What can be learned from Chile's experience with severe political polarization?Many view Chilean President Salvador Allende as a tragic victim of heavy-handed U.S. policy thanks to declassified documents from the CIA, State Department, and other U.S. government agencies that show a concerted effort to undermine his government. But the documents also contain revealing accounts of deep political and social divisions that remind us that countries have their own determ...

New York Times Bestseller *USA Today Bestseller*Los Angeles Times Bestseller *Publishers Weekly BestsellerA guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age by the author of Reviving Ophelia.Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratit...

In 1812 at the age of nineteen, Sally Merriam Wait experienced her conversion. For those raised in an evangelical church during the religious fervor of the Second Great Awakening, conversion represented a key moment in a young person’s life, marking the transition from childhood and frivolity to the duties of a pious life. Sally’s conversion also marked the beginning of her journal.Wait grew up in a New England swept with revival. Her letters reveal a northernborn woman with anti-s...

Do you want to know how to come up with bold, innovative ideas?Are you keen to learn how culture can be leveraged to create change?Are you eager to learn from industry insiders?This innovative new textbook assembles leading names from the world of advertising to share their insights and experience from all aspects of the industry, helping you understand the various professional roles available and how they relate to y...

Sam is a seven-year-old boy who lives with his grandparents. He doesn’t remember his dad, but his mom is scheduled to pick him up for their weekend together. She lives with her new baby and her boyfriend and says that one day, if Sam is good, he will come live with her. When Mom repeatedly does not show up for Sam, he begins to doubt if he is loved. Luckily, his grandparents explain he is indeed very loved by the two of them, his absent parents, and even his dog, Cloud. However, parents ar...

Nineteen acclaimed writers reflect on the Alabama landscapes, memories, and experiences that shaped their voices.In The Remembered Gate, nationally prominent fiction writers, essayists, and poets recall how their formative years in Alabama shaped them as people and as writers. The essays range in tone from the pained and sorrowful to the wistful and playful, in class from the privileged to the poverty-stricken, in geography from the rural to the u...

Im a christain single mom and i lived in 4127 for over 35yrs I still visit 4127 and im 3,000ml away. I even work there. I have issues everyone can relate to and i want to help single parents with prayers answered. Thx MsMMP

My book describes how you can be born into a family yet not accepted or understood. It describes how one can spend a lifetime seeking approval from family, never to achieve that goal. It describes how choices made can affect your entire life but never to wallow in self-pity and to always remember that we have a resource to fall back on. There is someone who will always be there to help with directions and guidance if we allow him to be a part of our lives.

Older and Wiser! is the inspiring new sequel to Older and Happier!, Dag Sebastian Ahlander’s joyful guide to turning retirement into a time of self-exploration. For many men, the years after sixty-five become the best of their lives-and with good reason. The office is left behind, the children have grown up, and you’re healthy, alert, and free to do what you want. Still, as with any big life change, you may be looking for some words of advice and hope.Older an...

THE STRESS BOOK IS A RECIPIENT OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED (100-PLUS) LITERARY AWARDS, including the Independent Author Network (IAN) 2022 first-place Nonfiction Book of the Year and Outstanding Creator Award winner for Best Nonfiction Book, spring 2023. It made the shortlist of finalists for the 2023 Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Book of the Year, Goody Business Book Awards-Top Impact Author Award-2023 & Best Independent Book Award Winner: Nonfiction - Best ...

In Wine Talk, seasoned wine professional Raymond Blake, who has been writing about wine for twenty-five years, caters to those who want to drink their wine without ceremony but with some engagement. For those who have been put off by highfalutin terminology and forbidding ritual. For those who want the message simplified but not dumbed down and for those who love a glass of wine but for whom technical details are a turn off. Through Blake's well-told vinous tales and anecdotes, re...

With an experienced CIA officer as your teacher, you’ll gain the knowledge and necessary tools to protect yourself and the ones you love.No matter where we go, we leave tracks and clues of our existence without even knowing. Our electronic footprint becomes our invisible trail. In this day in age where the world seems to be at our fingertips and social media plays a huge role in our daily lives, it’s hard not to leave part of our digital selves for others to find.