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Awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson overturn conventional wisdom about how economies work--revealing the untold story of who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity--in a work that fundamentally transforms how we look at and understand the world...

Memorias LGTBI Negras. Esta es la historia de George Matthew Johnson. Una historia para todes nosotros. En estas rompedoras memorias para jóvenes adultes, George M. Johnson, destacade escritore y activista LGTBQIAP+ comparte recuerdos desgarradores a la par que gloriosos sobre lo que supone crecer como persona Negra y queer en Estados Unidos.

Tras veinticuatro años como sheriff del condado de Absaroka, Wyoming, las esperanzas de Walt Longmire de terminar en paz sus días como agente de la ley se ven frustradas cuando Cody Pritchard aparece muerto cerca de la reserva cheyene junto a una pista muy simbólica: una pluma de águila. Dos años antes, Cody había sido uno de los cuatro chicos de instituto que fueron puestos en libertad provisional tras violar a una chica cheyene. 

There are moments when you know you need to pray, but the words simply will not come. Maybe you are overwhelmed by fear, waiting for an answer, grieving a loss, worried about someone you love, or trying to rebuild after life changed unexpectedly. You still believe in God, but your thoughts feel scattered, your heart feels heavy, and you are not sure what to say. When You Don’t Know What to Pray offers 100 Scripture-guided prayers for the real moments that can leave you feeling emotionally exhausted, spiritually discouraged, or completely speechless.

Presence of Patriarchy is a fictional composite of the struggles, strategies, and untapped strength of the urban Black male. These accounts of the journey many men succumb to provide a glimpse of the importance of the male figure in society, western city limits, and households, at large. Presence of Patriarchy illustrates how stratified role models and understudies are due to their fundamental grapple with the fear of failure. Enter the minds of those who have overcome great adversity or given in to plights preceded by thoughtless theoretical points of view

Detective Doug Harris has fought his way back from the edge, learning to manage his schizophrenia while returning to his job as one of Chicago's best detectives. But his world is shattered when his former partner, Andre Morris, emerges from a coma—and is now involved with a dangerous criminal empire. Harris trusted Morris once, but now, the lines between friend and foe have blurred. The chase is on. Harris must confront Morris, who's deeper in the criminal world than anyone thought.

They did not come in peace. A surprise attack from space. Targeted meteors take out civilizations across the world. Something as simple as rocks from space. We had no warning. No defense. At least nothing that worked. First the cities, then the army. The grid, everything we need to survive in a modern world, was gone. Throwing us into a post-apocalyptic world. A world with aliens whose only goal is to destroy the human race. Noah Sinclair and Ashley Cummings managed to survive the initial invasion long enough to help others to escape into the forests of the Pacific Northwest.

Bernhard Bernhardson är en samvetsgrann byråsekreterare. Han anser sig besitta varken humor eller intelligens. Efter trettio år på den gigantiska myndigheten Stuk har han motvilligt funnit sig i att smälta in med möblemanget. Men en dag råkar Bernhard avslöja en nyhet som väcker stor...

Thomas Corrinder, 26 år och nattklubbskung, träffar av en händelse på sin älskarinnas dotter, Maria, 16 år. Hon ska till Frankrike över sommaren och Thomas, fascinerad av den unga flickan, åker utan betänkande efter. De upplever en passionerad vecka i Paris, men deras historia håller...

Självbiografi av Sveriges första bodybuildingproffs Mats Kardell. 1988 krönte han karriären med en silvermedalj i Mr. Universe efter att tidigare ha tagit bland annat fyra SM-guld. Efter många år med missbruk och lögner berättar nu Mats Kardell om livet som elitidrottsman med hård...

Koranbränningar och muslimska böneutrop har gjort att frågor om religionsfrihet har blivit politiskt brännbara. Men detta är inget nytt. Den svenska religionsfrihetens historia har ofta varit dramatisk med bland annat bokbål i Hälsingland, dödsdomar och landsförvisningar. Fortfarande...

Overwhelmed. Exhausted. Running on empty. You don't need another long book to listen to—you need relief now. Caregiver Burnout: A 30-Minute Reset is a practical, compassionate guide for family caregivers who feel emotionally drained, physically exhausted, stressed, resentful, guilty, or simply unable to keep carrying everything alone. Whether you are caring for an aging parent, supporting a loved one with dementia or chronic illness, navigating medical appointments and medications, or struggling with the emotional weight of family caregiving, this short guide helps you step out of the spiral..

Toute cette affaire n'avait au départ l'air de rien : un gamin fugueur qui se réfugie dans un cabanon et se nourrit en se servant dans les placards d'une vieille dame. Mais quand le shérif Walt Longmire essaie de ramener Cord chez lui, il se retrouve face à une propriété gardée par des miradors qui abrite une communauté polygame. Et tout ce petit monde, orchestré par un patriarche habile et un homme de main au passé trouble, affirme ne rien savoir de l'adolescent. Le shérif s'engage alors avec son équipe dans une enquête très glissante dont ils ne ressortiront pas indemnes.

A girl from a forgotten island. A kingdom on the brink of transformation. And a voyage that will change the Pacific forever. From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Adam Johnson, acclaimed author of The Orphan Master's Son, comes an epic historical adventure inspired by the legends, cultures, and...

Her mother said if she could imagine doing something in her head, she could do it in real life. But as hard as she wishes for a new life, can Bonnie ever make it happen? Bonnie Brookland grew up in the vibrant world of antiques, surrounded by the comforting chaos of market stalls, old treasures...

"Jenny James' midlife road trip with a reclusive stranger gave me all sorts of ideas . . . Warm, witty, relatable, poignant--Jenny is a delight!" --Emma Grey, bestselling author of The Last Love Note Embark on a road trip around the British countryside with Jenny James Is Not a Disaster by...

“A beautiful book...about nature the way Walden was a book about nature. It should be read by everyone who still retains the capacity to feel anything” (The New York Times). Stunningly written and fiercely observed, a new edition of a classic work of nature writing about a year on an Ohio...

As owner of an occult shop in downtown Salem, Massachusetts, she's accustomed to all things odd and otherworldly. But when a bloody animal sacrifice is left as a warning outside her place of business, the police seem to think Gwen might be the target of some truly evil-doers. Suddenly, her sunny existence is riddled with danger in the form of crazed pagans, rogue employees, and nefarious henchmen. There's only one man who can protect her until the storm passes.

Nature puts a “survival switch” in our bodies to protect us from starvation. Stuck in the “on” position, it’s the hidden source of weight gain, heart disease, and many other common health struggles. But you can turn it off.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Who Moved My Cheese?, a brilliant new parable that shows readers how to stay calm and successful, even in the most challenging of environments. A young man lives unhappily in a valley. One day he meets an old man who lives on a mountain peak. At...