A raw, darkly funny, and inspiring memoir of living with terminal brain cancer.Suzanne Samples faces a glioblastoma with honesty, humor, and a whole lot of cuss words. This isn't just a cancer story; it's a story about identity, friendship, and finding meaning in the face of mortality.For readers who appreciate vulnerable storytelling and unflinching honesty, Frontal Matter offers:A unique per...

The follow up to Suzanne's Best of Year debut memoir, Frontal Matter: Glue Gone Wild, Stargazing is a humorous look at piecing a life back together after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

A poignant memoir of resilience, acceptance, and finding light in the darkest tunnels.In Thirteen Tunnels, Suzanne Samples chronicles her journey through brain cancer, offering a brutally honest and unflinching view of her life. From the small towns of West Virginia to abandoned train tunnels, Suzanne navigates relationships, mortality, and the search for meaning in the face of adversity.This memoir is for readers who appreciate:Stori...

The USA Today–bestselling biography of a man who lost his sight as an adult and regained it twenty years later without any medical intervention.Unblinded is the true story of New Yorker Kevin Coughlin, who became blind at age thirty-six due to a rare genetic disorder known as Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy. Twenty years later, without medical intervention, Kevin's sight miraculously started to return. He is the only known person in the world ...

Learn the 12 principles of self-leadership, the most important factor in driving results and achieving success.Adam Kreek has consistently defied the odds to find greater achievement in all facets of his life. After 73 days alone at sea, Kreek and his expedition team survived a capsize in the Bermuda Triangle, the subject of the Dateline NBC documentary "Capsized". Four years earlier, Kreek won Olympic Gold with his eight-man rowing team. A two-time Olympian, he holds 60 international meda...

With stories from south central LA to the jungles of Peru, A Fierce Heart offers deep and honest reflections on compassion and suffering by one of the country's most powerful mindfulness teachers.Spring Washam is a founder of the East Bay Meditation Center, the most diverse and accessible meditation center in the United States. In A Fierce Heart, she shares her contemporary, unique interpretation of the Buddha's 2,500-year-old teachings that get t...

“Mikita Brottman is one of today’s finest practitioners of nonfiction.”—The New York Times Book ReviewCritically acclaimed author and psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman offers literary true crime writing at its best, taking us into the life of a murderer after his conviction—when most stories end but the defendant's life goes on.On February 21, 1992, 22-year-old Brian Bechtold walked into a police statio...

Radically Upgrade Your Thinking & Dramatically Increase Your SuccessWhat if there was a way to routinely make smart decisions? What if you could reliably avoid costly mistakes? What if you could remarkably improve your results in all areas of life?Mental trainer and best-selling author Patrik Edblad has helped tens of thousands of readers to think rationally, logically, and effectively. In this book, he lays out a simple, concise, and actionable guide to in...

After years of suffering under the communist regime in Cold War Hungary, Eszter Turján - fanatical underground journalist - would sacrifice anything, and anyone, to see the government fall. When she manipulates news broadcasts on Radio Free Europe, she ignites a vicious revolution, commits a calamitous murder, and is dragged away screaming to a secret underground prison.Her daughter Dora, then a teenager, cowers in her bedroom as the secret police arrest her mother. Haunted and hur...

Scottish Island Bagging by Helen and Paul Webster, founders of Walkhighlands, is a guide to the magical islands of Scotland.Focusing on the ninety-nine islands that have regular trips or means of access for visitors, plus fifty-five other islands which have no regular transport but are still of significant size or interest, the authors have described the best ways to experience each one. Of the islands featured, many are household names – Skye, Lewis, Bute – while some, su...

Dr. Charlotte Laws-"the most well-known unknown"-is a TV star, best-selling author, and world-renowned advocate for women, animals, and the LGBTQ community. NBC News calls her a "crusader." BuzzFeed voted her one of the 30 fiercest women in the world, and MSNBC labels her a "hero."But who is this former Atlanta debutante who gave up riches for hardship, who gave up security to become a penniless single mom with an assault rifle pointed at her bed?Undercover Debutante

"How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?"– Epictetus, Stoic philosopherWhere can you find joy? Gain strength? How should we face our fears? Deal with the death of a loved one? And what about those reoccurring depressing thoughts?While traditional schooling doesn't address such questions, it's exactly what ancient schools of philosophy were all about: They taught you how to live. Even though these schools don't exist an...