Between Love and BloodMarcos Çorçili spent his entire life fighting for power.Raised in poverty and shaped by violence, he built one of the most feared criminal empires in Paris alongside his brother, Recky. Wealth, respect, and control were finally his—but love was never part of the plan.Everything changes when he meets Mathie Norili.Beautiful, intelligent, and fiercely independent, Mathie is the daughter of Marcos's greatest enemy. Their f...

Are you tired of confusing fitness advice and don't know where to start?One person tells you to avoid carbs. Another says supplements are the secret. Social media is full of conflicting information.Gym Coach for Beginners was created to simplify fitness and give you the guidance you actually need.Inside this book, you'll learn how to build muscle, lose fat, understand nutrition, train correctly, use supplements wis...

Beyond the DistanceOne message.That was all it took to change Mike's life forever.At twenty-three, Mike spends every summer working long days as a bartender in Antalya, serving tourists from around the world. When the season ends, he returns home, convinced that life will always follow the same routine.Then a random Snapchat request changes everything.What begins as a casual conversation with a woman from England soon turns ...

Mustafa is a poor young boy working in a small repair shop under the burning summer heat. His biggest dream is simple: a pair of white trousers and white shoes. When he is sent to work at a brutal brick kiln for three days and three nights, he faces exhaustion, pain, and the harsh realities of poverty far beyond his age.Set in rural Anatolia, this emotional story explores child labor, survival, hope, and the quiet strength of a child refusing to give up on his dreams. Through power...

A Love Born from Distance – Ellie & Michael's StoryTwo cities.Two strangers.One love powerful enough to cross an ocean.Ellie Turner lives a life controlled by expectations—her powerful father, her strict family, and the cold London rain that seems to mirror her loneliness. She works as a secretary in her father's company, following rules she never chose. She feels trapped… until a single Snapchat notification changes everything.Michael...

"Stuffed with doable recipes, from breakfast right on through to dinner, dessert, and cocktails . . . packed with the flavor and soul of the city." — The Christian Science MonitorIn Tremé, jazz is always in the air and something soulful is simmering on the stove. This gritty neighborhood celebrates a passion for love, laughter, friends, family and strangers in its rich musical traditions and mouth-watering Southern food. Infuse your own kitchen with a T...

"[An] homage to that great New Orleans sandwich . . . recipes that range from traditional oyster loafs and roast beef and gravy to eggplant Parmesan." — Daily AdvertiserHumble yet delicious, po' boy sandwiches combine light and flaky French bread with rich and hearty fillings for a lunch treat loved throughout the South. This beautiful, full-color cookbook offers a wide variety of po' boys from traditional New Orleans offerings to the author's all new creat...

Eight essays asking the same question from every direction it will go: how do you read a mind you can't get inside? An animal's. A machine's. A stranger's. Your own, fifteen years late.Somewhere to Put It moves from the outside in — across the species line, into the genuine uncertainty of artificial minds, and finally home, to a first love and a dead uncle's leather jacket. Written in open collaboration with an AI, used not as a source of ideas but as an instrument of memo...

In Freedom in Resistance and Creative Transformation, Michael Miller addresses the concept of freedom that is central to the grammar of Christian faith and important in a wide range of religious and nonreligious settings across the globe. He confronts the fact that despite the claimed importance of freedom there continues to be interpersonal, socio-political, and religious power hierarchies that keep some people dominant and others subjugated.The book suggests that often these hiera...

The eighteenth century laid the foundations for Britain's worldwide empire and economic prosperity. It was a period of great contrasts: between poverty and wealth, elegance and riotous ribaldry. This Pitkin Guide unwraps what made Georgian Britain in a fascinating text and beautiful contemporary illustrations. Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British history, heritage and travel, particularly the other books in the 'Life in' series: Medieval England, in a Monastery, Tudo...

This book tells the story of how and why millions of Chinese works of art got exported to collectors and institutions in the West, in particular to the United States. As China’s last dynasty was weakening and collapsing from 1860 into the early years of the twentieth century, China’s internal chaos allowed imperial and private Chinese collections to be scattered, looted and sold. A remarkable and varied group of Westerners entered the country, had their eyes opened to centuries of Chinese ...

It's 1965 in New Orleans and eight year old Nicky can't wait for summer because that's when he stays with his Maw-maw and he gets to help her out in her restaurant. He especially loves when they shop for all the ingredients needed to prepare all the delicious food!Maw-Maw Lillian calls it "Makin' Groceries."Makin' Groceries is an old South Louisiana expression that is traditionally used for food shopping. It derives for the French faire son marche, "to do one's market shopp...