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A novel of Felice Bauer, Franz Kafka’s first fiancée, and the story behind Letters to FeliceFranz Kafka scholars know Felice Bauer, his onetime fiancée, through his Letters to Felice, as little more than a woman with a raucous laugh and a taste for bourgeois comforts. Life After Kafka is her story. The novel begins in 1935 as Felice flees with her children from Hitler’s Berlin, following her family and members of Kafka’s entourage—including Gr...

Newcomers and existing fans alike will enjoy diving into the world of Monogatari and meeting the delightful cast of characters. If you're yet to experience this series in any form then this is the perfect time to climb aboard!" - Anime UK NewsOne day, high-school student Koyomi Araragi catches a girl named Hitagi Senjougahara when she trips. But -- much to his surprise -- she doesn't weigh anything. At all. She says an encounter with a so-call...

Taut, stylish stories take on big moral questions from surprising perspectives.A teenager’s job mucking stalls at a dog track takes a strange turn when his co-worker finds a new religion at odds with winning streaks. Two brothers set out in search of fame in the icy waters of a subarctic lake. A pregnant high school student tries to make rent by winning the Unitarian Church’s Annual Young Writer’s Short Story Competition (“No foul or off-putti...

Overworked? Overwhelmed? You're not alone.The amount of work placed on women is often insurmountable. Along with doing what's required for their jobs, women are frequently also asked to take on tasks that don't lead to growth or promotion, and to manage other forms of invisible labor at work and at home. All of this can leave women feeling underappreciated, frustrated, and burned out.We need to end the culture of overwork for women. From sayin...

A sweeping family saga about love, loss, and acceptance¿set against the backdrop of a Sikh wedding. On the morning of his nephew¿s wedding, Devinder Gill is certain the delicate balance of his life will not be upset. Dev is married to Kuldip, and together they have two young children in Vancouver¿s Kitsilano neighbourhood. But Dev also has a secret: an affair with his first love, an Irish Canadian woman named Emily Rice, who recently returned ...

Glacial: The Untold Story of Climate Change is the first Inside-the-Beltway account to lay bare the machinations of what went wrong in Washington-how and why our leaders failed to act on climate change as mounting scientific evidence underscored the urgency to do so.

A new collection of poems and the companion volume to the popular bestseller This Day, Wendell Berry's Another Day is another stunning contribution to the poetry canon from one of America's most beloved writersA companion to his beloved volume This Day and Wendell Berry's first new poetry collection since 2016, this new selection of Sabbath Poems are filled with spiritual longing and political extremity, memorials and celebrations, elegies and...

Join Fiona, everyone's favorite hippo from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, her little brother Fritz, and their lovable animal friends as they celebrate Halloween---Fiona style! This fun and whimsical addition to the New York Times bestselling Fiona the Hippo series is the perfect read-aloud for fans of Fiona (and hippos) everywhere!

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CRISIS! Dog and Cat find out the family is moving. Dog freaks out. He does NOT want to move. He goes through all the classic stages: denial, anger, bargaining, and depression. Cat tries to get him to acceptance. But Cat is fine—really she is—or is she? Dog and Cat plow through the days until moving. They eat. They nap. They argue. They take care of their owners. But can they figure out how to stop this terrible move? Dog & Cat is told in a ser...

CRISIS! Dog and Cat find out the family is moving. Dog freaks out. He does NOT want to move. He goes through all the classic stages: denial, anger, bargaining, and depression. Cat tries to get him to acceptance. But Cat is fine—really she is—or is she? Dog and Cat plow through the days until moving. They eat. They nap. They argue. They take care of their owners. But can they figure out how to stop this terrible move? Dog & Cat is told in a ser...

Why catastrophic risks are more dangerous than you think, and how populism is making them worse.Did you know that you’re more likely to die from a catastrophe than in a car crash? The odds that a typical US resident will die from a catastrophic event—for example, nuclear war, bioterrorism, or out-of-control artificial intelligence—have been estimated at 1 in 6. That’s fifteen times more likely than a fatal car crash and thirty-one times more l...

A celebration of the legacy of the Village Voice bookshop in Paris, founded by Odile Hellier in 1982—a hub of social life and a refuge for artists, writers, and anglophone literary life for over three decades until it closed in 2012.This collective memoir brings to life a literary history of a heady time in Paris, capturing a myriad of voices for whom “literature was not just a pastime but the very stuff of life.”Village Voices is a collective...

Mad Libs is the world’s greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny jokes!With 128 pages of “fill-in-the-blank” jokes, The Silly, Hilariously Funny, Belly-Busting Mad Libs Joke Book is the perfect activity for anyone! Play alone, in a group, or while crossing the road with a chicken! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended...

Glacial: The Untold Politics of Climate Change is the first Inside-the-Beltway account to lay bare the machinations of what went wrong in Washington-how and why our leaders failed to act on climate change as mounting scientific evidence underscored the urgency to do so.

Science fiction, giant monsters, comic books, punk rock, skateboarding, robots, and rebellion: these seven elements form the manifesto of pop-culture knowledge, graphics, aesthetics, and DIY energy that is Super7. Join us as we explore each of these obsessions through the creative offerings of one of the premier design houses of lifestyle-oriented collectibles, toys, and apparel. The Art of Super7 explores the art, design, and packaging of off...

Written by award-winning student mental health expert, Dr Dominique Thompson, this vital pocketbook offers advice, practical tips and useful exercises for students to manage their anxiety while they study.

Written by award-winning student mental health expert Dr Dominique Thompson, this vital pocketbook offers accessible, practical advice for students to manage low moods and depression while they study.

Written by award-winning student mental health expert Dr Dominique Thompson, this vital pocketbook offers advice and practical tips for students to help build their resourcefulness and resilience while they study.

Jonas Williker is considered one of the most sadistic serial murderers of the modern era. This epistolary novel explores the aftermath of his arrest and the psychological trauma of those who lived through it.The Pennsylvania native brutalized his way into the zeitgeist during the early part of the new millennium, leaving a trail of corpses across five states before his eventual arrest. All told, Williker was responsible for the rape and murder...