Friday, March 19, 2021

iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Nonfiction 2021-03-19

Carlton Stowers - Careless Whispers artwork Careless Whispers
The Award-Winning True Account of the Horrific Lake Waco Murders
Carlton Stowers
Genre: True Crime
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: January 15, 2001
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seller: Macmillan

When the bodies of three teenagers were found on the shores of Lake Waco, Texas in July, 1982, even seasoned lawmen were taken aback by the savage mutilation and degradation they had been subjected to. Yet only 52 days after the gruesome triple-murder was discovered, frustrated authorities suspended the case indefinitely. Patrol Sergeant Truman Simons, who had been called to the scene that night, saw the carnage first-hand -- and vowed to find the ferocious killer or killers. He soon became a man with a mission, risking his career and his family's safety in search of evidence. Plunging himself into a netherworld of violence and evil, Simons finally got close enough to a murderous ringleader to hear his careless whispers--and ultimately, put him and his three accomplices behind bars for the brutal slayings. Now, in his Edgar Award-winning account of the Lake Waco killings, acclaimed true crime writer Carlton Stowers lays bare the facts behind the tragic crimes, the twisted predators, and the heroic man who broke the investigation--with important updated information based on new developments in the case.



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.



Gary Chapman - The 5 Love Languages artwork The 5 Love Languages
The Secret to Love that Lasts
Gary Chapman
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $12.99
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.



Tori Telfer - Lady Killers artwork Lady Killers
Deadly Women Throughout History
Tori Telfer
Genre: True Crime
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: October 10, 2017
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Seller: Harper Collins Canada Limited

Inspired by author Tori Telfer's Jezebel column “Lady Killers,” this thrilling and entertaining compendium investigates female serial killers and their crimes through the ages. When you think of serial killers throughout history, the names that come to mind are ones like Jack the Ripper, John Wayne Gacy, and Ted Bundy. But what about Tillie Klimek, Moulay Hassan, Kate Bender? The narrative we’re comfortable with is the one where women are the victims of violent crime, not the perpetrators. In fact, serial killers are thought to be so universally, overwhelmingly male that in 1998, FBI profiler Roy Hazelwood infamously declared in a homicide conference, “There are no female serial killers.” Lady Killers, based on the popular online series that appeared on Jezebel and The Hairpin, disputes that claim and offers fourteen gruesome examples as evidence. Though largely forgotten by history, female serial killers such as Erzsébet Báthory, Nannie Doss, Mary Ann Cotton, and Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova rival their male counterparts in cunning, cruelty, and appetite for destruction. Each chapter explores the crimes and history of a different subject, and then proceeds to unpack her legacy and her portrayal in the media, as well as the stereotypes and sexist clichés that inevitably surround her. The first book to examine female serial killers through a feminist lens with a witty and dryly humorous tone, Lady Killers dismisses easy explanations (she was hormonal, she did it for love, a man made her do it) and tired tropes (she was a femme fatale, a black widow, a witch), delving into the complex reality of female aggression and predation. Featuring 14 illustrations from Dame Darcy, Lady Killers is a bloodcurdling, insightful, and irresistible journey into the heart of darkness.



Jessica Bruder - Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century artwork Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
Jessica Bruder
Genre: Social Science
Price: $19.99
Publish Date: September 19, 2017
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Seller: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

The inspiration for Chloé Zhao's Golden Globe Award–winning film starring Frances McDormand March and April pick for the PBS Newshour-New York Times "Now Read This" Book Club New York Times bestseller "People who thought the 2008 financial collapse was over a long time ago need to meet the people Jessica Bruder got to know in this scorching, beautifully written, vivid, disturbing (and occasionally wryly funny) book." —Rebecca Solnit From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon’s CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short, often underwater on mortgages, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in late-model RVs, travel trailers, and vans, forming a growing community of nomads. On frequently traveled routes between seasonal jobs, Jessica Bruder meets people from all walks of life: a former professor, a McDonald’s vice president, a minister, a college administrator, and a motorcycle cop, among many others—including her irrepressible protagonist, a onetime cocktail waitress, Home Depot clerk, and general contractor named Linda May. In a secondhand vehicle she christens “Van Halen,” Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects more intimately. Accompanying Linda May and others from campground toilet cleaning to warehouse product scanning to desert reunions, then moving on to the dangerous work of beet harvesting, Bruder tells a compelling, eye-opening tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy—one that foreshadows the precarious future that may await many more of us. At the same time, she celebrates the exceptional resilience and creativity of these quintessential Americans who have given up ordinary rootedness to survive. Like Linda May, who dreams of finding land on which to build her own sustainable “Earthship” home, they have not given up hope.



Victoria Charlton - Gardez l'oeil ouvert - Tome 2 artwork Gardez l'oeil ouvert - Tome 2
15 affaires criminelles jamais résolues
Victoria Charlton
Genre: True Crime
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: March 03, 2021
Publisher: Les Éditions de l'Homme
Seller: Messageries A.D.P. Inc.

Un corps retrouvé dans un arbre... Un avion disparu sans laisser de trace… Une fillette qui réapparaît dans son lit plusieurs semaines après s'être volatilisée… Dans ce deuxième ouvrage, la youtubeuse Victoria Charlton reconstitue pour vous 15 affaires criminelles jamais élucidées. De la France au Québec, du Mexique à l'Australie, ses talents de conteuse vous entraîneront au cœur de mystères toujours émouvants. Disparitions inexplicables, meurtres en série, enlèvements ou secrets d'État: les histoires qu'elle rapporte demandent toutes que justice soit faite. Avec elle, analysez les indices et confrontez les théories: qui sait, peut-être contribuerez-vous à faire la lumière sur ces ténébreuses affaires?



Brené Brown - Braving the Wilderness artwork Braving the Wilderness
The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Brené Brown
Genre: Social Science
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: September 12, 2017
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A timely and important book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of  Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection Look for Brené Brown’s new podcast,  Dare to Lead,  as well as her ongoing podcast  Unlocking Us ! HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK   “True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are.” Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives—experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. With her trademark mix of research, storytelling, and honesty, Brown will again change the cultural conversation while mapping a clear path to true belonging. Brown argues that we’re experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. She writes, “True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of something and in standing alone when necessary. But in a culture that’s rife with perfectionism and pleasing, and with the erosion of civility, it’s easy to stay quiet, hide in our ideological bunkers, or fit in rather than show up as our true selves and brave the wilderness of uncertainty and criticism. But true belonging is not something we negotiate or accomplish with others; it’s a daily practice that demands integrity and authenticity. It’s a personal commitment that we carry in our hearts.” Brown offers us the clarity and courage we need to find our way back to ourselves and to each other. And that path cuts right through the wilderness. Brown writes, “The wilderness is an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. But it turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it’s the bravest and most sacred place you will ever stand.”



Sam Harris - Mensonges artwork Mensonges
Sam Harris
Genre: Social Science
Price: $19.99
Publish Date: June 01, 2017
Publisher: Cherche Midi
Seller: Interforum, S.A.

" Tu ne trouves pas que cette robe me grossit ? " Il n'est guère de domaine privé ou public qui échappe au mensonge. De la vie conjugale à la vie professionnelle, en passant par la politique, le succès est souvent synonyme d'une excellente aptitude au mensonge. Que celui-ci soit petit ou grand, par omission ou délibéré, qu'il soit prononcé pour éviter de faire du mal à quelqu'un ou, au contraire, pour dissimuler l'indicible, il est sans cesse présent et nous nous couchons rarement le soir sans en avoir proféré au moins un. Spécialiste des neurosciences, Sam Harris s'interroge dans cet essai original et plein d'esprit : qu'avons-nous à gagner et à perdre en continuant à mentir ainsi ? Et surtout : que deviendrions-nous sans le recours quotidien au mensonge ? " Cet essai est brillant. Heureusement pour moi, cela m'épargne un mensonge. Honnêtement, je l'ai adoré du début à la fin. Cela faisait longtemps que je n'avais pas lu quelque chose d'aussi provocant. " Ricky Gervais



Ronald Deibert - Reset artwork Reset
Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society
Ronald Deibert
Genre: Social Science
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: September 29, 2020
Publisher: House of Anansi Press Inc
Seller: House of Anansi Inc

In the 2020 CBC Massey Lectures, bestselling author and renowned technology and security expert Ronald J. Deibert exposes the disturbing influence and impact of the internet on politics, the economy, the environment, and humanity. Digital technologies have given rise to a new machine-based civilization that is increasingly linked to a growing number of social and political maladies. Accountability is weak and insecurity is endemic, creating disturbing opportunities for exploitation.  Drawing from the cutting-edge research of the Citizen Lab, the world-renowned digital security research group which he founded and directs, Ronald J. Deibert exposes the impacts of this communications ecosystem on civil society. He tracks a mostly unregulated surveillance industry, innovations in technologies of remote control, superpower policing practices, dark PR firms, and highly profitable hack-for-hire services feeding off rivers of poorly secured personal data. Deibert also unearths how dependence on social media and its expanding universe of consumer electronics creates immense pressure on the natural environment. In order to combat authoritarian practices, environmental degradation, and rampant electronic consumerism, he urges restraints on tech platforms and governments to reclaim the internet for civil society.



Rokelle Lerner - The Object of My Affection Is in My Reflection artwork The Object of My Affection Is in My Reflection
Coping with Narcissists
Rokelle Lerner
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: January 01, 2010
Publisher: Health Communications Inc
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

In her latest book, relationship expert Rokelle Lerner, tackles the innerworkings of narcissism and offers compassionate and realistic advice for surviving a relationship with those afflicted with this personality disorder. A Narcissist can make life exhilaratingly exciting  one minute, and shear hell the next. A narcissist has no qualms about taking another's money, love, admiration, body or soul to satisfy their unquenchable hunger. They are not inherently evil, but unfortunately their wounds compel them to act in ways that are sometimes unconscionable, damaging, and ultimately tragic. Whether a mother-in-law, friend, coworker or boss, sometimes it's impossible to avoid narcissists, so instead of being miserable or taken advantage of, Rokelle Lerner shares her insights on the dynamics behind this personality disorder to give readers the tools to cope with narcissists, including: Learning to see narcissists as they see themselves Creating defense factors to ward them off Maintaining a balanced relationship based on mutual love, not one-sided narcissism



Randy Shilts - Conduct Unbecoming artwork Conduct Unbecoming
Gays & Lesbians in the U.S. Military
Randy Shilts
Genre: Social Science
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: December 16, 2014
Publisher: Open Road Media
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

The bestselling author of the definitive history of the AIDS epidemic, And the Band Played On , provides the most thorough analysis yet of the place of gay men and women in the US military Published during the same year the American military instituted Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and eighteen years before President Barack Obama repealed it, Conduct Unbecoming is a landmark work of social justice and a searing indictment of the military establishment’s historic bigotry toward its gay servicemen and women. Randy Shilts’s eye-opening book describes the bravery, both exceptional and everyday, not only of gay soldiers throughout history, but also of gay men and women serving in our modern military. With each anecdote and investigation, Shilts systematically dismantles the arguments against allowing gays to serve in the military.   At once a history of the American military and an account of the gay rights movement, Conduct Unbecoming is a remarkable testament to the progress achieved for gays in the military—and a revealing look at how far we have yet to go. “A sober, thoroughly researched and engrossingly readable history on the subject. [Shilts’s] chronicle is excellent military history, closely woven with an enthralling analysis of the changing definitions of sexuality and personal relationships in American society. . . . [A] landmark book . . . Remarkable.” — The New York Times Book Review   “Gripping reading . . . The history of homosexual people and the movement for gay and lesbian equality in the United States can nowhere be more clearly told.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review   “For sheer militaristic folly, even Joseph Heller’s classic satire has nothing on  Conduct Unbecoming: Gays & Lesbians in the U.S. Military . . . . Randy Shilts’ brilliantly documented account of the Pentagon’s great homosexual purges of the ’70s and ’80s.” — Entertainment Weekly Randy Shilts (1951–1994) was a trailblazing American journalist and author who wrote for the  San Francisco Chronicle  for most of his life, creating the first gay beat in the newspaper world. In addition to his large body of reportage, Shilts also wrote three widely lauded bestselling books— And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic ,  The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk , and  Conduct Unbecoming: Gays & Lesbians in the U.S. Military . Shilts remained a crucial figure in the advancement of gay rights until his death of complications from AIDS at the age of forty-two.



Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality - The Loveologist Guide to Cheating: Secrets to Why People Cheat and How to Prevent Cheating (Report) artwork The Loveologist Guide to Cheating: Secrets to Why People Cheat and How to Prevent Cheating (Report)
Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality 2010, Annual, 13
Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: January 01, 2010
Publisher: The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality
Seller: The Gale Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Cengage Learning, Inc.

Introduction to the Loveologist's Guide to Cheating This book does not judge or condone cheating, but it is packed with ammunition on how to Catch a Cheater as well as the Do's and Don'ts when you find out your partner has cheated on you. If you want to know the top 10 reasons men cheat as opposed to why women cheat, this book has the answers. It also contains step-by-step solutions that can turn a cheating heart into a loving faithful heart. There are plenty of juicy tips to turn you on and protect your partner from cheating.



Daniel Goleman & Daniel Siegel - Better Parents, Better Spouses, Better People artwork Better Parents, Better Spouses, Better People
Daniel Goleman & Daniel Siegel
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: May 01, 2012
Publisher: More Than Sound
Seller: More Than Sound LLC

It’s never too late to heal painful patterns with new understanding   Understand how our parents’ behavior impacts our mental, neural, and social development.     Learn how self-reflection and awareness transform our relationships with our children, spouses, and selves.   Discover how emotional habits can change at any age.   In this insightful exploration, Siegel and Goleman explain how our relationships shape our emotional habits – and the brain itself. The neural patterns formed in childhood have immense importance in our lives as parents, lovers, and people. Siegel and Goleman explain how we can free ourselves from the hold of our past to create richer, more balanced relationships.



Manly P. Hall - The Secret Teachings of All Ages artwork The Secret Teachings of All Ages
Manly P. Hall
Genre: Social Science
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: December 10, 2012
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

Within the pages of Manly Palmer Hall's celebrated 20th century tome, readers delight in discussions about ancient symbolism, rituals, and mythology. Often hailed as an encyclopedia for all things hidden, ancient, and arcane, The Secret Teachings of All Ages explores a vast array of topics, from secret societies and the Zodiac to Mystic Christianity and William Shakespeare's identity. Despite some of the outdated and controversial ideas it poses now in the 21st century, The Secret Teachings of All Ages continues to fascinate students of the cryptic and mysterious.



Nelson D. Schwartz - The Velvet Rope Economy artwork The Velvet Rope Economy
How Inequality Became Big Business
Nelson D. Schwartz
Genre: Social Science
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: March 03, 2020
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

From New York Times business reporter Nelson D. Schwartz comes a gripping investigation of how a virtual velvet rope divides Americans in every arena of life, creating a friction-free existence for those with money on one side and a Darwinian struggle for the middle class on the other side. In nearly every realm of daily life--from health care to education, highways to home security--there is an invisible velvet rope that divides how Americans live. On one side of the rope, for a price, red tape is cut, lines are jumped, appointments are secured, and doors are opened. On the other side, middle- and working-class Americans fight to find an empty seat on the plane, a place in line with their kids at the amusement park, a college acceptance, or a hospital bed.      We are all aware of the gap between the rich and everyone else, but when we weren't looking, business innovators stepped in to exploit it, shifting services away from the masses and finding new ways to profit by serving the privileged. And as decision-makers and corporate leaders increasingly live on the friction-free side of the velvet rope, they are less inclined to change--or even notice--the obstacles everyone else must contend with. Schwartz's "must read" book takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of this new reality and shows the toll the velvet rope divide takes on society.



Kris Mohandie Ph.D. ABPP - Evil Thoughts: Wicked Deeds artwork Evil Thoughts: Wicked Deeds
Kris Mohandie Ph.D. ABPP
Genre: True Crime
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: November 05, 2019
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Seller: Post Hill Press

Some of the scariest and most interesting criminals are broken down and analyzed by Dr. Kris Mohandie, an expert police and forensic psychologist who has met—and evaluated—some of the most dangerous people who have walked among us. This book has numerous first-hand accounts of his work, and interviews for cases like the Angel of Death serial killer, racist serial assassin Joseph Paul Franklin, and even the O.J. Simpson case. Detailed case information, including excerpts of interviews he’s conducted with these offenders, provides a platform to learn shocking new information about hostage takers, serial killers, mass murderers, violent “true-believers,” terrorists, and some of the worst predators on the planet.



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.



Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo - He's Just Not That Into You artwork He's Just Not That Into You
The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: October 07, 2004
Publisher: Gallery Books
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

He’s Just Not That Into You— based on a popular episode of Sex and the City —is tough love advice for otherwise smart women on how to tell when a guy just doesn’t like them enough , so they can stop wasting time making excuses for a dead-end relationship. It’s the best relationship advice you’ll ever receive. For ages, women have come together over coffee, cocktails, or late-night phone chats to analyze the puzzling behavior of men. He’s afraid to get hurt again. Maybe he doesn’t want to ruin the friendship. Maybe he’s intimidated by me. He just got out of a relationship. Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo are here to say that—despite good intentions—you’re wasting your time. Men are not complicated, although they’d like you to think they are. And there are no mixed messages. The truth may be, He’s just not that into you. Unfortunately, guys are too terrified to ever directly tell a woman, “You're not the one.” But their actions absolutely show how they feel. Reexamining familiar scenarios and classic mindsets that keep us in unsatisfying relationships, Behrendt and Tuccillo’s wise and wry understanding of the sexes spares women hours of waiting by the phone, obsessing over the details with sympathetic girlfriends, and hoping his mixed messages really mean, “I’m in love with you and want to be with you.” He’s Just Not That Into You is provocative, hilarious, and, above all, intoxicatingly liberating. It deserves a place on every woman’s night table. It knows you’re a beautiful, smart, funny woman who deserves better. The next time you feel the need to start “figuring him out,” consider the glorious thought that maybe, He’s just not that into you. And then set yourself loose to go find the one who is.



Ijeoma Oluo - So You Want to Talk About Race artwork So You Want to Talk About Race
Ijeoma Oluo
Genre: Social Science
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: September 24, 2019
Publisher: Basic Books
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

In this New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a hard-hitting but user-friendly examination of race in America Widespread reporting on aspects of white supremacy -- from police brutality to the mass incarceration of Black Americans -- has put a media spotlight on racism in our society. Still, it is a difficult subject to talk about. How do you tell your roommate her jokes are racist? Why did your sister-in-law take umbrage when you asked to touch her hair -- and how do you make it right? How do you explain white privilege to your white, privileged friend? In So You Want to Talk About Race , Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to "model minorities" in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life. "Oluo gives us -- both white people and people of color -- that language to engage in clear, constructive, and confident dialogue with each other about how to deal with racial prejudices and biases." -- National Book Review "Generous and empathetic, yet usefully blunt . . . it's for anyone who wants to be smarter and more empathetic about matters of race and engage in more productive anti-racist action." -- Salon (Required Reading)



Kate Skylark & Lucy Gilbert - Daddy's Wicked Parties: The Most Shocking True Story of Child Abuse Ever Told artwork Daddy's Wicked Parties: The Most Shocking True Story of Child Abuse Ever Told
Kate Skylark & Lucy Gilbert
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: May 08, 2017
Publisher: Kate Skylark
Seller: Draft2Digital, LLC

A heart-breaking true story of child abuse, and one little girl's terrible secret. The second of Kate Skylark's co-written true child abuse stories.  Steve Gilbert is a charming, clever man. Lucy is his ten-year-old daughter. Lucy loves him to bits, just as all little girls love their daddies and she is delighted to hear he has organised a special party for her. After all, little girls love parties. But Steve Gilbert is also a sociopathic, manipulative sexual predator. Brainwashed into accepting her father's twisted view of the world, Lucy trusts him implicitly. Daddy will keep her safe; he will keep her happy. Daddy would never betray his little girl, would he? But as time goes on, Steve Gilbert's evil manipulations escalate and following a shocking string of events, Lucy's innocent young life turns from simple happy childhood to an abusive nightmare.  Only one person can save her now.  Lucy Gilbert and Kate Skylark are friends and confidants. They wrote this book together to help raise money to help children in danger. WARNING: This book is based upon a true account of child abuse, and as such contains passages that some readers may find disturbing.  



Will Sussman & Ben Riecken - The Airbus A320 Procedures Handbook Vol. 1 artwork The Airbus A320 Procedures Handbook Vol. 1
Will Sussman & Ben Riecken
Genre: Transportation
Price: $37.99
Publish Date: October 08, 2020
Publisher: Fluge, LLC
Seller: Fluge, LLC

The Airbus A320 Procedures Handbook Vol. 1 is an essential interactive study guide that offers an in-depth look at the manufacturer's procedures. Each section includes complete and concise explanations of complex flight crew procedures starting from the beginning of the safety exterior inspection to the end of the cockpit preparation. Then, with over 100 custom photos, schematics, and videos, we show what happens as each procedures is completed. But most importantly, we discuss how to avoid safety risks and related past accidents along the way. Our combined two decades of safely flying the A320 series is now your guide to mastering the aircraft.



Melinda Gates - The Moment of Lift artwork The Moment of Lift
How Empowering Women Changes the World
Melinda Gates
Genre: Social Science
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: April 23, 2019
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Seller: Macmillan

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In her book, Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she’s met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention—from child marriage to gender inequity in the workplace.” — President Barack Obama “The Moment of Lift is an urgent call to courage. It changed how I think about myself, my family, my work, and what’s possible in the world. Melinda weaves together vulnerable, brave storytelling and compelling data to make this one of those rare books that you carry in your heart and mind long after the last page.” — Brené Brown, Ph.D., author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Dare to Lead “Melinda Gates has spent many years working with women around the world. This book is an urgent manifesto for an equal society where women are valued and recognized in all spheres of life. Most of all, it is a call for unity, inclusion and connection. We need this message more than ever.” — Malala Yousafzai "Melinda Gates's book is a lesson in listening. A powerful, poignant, and ultimately humble call to arms." — Tara Westover, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Educated A debut from Melinda Gates, a timely and necessary call to action for women's empowerment. “How can we summon a moment of lift for human beings – and especially for women? Because when you lift up women, you lift up humanity.” For the last twenty years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live. Throughout this journey, one thing has become increasingly clear to her: If you want to lift a society up, you need to stop keeping women down. In this moving and compelling book, Melinda shares lessons she’s learned from the inspiring people she’s met during her work and travels around the world. As she writes in the introduction, “That is why I had to write this book—to share the stories of people who have given focus and urgency to my life. I want all of us to see ways we can lift women up where we live.” Melinda’s unforgettable narrative is backed by startling data as she presents the issues that most need our attention—from child marriage to lack of access to contraceptives to gender inequity in the workplace. And, for the first time, she writes about her personal life and the road to equality in her own marriage. Throughout, she shows how there has never been more opportunity to change the world—and ourselves. Writing with emotion, candor, and grace, she introduces us to remarkable women and shows the power of connecting with one another. When we lift others up, they lift us up, too.



Willard Harley - His Needs, Her Needs artwork His Needs, Her Needs
Building an Affair-Proof Marriage
Willard Harley
Genre: Family & Relationships
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: February 01, 2011
Publisher: Revell
Seller: Baker Book House Company

In the classic bestseller His Needs, Her Needs , Willard F. Harley, Jr., identifies the ten most vital needs of men and women and shows husbands and wives how to satisfy those needs in their spouses. He provides guidance for becoming irresistible to your spouse and for loving more creatively and sensitively, thereby eliminating the problems that often lead to extramarital affairs.  This revised and expanded edition has been updated throughout and includes new writing that highlights the special significance of intimate emotional needs in marriage.



Brigitte Langevin - Le sommeil du nourrisson 2e édi artwork Le sommeil du nourrisson 2e édi
Brigitte Langevin
Genre: Family & Childcare
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: May 04, 2016
Publisher: DE MORTAGNE
Seller: De Marque, Inc.

Saviez-vous que les habitudes adoptées dès notre plus jeune âge déterminent si l'on sera un bon ou un mauvais dormeur ? Les parents ont donc une responsabilité éducative majeure à assumer dans ce domaine. Malheureusement, trop peu sont au courant de l'importance capitale qu'aura un bon sommeil sur leur nourrisson et son développement. Ce livre permet de se familiariser avec les mécanismes d'un sommeil normal et les besoins du nourrisson. Vous y découvrirez également quelques mythes, la nature des différents troubles de sommeil et les conditions d'une bonne hygiène de sommeil. Mais surtout, vous y trouverez une stratégie éprouvée et adaptée pour favoriser l'apprentissage du sommeil chez votre tout jeune bébé. Que vos prochaines nuits de sommeil soient les meilleures !



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The True Story of a Stay-at-Home Dad, his High-Powered Wife, and the Jealousy that Drove him to Murder
Tom Henderson
Genre: True Crime
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: April 26, 2011
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seller: Macmillan

***Please note that the photos that appear in the print edition of the title do not appear in the e-book.*** Washington Township, Michigan: Valentine's Day, 2007. Stephen Grant filed a missing person's report on his beloved wife, Tara. The stay-at-home father of two was beside himself with despair. Why would Tara abandon him and their family? Was she involved with another man? Stephen's frantic, emotional search for Tara made national headlines, and the case was featured on Dateline among other television shows and news outlets. But key elements in Stephen's story still weren't adding up: Why did he wait five days to go to police? What was the nature of his relationship with his children's beautiful, nineteen-year-old babysitter? Why did Stephen have cuts on his hands, and random bruises? Then, the police made a gruesome discovery. Parts of Tara Grant's body started turning up around the woods near the Grant's home. The truth was finally coming to light…and, after a two-day manhunt, Stephen admitted to having killed Tara—first strangling her, then cutting her body into fourteen pieces before burying them. This is the shocking true story about a bitter, cheating husband whose crimes were revealed by the BLOOD IN THE SNOW .