In a world that expects all women to become mothers, what happens to those who circumvent motherhood?Now and throughout history, women without children have been misunderstood and even vilified for not conforming to the prescriptive path of daughter, wife, mother, whether by choice, circumstance, or ambivalence. But with an increasing number of people choosing to forego children, Nicole Louie knew she was not alone. As she recounts her own journey toward embracing ...

Publishers Weekly bestsellerDiscover how to break free from the chains of negative thinking, build emotional resilience, and experience true biblical freedom from unhealthy thoughts and emotions. What thoughts are sitting at your table?The Enemy is constantly seeking to fill your mind with destructive and harmful thoughts—whether of fear, insecurity, anxiety, shame, temptation, envy. . . . It's all too easy for Satan to manipulate his way i...

A collection of three short stories from trickster-god-turned-school-boy, Loki, star of the bestselling Loki: A Bad God's Guide series.In this doodle-packed diary entry, Loki recounts three spectacular stories, including:Triumphs (and failures) as Loki and Thor take on three tasks for Heimdall.The Norse tale of Thor almost marrying a giant.Loki as a robot. Sort of…

KINTSUGI: A Woman***Kintsugi: A Woman***follows the life of a spirited Chinese girl who once loved to perform for an audience.At the age of four, she is sent away to reunite with parents she barely knows. She feels abandoned and carries this as her first scar into Canada. Within a month, after a terrifying incident, her mother becomes the person she fears most. Her natural lively self is hidden away, and her voice is silenced. Branded a "worthless daughter"...

For generations, creating a family was an ordinary part of human life. But today, there’s a marked gap between how many children people want to have, and how many they actually will. As birth rates plummet around the world, this book answers the urgent question: How did such a fundamental human experience drift so far out of reach?Spurred by the unexpected obstacles she encountered in her own quest to become a parent, journalist and cultural critic Anna Louie Sussm...

Are you sick and tired of all your friend's ridiculous sex stories…"Bro, we went at it for hours! It was so magical, the only downside, I got so tired I couldn't even finish".Doesn't it just drive you absolutely bonkers when this is what all of your male friends seem to be repeatedly saying about their sexual experiences?Now you're stuck in your own head wondering, "What the hell is wrong with me?"Right, and in today's socie...

The New York Times bestseller--now with new material. Louie Anderson has appeared many times on "The Tonight Show", and his comedy specials on HBO and Showtime have won him wide acclaim. In this series of emotionally charged letters to his alcoholic father, Anderson reveals the sense of shame and insecurity that fuels his comic routines.

A common-sense blueprint for what the future of First Nations should look like as told through the fascinating life and legacy of a remarkable leader.In 1984, at the age of twenty-four, Clarence Louie was elected Chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band in the Okanagan Valley. Nineteen elections later, Chief Louie has led his community for nearly four decades. The story of how the Osoyoos Indian Band—“The Miracle in the Desert”—transformed from a Rez that once struggled wi...

Anxiety...It might be the weight on your shoulders, the constant sense of worry by your side, or the cloud of dread hanging over your life. For many, anxiety is a powerful giant wanting to trap you in darkness and defeat.But there is freedom to be found from its grip.Knowing firsthand the realities of anxiety, pastor Louie Giglio shares both practical and spiritual ways to live in victory. With encouragement and hope, this book will...

You are chosen, loved, prized, wanted, and believed in by a perfect Father. In Seeing God as a Perfect Father, Louie Giglio invites us to experience God in a life-changing way: as a perfect Father who wants you to live under the waterfall of His blessing.How you view God informs everything about who you are and who you're becoming. In this updated and retitled edition of the national bestseller Not Forsaken, Louie Giglio challenges our common perc...

How do we overcome those battles in our lives that we always seem to be fighting? Learn to overcome the “giants” in your life—the fears and insecurities that keep you from reaching your full potential.It’s likely you have a threatening giant in your life: an adversary or stronghold that’s diminishing your ability to live a full and free life. Frozen in the grip of rejection, fear, anger, or addiction, we lose sight of the promise God has for our lives. Demoralized ...

God is greater than fear and all its cousins—depression, anxiety, panic, and worry. And Louie Giglio reminds us that because of that truth, we can immediately start the process of resizing worry and replacing it with trust.Winning the War on Worry has the potential to set readers on a new path and give them the tools they need to replace worry with a greater sense of trust in the Almighty. When we experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we could eve...