From the hip-hop icon, Hollywood star, and “a true artist and writer of deep talent” (James McBride, author of The Color of Water)—a candid, New York Times bestselling memoir ranging from his childhood on Chicago’s South Side and his emergence as one of rap’s biggest names.Common has earned a reputation in the hip-hop world as a conscious artist by embracing themes of love and struggle in his songs. His journey toward understanding is rooted in hi...

“An insightful memoir that uncovers unique stories about matters of the heart.” —EssenceThe inspiring New York Times bestseller from Common—the Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Golden Globe–winning musician, actor, and activist—explores how love and mindfulness can build communities and allow you to take better control of your life through actions and words.Common believes that the phrase “let love have the last word” is n...

From the multi-award-winning performer, author, and activist, a comprehensive program for addressing mental and physical health—and encouraging communities to do the same**—featuring a conversation between the author and Lauren Von Der Pool, “…one of the people who has played an important part in my journey,” and original music transitions created for the audiobook by Common (vocals), Burniss Earl Travis II (electric and upright bass), Marcus Strickland (sax), James Franci...

“An insightful memoir that uncovers unique stories about matters of the heart.” —EssenceThe inspiring New York Times bestseller from Common—the Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Golden Globe–winning musician, actor, and activist—explores how love and mindfulness can build communities and allow you to take better control of your life through actions and words.Common believes that the phrase “let love have the last word” is n...

“The rapper, actor, and advocate blends self-help with activist passion. . . . It’s a heartening message for those who appreciate self-help guidance. Common asks readers to better themselves, empowering them with the grace and courage to do so.”—Kirkus ReviewsFrom the multi-award-winning performer, author, and activist, a comprehensive program for addressing mental and physical health—and encouraging communities to do the same.Common has ac...

One small, northern community. Two girls gone -- one missing, the other dead. A riveting coming-of-age debut young adult novel for fans of We Were Liars and All the Bright Places.Sixteen-year-old Helen Commanda is found dead just outside Thunder Creek, Ontario. Her murder goes unremarked, except for the fact that it may shed light on the earlier disappearance of Chloe Shaughnessy. Chloe is beautiful, rich and white. Helen is plain, and from the re...

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There was a time in the early nineties when a lovely couple, Carrie and Frank, was going on a getaway trip for their fifteenth anniversary. The two have so much in common. Carrie is a twenty-seven-year-old woman with one child who Frank took in as his real daughter. Frank is a middle-aged manhes forty years of age. Both are going to visit a nice cabin in the woods by the lake for their anniversary. The location is Hardwick, Blairstown, in New Jersey in August 20,1992.

This is the first comprehensive, reliable, well-illustrated book covering the enormous diversity of Australian moths, summarising our knowledge of them by the acknowledged experts in the field. The text includes nomenclature and a wealth of information on distribution, larval food plants, and the fascinating behaviour of these often colourful insects. There are authoritative accounts of moth structure, their life history, biology, population control, economic significance, evolution and geogr...

Speculate This! is a concise, provocative manifesto advocating practices of "affirmative speculation" over and against contemporary forms of speculation that quantify and contain risk to generate financial profit for a privileged few. This latter mode of speculation is predatory and familiar, its fallout evident in ongoing environmental degradation, in restrictive legal claims on natural resources in distant lands, and in the foreclosures, evictions, and unemployment resulting fro...

Charles Hoskinson is best known as a mathematician, entrepreneur, and blockchain pioneer, as the founder of Cardano and one of the original contributors to Ethereum. Yet beneath his work in cryptocurrency lies a broader and more ambitious intellectual project: an attempt to understand how human beings coordinate, cooperate, and build durable institutions at global scale.Drawing on hundreds of hours of livestreams, interviews, lectures, and public discussions, The Hoskinson Code...

Unveiling the Truth: The Misconception of Radicals - Fighting for Positive Change or Destroying America? A Deep Dive into Historical and Current Perspectives.This incisive book dissects the term radical and challenges the preconceived notions that often accompany it. The narrative delves into the stories of erstwhile and contemporary figures who have been labeled as 'radicals' by the establishment, the influential politicians, and the affluent few. These are indivi...