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In the six lectures of Margaret Atwood: A Modern Myth-Maker, Dr. Jennifer Cognard-Black will take you on a thorough exploration of Atwood’s most celebrated novel to examine the many ways this book has transcended its dystopian roots to become something more than a tale of, “What if?” Over the course of these lectures, you’ll examine the social, political, cultural, and spiritual impact of the novel—and of Atwood herself—as you dive deep into the text to unravel its themes and inspirations.

With humility and candor, artist activist Mary Fisher inspires us when, in her eighth decade, she creatively takes on disease, poverty, hunger, injustice, racism and the role of women. Uneasy Silence tells her story of speaking truth to power while living with AIDS, journeying through cancer and surviving a near-death experience. Her steady concern for The Other enables her to find the strength to stand up, speak up and make a difference, inspiring us to do the same.

WINNER Spring 2024 PenCraft Best Book Award - Memoir FINALIST 2024 National Indie Excellence Awards - Relationships FINALIST 2024 Independent Author Network Best Book Awards - True Story HONORABLE MENTION 2024 Readers' Favorite Book Award - Religion/Philosophy His yoga focused on control and manipulation. Until she broke the sequence. The Secret Practice is the shocking true story of Joelle Tamraz's 18-year ordeal under the control of a master manipulator. For fans of Netflix’s Bikram, Tara Westover’s Educated, and Megan Phelps-Roper’s Unfollow. 'Phenomenal.' —Daniella Mestyanek ...

"Emily Swisher's beautiful prose illustrates how an emotional connection with horses helped both her and her clients gain insight into their own emotions." -Temple Grandin, Author Animals Make us Human When Emily Swisher follows her dream to work with horses at an equine-therapy ranch first in Colorado and later in Montana, she helps people heal from their wounds and traumas. Emily's story is interwoven with those of other inspiring individuals and groups she has supported, from victims of abuse and troubled children to the bereaved and broken-hearted. She sees the transformation of ...

Vera Huff Alderson’s memoir detailing her life homesteading in southeastern Colorado. A first-hand account of a families’ struggle to survive during the Great Depression and The Dust Bowl that devastated their world. Throughout the hardships and loss, the community of Baca County demonstrated their resilience and strength to weather the ravaging storms. From youth to adulthood, Vera writes of her experiences living on the prairie, navigating rural education, and coming of age through countless adversities.

Zami: A Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers.

When Iris Yvonne Bialosky died in an assisted care facility on March 29, 2020, it unleashed a torrent of emotions in her daughter, Jill Bialosky. Grief, of course, but also guilt, confusion, and doubt, all of which were compounded by the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic which made it impossible for Jill to be with her mother as she was dying and to attend her mother’s funeral. Now, with a poet’s eye for detail and a novelist’s flair for storytelling, Jill presents a profoundly moving elegy unlike any other.

With raw honesty and surprising humor, Tiffany shares her journey from Catholic high school and her first sexual encounter with her boyfriend to seedy massage parlors and a legal Nevada brothel at the Cathouse featured in the HBO special, to classy freelancing in elite hotel bars.

From a unique and singular voice comes the incredible true story of the last surviving undercover British female operative in WW2. Pippa Latour parachuted into occupied France in 1944 to conduct sabotage and subversion behind enemy lines.

Jessica Cooper takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through the darkest valleys of addiction, abuse, heartbreak, and loss—only to reveal the miraculous grace that met her there. From a childhood shattered by trauma to the depths of self-destruction, she fought battles that seemed impossible to win. But God was never finished with her story.

Jenefeness was born into a broken life full of crime, abuse, and addiction. Her mother was a 14-year-old child who was molested by a family friend, giving birth to her at the age of 15. She never met her biological father until she was an adult.

On February 3, 1889, just two days shy of her forty-first birthday, Myra Maybelle Shirley—better known at that point by her outlaw sobriquet “Belle Starr”—was blown from her horse saddle and killed by a pair of shotgun blasts, delivered by an unseen assailant, only a few miles away from her home in the Indian Territory of present-day Oklahoma. Thus ended the life of one of the most colorful, authentic, and dangerous women in the history of the American West.

“I will not be triumphed over.” Step into a realm where ambition sparks and kingdoms teeter on the edge—where Cleopatra VII is more than a distant legend. She’s a fearless ruler forging her destiny against Rome’s unstoppable might. Whether you know her from Hollywood whispers or dusty textbooks,this immersive audiobook dismantles every cliché and pulls you into the raw heart of an empire’s final stand. Inside This Audiobook: A Ruthless Court: Assassins. Rivals. Political vipers hiding behind marble columns.

The story of Violette Szabo is one of the most extraordinary in the annals of World War II espionage and covert operations. Totally fearless and a dead shot, Violette Szabo volunteered to become part of the Special Operations Executive, Britain's premier sabotage and subversion organization of the time. On June 7, 1944, Violette left behind a two-year-old daughter to parachute into France on a special mission.

For more than forty years, Diana, Princess of Wales, has been mythologized to the most extraordinary degree. Adored and lionized by some, ridiculed and traduced by others, Diana has always commanded a cultural presence unmatched by any other member of the royal family. In Dianaworld, Edward White offers both a portrait of the princess and a group portrait of those who existed in her orbit—from her royal in-laws, her servants, and the dilapidated ranks of the British aristocracy from which she rose, to drag performers, artists, Britain’s ethnic minorities, and the Gen Z superfans.

Myra says, "This is a book about how to overcome life's worst tragedies and your own dumb-ass decisions." It was the scandal that rocked the world of music and destroyed a career. In 1958, rock-and-roll sensation Jerry Lee Lewis stepped off a plane in London to be greeted by a frenzy of fans. His entourage followed, including a teenaged girl. When a reporter asked how she knew the performer, she innocently gave an honest answer. “I’m his wife.” Within hours, headlines erupted with the shocking news that Jerry Lee had secretly married his thirteen-year-old cousin, Myra. The scandal ...

At Amanda Hess's seven-month scan, the doctor analysing the ultrasound saw something he 'didn't like' - a potentially serious abnormality in her baby. Telling the moving story of this moment and everything that happened afterwards, Amanda Hess explores how it feels to become a parent in a culture in which everything is mediated by the internet and technology, in which the click of a mouse can conjure infinite information at any time - along with infinite opinions, suggestions and judgements.

There are somersaults and there are somersaults. Physically … no big deal. Lots of people can do them. This book is about the other kind of somersaults–through life. In this case, from a little girl plunked into the mid-fifties in socialist Czechoslovakia to a rebel at school with beliefs twisted and turned by social storms. Then in 1968, her family lives through morphing into socialism with a human face, the consequent invasion of the Warsaw Pact armies, and ultimately, the Russian occupation. And eventually, for many ordinary people, the reality of the so-called Velvet Revolution of 1989.

Now in her sixties, Roxanne has overcome her demons and faced her past. In More Than Just a Pretty Face, she gets real about the industry, her history, and the hard-won life lessons that have brought her to a place of peace and serenity.

The Ugly Daughter is a thrilling memoir, the gripping true story of a young girl who witnessed horrific murders and who overcame cruel abuse and unimaginable tragedies to find love and happiness. Julia Legian's emotionally, harrowing and fascinating memoir reveals how she endured a series of unbelievable tragedies and heartbreaking abuse from the hands of her parents and great aunty, and how she rose above her horrendous past to have a successful and happy life. It's beautifully written with simplicity and shocking honesty. The Ugly Daughter is a wonderful reminder that regardless of your ...