As he announces his retirement, relive the story of one of the greatest to ever play the game - Rafael Nadal. This winning memoir, in Rafa's own words, gets to the heart of his major achievements on and off court, and is a fascinating insight into the making of a champion.'A winner' Independent'A terrific sporting memoir, full of memorable anecdotes' New Statesman

Love songs and Hollywood romances make it all sound so simple: You find your soul mate, move in together, get married, never stray from the path of monogamy, and live happily ever after. But real life tends to be more complicated. Many couples pursue alternative living arrangements, and some even pursue alternative loving arrangements.The twenty-nine personal essays in this collection offer a variety of perspectives and experiences with nontraditional relationships and forms of coh...

All Francis Fische has ever wanted is love and acceptance.His mother died the day he was born, leaving his father emotionally absent. Raised by a grandmother whose love comes with quiet control, Francis searches for something that always feels just out of reach.But life begins to change when he meets Mitch, a loud and reckless friend who pulls him from the lonely world he lives in. And when Mitch's cousin, Eve, enters his life, Francis experiences feelings he doesn't yet und...

Widely referred to as the "bible of stage makeup" and now in its 12th edition, Stage Makeup addresses principles and techniques in the use of makeup for the contemporary performer including new trends and allied fields.Stage Makeup is an extensive exploration of the application and use of stage makeup and allied performative venues. It covers all aspects in detail and contains over 2000 photographs, drawings, and diagrams demonstrating step-by-step procedures. Tho...

Intellectual Frontiers in the Humanities and Applied Social Sciences – Volume 3 brings together interdisciplinary studies that explore philosophy, law, public administration, culture, and education through critical and contemporary perspectives. The volume highlights the connections between ethical reflection, institutional challenges, and social transformation in increasingly complex societies. The collection revisits philosophical debates on morality and human existence, while also exami...

Angels Before Man: Revised and ExtendedA Queer Retelling of Satan's FallIn an eternal paradise, the most beautiful angel, Lucifer, struggles with shame, identity, and timidity, with little more than the desire to worship his creator.It isn't until the strongest angel, Michael, comes into his life that Lucifer learns to love himself. Along the way, their friendship begins to bloom into something else. Maybe the first romance in the history o...

'If, like me, you're interested in what comes after the war, what sins and saints it begets, this is the book you want this year' C. L. CLARK'A dark fairytale of epic proportions' J.T. GREATHOUSE'A gothic love letter to high seas, deep love, and the epic stakes of a world at risk. The spirit of Poe infused with Samantha Shannon, and perfect for fans of both' R.R. VIRDI'The most beautiful book I have read in a very l...

The Rafael Sabatini Megapack collects 20 works by the author of many classic swashbuckling adventures, including Captain Blood, The Sea Hawk, Scaramouche, and more.Included are:Mistress WildingCaptain BloodScaramoucheHistorical Night's Entertainment (First Series)Historical Night's Entertainment (Second Series)St. Martin's SummerThe SnareThe Trampling of the LiliesThe Life of Cesare BorgiaLove-at-ArmsThe ...

Some cases don't just cross lines. They erase them.Homicide detective Kyle Rodriguez left Brooklyn for a fresh start in South Florida. Lower rent, better weather, less blood. But when a predawn phone call drags him to Dania Beach, he finds something that makes the worst of New York look tame. The victim, a suspect in a string of child murders Kyle was days away from arresting, has been destroyed. Not stabbed. Not shot. Torn apart with a force that ...

Featuring work by Dorian Yosef Weber, Angela Sun, Ian Haramaki, Tyler Battaglia, Daniel Marie James, Morgan Dante, Cas Trudeau, Aurélio Loren, Rae Novotny, Rafael Nicolás & Emily Hoffman.A collection of stories, poetry, and art dedicated to the angelic.Here you will find the strange, the creepy, the funky, slightly silly, pieces with feeling. An experience buried deep inside, it might be from another dimension. Something questionable that makes you wonder i...

Thirty seconds. One voice. A life undone.Michael Osei is a man of no particular consequence. Thirty years old, single, living in a small apartment with a squeaking ceiling fan and a habit of burning his toast. He works at a print shop. He walks the same streets every day. He is, by his own admission, quietly invisible.Then, on an ordinary Thursday in October, he hears a woman’s voice in a crowded market. Low. Unhurried. Warm in a way that bypasses the ears and goes...

A Queer Retelling of the Watcher's FloodThe angel Azazel is miserable in Heaven. In the aftermath of Satan's fall, the angels live in the reconstructed ruins of an old utopia, oppressive and paranoid of any new rebellion.The angel Samyaza is content in Heaven, but he longs for the eternal city's former glory. Watching the feeble humans below, wallowing in sin for centuries after Adam and Eve, he sees opportunity to earn back the Lord's favor.On Earth, the Watcher an...