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A radiant, exquisitely told portrait of a young woman growing up between cultures, in search of her future self Before you are anything, you are a daughter. At first, you are a child at home in your mother’s belly: a beloved daughter, a vision of the future. But who will you become? At the Dol...

When Dave Hickey was 12, he rode the surfer's dream: the perfect wave. And, like so many things in life we long for, it didn't quite turn out - he shot the pier and dashed himself against the rocks of Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach, which just about killed him. Fortunately, for Hickey and for us, he survived, and continues to battle, decades into a career as one of America's foremost critical iconoclasts, a trusted, even cherished no-nonsense voice commenting on the all-too-often nonsensical worlds of art and culture.

Some truths can do more harm than good. This is what Isa comes to believe at the tender age of nine, when she first has a dream about kissing a girl - an act that would never be acceptable to her family. By her late 20s, Isa has left her hometown in South Texas, so that her conservative family won't discover that she’s gay, and immersed herself in the workaholic routine of law school.

The moment I first gazed into Alex's soulful gray eyes, I knew I'd met the man I wanted to spend my life with. And I was right. When my beloved sister vanished, Alex put up posters and wiped away my tears after bad dream—she put me back together. But when police pull a crumpled photo from my dead sister's pocket, and I see my husband's familiar face smiling back at me, my perfect world shatters.

The author of I Ain’t Doin’ It and popular comedian Heather Land returns with a collection of laugh-out-loud, hilarious, and unfiltered essays that explore the funny and inspirational moments in everyday life—perfect for fans of Rachel Hollis’s Girl, Wash Your Face. A popular social...

Penelope Primrose has worked tirelessly to create her picket-fence bliss. After dreaming of a beautiful home and an idyllic small-town lifestyle, the would-be Southern belle perfected impeccable grooming and manners to land her childhood sweetheart. But her visions of a rapid ascent up the social ladder shatter when she finds her ideal husband with another woman. Thrown into a divorce-driven spin and desperate to reinvent herself, the plucky Alabamian is totally confused by the chemistry she feels with the motorcycle-riding, guitar-playing cowboy next door.

Niro is a photographer who’s lost the joy of taking photos. Burned by a bad break-up, she’s in desperate need of inspiration. Vimal is determined to win back his ex-girlfriend. When he hears she’s bringing her new boyfriend on a group holiday, he impulsively declares that he’s bringing a plus one too. Their mutual friends have the perfect solution: Niro can pretend to be Vimal’s new girlfriend and join the holiday. Imagine the incredible photographs she could take in the Swiss alps.

All thirty-four-year-old Mae Van Dorn wants is to live alone, with little connection to the oodles of people who have always let her down. But she soon finds herself living with her estranged brother in a town she’s never been to and working for the founder of the local megachurch, though she’s as misanthropic as they come. The pastor seems to not be quite as Christian as he should be, but the people in his orbit may just teach Mae that the human race isn’t so bad after all.

Mientras Lina Ortega camina hacia el altar con un casi desconocido, empieza a replantearse las decisiones que ha tomado en los últimos días. Una romántica empedernida, se pregunta cómo ha llegado a esta complicada situación en la que no tiene más remedio que casarse con un hombre al que apenas conoce.

Even If weaves a visual and poetic tapestry of faith that is both scrappy and heartfelt. In this hand-crafted book, Janie relates her own journey of learning to trust God, even to the point of overcoming life-gripping fear. Her desire is to encourage, inspire, and help others find their way to wholeness of life and freedom from fear.