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	Jerome's PillowsChristian Filostrat A Belgian nun retires after laboring fifty-five years as a nurse in the Congo. Now she yearns to reach out to the world outside with her unique story. She entered the convent out of love for a classmate whose ambition was to be a nun. Her concern is that what she says will not do justice to her beloved...
	Soul on the RunRobin Korth Soul on the Run is the gut-wrenchingly honest portrayal of one woman’s search for herself, and her refusal to continue playing the game of let's pretend everything is okay. What's more, it reminds us-when we are honest with ourselves-that we can start life over at any age. Korth's words are...
	The Sea of ObscurityMaryam Al-Faresi Usually self-help books just give advice in order to help people take control and make changes in their lives. But this book takes a different unique approach for you to change your life today. This book conveys real life experiences, written specifically to let you know that there's...
	Lost Among the BainingGail Pool In the late sixties, Gail Pool and her husband set off for an adventure in New Guinea. He was a graduate student in anthropology; she was an aspiring writer. They prepared, as academics do, by reading, practicing with language tapes, consulting with the nearest thing to...
	The FigureheadBill Kirton Aberdeen, Scotland – 1840 Return to an age where sail was being challenged by steam, new continents were opening, and the world was full of opportunities for people to be as good—or as evil—as they chose. When the body of a local shipwright is found on the beach, neither the customers...
	The Ballad of Johnny ArcaneJim Nail Seven summers pass without a champion climbing the silo to claim the Cornfest Prize. Enter young Johnny Arcane, who brings down the hive of bees, the townspeople hefting him onto their shoulders, crying, "Arcane! Arcane!" The legend of Johnny Arcane is born...
	Agnes Canon's WarDeborah Lincoln Agnes Canon is tired of being a spectator in life, a small-town schoolmarm and an invisible daughter among seven sisters, meat for the marriage market. The rivers of her Pennsylvania countryside flow west, and she yearns to flow with them, explore new lands, know the...
	The Lion TreesOwen Thomas What happens when you get the life you aim for and it hurts like hell? The Johns family is unraveling. Hollis, a retired Ohio banker, isolates himself in esoteric hobbies and a dangerous flirtation with a colleague's daughter. Susan, his wife of forty years, risks everything for a second chance at...
	A Sentimental EducationGustave Flaubert Set against the backdrop of the 1848 Revolution, A Sentimental Education is the story of young lawyer Frédéric Moreau's infatuation with the demurely exotic Madame Arnoux. First published in 1869, it offers a meticulously accurate, ironic depiction of uneventful lives in a...
	Table for One PleaseRed Lipstick I am a woman in my late-20s and have a voice that needs to be heard. The voice of all women out there who feel they aren't good enough and struggle by being seen purely for their status, "single", in that they are viewed as an imperfection rather than something to be valued. With all my...
	Jerome and His WomenJoan O'Hagan Rome, 382 AD. The Empire is fragile, the pagan beliefs that sustained it are fading. One man stirs up controversy like no other – Jerome. As rumours circulate about his alleged affair with Paula, his enemies plot to dispose of Jerome once and for all...
	Living in Blue Sky MindRichard Gentei Diedrichs We live with minds as open and spacious as the deep blue sky. Living in Blue Sky Mind presents basic Buddhist teachings that keep us on the wholesome path of self-realization toward a happy life. Zen priest and Dharma Teacher Richard Gentei Diedrichs offers simple lessons...
	Angel with Steel WingsAnne Greene At a time when most people in American have never flown in an airplane, spunky Mandy McCabe test-pilots repaired war planes as part of the Women Air Force Service Pilots. If the Army Air Corp shuts down the WASP program, she must return to life in her...
	Red Is for RookieAnne Greene A kidnapping. A ticking clock. Three hot PI’s. A Black Widow kills again. Will Holly’s first case end in disaster? Will the two men in Holly’s life give her too much heat? Motivated by the murky circumstances surrounding her father’s reputation-ruining murder, Holly vows to clear his muddied...
	Die AusgewandertenW.G. Sebald Melancholische Erzählungen der Trauer und Erinnerung, über Entwurzelung, Verzweiflung und Tod – Sebald bewegt sich in seinem vielgerühmten Meisterwerk am »Rand der Finsternis«. Mit großem Feingefühl schildert er die Lebens- und Leidensgeschichten von vier aus der...
	Becoming MadisonMichael Signer In a time when America is desperately searching for leadership comes this inspiring story of James Madison’s coming of age, providing incisive and original insight into the Founding Father who did the most but is known the least. Michael Signer takes a fresh look at the life of our fourth president. His focus is...