Books

A small sample study involving empathy, domestic violence in family units, and regarding women living in substitute housing/domestic violence shelters with their minor children. The study uses assessment tools to determine the adult strengths in empathy, attachment, as well as how the adult perceives...

This book explores the ways in which systems (organizational) consultation may be applied to school roles and functions as part of an overall systems change process. Using an implementation science framework grounded in systems/organizational consultation research, the volume details how school reform or improvement...

New title in the Flame Tree Blank Notebook collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, and featuring blank pages, a pocket at the back and two ribbon bookmarks. Perfect as a gift, or an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, and poets....

New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scandalous true stories behind Truman Capote's never-published final novel, Answered Prayers--the dark secrets, tragic glamour, and Capote's ultimate betrayal of the group of female friends he called his "swans." "There...

A young woman's online obsession with her new boyfriend's deceased ex fuels this piercing and honest debut novel, "a serious blend of Fleabag and Rebecca with the pulse of modern-day existence" (Weike Wang, author of Joan Is Okay)."[A] sharp and pacy cautionary tale for...

"East Jerusalem's thorny politics run through each of the thirteen stories comprising this sturdy entry in Akashic's long-running regional noir series, which is being published simultaneously with West Jerusalem Noir . . . Written with passion and empathy, the volume's strength lies in giving...

One wedding weekend means one dramatic reunion for two families in this bighearted ensemble cast novel about love and forgivenessWhen thirty-three-year-old Athena Matthias is asked, yet again, to be a bridesmaid, she's not exactly enthusiastic about the idea. Still reeling from a messy divorce...

Four friends. Twelve years. One Eurovision . . . Eurovision is always the highlight of Millie's year. So when she and her best friend James get the chance to see the final live in Oslo, it's a dream come true - until they get...

- Discover the real lives of kings and queens from William the Conqueror to King Charles III - Original color illustrations and stunning images of treasures from the Royal Collection - Aimed at children ages 7-11 Who once escaped over the frozen River Thames?...

- Els Sirejacob and Bram Debaenst take you on their camper van travels through the most beautiful regions of Italy, sharing along the way the most delicious recipes tailored to each destinationIn this sequel to Camper Food & Stories author Els Sirejacob and photographer...

With the murder of a pivotal drug kingpin and the collapse of his two-year-long operation, undercover narcotics officer, Kurt Herrick, needs to get out of New York City before the Mafia and the NYPD come after him. Sheriff Gabe Gavi, a close friend of...

A woman in search of a new beginning is put to the test in ways she never imagined in an empowering and provocative page-turner by the author of Not That I Could Tell.Katie's divorce was, in a word, humiliating. So when her friend Bess...

Unlock the ancient wisdom of the Tree of Life and understand the path ahead with this beautiful oracle from astrologer and Qabalah expert David Wells. Drawing on the mystic tradition of Qabalah, The Tree of Life Oracle will help you to learn more about...

Some books take the whole of a lifetime to write.I Am Only a Foreigner Because You Do Not Understand continues Flocks, L. Nichols's graphic memoir of growing up trans in the rural South. These comics document L.'s further transition, from living as a man...

You may feel anxious about sending your child out into a world that too often feels dark and scary. But you can prepare your kids to live in the real world by equipping them with a sound mind and strategies for establishing a foundation...

A pair of fierce foes are forced to work together to save the arts at their school in this "enemies-to-lovers rom-com of my dreams" (Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today Tonight Tomorrow) that fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson are sure to adore....

JoanneRuelos Diaz's TheLittle Book of Words That Matter is an inclusive collection of 100 words that introduces young children to complex concepts--from managing big feelings to celebrating our differences. Adopting the same format and approach as the popular The Little Book of Joy, this...

When a massive asteroid hurtles toward Earth, humanity braces for annihilation--but the end doesn't come. In fact, it isn't an asteroid but a three-mile-tall alien that drops down, seemingly dead, outside Little Springs, Nebraska. Dubbed "the giant," its arrival transforms the red-state farm town...

In this "pleasing and informative" (Kirkus Reviews) illustrated nonfiction book for middle grade readers, Brooke Barker of Sad Animal Facts introduces readers to incredible animals and the bizarre things human scientists do to understand them. Did you know that crows never forget a face?...

From the satirical minds behind the viral sensation The Babylon Bee comes the latest installment of its guide series. This looks at the two "original gangsta" genders--male and female--shows us the progressively insane slide into the multiplying number of genders that has lately been...