Novedades

In 1928, a young social worker and hobby pilot named Amelia Earhart arrived in the office of George Putnam, heir to the Putnam & Sons throne and hitmaker, on the hunt for the right woman for a secret flying mission across the Atlantic. A partnership—professional and soon otherwise—was born.

In Belle Époque Paris, the Eiffel Tower was newly built, France was experiencing remarkable political stability, and American women were painting the town and gathering at a female-only Residence known as The American Girls' Club in Paris. Opened in 1893, The Club was the center of expatriate living and of dedication to a calling in the fine arts, and singularly harbored a generation of independent, talented, and driven American women. Now in The Club, curator, art historian, and podcast host Jennifer Dasal presents the never-before-told story of the Club.

Guided by a rich concoction of Buddhist insight and horse sense, the unlikely support of a meditation group in a nearby Federal prison, and the friendship of a woman born on the ranch in the 1930’s, Victress began a journey that shattered old defenses and loosened the grip of the lifelong fears that bound her.

A searching, eloquent memoir about the joys and hardships of open adoption. God and Jetfire is a mother's account of her decision to surrender her son in an open adoption and of their relationship over the twelve years that follow. Facing an unplanned pregnancy at twenty-two, Amy Seek and her ex-boyfriend begin an exhaustive search for a family to raise their child. They sift through hundreds of "Dear Birth Mother" letters, craft an extensive questionnaire, and interview numerous potential couples.

Today, the world is in the midst of the transformative and ever-developing Digital Age, otherwise referred to as the “Age of Information.” It has been an unprecedented, remarkable, and explosive era marked by social media and computer-generated imagery (and with it, deep fakes), among other novel, previously unimaginable concepts. The bulky monitors and blocky towers of personal computers and laptops, which were once upon a time considered fashionable, futuristic contraptions, have since been replaced with a sleek and stylish array.

Enter the parallel universe of the private jet industry where the rich, famous, and morally bankrupt show their true colors. Delve into a world devoid of limitations while your delightfully unhinged narrator relates her true stories as a private flight attendant—and tries to hold onto her sanity, her dignity, and her faith in mankind. Does money make you a good person? Hint: It doesn’t.

Eight women. Thousands of children saved. Unforgettable stories of courage. They were teachers, nurses, students—ordinary women who made extraordinary choices. In the darkest days of World War II, they risked everything to save the most vulnerable: the children. Saving the Children of the Holocaust tells their incredible stories.

Sara Fay Egan has never lived a “by-the-book” kind of life. From orchestrating high-profile events to grappling with her daughter's life-threatening illness, she’s faced more twists and turns than most. In The Through Line, Sara Fay shares her deeply personal journey, blending raw emotion with the practical know-how she’s gained from years of balancing a successful career with family responsibilities.

She wrote the truth they told her to forget. Ayanna has been quiet long enough. It started on her eighth birthday. A hallway. A family who looked the other way. Now in her twenties, Ayanna is finally ready to speak the truth they tried to erase. Some Girls Drown is a powerful, emotionally charged novel based on true events. It follows one woman’s fight to reclaim her voice after a childhood spent shaped by silence, and the betrayal of those who should have protected her. This is a story of fury, memory, and the love we fight hardest to find: our own. For readers of Girl A, My Dark Vanessa...

A vivid and deeply human account of the inner journey of Teresa of Ávila—mystic, reformer, and one of the most inspiring spiritual figures of the Christian tradition. The Book of Her Life is the spiritual autobiography of Teresa of Ávila, written under obedience in the mid-16th century. In these pages, she recounts her passage from religious mediocrity to a life of profound prayer and interior transformation, guided by grace and marked by mystical experience. This New Edition in Modern English offers a fresh, accessible version of the original text, free from theological commentary or ...

In this memoir–a mix of poetry, prose, and storytelling–Leena Magdi describes a mind altered by grief. Exploring the sudden loss of her brother and the war in Sudan, readers dive headfirst into Leena’s world.

This true-life memoir is a behind-the-headlines story that sounds more like a novel in an exotic locale. Through the eyes of the unwitting wife of a psychopath, Ross takes us on her journey, from their initial meeting to the fateful day of her husband's arrest. We follow along as the truth unfolds through her self-launched investigations and her arduous struggles to accept unspeakable realities. Left in the aftermath of destruction, it is also an intimate personal account of her long and hard road to heal physically, mentally, and emotionally, to overcome her past and move on.

Es un ejercicio de honestidad conmigo misma. Un volver la vista atrás para contemplar todo cuanto me ha sucedido. Al mirarme al espejo, puedo decir: he vivido. He superado los obstáculos que han aparecido en mi camino. Aún sigo superando otros muchos. He sido capaz de reinventarme muchas veces, de tirar para adelante. Soy positiva por naturaleza, y el mensaje que quiero transmitir es que casi todo merece la pena.

Caterina II di Russia, nata principessa Sofia di Anhalt-Zerbst e andata in sposa a soli sedici anni all'erede al trono degli zar, è una delle più straordinarie e controverse figure femminili della storia europea. Con grande precisione storica e brillante stile narrativo, questa biografia ne delinea la forte personalità: una donna intelligente, amica e sostenitrice degli illuministi, caparbia e coraggiosa, che riuscì a imporsi in un mondo straniero e ostile superando i pregiudizi dei suoi contemporanei.

An illuminating journey into the soul of modern art—where paint, intuition, and the sacred feminine converge. What if the great women abstract expressionists weren’t just artists—but mystics, visionaries, and intuitive healers working in pigment and silence? In Sacred Gestures, art historian and author Vivienne Sinclair reclaims the long-overlooked spiritual legacy of female abstract painters. From the transcendent color fields of Helen Frankenthaler to the emotional storms of Joan Mitchell, and the high-vibration joy-infused work of contemporary artist Cassandra Gaisford, this ...

To understand Taylor Swift is to understand the modern entertainment industry itself. She is not just a singer-songwriter. She is a brand, a businesswoman, a strategist, and a mirror reflecting the cultural, emotional, and political zeitgeist of each era she occupies. Her presence transcends music charts and tour stages. It inhabits the corridors of corporate boardrooms, the timelines of millions of social media accounts, and the private emotional landscapes of listeners worldwide.

Some losses don’t just break you—they take you apart, piece by piece, until you are no longer the person you once were. On July 7, 2005, Azuma Wundowa’s life crumbled when her mother boarded a bus in London and never came home. That summer, at sixteen, Azuma was gleefully waiting for concert tickets to arrive and enjoying life as it was. But then her mother went missing amidst one of the most devastating tragedies in London—the 7/7 bombings.

Meine Mutter war Alkoholikerin. Meine Kindheit? Keine einfache! Vor Jahren schwör ich mir, den Kontakt zu meiner Mutter abzubrechen. Als sie jedoch schwer erkrankte und Hilfe brauchte, reichte ich ihr meine Hand. Nichtwissend, dass die härtesten Tage, Wochen und Monate meines Lebens sein sollten.

Geraldine Lavelle's book, "When the Apple is Ready, it Will Fall," chronicles her life after a tragic cycling accident left her paralysed. It explores themes of resilience, hope, and the challenges of living with a disability. The book details her physical and emotional struggles, including chronic pain, health complications due to medication and infections, and her battles with bureaucracy to secure adequate care and housing. Lavelle examines the concepts of "survival vs living", analysing the importance of both a hopeful mindset and pragmatic action in overcoming adversity. She provides ...

What if the greatest act of courage is simply becoming who you truly are? For too long, many of us have lived hidden behind masks, trapped in patterns of self-deprivation, perfectionism, and fear. We wait for the “perfect” moment, the perfect plan, or the perfect version of ourselves. Meanwhile life passes us by. In Underbeing to Fullbeing, Jannice Jones MSc offers a transformative guide to help you stop hiding and start living out loud. Blending personal story, the wisdom of positive psychology, neuroscience, neurodiversity, recovery principles, and coaching tools, this book shows you ...