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A magnificent and empowering memoir about a woman spearheading a global initiative to heal the world's rainforests and the communities who depend on them. When Kinari Webb first travelled to Indonesian Borneo at 21, she was both awestruck by the beauty of her surroundings and heartbroken by the rainforest destruction she witnessed. As she got to know the local communities, she realised that their need to pay for expensive healthcare led directly to rampant logging, which in turn imperilled their health and safety further.

We've long been told our ability to succeed depends on our IQ, talent, education level, gender, job title, or when and where we were born. Great Work turns that conventional thinking on its head to reveal that innovation can come from anyone, anywhere. 

Cet album est l'histoire d'un voyage, un train, une nuit, un rêve. Le voyage est annoncé par maman Bakhita, un grand voyage pour Mansour qui n'a jamais rencontré sa grand-mère Jidda de la ville de Halfa, au Soudan. Le voyage débute, merveilleux, peuplé d'oiseaux étranges et d'êtres magnifiques. Les scènes du rêve de Mansour sont profondément inspirées par la vie quotidienne des bords du Nil, lorsqu'on le remonte vers le Soudan.

Betty Lou Dearden has been a member of the Ogden Quilters Association for more than twenty years when it is announced that the biggest quilting competition in the country is coming to Utah. With the clock ticking and a chance to finally beat their long-time rival quilting circle, the women welcome two young gay men to their group as they bicker their way to an award-worthy entry.

Este libro te ayudará a transformar los comportamientos controladores en una vida más confiada y llena de fe. Al comprender las raíces emocionales y espirituales del control, podrás liberarte de la ansiedad y confiar plenamente en Dios para sanar tus relaciones y tu vida espiritual. Del...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 GILLER PRIZE A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR NATIONAL BESTSELLER The eagerly awaited follow-up novel from the Giller prize-winning author of Reproduction, You’ve Changed is a daring and clever dissection of a crumbling marriage between two people who are morphing...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 GILLER PRIZE Amanda Leduc’s dazzling new novel follows two walking, talking hyenas as they interact with humans over decades. Blurring the line between human and animal, these strange messengers reveal what is possible when the cages that contain us are broken. In...

A Jewish boy’s bravery and kindness are tested after an antisemitic attack on his middle school in this rousing novel in verse. Ever since twelve-year-old Josh Kline found an antisemitic note in his family’s mailbox in third grade, he has felt uncomfortable about his Jewish identity. At a...

This powerful, gripping thriller from a New York Times bestselling author shows the insidious nature of racism, the terrible costs of unearthing hidden truths—and the undeniable power of hope. Safiya Mirza dreams of becoming a journalist. And one thing she’s learned as editor of her school...

With groundbreaking interviews, behind-the-scenes reporting, and never-before-seen photos, All the President's Women records 43 allegations of sexual misconduct against President Trump, including that of E. Jean Carroll, the woman at the center of the civil trial that found Trump liable for...

Three-time Hugo Award winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin challenges and delights readers with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption that sharply examine modern society in her first collection of short fiction, which includes never-before-seen stories...

In this captivating small-town romance, one perfect kiss is all it takes to change two people's lives forever. Becca Thorpe has uprooted her life and escaped to the beach. Now's her chance to get away from city living, throw caution to the ocean winds, and live in the moment. Especially if the...

Lacing cultural criticism, Victorian literature, and storytelling together, "TOO MUCH spills over: with intellect, with sparkling prose, and with the brainy arguments of Vorona Cote, who posits that women are all, in some way or another, still susceptible to being called too much." (Esmé Weijun...

Foreword by Tarana Burke. Awakening chronicles the remarkable global impact of the #MeToo movement. Since 2017, millions have joined the global movement known as #MeToo, catalyzing an unprecedented wave of women’s activism powered by technology that reaches across borders, races, religions...

Age slowing down your metabolism? Not anymore! Internationally renowned weight-loss expert and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Caroline Apovian has developed an innovative program that outsmarts the body's aging processes and reverses the metabolic clock. By combining the...

A revealing account of Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson’s extraordinary life of celebrity under pressure of relentless perfectionism and trauma of addiction. Elle shares her hard-earned, well-learned insights and understandings, empowering us all to discover our own uniqueness and life...

När Jacob von Scher plötsligt får sparken från sitt jobb är han tvungen att hitta något nytt att göra. Eftersom pengar och kontakter inte är något problem bestämmer han sig för att göra det som ingen annan har gjort, han ska bygga världens största restaurang – utomhus. Anton...

Christer får plötsligt en kolonilott testamenterad till sig och det här blir början på jakten efter guldet i marken, möten med mystiska japaner och upptakten till en grannfejd av sällan skådat slag. Anton Landgren arbetar som läkare och forskare, och har tidigare publicerat två böcker...

Kalle vill också ha löneförhöjning och är beredd att nästan göra vad som helst för att få det, men tänk om det inte räcker? Anton Landgren arbetar som läkare och forskare, och har tidigare publicerat två böcker själv. Han tycker inte om att laga mat, men gillar att skriva och...

53-åriga Axel, med högt blodtryck och tidigare hjärtinfarkt, får beskedet av en läkare att han måste börja träna annars kommer han att dö inom en snar framtid. Han går på en ”inspirationsföreläsning” med den tidigare proffslöperskan Klara Evertsson, men blir trots det inte...