Deep always calls unto deep. The results? Reckless hate & catastrophe.Westbrook had four boys that ruled my life once. They were hell raisers:Cunning Athletes.Skilled Manipulators.Hateful Assholes.Gorgeous gods.Heartbreakers.Only I never counted on them breaking my heart as savagely as they did, sending me away when I needed them the most. Making me spiral into a vicious abyss of darkness where I’m haunted ...

Thandeka Mtsweni delves into the complex intersections of childhood abuse, mental health struggles, and the pervasive shame-based identities shaped by cultural dynamics in African societies. In her candid narrative, she highlights how abuse is often overlooked or normalized within communities lacking awareness of healthy childhood development. She examines the societal taboos surrounding mental health, where silence and stigma perpetuate generational cycles of pain. Thandeka calls for grea...

Rivalry. Deceit. Secret Kisses.Here’s the 411 you should know:It’s a warzone.It’s the breeding ground for losers, jealous broken-hearted girls and acne covered fools with zero game.The disgustingly rich kids are vile, vindictive, popular will always be at the top.High school is simply, survival of the fittest. And I was the fittest of them all. Once.Once, before I was set up to take the fall for an attempted murder...

To Catch a Rainbow is a story about travel and diversity. It connects people across the globe through childrens play, food and places. A little girl, Rose, is a multi-cultural child and comes from two countries. Rose travels through Asia, Americas, Africa and Europe because her parents have jobs that require them to travel a lot. There is a thrill in travelling and living in different countries, but there are also tough times. Making new friends seems easy and hard at the same time. Adapti...

Devastation tastes a lot like ash in your mouth.It feels like looming death hanging over your bones.It sounds like the violent shattering of your soul.It has a rotting smell much like that of rotting hearts…
But most of all, devastation looks like the beautiful, fiery girl with her fake sincerity and sweet lies that fall from her lips.She thinks we’re somehow an option that she can discard at any fucking time.Does it...

In 1999 His Holiness The Dalai Lama published the bestselling Ancient Wisdom: Modern World, which addressed the question of ethics for the new millennium. A decade later, His Holiness enters the contemporary debate about religion vs atheism, and returns to the theme of ethics with a major new work: Beyond Religion: ethics for a whole world.In this thought-provoking new book he argues that religion is not a necessity for pursuing a spiritual life. Rather, focusing ...

Current scientific philosophy, guided by materialism, argues that religious experience is the product of nothing more than the wiring of the brain. In The Spiritual Brain, Mario Beauregard and Denyse O’Leary, a distinguished neuroscientist and an award-winning writer, argue that this isn’t the case—that some people do contact a reality outside of themselves.The authors suggest that we must move toward a non-materialist perspective that can explore and document these types o...

A life-affirming manual on how to confront toxic family dynamics and find emotional freedom from your past.How many times have you heard that family is sacred, even when your reality is different? Resilience and well-being coach Josh Connolly knows statements like “You’ll miss them when they’re gone” or “Blood is thicker than water” doesn’t apply to everyone. With candor and compassion, he tackles the harsh reality of toxic family dynamics and provides the tools yo...

Humorous essays from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author on travel, late-life parenting, and other perils.P. J. O'Rourke, hailed as "one of America's most hilarious writers" by Time, is the author of the classic travelogue Holidays in Hell, in which he traversed the globe on a fun-finding mission to what were then some of the most desperate places on the planet, including Warsaw, Managua, and Belfast.In Holidays in Heck

LIVING IT UP offers further hope and guidance for sufferers of anxiety disorders, and valuable insights for those interested in personal development.What is your "It"? Anger? Fear? Low self-esteem? Depression? Addiction? LIVING It UP, a sequel to the popular LIVING WItH It: A Survivor's Guide to Panic Attacks, is a guide to surviving anxiety in its many forms - from the overwhelming terror of Panic Disorder to the less intense but equally destructive daily stresses of modern life. B...

Binyavanga Wainaina tumbled through his middle-class Kenyan childhood out of kilter with the world around him.This world came to him as a chaos of loud and colourful sounds: the hair dryers at his mother's beauty parlour, black mamba bicycle bells, mechanics in Nairobi, the music of Michael Jackson - all punctuated by the infectious laughter of his brother and sister. He could fall in with their patterns, but it would take him a while to carve out his own.In this vivid and compelli...

Take a world tour through 200 countries with this brand new edition of the bestselling kids' version of Lonely Planet's popular The Travel Book, loaded with thousands of amazing facts on wildlife, how people live, sports, hideous and mouthwatering food, festivals and a wide range of other quirky insights on every page. Every single country gets its own dedicated page, and a mix of photography and beautiful illustrations brings each land to life. Perfect for keeping explor...