A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!“A richly observed novel, both ambitious and welcoming.” -- Meg WolitzerAn Instant New York Times BestsellerNamed a Best Book of the Month by Goodreads • Lithub • Refinery29 • InStyle • HelloGiggles • Real Simple • Parade • PureWow • BustleA sweeping yet intimate epic about one American family, The La...

The House Girl, the historical fiction debut by Tara Conklin, is an unforgettable story of love, history, and a search for justice, set in modern-day New York and 1852 Virginia.Weaving together the story of an escaped slave in the pre–Civil War South and a determined junior lawyer, The House Girl follows Lina Sparrow as she looks for an appropriate lead plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking compensation for families of slaves. In her research, she learns about Lu Anne Be...

Are you overwhelmed by financial worries, juggling responsibilities, and uncertainty about your retirement future as you try to be all things to all in your life?Known for their exceptional multitasking skills, women face unique challenges. They juggle many responsibilities, from managing work to caring for aging parents and children. Those with children at home also grapple with the impending reality of becoming empty nesters while striving to secure their financial future, includ...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics deliversa wise, timely, big-hearted novel of unplanned isolation and newly forged community.Where does one go, you might ask, when the world falls apart? When the immutable facts of your life—the mundane, the trivial, the take-for-granted minutiae that once filled every second of every day—suddenly disappear? Where does one go in such dire and unexpected circumstances?

IMPOSSIBLE? DON’T BE SO SURE!As the “realm of the possible” expands at an almost frightening rate, the tales of the best science fiction writers become more than merely imagination inspired.Voyaging to the stars, discovering life forms there which seem, at first, inconceivable to us oxygen-breathers, may well occur in this or not-too-distant generations. What might those intrepid explorers of the solar system and beyond encounter? Here are the speculations, some terrifying, s...

Here is the exciting true story about the "unsinkable" Titanic! Dramatic accounts, white-knuckle suspense, and fast-paced action of how the world's biggest, safest ship sank on its maiden voyage. Includes black-and-white photos and full-color underwater photos of the wreck.

This fully updated study guide covers every topic on the current version of the CompTIA Security+ examGet complete coverage of all objectives included on the CompTIA Security+ exam SY0-601 from this comprehensive resource. Written by a team of leading information security experts, this authoritative guide fully addresses the skills required to perform essential security functions and to secure hardware, systems, and software. You’ll find learning objectives at the ...

Reborn into a savage land ruled by fangs and instinct, she is nothing more than a small, overlooked female in a tribe that values strength above all.She cannot outfight them.She cannot outrun them.So she outsmarts them.With knowledge from another world, she tills the soil, plants crops, and transforms scarcity into abundance. As food fills empty hands, trust replaces fear, and the tribe begins to change. What started as survival becomes leadership.In...

Mourning the death of loved ones and recovering from their loss are universal human experiences, yet the grieving process is as different between cultures as it is among individuals. As late as the 1960s, the Wari' Indians of the western Amazonian rainforest ate the roasted flesh of their dead as an expression of compassion for the deceased and for his or her close relatives. By removing and transforming the corpse, which embodied ties between the living and the dead and was a focus of gri...

The first cookbook from Philadelphia's phenomenal Brown Betty Dessert Boutique is "a wonderful reminder that baking is a family affair" ( Publishers Weekly).When three generations of African-American women decided to open a bakery in Philadelphia, they had no idea how quickly the accolades would come. With high praise from Rachael Ray magazine and other corners of the culinary world, the Brown Betty Dessert Boutique has found fame with their amazin...

When Eastern aristocrat True Tucker left her lush way of life in Charlotte to travel to the untamed western town of Rimrock to spend the winter with her sisters, she never imagined where the trip would lead. Events beyond her control force her to find refuge in a small mountain cabin with a devilishly handsome man and his young daughter. She knows her life is about to change forever when her feelings for him make her forget she is promised to another man. After a few nights in his strong a...

She needed a fresh start...Kidnapped by a ruthless man, Shyfawn Tucker has given up all hope of ever being free. Luck turns in her favor and she begins anew in a place she least expects - working as a cook and housekeeper for the rancher who reluctantly helped in rescuing her. Determined to make the best of the situation, until she is able to move on, Shyfawn finds that she loves her new life. But when the time comes will she be able to leave him? She's finally found happiness and p...