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Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. Amid a violent student uprising, a young boy named Dong-ho is killed. As his friend searches for Dong-ho's corpse, we also meet an editor struggling against censorship, a prisoner and a factory worker, each suffering from traumatic memories, and Dong-ho's grief-stricken mother. Through their collective heartbreak and acts of hope comes a tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice.

FROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE “[Han Kang writes in] intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”—from the Nobel Prize citation The internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian presents a “rare and...

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Every day, whether they’re competing in the business world or serving in a nonprofit, women hear that they’re not enough. They’re too emotional to lead, and the way they act, speak, and even think is detrimental to success. But in Lead like a Woman, former Fortune 500 executive Deborah Smith Pegues shows that your uniquely female qualities can position you for success - if you know how to use them.

Just beyond the Blue Mountains of Fairy lay a barren land where the great Goblin King ruled. News had come to him from Eldon, leader of the Blue Fairy Faction, of two children with a magic called the Ooly-gagg boots. They had helped in the overthrow of Cindal, the Fair. The great Goblin King’s anger was stirred up as he listened to this story. Greed in obtaining this new magical power became his heart’s desire. Eldon spoke of the two of them ruling Fairy together, but a new plan began to form in the king’s mind.

Trial and tribulation are nothing new to Vera Simpson Gaines. When her mother sickened and died when Vera was a young girl, the effects were devastating, yet she managed to come through with her sanity intact and a strong sense of determination which served her well in later years as she faced more difficulties. Firmly rooted in her faith and the belief that God does not give you more than you can handle, in the intervening years she has faced estrangement from her father and other family members, an often rocky marriage, and scores of health problems that would have felled a lesser woman.

Hillary the Little Ladybug is on another adventure. This time she has found the Fort Knox gold and joined the crew of a nuclear submarine, in a post-nuclear war world. Come with her on a journey like you've not imagined.

Guided by her giggling Uncle Puggie and comforted by the gentle purrs of her magical feline friend, Alice mishears a grown-up word—Trichotillomania—and thinks it must be something fun, something silly, maybe even a “Tickle Tickle Many.” But as her thoughts wander from moths to moonlight and feelings she doesn’t yet have words for, Alice begins to discover that some things—like moths, emotions, and even tangled thoughts—take time to understand.

Alice has big plans—castles to build, dragons to chase, and just one more picture to color. Who has time for sleep? But her clever cat, Stripes, warns her: Stay up too late, and you might wake up as… a Sleepy Sheep! Alice laughs—until morning arrives, and uh-oh… she’s covered in wool, speaking in sleepy ‘Baaaahs’, and moving way too slow for adventures! How will she break the Sleepy Sheep spell before she’s stuck in a world of yawns forever?

America is not yet a democracy. America is not yet a free market economy.