Fall in love with this small-town love story about a widower sheriff and a divorced schoolteacher who are searching for second chances—only to be threatened by long-held secrets of the past—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Notebook**.****"Sweet, accessible, uplifting." —**Publishers Weekly**"A powerful tale of true love." —**Booklist

Social Networking and Impression Management: Self-Presentation in the Digital Age, edited by Carolyn Cunningham, offers critical inquiry into how identity is constructed, deconstructed, performed, and perceived on social networking sites (SNSs), such as Facebook, and LinkedIn. The presentation of identity is key to success or failure in the Information Age, especially because SNSs are becoming the dominant form of communication among Internet users. The architecture of SNSs provide opportu...

Sometimes called the “literature of ideas,” science fiction is a natural medium for normative political philosophy. Science fiction’s focus on technology, space and time travel, non-human lifeforms, and parallel universes cannot help but invoke the perennial questions of political life, including the nature of a just social order and who should rule; freedom, free will, and autonomy; and the advantages and disadvantages of progress. Rather than offering a reading of a work inspired by a pa...

The plot revolves around a strange case involving a house with a dark and sinister reputation. The house is known as the "House of Mystery" because of the mysterious events that have occurred within it, including unexplained disappearances, eerie noises, and strange occurrences that have led many to believe it is haunted. Nick Carter is called upon to investigate after several people have gone missing, and rumors swirl about a secret hidden inside a locked "black room" in the house. Carter...

The youngest greatest musician in Earth, Brandon. He died from a illness during the middle of the performance, but reborn with his past memories at a new fantasy world with music.Music with powers like magic, humans can obtain the power from music and grow to become legends with great powers.Find out how Brandon obtain The Power of Music, discover the legends, engage with the fairies.

For forty years in the mid-nineteenth century, “Madame Restell,” the nom de guerre of the most successful female physician in America, sold birth-control medication, attended women during their pregnancies, delivered their children, and performed abortions in a series of clinics run out of her home in New York City. It was the abortions that made her famous. “Restellism” became the term her detractors used to indict her. Restell began practicing when abortion was largely unregulated in mos...

The Russian Masters: Works by Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Tolstoy, Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev and More' serves as a landmark anthology, encapsulating the towering genius and variegated styles of Russian literature. From the piercing psychological depth of Dostoevsky to the elegant narrative poise of Turgenev, and the profound philosophical reflections of Tolstoy, this collection traverses an extraordinary range of literary forms and themes. Anchored by universally acknowledged masterpieces, the boo...

Songs, barks, roars, hoots, squeals, and growls: exploring the mysteries of how animals communicate by soundWhat is the meaning of a bird’s song, a baboon’s bark, an owl’s hoot, or a dolphin’s clicks? In The Voices of Nature, Nicolas Mathevon explores the mysteries of animal sound. Putting readers in the middle of animal soundscapes that range from the steamy heat of the Amazon jungle to the icy terrain of the Arctic, Mathevon reveals the amazing variety o...

The biography of one of the most famous abortionists of the nineteenth century—and a story that has unmistakable parallels to the current war on reproductive rightsFor forty years in the mid-nineteenth century, “Madame Restell,” the nom de guerre of the most successful female physician in America, sold birth control medication, attended women during their pregnancies, delivered their children, and performed abortions in a series of clinics run out of her home in Ne...

'The Essential Russian Plays & Short Stories' is a masterful anthology that traverses the vast landscape of Russian literature, capturing its profound intellectual and emotional depth. With works ranging from poignant plays to intricate short stories, this collection highlights Russia's unique literary evolution from the 19th century to the early 20th century. The diversity in narrative styles and themes—from the stark societal critiques by Dostoyevsky to the evocative psychological explor...

February 11, 1861 was cloudy, and cool. A light rain was falling. President-elect Abraham Lincoln and his family boarded the train at the Great Western Depot in Springfield, Illinois. Their destination was Washington, DC, where Lincoln was to be inaugurated on March 4th. Along the way, the Presidential train stopped in numerous cities and towns to allow Lincoln to meet with the people who elected him.In Baltimore, Detective Allan Pinkerton, was investigating an alleged plot to blow...

Here is a practical step-by-step guide to cultivating four species of psilocybin-containing mushrooms, indoors and outside. Anyone with a clean kitchen, some basic equipment, and a closet shelf or shady flowerbed will be able to grow a bumper crop. This Handbook also includes an introduction to mushroom biology, a guide for supplies, and advice on discreetly integrating psychedelic mushrooms into outdoor gardens.Hand-drawn illustrations and full-color and black-&-white photographs ...