Friday, July 24, 2020

iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Nonfiction 2020-07-24

Sherry Argov - Why Men Love Bitches artwork Why Men Love Bitches
From Doormat to Dreamgirl—A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship
Sherry Argov
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: October 01, 2002
Publisher: Adams Media
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

Do you feel like you are too nice? Sherry Argov's Why Men Love Bitches delivers a unique perspective as to why men are attracted to a strong woman who stands up for herself. With saucy detail on every page, this no-nonsense guide reveals why a strong woman is much more desirable than a "yes woman" who routinely sacrifices herself. The author provides compelling answers to the tough questions women often ask: · Why are men so romantic in the beginning and why do they change? · Why do men take nice girls for granted? · Why does a man respect a woman when she stands up for herself? Full of advice, hilarious real-life relationship scenarios, "she says/he thinks" tables, and the author's unique "Attraction Principles," Why Men Love Bitches gives you bottom-line answers. It helps you know who you are, stand your ground, and relate to men on a whole new level. Once you've discovered the feisty attitude men find so magnetic, you'll not only increase the romantic chemistry—you'll gain your man's love and respect with far less effort.



Robin DiAngelo - White Fragility artwork White Fragility
Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Robin DiAngelo
Genre: Social Science
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: June 26, 2018
Publisher: Beacon Press
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.



Amir Levine & Rachel Heller - Attached artwork Attached
The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find-and Keep-Love
Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: December 30, 2010
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

We rely on science to tell us everything from what to eat to when and how long to exercise, but what about relationships? Is there a scientific explanation for why some people seem to navigate relationships effortlessly, while others struggle? According to psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel Heller, the answer is a resounding "yes." In Attached , Levine and Heller reveal how an understanding of adult attachment-the most advanced relationship science in existence today-can help us find and sustain love. Pioneered by psychologist John Bowlby in the 1950s, the field of attachment posits that each of us behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways: Anxious people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner's ability to love them back Avoidant people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimize closeness. Secure people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving. In this book Levine and Heller guide readers in determining what attachment style they and their mate (or potential mate) follow, offering a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections with the people they love.



Michael Brooks - Against the Web artwork Against the Web
A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right
Michael Brooks
Genre: Philosophy
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: April 24, 2020
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Seller: National Book Network

Michael Brooks takes on the new "Intellectual Dark Web." As the host of The Michael Brooks Show and co-host of the Majority Report, he lets his understanding of the new media environment direct his analysis of the newly risen conservative rebels who have taken YouTube by storm. Brooks provides a theoretically rigorous but accessible critique of the most prominent "renegades" including Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, and Brett Weinstein while also examining the social, political and media environment that these rebels thrive in. 'A brilliant critique of the Right with very sharp insight on some of the shortcomings of the Left, this book is a must-read for anyone looking to understand how dishonest actors spread their propaganda.' Ana Kasparian, Host and Executive Producer of The Young Turks



John Glatt - The Perfect Father artwork The Perfect Father
The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder
John Glatt
Genre: True Crime
Price: $15.99
Publish Date: July 21, 2020
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seller: Macmillan

In The Perfect Father , New York Times bestselling author John Glatt reveals the tragedy of the Watts family, whose seemingly perfect lives played out on social media—but the truth would lead to a vicious and heartbreaking murder. In the early morning hours of August 13th, 2018, Shanann Watts was dropped off at home by a colleague after returning from a business trip. It was the last time anyone would see her alive. By the next day, Shanann and her two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, had been reported missing, and her husband, Chris Watts, was appearing on the local news, pleading for his family’s safe return. But Chris Watts already knew that he would never see his family again. Less than 24 hours after his desperate plea, Watts made a shocking confession to police: he had strangled his pregnant wife to death and smothered their daughters, dumping their bodies at a nearby oil site. Heartbroken friends and neighbors watched in shock as the movie-star handsome, devoted family man they knew was arrested and charged with first degree murder. The mask Chris had presented to the world in his TV interviews and the family’s Facebook accounts was slipping—and what lay beneath was a horrifying image of instability, infidelity, and boiling rage. In this first major account of the case, bestselling author and journalist John Glatt reveals the truth behind the tragedy and constructs a chilling portrait of one of the most shocking family annihilator cases of the 21st century.



Michelle McNamara - I'll Be Gone in the Dark artwork I'll Be Gone in the Dark
One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
Michelle McNamara
Genre: True Crime
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: February 26, 2019
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Seller: Harper Collins Canada Limited

THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR 6-PART HBO® DOCUMENTARY SERIES #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post | Maureen Corrigan, NPR | Paste | Seattle Times | Entertainment Weekly | Esquire | Slate | Buzzfeed | Jezebel | Philadelphia Inquirer | Publishers Weekly | Kirkus Reviews | Library Journal | Bustle  Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Nonfiction | Anthony Award Winner | SCIBA Book Award Winner | Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime | Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the 70s and 80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case—which was solved in April 2018. The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the 70s and 80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case—which was solved in April 2018. Introduction by Gillian Flynn • Afterword by Patton Oswalt “A brilliant genre-buster.... Propulsive, can’t-stop-now reading.”   —Stephen King For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true crime journalist who created the popular website TrueCrimeDiary.com, was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark—the masterpiece McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death—offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind. It is also a portrait of a woman’s obsession and her unflagging pursuit of the truth. Utterly original and compelling, it has been hailed as a modern true crime classic—one which fulfilled Michelle's dream: helping unmask the Golden State Killer.



Diane Keaton - Brother & Sister artwork Brother & Sister
A Memoir
Diane Keaton
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: February 04, 2020
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the beloved film star and best-selling author of Then Again --a heartfelt memoir about Diane Keaton's relationship with her younger brother, and a poignant exploration of the divergent paths siblings' lives can take. When they were children in the suburbs of Los Angeles in the 1950s, Diane Keaton and her younger brother, Randy, were best friends and companions: they shared stories at night in their bunk beds; they swam, laughed, dressed up for Halloween. Their mother captured their American-dream childhoods in her diaries, and on camera. But as they grew up, Randy became troubled, then reclusive. By the time he reached adulthood, he was divorced, an alcoholic, a man who couldn't hold on to full-time work--his life a world away from his sister's, and from the rest of their family. Now Diane is delving into the nuances of their shared, and separate, pasts to confront the difficult question of why and how Randy ended up living his life on "the other side of normal." In beautiful and fearless prose that's intertwined with photographs, journal entries, letters, and poetry--many of them Randy's own writing and art--this insightful memoir contemplates the inner workings of a family, the ties that hold it together, and the special bond between siblings even when they are pulled far apart. Here is a story about love and responsibility: about how, when we choose to reach out to the people we feel closest to--in moments of difficulty and loss--surprising things can happen. A story with universal echoes, Brother & Sister speaks across generations to families whose lives have been touched by the fragility and "otherness" of loved ones--and to brothers and sisters everywhere.



Matthew Hussey - Get the Guy artwork Get the Guy
Learn Secrets of the Male Mind to Find the Man You Want and the Love You Deserve
Matthew Hussey
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: April 09, 2013
Publisher: Harper Wave
Seller: Harper Collins Canada Limited

Most dating books tell you what NOT to do. Here's a book dedicated to telling you what you CAN do. In his book, Get the Guy, Matthew Hussey—relationship expert, matchmaker, and star of the reality show Ready for Love—reveals the secrets of the male mind and the fundamentals of dating and mating for a proven, revolutionary approach to help women to find lasting love. Matthew Hussey has coached thousands of high-powered CEOs, showing them how to develop confidence and build relationships that translate into professional success. Many of Matthew’s male clients pressed him for advice on how to apply his winning strategies not to just get the job, but how to get the girl. As his reputation grew, Hussey was approached by more and more women, eager to hear what he had learned about the male perspective on love and romance. From landing a first date to establishing emotional intimacy, playful flirtation to red-hot bedroom tips, Matthew’s insightfulness, irreverence, and warmth makes Get the Guy:  Learn Secrets of the Male Mind to Find the Man You Want and the Love You Deserve a one-of-a-kind relationship guide and the handbook for every woman who wants to get the guy she’s been waiting for.



Gary Chapman - The 5 Love Languages artwork The 5 Love Languages
The Secret to Love that Lasts
Gary Chapman
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $15.99
Publish Date: January 01, 2015
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Seller: Moody Bible Institute

Over 12 million copies sold! A New York Times bestseller for 10 years running. Falling in love is easy. Staying in love—that’s the challenge. How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and just plain boredom of everyday life? In the #1 New York Times international bestseller The 5 Love Languages , you’ll discover the secret that has transformed millions of relationships worldwide. Whether your relationship is flourishing or failing, Dr. Gary Chapman’s proven approach to showing and receiving love will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your partner—starting today. The 5 Love Languages is as practical as it is insightful. Updated to reflect the complexities of relationships today, this new edition reveals intrinsic truths and applies relevant, actionable wisdom in ways that work. Includes the Couple's Personal Profile assessment so you can discover your love language and that of your loved one.



James Patterson, John Connolly & Tim Malloy - Filthy Rich artwork Filthy Rich
A Powerful Billionaire, the Sex Scandal that Undid Him, and All the Justice that Money Can Buy: The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein
James Patterson, John Connolly & Tim Malloy
Genre: True Crime
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: October 10, 2016
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

Now a #1 Netflix documentary series. Get the full shocking story about billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in this #1 New York Times bestselling and definitive book, updated with the latest headline-making news and new photos. Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins into the New York City and Palm Beach elite. A college dropout with an instinct for numbers -- and for people -- Epstein amassed his wealth through a combination of access and skill. But even after he had it all, Epstein wanted more. That unceasing desire -- and especially a taste for underage girls --resulted in sexual-abuse charges, to which he pleaded guilty and received a shockingly lenient sentence. Included here are police interviews with girls who have alleged sexual abuse by Epstein, details of the investigation against him, and a new introduction with up-to-the-minute developments on the case, including Epstein's death by suicide. An explosive true story from the world's most popular thriller writer, FILTHY RICH is a riveting tale of wealth, power, and the easy price of justice for America's wealthiest citizens.



Robert M. Pirsig - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance artwork Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
An Inquiry Into Values
Robert M. Pirsig
Genre: Philosophy
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: April 21, 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Seller: Harper Collins Canada Limited

THE CLASSIC BOOK THAT HAS INSPIRED MILLIONS A penetrating examination of how we live and how to live better Few books transform a generation and then establish themselves as touchstones for the generations that follow. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is one such book. This modern epic of a man’s search for meaning became an instant bestseller on publication in 1974, acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters. It continues to inspire millions.  A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions on how to live. The narrator's relationship with his son leads to a powerful self-reckoning; the craft of motorcycle maintenance leads to an austerely beautiful process for reconciling science, religion, and humanism. Resonant with the confusions of existence, this classic is a touching and transcendent book of life. This new edition contains an interview with Pirsig and letters and documents detailing how this extraordinary book came to be.



Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt - The Coddling of the American Mind artwork The Coddling of the American Mind
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt
Genre: Social Science
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: September 04, 2018
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

Something is going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and afraid to speak honestly. How did this happen?   First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt show how the new problems on campus have their origins in three terrible ideas that have become increasingly woven into American childhood and education: what doesn’t kill you makes you weaker; always trust your feelings; and life is a battle between good people and evil people. These three Great Untruths are incompatible with basic psychological principles, as well as ancient wisdom from many cultures. They interfere with healthy development. Anyone who embraces these untruths—and the resulting culture of safetyism—is less likely to become an autonomous adult able to navigate the bumpy road of life.   Lukianoff and Haidt investigate the many social trends that have intersected to produce these untruths. They situate the conflicts on campus in the context of America’s rapidly rising political polarization, including a rise in hate crimes and off-campus provocation. They explore changes in childhood including the rise of fearful parenting, the decline of unsupervised play, and the new world of social media that has engulfed teenagers in the last decade.   This is a book for anyone who is confused by what is happening on college campuses today, or has children, or is concerned about the growing inability of Americans to live, work, and cooperate across party lines.



Frédéric Lenoir - Vivre ! dans un monde imprévisible artwork Vivre ! dans un monde imprévisible
Frédéric Lenoir
Genre: Social Science
Price: $17.99
Publish Date: June 17, 2020
Publisher: Fayard
Seller: Hachette Livre

«  Il a suffi d’un virus lointain pour que le cours du monde et de nos vies soit bouleversé. ‘’Vivre, ce n’est pas attendre que l’orage passe, c’est apprendre à danser sous la pluie’’, disaient les Anciens. Je suis convaincu que plus rien ne sera comme avant et qu’il nous faut apprendre à développer nos ressources intérieures pour vivre le mieux possible dans un monde imprévisible. Puisse ce livre écrit dans l’urgence du temps apporter lumière et réconfort à tous ceux qui le liront.  » F. L.     Dans un langage accessible à tous, Frédéric Lenoir nous propose un petit manuel de résilience qui aide à vivre dans des temps difficiles. Il convoque les neurosciences et la psychologie des profondeurs, mais aussi les grands philosophes du passé – du Bouddha à Nietzsche, en passant par Epictète, Montaigne ou Spinoza - qui nous disent comment développer la joie et la sérénité malgré l’adversité. Et si nous pouvions ainsi faire de cette crise une opportunité pour changer notre regard et nos comportements  ? Pour devenir davantage nous-mêmes et mieux nous relier aux autres et au monde  ?   Frédéric Lenoir est philosophe, sociologue et écrivain. Il est l’auteur de nombreux essais et romans vendus à plus de 7 millions d’exemplaires dans le monde.



John Gottman Ph.D. & Nan Silver - The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work artwork The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
John Gottman Ph.D. & Nan Silver
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: May 05, 2015
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER • Over a million copies sold! “An eminently practical guide to an emotionally intelligent—and long-lasting—marriage.”—Daniel Goleman, author of  Emotional Intelligence   The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work  has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman’s unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him to observe the habits that can make—and break—a marriage. Here is the culmination of that work: the seven principles that guide couples on a path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship.   Straightforward yet profound, these principles teach partners new approaches for resolving conflicts, creating new common ground, and achieving greater levels of intimacy. Gottman offers strategies and resources to help couples collaborate more effectively to resolve any problem, whether dealing with issues related to sex, money, religion, work, family, or anything else.   Packed with new exercises and the latest research out of the esteemed Gottman Institute, this revised edition of  The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work  is the definitive guide for anyone who wants their relationship to attain its highest potential.



Vanessa Brown - The Forest City Killer artwork The Forest City Killer
A Serial Murderer, a Cold-Case Sleuth, and a Search for Justice
Vanessa Brown
Genre: True Crime
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: October 04, 2019
Publisher: ECW Press
Seller: ECW Press Ltd.

Dig deep into the unsolved murder of Jackie English and join the hunt for a serial killer Fifty years ago, a serial killer prowled the quiet city of London, Ontario, marking it as his hunting grounds. As young women and boys were abducted, raped, and murdered, residents of the area held their loved ones closer and closer, terrified of the monster — or monsters — stalking the streets. Homicide detective Dennis Alsop began hunting the killer in the 1960s, and he didn’t stop searching until his death 40 years later. For decades, detectives, actual and armchair, and the victims’ families and friends continued to ask questions: Who was the Forest City Killer? Was there more than one person, or did a depraved individual commit all of these crimes on his own? Combing through the files Detective Alsop left behind, researcher Vanessa Brown reopens the cases, revealing previously unpublished witness statements, details of evidence, and astonishing revelations. And through her investigation, Vanessa posits the unthinkable: is it possible that the Forest City Killer is still alive and, like the notorious Golden State Killer, a simple DNA test could bring him to justice?



Casey Watson - The Little Princess artwork The Little Princess
The shocking true story of a little girl imprisoned in her own home
Casey Watson
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: August 25, 2016
Publisher: HarperElement
Seller: Harper Collins Canada Limited

Six-year-old Darby arrives on Casey’s doorstep terrified and hysterical. As Casey tries to soothe the little girl she realises that this is likely to be one of the most difficult placements she had ever had to deal with… Casey is shocked to answer the door on a Sunday afternoon, the week before Christmas, to find John Fulshaw on her doorstep – unannounced and looking very serious. John explains why’s he’s come, and the Watsons sit and listen, shocked and sickened, as he describes the most recent child to appear under his radar. Six year old Darby Sykes has been taken into care just a couple of hours back, as a result of a known paedophile getting in touch with the local police, having been so sickened by something he’s seen online. Even in his murky world, this was depravity above and beyond – he recognised the little girl as being one who lived on his estate. Swift action has been taken – Darby has been removed from her home, and John believes that Casey and Mike are the best people to support this small terrified child while a long term plan of action is decided. About the author Casey Watson, who writes under a pseudonym, is a specialist foster carer. She and her husband, Mike, look after children who are particularly troubled or damaged by their past. Before becoming a foster carer Casey was a behaviour manager for her local comprehensive school.



Lisa Taddeo - Three Women artwork Three Women
Lisa Taddeo
Genre: Social Science
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: July 09, 2019
Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller and one of the most talked-about books of the year, Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women is “the most in-depth look at the female sex drive that’s been published in decades” ( New York ) and a “groundbreaking...breathtaking…staggeringly intimate” ( Entertainment Weekly ) look at the sex lives of three real American women—based on nearly a decade of reporting. Hailed as “a dazzling achievement” ( Los Angeles Times ) and “riveting page-turner that explores desire, heartbreak, and infatuation in all its messy, complicated nuance” ( The Washington Post ), Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women has captivated readers, booksellers, and critics—and topped bestseller lists—worldwide. Declared “the best book of the year” by Elizabeth Gilbert and “a breathtaking and important book” by Cheryl Strayed, Three Women has won praise everywhere from Columbia Journalism Review (“deeply reported, elegantly written, almost uncomfortably intimate”) to Refinery29 (“the hype for Three Women is real; in fact, it’s insufficient”), from Esquire (“a heartbreaking, gripping, astonishing masterpiece”) to Time (“ Three Women is a battle cry…For anyone who thinks they know what women want, this book is an alarm, and its volume is turned all the way up.”) In the words of The New Statesman , “This is an unusual, startling, and gripping debut. It feels to me like the kind of bold, timely, once-in-a-generation book that every house should have a copy of, and probably will before too long.” In suburban Indiana we meet Lina, the homemaker and mother of two whose marriage, after a decade, has lost its passion. Starved for affection, Lina battles daily panic attacks and, after reconnecting with an old flame through social media, embarks on an affair that quickly becomes all-consuming. In North Dakota we meet Maggie, the seventeen-year-old high school student who allegedly has a clandestine physical relationship with her handsome, married English teacher; the ensuing criminal trial will turn their quiet community upside down. Finally, in the northeast we meet Sloane, the successful, refined restaurant owner whose husband enjoys watching her have sex with other men and women. Based on years of immersive reporting and told with astonishing frankness and immediacy, Three Women is both a feat of journalism and a triumph of storytelling, brimming with nuance and empathy. “A work of deep observation, long conversations, and a kind of journalistic alchemy” (Kate Tuttle, NPR), Three Women introduces us to three unforgettable women—and one remarkable writer—whose experiences remind us that we are not alone.



Steve Harvey - Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition artwork Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition
What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
Steve Harvey
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: June 03, 2014
Publisher: Amistad
Seller: Harper Collins Canada Limited

An International Bestseller—Over 3 Million Copies Sold! With translations in more than thirty languages, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man is the definitive relationship guide for women. Steve Harvey can't count the number of impressive women he's met over the years—the many incredible women who can run a business, have three kids, maintain a household in tiptop shape, and chair a church group all at the same time. So, when it comes to relationships, why can't these same women figure out what makes men commit? According to Steve, it's because they're asking other women for advice when they should be going directly to the source. In this expanded edition, Steve includes an added section of all new advice, with tips on dealing with your partner's exes, spicing up your relationship, ensuring you're ready for that walk down the aisle, and much more. Sometimes funny, often unflinchingly direct, but always truthful, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man is a book you must read if you want to understand how men think when it comes to relationships, intimacy, and love.



Selwyn Raab - Five Families artwork Five Families
The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
Selwyn Raab
Genre: True Crime
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: May 13, 2014
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seller: Macmillan

Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades these Five Families ruled New York and built the American Mafia (or Cosa Nostra) into an underworld empire. Today, the Mafia is an endangered species, battered and beleaguered by aggressive investigators, incompetent leadership, betrayals and generational changes that produced violent and unreliable leaders and recruits. A twenty year assault against the five families in particular blossomed into the most successful law enforcement campaign of the last century. Selwyn Raab's Five Families is the vivid story of the rise and fall of New York's premier dons from Lucky Luciano to Paul Castellano to John Gotti and more. The book also brings the reader right up to the possible resurgence of the Mafia as the FBI and local law enforcement agencies turn their attention to homeland security and away from organized crime.



Charity Lee & Brian Whitney - How Now, Butterfly? artwork How Now, Butterfly?
A Memoir of Murder, Survival, and Transformation
Charity Lee & Brian Whitney
Genre: True Crime
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: January 14, 2020
Publisher: WildBlue Press
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

A mother recounts her unthinkable experience after her thirteen-year-old son murders his little sister—and her struggle to emerge from devastation.   Losing a young daughter to murder is the worst nightmare that a mother could possibly imagine—but what if the killer was her son? Charity Lee was thrust into this unimaginable situation when her thirteen-year-old son, Paris, murdered her beloved four-year-old daughter, Ella.   Charity goes through intense grief at the loss of her daughter, while at the same time trying to understand why her son would have done something as horrific as this, and how she could have missed the signs that Paris was a true psychopath.   While barely holding herself together throughout her intense grief, Charity is still a mother and feels a need to advocate for her son to receive appropriate treatment while incarcerated, while at the same time trying to ensure he stays in prison so he can never hurt someone again. Charity still loves her son and craves a connection with him despite all he has done. Because of her experiences, she rebuilds her life and starts a non-profit to help other families of victims, as well as offenders.   This book is a meditation on grief, loss, and forgiveness unlike any other. It’s also an inspirational story of a true survivor. How Now, Butterfly? is a haunting memoir that no reader will soon forget.



Collectif - Histoire de l'islamisation française 1979 - 2019 artwork Histoire de l'islamisation française 1979 - 2019
1979-2019
Collectif
Genre: Social Science
Price: $21.99
Publish Date: March 13, 2019
Publisher: L'artilleur
Seller: Hachette Livre

La France, de près ou de loin, côtoie l’islam depuis ses débuts. De la conquête de l’Espagne et la maîtrise de la Méditerranée jusqu’aux guerres de décolonisation, en dehors de quelques rares périodes d’accalmie, cette relation ne fut qu’une longue suite de guerres et de conflits.Mais, depuis la fin des années soixante et l’arrivée en métropole d’une immigration musulmane de plus en plus importante, un changement majeur s’est produit : l’islam ne fait plus seulement valoir ses revendications au-delà des frontières mais au coeur de l’hexagone. Préceptes vestimentaires et alimentaires, place de la religion à l’école et dans l’entreprise, liberté d’expression et de conscience, statut de la femme, relations avec les fidèles d’autres religions : depuis maintenant quarante ans les élites politiques et médiatiques se voient sans cesse confrontées au défi d’une religion puissante qui n’a jamais rien cédé. Qu’ont-elles fait, qu’ont-elles dit et écrit pour défendre notre bien commun, la République ? Quasiment rien.C’est ce renoncement que ce livre se propose de rappeler, sans y ajouter quoi que ce soit. Rappeler les faits, les décisions. Redonner à lire les textes et les discours qui les ont accompagnés, tels qu’ils furent écrits et prononcés, au mot près. Dire l’histoire telle qu’elle fut et telle qu’elle avance. Sous nos yeux.



Zoroastre - Oracles chaldéens artwork Oracles chaldéens
Zoroastre
Genre: Philosophy
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: January 10, 2004
Publisher: ARBRE D'OR EDITIONS
Seller: PATRICIA EBERLIN ARBRE D OR EDITIONS

Traduit par Cécile Khayme et Alexandre Maupertuis Il resplendit avec les hiérarchies Intellectuelles, mais il remplit [aussi] toutes choses d’amour. (62) Les Oracles ont pour sujet ont pour sujet la création du monde (l’Un, le Multiple et l’Unifié — que les Pythagoriciens nommaient Monade, Dyade, et Triade); les hiérarchies de l’Intelligible et de l’Intellectuel (dont les Anges sont la représentation); la matière, le monde, la nature; l’âme, la vie, l’homme. Jusqu’à la découverte des hiéroglyphes et de l’écriture cunéiforme, les Oracles chaldéens de Zoroastre constituaient la plus précieuse des collections de documents concernant les croyances païennes du Proche-Orient que nous ait transmise l’antiquité tardive à travers les oeuvres ou fragments de Lydus, Proclus, Olympiodore, Synésius, Psellos et chez le polémiste Eusèbe. Même si certaines de ces deux cents sentences peuvent être considérées comme d’authentiques fragments zoroastriens, le plus grand nombre a été l’oeuvre de Théurgistes qui vivaient sous le règne des Antonins et qui avaient eux-mêmes recueilli  ces «fragments d’un enseignement suprême» et toujours inconnu. Ces très profondes sentences semblent n’avoir pas été traduites depuis l’édition «en rime françoise» des «divins oracles de Zoroastre, philosophe grec», par François Habert, en 1558. Les traducteurs ont suivi ici le texte grec donné par I.P. Cory dans son édition Ancient Fragments (1832) et la traduction anglaise récemment rééditée par Christopher M. Weimer (Sacred-Texts, Déc. 2002). </a><a href="http://www.arbredor.com/">Visitez le site des éditions de l'Arbre d'Or</a>



Sir Stanley Hooker - Not Much of an Engineer artwork Not Much of an Engineer
Sir Stanley Hooker
Genre: Transportation
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: September 20, 2011
Publisher: Crowood
Seller: Perseus Books, LLC

Stanley Hooker joined the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1949 and tugged a rather reluctant company into the jet age, determined to give real competition to Rolls-Royce. So successful was he that in 1966 Rolls-Royce decided the best thing to do was to spend ?63.6 million and buy its rival. By this time there was scarcely a single modern British aero-engine for which Hooker had not been responsible.



Quik eBooks - Serial Killers: Andrei Chikatilo artwork Serial Killers: Andrei Chikatilo
The Rostov Ripper
Quik eBooks
Genre: True Crime
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: October 25, 2011
Publisher: QUIK eBooks
Seller: QUIK EBOOKS LTD

Because sometimes our brains just need to nibble ... It's like food, occasionally you need a three-course meal, other times just a snack will do. Quik eBooks are like the cocktail sausage of the eBook world; short, tasty and perfect when you're on the go. It was December 1978 when he killed the first of his 53 victims. Lena Zakotnova was nine years old. She was waiting for a tram, when he promised her some American chewing gum if she would go with him. He took her to a shack he owned, blindfolded her and tried to rape her. He knew that if he let her go now she would report him. He had to kill her to silence her. Read the real life horror story of Russian cannibal and serial killer Andrei Chikatilo in this true crime Quik eBook.



James Patterson - Home Sweet Murder artwork Home Sweet Murder
James Patterson
Genre: True Crime
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: January 02, 2018
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

As seen on the Discovery ID TV series Murder is Forever , these two true-crime thrillers follow a lawyer struggling to stop a killer and a detective angling to solve a double homicide. Home Sweet Murder (with Andrew Bourelle): Lawyer Leo Fisher and his wife Sue are a sixty-one-year-old couple enjoying a quiet Sunday dinner at home. Until a man in a suit rings their front door claiming to be an SEC agent. By the end of the evening, two people will be shot, stabbed, and tortured. And two others will fare worse . . . Murder on the Run (with Scott Slaven): The middle-aged housekeeper found dead with a knife in her throat was bad. But the little boy was worse. After a bloody double homicide that puts Omaha, Nebraska, on the map, Detective Derek Mois promises the boy's parents he will catch the killer, no matter how long or far he runs . . .