The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is often cited as the event that triggered World War I, the massive global conflict that ensued shortly after his death. However, the First World War is more accurately described as a culmination of political tension that had been building across various European nations for decades. This comprehensive volume considers the political and diplomatic underpinnings of “the war to end all wars,” from its buildup to its conclusion and into the interw...

Most men are not taught how women actually experience relationships. They are taught to provide, to stay, to commit. But very few are taught how to truly understand the woman they love.This book explores five specific truths about how women communicate, trust, feel, and connect. Each chapter goes deep into one area where the gap between men and women causes the most consistent damage, and offers practical tools to close that gap.You will learn why she commu...

Irish migrants in new communities: Seeking the Fair Land? comprises the second collection of essays by these editors exploring fresh aspects and perspectives on the subject of the Irish diaspora. This volume, edited by Máirtín Ó Catháin and Mícheál Ó hAodha, develops many of the oral history themes of the first book and concentrates more on issues surrounding the adaptation of migrants to new or host environments and cultures. These new places often have a jarring effect, as well as a welc...

Assistant District Attorney Tara Connolly fell asleep in her apartment and woke up to a nightmare. She was naked, bound and gagged at the mercy of a mysterious hooded figure, a man who seemed to delight in subjecting her beautiful body to ingenious torments before having sex with her. But the most frightening part of the nightmare was…Tara was starting to like it!

In "A British Rifle Man," George Simmons presents an evocative memoir that melds the stark realities of warfare with the intimate reflections of personal experience. Written in the early 19th century, the work encapsulates the gritty life of a rifleman during the Peninsular War, characterized by its vivid imagery and candid portrayal of the chaos of battle. Simmons employs a straightforward yet lyrical prose style, immersing the reader in the sights, sounds, and emotional landscapes of a s...

Now a New York Times BESTSELLER.Motherhood is the toughest – and funniest – job you'll ever love. Raising kids is hard work. The pay sucks, your boss is a tyrant, and the working conditions are pitiful – you can't even take a bathroom break without being interrupted with another outrageous demand.Hasn't every mother said it before? "I just want to pee alone!"I Just Want to Pee Alone is a collection of hilarious essays from 37 of the most kick ass mom bloggers on the...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Priya Mehta-Kapoor has spent eight years building a life inside a marriage she believed was real. On a night her husband doesn't come home, a young pregnant woman appears at her door with a marriage certificate and a name she recognizes.What follows is not a story about betrayal. It is a story about what a woman does next.Set against the skyline and back streets of Mumbai, The Other Wife follows two women who were never ...

Hold Hands, Laugh, Make Love; Live BETTER and LONGER is a work in which the author seeks to educate and entertain readers as they learn about sex, relationships, and their bodies. Through a combination of advice, information, and exercises she hopes to help readers improve their health, relationships, and sex lives, and to help them realize the importance of sex in a relationship.

Mindful Knitting contains ten original and enjoyable knitting projects, each complemented by a meditation exercise.As knitters know the craft is much more than the finished project. By looking at the parallels between knitting and meditation—how simple repetitive actions can lead to a grater connection with the world—this knitting book shows you how to enrich your life by combining the two.Author Tara Jon Manning, a noted knitwear designer and prac...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Death of a Deceiver.""Deadly Deception.""Cross-Dressing Female."You may have seen these headlines in the case of Brandon Teena. What you may not have seen is everything the headlines left out.On Christmas Day 1993, Brandon walked into a sheriff's office in Falls City, Nebraska and reported that he had been raped. He gave names....

As societies grapple with an unprecedented refugee and migration crisis, child refugees and migrants—who constitute a particularly vulnerable immigrant category—have been surprisingly overlooked in immigration scholarship. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Child Migrants: Seen but Not Heard addresses this lapse by presenting analyses of child refugees and migrants. This comprehensive overview considers the challenges facing young migrants and refugees through richly varied academic perspec...

Sammy and her friends are startled when they interrupt what seems to be an attempted murder on Halloween. While trick-or-treating at a spooky old, house, they find the door open, and inside a man is tied to a chair while a fire rages on the floor. A robbery? But what valuable could be missing from the home of a reclusive old man? Sammy tries to solve the mystery, all the while dealing with her nemesis Heather Acosta, fending off her Granmother’s nosy neighbor in the seniors-only housing wh...