"The strong, authentic voices of the women sharing their own narratives and awakenings from life without fathers is the power of this book." — EsmeAAMBC Non-Fiction Self-Help Book of the YearAAMBC Breakout Author of the YearHe Never Came Home is a collection of twenty-two personal essays written by girls and women who have been separated from their fathers by way of divorce, abandonment, or death. T...

Much has happened to Gabrielle Reece since her 1997 bestseller Big Girl in the Middle. She's still gorgeous, still 6'3", and a dominant force on and off the beach, but in the last fifteen years, she's settled down with world-class surfer Laird Hamilton and raised three stunning blonde girls. Her life might seem like a fairy tale from afar, but four years after her picture-perfect Hawaiian marriage to Laird, Gabrielle filed for divorce. In the end, the couple worked it out, but

This is a poetry book covering the journey of mental illness. It goes through the different topics of light and the darkness and tells a story of a person navigating their mental health journey. Topics include mood disorder, trauma and addiction, loved lost and longing, self love, spirituality, and affection.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Surfing icon Laird Hamilton offers inspiration to anyone who wants to elevate their ordinary, landlocked lives to do extraordinary things.“When Laird Hamilton surfs, you must watch. When he speaks, I listen. And when he writes a book, I’m damn sure gonna read it. Twice.”—Eddie Vedder, Grammy Award–winning lead vocalist of Pearl JamMillions of us increasingly seek happiness in fads and self-help books, re...

In A Critical Companion to Wes Craven, contributors use a variety of theoretical frameworks to analyze distinct areas of Craven’s work, including ecology, auteurism, philosophy, queer studies, and trauma. This book covers both the successes and failures contained in Craven’s extensive filmography, ultimately revealing a variegated portrait of his career. Scholars of film studies, horror, and ecology will find this book particularly interesting.