Hurbinek was born and died in Auschwitz. "Nothing remains of him; he bears witness through these words of mine," wrote Primo Levi in The Truce. Deeply moved by the unknown story of that three-year-old boy, Adolfo García Ortega rescues his memory from oblivion by inventing his life—the possible lives he might have lived had he not perished, a victim to mankind's most ignominious hour. Thus, by creating for him a "life after death," the author not only pays homage to the dead but strives to redeem man's noblest side through the power of love and compassion, which no amount of torment or suffering can ever extinguish. Views: 45
The third collection of the works of R. Austin Freeman presents 19 more tales of forensic sleuth Dr. Thorndyke and others, plus the essay "The Art of the Detective Story. Views: 45
From the writer of The Alpha Series and The Ball Games Series comes a novel about relationships and following your heart.Two women. Two different paths in life.Amber’s husband is pressuring her to have a baby. Amber wants to have fun. She gives in to her husband, only to find that all is not as it seems.Karen’s marriage is at its end, rocked by grief and lies. Newly redundant, she leaves on a flight to Berlin, to spend time alone and consider her future.Amber is the temp who took over Karen’s job. But that’s not all the two women have in common. One woman's drunken kiss in a nightclub will lead to their paths crossing once again.Life is about to reveal new journeys for them both.** Views: 45
Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in a strange, spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or painting. The letters were from Father Christmas.They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone North Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house into the dining room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house, and many more.No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by Tolkien's inventiveness in this classic holiday treat. Views: 45
Psychiatrist Natalie King is the expert witness in a vicious child custody battle, and the stakes are high. Getting it wrong means handing a child over to an abuser—or depriving that child of the only father she knows.Is Jenna gaming the system, or is her ex-husband Malik as dangerous as she suggests? How can Natalie best protect the child? And now that Natalie's pregnant—and still unsure of the child's paternity—how is a growing preoccupation with her own lost father affecting her judgment?Court dramas, cultural clashes and media backlash create an explosive mixture that forces Natalie to make life and death choices.How far will a parent go to keep—or save—their child?Anne Buist is the Chair of Women's Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. She has over twenty-five years' clinical and research experience in perinatal psychiatry, and works with protective services and the legal system in cases of abuse, kidnapping, infanticide... Views: 45
Coming soon from USA Today Bestselling Author, Liv Morris... I’ve landed in New York City with my resume in one hand and my V-card in the other. The resume? I'll give to any man on the street. The other? Well... I won’t settle for anything less than lightning bolt chemistry and so far no one has flipped that switch. Until I meet Barclay Hammond, CEO of the most prestigious publishing house in NYC and the city’s most eligible bachelor. He’s commanding.Charming.Gorgeous.And my new boss. The raw attraction between us is off the charts. Late nights together in the city, the looks he gives me across the boardroom table make him impossible to resist. I want him to be the one and he wants me too... There’s only one BIG problem. Sleeping with your boss is strictly forbidden at Hammond Press. Who knew losing it would be so complicated? Views: 45
Alice Walker, author of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning The Color Purple—"an American novel of permanent importance" (San Francisco Chronicle)—crafts a bilingual collection that is both playfully imaginative and intensely moving.Presented in both English and Spanish, Alice Walker shares a timely collection of nearly seventy works of passionate and powerful poetry that bears witness to our troubled times, while also chronicling a life well-lived. From poems of painful self-inquiry, to celebrating the simple beauty of baking frittatas, Walker offers us a window into her magical, at times difficult, and liberating world of activism, love, hope and, above all, gratitude. Whether she's urging us to preserve an urban paradise or behold the delicate necessity of beauty to the spirit, Walker encourages us to honor the divine that lives inside all of us and brings her legendary free verse to the page once again, demonstrating that she... Views: 45
