In the intertwined lives of Kavya, Karan, and Ishaan, their inseparable bond is a testament to the strength of their friendship. Yet, when faced with an unforeseen trial, their unshakeable unity is put to the test. Amidst the chaos, Kavya seeks refuge in the arms of Veer, finding fleeting moments of happiness amidst the shadows of sorrow. However, Veer's sudden disappearance plunges Kavya into a whirlwind of anguish, shattering her fragile heart and leaving her to grapple with the agony of loss once again. Years pass, and a long-awaited reunion reignites old memories and uncovers buried secrets. As the mystery behind Veer's disappearance begins to unravel, so too do the sacrifices made in the name of love and survival, revealing the depth of their bond and the resilience of the human spirit.
Stolen, beaten, deprived of his liberty and used as child labour, Bill Simon's was not a normal childhood. He was told his mother didn't want him, and that he was the scum of the earth and was locked up in the notorious Kinchela Boys Home for eight years. His experiences there would shape his life forever. This title tells his story.
A New York Times bestseller: The “magnificent” memoir by one of the bravest and most original writers of our time—“A tour de force of literature and love” (Vogue). One of the New York Times’ “50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years” Jeanette Winterson’s bold and revelatory novels have established her as a major figure in world literature. Her internationally best-selling debut, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, tells the story of a young girl adopted by Pentecostal parents, and has become a staple of required reading in contemporary fiction classes. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a “singular and electric” memoir about a life’s work to find happiness (The New York Times). It is a book full of stories: about a girl locked out of her home, sitting on the doorstep all night; about a religious zealot disguised as a mother who has two sets of false teeth and a revolver in the dresser, waiting for Armageddon; about growing up in a north England industrial town now changed beyond recognition; about the universe as a cosmic dustbin. It is the story of how a painful past, rose to haunt the author later in life, sending her on a journey into madness and out again, in search of her biological mother. It is also a book about the power of literature, showing how fiction and poetry can form a string of guiding lights, or a life raft that supports us when we are sinking. Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a tough-minded story of the search for belonging—for love, identity, home, and a mother.
From the author of "Locas" comes an arresting novel of desire and ambition set among the gyms and street fights of East L.A.'s boxing hopefuls. "Eloquently (captures) the struggles of being poor and Mexican-American in Los Angeles."--"Chicago Tribune."
Henry and Paul are strangers when they find themselves sharing a sleeping compartment on a night train from Munich to Berlin. When they begin to talk, their stories appear to be variations on the same theme: young guys adrift in the big city, relationships gone wrong, broken hearts. Henry is running away from a triangle of friendship gone sour; Paul is running away too, but as the night unfolds and the train speeds north across the German landscape, his story turns ominous. What he finally reveals to his unsuspecting traveling companion goes into the darkest sphere of human behavior. Shocking and raw, The Bird is a Raven is the work of a writer at the beginning of a stellar career.
From the author of Europe Central, winner of the National Book Award, a journalistic tour de force along the Mexican-American border – a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award For generations of migrant workers, Imperial Country has held the promise of paradise and the reality of hell. It sprawls across a stirring accidental sea, across the deserts, date groves and labor camps of Southeastern California, right across the border into Mexico. In this eye-opening book, William T. Vollmann takes us deep into the heart of this haunted region, exploring polluted rivers and guarded factories and talking with everyone from Mexican migrant workers to border patrolmen. Teeming with patterns, facts, stories, people and hope, this is an epic study of an emblematic region.
*Major New York Times Bestseller *More than 2.6 million copies sold *One of The New York Times Book Review's ten best books of the year *Selected by The Wall Street Journal as one of the best nonfiction books of the year *Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient *Daniel Kahneman's work with Amos Tversky is the subject of Michael Lewis's best-selling The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds In his mega bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions. Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Topping bestseller lists for almost ten years, Thinking, Fast and Slow is a contemporary classic, an essential book that has changed the lives of millions of readers.
“Covers every facet of life from making the divorce decision to breaking the news to your kids to successful co-parenting to moving on” (Rosalind Sedacca, CDC, founder, Child-Centered Divorce Network). You can build a happy new life! Are you a stressed-out single mum, juggling childcare, work and home, and struggling to cope with all the emotional and practical demands on you? You’re not alone! The Single Mum’s Survival Guide is packed with words of inspiration, comfort, wisdom, and experience from a host of real-life single mums and expert professionals to make life easier, help you on your way, and put your mind at rest with answers to questions such as: How do I tell the kids? How do I get over this split and move on? Why is my child behaving like this and what should I do about it? How will I feel when my kids meet his new girlfriend? How do I deal with all the legal stuff? How can I manage on this little money? How can I have more energy when I’m so tired all the time? Is it OK to ask for help—and who can I ask? Can I ever forgive my ex? Can I really be single and happy? When is it time to start dating again—and how will I know if he’s Mr. Right? “Fully packed with wonderful advice, witty, not afraid to tackle the difficult stuff but very funny at the same time. A must-read for all the single mums out there!” —Florence Parot, author of The Sophrology Method
With the snitch gone and FEDs off his back, Langston is finally able to focus on becoming a family man and giving Yaniyzah and Imani the life they deserve. There’s just one last thing he has to do before he can completely wash his hands of the drug game: turn the connect over to one of his boys. That one key move is the beginning of Langston closing the chapter on his past, but focusing on his future is a lot easier said than done, especially when Brooke reappears and drops a hint that his boys might be headed for certain disaster. Although Langston’s relationship with his mother, Pam, is slowly growing, he knows that he has to put his pride to the side and rebuild his extended family, especially with him and Yaniyzah bringing a new baby into the mix. Langston is all for bonding with his siblings, but he is still on the fence about repairing things with his absentee father, Quinton Sr. Trust and forgiveness are Langston’s main focus, but when it comes to matters of the heart, it will take more than his boys to make him forgive Toot for a very personal betrayal, and Pam might have just the thing to give Langston a new perspective on moving forward. Yaniyzah is getting ready to deliver her and Langston’s first baby, but with Montrez giving her hell about Imani every chance he gets, it’s a daily struggle to keep the stress from sending her into an early labor. When Niy proposes a reasonable compromise to keep the peace with Montrez, Langston’s temper pushes Yaniyzah head-first into a war over Imani with Montrez. While things seem to be headed for sure destruction in one aspect of her life, things are looking up for the renewed relationship she’s building with her father, Don. Her father and Langston have even managed to iron out their differences and are on the same page, but just as Yaniyzah is slipping back into her daddy’s girl groove, Don hits her with the last thing she expected, leaving her unborn’s fate delicately hanging in the balance. While their lives finally seem to be coming together for the better, Langston and Yaniyzah’s friends are a different story. Yaniyzah tries to remain neutral and keep her distance from Shanie to stay out of things, but one small lie quickly snowballs into a full-blown fight for Ro’s affection, which lands Langston and Yaniyzah in the middle of the same drama they were trying to avoid. When it all hits the fan, friendships and loyalties are called into question, shattering the very peace that Langston and Yaniyzah have fought so hard to keep. Join the crew for one last ride as just about everyone finds themselves questioning who they can trust in this mellow finale.
The defining sounds of popular music - blues, rock 'n' roll, punk, hip-hop - were shaped and driven by rebel voices: whether that was Robert Johnson and Billie Holiday in the 1920-40s, or the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Joe Strummer in the 1960s and 70s. Truly ground- and rule-breaking voices have been drowned out by pop-by-numbers acts in more recent years, and in Rebel Heroes, Huey Morgan investigates where music started to lose its soul, and why the lessons of those renegade spirits of yesteryear are still so vital. The book is steeped in Huey's love for, and knowledge of, music and is full of personal anecdotes and stories of some of the greatest musicians to have graced us with their talent.
