’t act. It is the fact that they saw trouble coming, even if they didn’t know what to do when they saw it. The poin...

A revealing look at what we hide and why: "Funny, well-written, and absolutely the best self-help book I have come across in a while" ( Urban Book Reviews).In an of age of social media, computer hacking, recorders on every new device we can get our hands on, and security cameras following every shameless move we make, privacy is a thing of the past. Unfortunately, the skeletons in our closets aren't so gone, forgotten, or protected. With one errant text, u...

Since the early 1990s, thanks to inflamed rhetoric in the media about “superpredators” and a wave of get-tough-on-crime laws, the number of juveniles in prison has risen by 35 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, and their placement in adult prison has increased by 208 percent, according to a 2007 survey by the Campaign for Youth. Since 1992, every state except Nebraska has passed laws making it easier to prosecute youth under eighteen as adults, and most states have legal...

If only Robert McNamara had known the Law of Solid Ground, the War in Vietnam, and everything that happened at home because of it, might have turned out differently.

No one can deny that black men in the world have made tremendous strides in education, science, politics and economics. However, there are concerns that stymie the progress of millions of other black men dealing with marriage and relationships problems, joblessness and hopelessness. Many black men go to bed at night wondering if the world is going to continue holding two strikes against them as they try to support their children and families.WHEN A BLACK MAN CRIES, is a book where b...

The Humming Bird.My attention was caught by these words taken from the book Things Fall a PartAfrican ProverbSince Men has learned how to shoot without missing(You are being preyed upon)The Humming Bird has learned how to feed without ever perching.(Xaymica infiltrado Americano)(Your life has to be an exact case study)During the 80s I migrated to NYC. In NYC, I attended JHS 204; I graduated and went on to attend LIC High Schoo...

Pressure is Malik Wade’s compelling, brutally honest description of his descent into the underworld, his years as a FBI fugitive, his incarceration, and his ultimate redemption. Wade began dealing drugs in San Francisco’s infamous Sunnydale housing project at age 15. By 19, his network reached from the Bay Area to Washington, DC. By 22, he had made the FBI’s wanted list. By 29, he was serving a 14-year stretch in federal prison. In prison, Wade began a rigorous program of self-improvement....

New editions of old favoritesMeet Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse. No one would ever dream that a cat and mouse could become friends, but that doesn't stop Harry and Tucker.All they have is each other to depend on. Together they begin an exciting adventure throughout New York, searching for a home they can call their own. But the two friends run into some troublesome times in their journey around town. Is all hope lost? Where will they turn to next?Jo...