The story of the cartel that brutally took over Mexico and whose drugs kill thousands of Americans.This authoritative guide is the first book to tell the complete history of the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG). Beginning as a family of ambitious avocado farmers in southern Mexico, the CJNG has transformed into a squad of masked avengers executing their enemies, ruthless synthetic drug experts, and now a continent-spanning drug cartel, flooding the United State...

The Tale of Murasaki is an elegant and brilliantly authentic historical novel by the author of Geisha and the only Westerner ever to have become a geisha.In the eleventh century Murasaki Shikibu wrote the world’s first novel, The Tale of Genji, the most popular work in the history of Japanese literature. In The Tale of Murasaki*,* Liza Dalby has created a breathtaking fictionalized narrative of the life of this tim...

The first recipes to have survived in Latin, from the 2nd century BC, it is a particularly important resource. Cato wrote the earliest surviving complete work of Latin prose literature. It was this treatise: a book of instruction about the cultivation of vines, olives and fruit, the management of slaves and contract labour, the rituals consequent on ownership and even cookery for humans and the pharmacy.

Sweet Home Alabama.Have a slice of Alabama Literature. This collection brings you over 20 authors from the Gulf Coast in Alabama, including USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHORS Carolyn Haines and Craig A. Price Jr., Award Winning author Jodie Cain Smith and several others, including some first time publications.This is a fantastic anthology with many types of short stories and poems incl...

"BPD = Misunderstood" by Maddie is a comprehensive and compassionate guide aimed at demystifying Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a condition often shrouded in stigma and misconceptions. Drawing on evidence-based insights, the author provides a nuanced exploration of BPD as a deeply ingrained pattern of traits affecting emotional regulation, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and impulse control. Rather than offering simplistic solutions, this book emphasizes the lifelong natur...

In "From Surviving to Thriving: Reclaiming Your Life After Trauma," renowned psychologist and trauma expert Maddie Dalby offers a compassionate, evidence-based guide to transforming the lingering shadows of trauma into a foundation for a vibrant, empowered life. Drawing from decades of clinical experience, this book demystifies the profound impacts of developmental, emotional, and relational trauma—often overlooked forms that manifest as chronic anxiety, strained relationships, self-sabota...

ADHD: A Practical Guide for Adults is an evidence-based resource designed to support individuals navigating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adulthood. Authored by Maddie, an Australian psychologist with extensive experience in neurodevelopmental conditions, this comprehensive volume demystifies ADHD by addressing its persistent manifestations beyond childhood, including inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The text emphasizes a positive, empowering approach, refr...

We are the only species that uses fire. It has determined how we have made our home on this planet and it has propelled us to the role of the dominant species in the biosphere. But at the heart of contemporary climate change is the process of combustion. Simon Dalby explores what a life without burning things might look like, and how we might get there.Fires make the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is heating the planet, melting the ice sheets, changing weather patterns and m...

Brendan Hughes' gritty, fast-paced memoir charts his rise through the ranks of the Irish Republican Army in the early years of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Hughes reveals how his secret unit planned and executed the celebrated helicopter escape from Dublin's Mountjoy Jail in 1973 and carried out a series of audacious bank raids to fund the organisation's armed resistance to British rule. For the first time, he also tells the inside story of how the IRA planned a successful mass breako...

What is anxiety? Why do people have it, and what can we do to overcome it? The answers become revealed. Learn how to get over societal fears, and take back control of your life.

Balancing your pH can be pH-enomenally easy, tasty, and healthyKeeping your pH levels in line sounds like something you'd need an advanced chemistry degree to understand—but it's not! In The One-Pot Alkaline Diet Cookbook you'll learn how to replace acid-heavy foods with alkalized nutrients in a simple and delicious way. Get first-rate health benefits—including weight loss, improved digestion, reduced inflammation, and more—all in a single pot.This...

This lively book with a funky format will help parents understand the strengths and vulnerabilities of their child, how to encourage and nurture them and help them thrive. Packed full of practical tips, the book covers a whole range of issues from toilet training and suitable activities for that child, to the best feeding and sleeping routines. It will look at the compatibility between parents and kids, and where they will support each other, and areas they are likely to clash.