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Very little is known about Lizzie Burns, the illiterate Irishwoman who was the longtime lover of Frederick Engels, co-author of The Communist Manifesto. In Gavin McCrea's first novel, she is finally given a voice - one that won't easily be forgotten.

Each day, headlines warn that baby bottles are leaching dangerous chemicals, nonstick pans are causing infertility, and plastic containers are making us fat. What if green chemistry could change all that? What if rather than toxics, our economy ran on harmless, environmentally-friendly materials? Elizabeth Grossman, an acclaimed journalist who brought national attention to the contaminants hidden in computers and other high tech electronics, now tackles the hazards of ordinary consumer products.

How will sex be after breast cancer? How does a couple cope with the sensitivities? For both women and men, the question is rarely asked. Soon after her 25th birthday, Katherine Schmidhofer was diagnosed with breast cancer, and her doctor advised an immediate mastectomy. Her breasts were removed, and she underwent ghastly sessions of chemotherapy and hormone therapy. She wondered whether she would ever have children. She mourned her incapacity to breastfeed.

Here is a collection of darkly humorous short stories previously published in magazines such as Adbusters and Apex Digest of Science Fiction and Horror.

Sky Lopez thought she had it all - the perfect job, the perfect relationship, the perfect life... until she discovers her not-so-perfect boyfriend has been cheating on her. So when her uncle asks her to help plan his Hamptons wedding, Sky jumps at the chance, leaving all of her "perfect" future plans in the rearview mirror.

Meet Ambrosia, one of Gitchi Manitou's helpers. Ambrosia tells the story of the beginning. In the beginning, Gitchi Manitou created the earth on which we live. First Gitchi Manitou created the creatures of lights, mountains, trees, fish, birds, and mammals. At this time Gitchi Manitou also created the shires of Eden, Agartha, Atlantis, Shambhala, Aztlan, and Camelot. Over time, the creatures start to forget about the shires, so Gitchi Manitou creates the train to take them to the shires so they can better remember them.

The Daffodil Diary is a tender story of love, acceptance and friendship. The story begins when two girls who are from different cultures and places ask the same three questions: Does anyone care about me? Can anyone hear me? Will anyone understand me? Tessa and Daffodil find themselves and answers, too, on a fun journey of friendship with God and each other.

This is the first book in the Liar Girl series telling the story of 16-year-old Stephanie Dawson from Rhyl in North Wales. She just can't stop telling lies and whilst they may only start as small lies, they quickly become bigger and bigger and she has to cover these with more lies. This is both funny and also dramatic, as you are left wondering just how many she will get away with.

It’s hard to be the new girl in town. Again. But that’s exactly where Harper finds herself as she begins her third fantasy football season. This time was supposed to be different. This time, she was supposed to be about excitement and growth. Instead, she’s stuck in a cubicle job she hates, more lonely than ever, and she has a fantasy football team that even a mother wouldn’t love. And just when she thinks it couldn’t get worse, something happens that could jeopardize everything she’s worked so hard to have.

An urban songline of New York. From the author of the memoir L Is for Lion comes a panegyric of the geology of Manhattan. These poems glitter. Manhattan schist is rendered as a template for the skyline and characters of New York. Grit and stardust collide in this debut collection of poetry and song.

A handicapped boy wants to cure his own muscle disease, but a rivalry turns his ambitions into obsessions.

Dennis Caine has a pretty average near death experience. White light. Crisis of faith. Family bonding. Don’t forget: delusions of grandeur. Plenty of those.

After a surgery gone wrong leaves him bedridden, Dennis isn’t satisfied with just regaining his strength. His harrowing journey of rehabilitation is just the beginning, as he seeks to cure his muscle weakness, impress the girl of his dreams, and destroy his childhood bully. You know: your average delusions of grandeur.

Emerson Sinclair, 27-year-old hotel heiress, has said yes. With just over a year to plan her extravagant, over-the-top nuptials to Logan Worthington, it's all hands on deck with the wedding plans. A Sinclair marrying into the Worthington family is the talk of their small New Hampshire town, and ideas include filming the wedding for a TV segment. But as the items get checked off the list, plans start to go not as planned.

After a disastrous 31st birthday party where she gets stood up by a man she isn't supposed to be dating, Peri McKenna decides it's time to change what hasn't been working - which is pretty much everything. Her love life is going nowhere fast, she's bored to tears by a job that makes her the office pariah, and the lifelong junk food addiction that used to be somewhat quirky is now positively problematic. To top it all off, her newly purchased home is falling apart, and wishful thinking hasn't done much to fix the leaky roof.

This vivid memoir speaks the intense truth of a Bronx tomboy whose 1960s girlhood was marked by her father's lullabies laced with his dissociative memories of combat in World War II. At four years old, Annie Rachele Lanzillotto bounced her Spaldeen on the stoop and watched the boys play stickball in the street; inside, she hid silver teaspoons behind the heat pipes to tap calls for help while her father beat her mother.

A full cast brings this fairy tale to life... In the kingdom of Amaranyllis, only the princesses have the power to control the errant magic constantly threatening to cross over from the boundary of fairie. But the princess is lost; hidden from a curse with the desperate hope that she will become the salvation of their kingdom.

Oric Rune is on the hunt for retribution. As the sky shifts crimson, a plague engulfs the continent. Oric must act. Revenge can come later; destiny awaits. Joined by a wolf, a mage, a giant, and a cunning illusionist, Oric's unlikely team is his best chance for survival in this fantasy LitRPG adventure. As the enemies close in from all sides, Oric must make the difficult choice between personal vengeance and becoming the hero he is destined to be. Or die. Because a player can actually die in the online fantasy world known as Unigaea.

Vivian's parents are dead. Her brother wants nothing to do with her. Her boyfriend, Jonathan, is making her life hell. On top of it all, she has devoted her life to caring for her grandfather as he recovers from a heart attack. Vivian finds her solace in her bouncy little dog, baking, and Vivaldi's "Autumn" concerto. When things become almost unbearable, Vivian must decide what is best for herself and her future. Will she take the path she's always wanted, or will the events of her life determine everything for her?

Are you looking for a natural, healthy way to help your child overcome bedwetting, thumb sucking, or eating problems? Does your child have sleep problems, self-esteem issues, or fears and phobias that keep them up at night? No matter the age, children deal with a variety of serious issues that can be challenging to face and overcome as a parent. This Children's Hypnosis Collection has been specifically designed for children to overcome these issues in a nurturing, soothing way.

In Mammina's first fairy tale novel, the theories of justice and corruption are tested. This tale is about a ghostly knight named Spirit Warrior who dared to defend his own people against an assortment of villains, including that of an evil corrupt king and a vengeful sorcerer. In a quest to secure justice and peace, Spirit Warrior selflessly challenges all obstacles at once--giving rise to this classic saga.

Bruce, Laird of Aberdeen of Clan McGregor, and Andrew, knight of Clan McGregor, have been best friends since childhood. They went to battle together and always came home victorious, leading to the two men making a pact to remain loyal and faithful to one another for life. While Bruce and Andrew are so much alike, they also are attracted to the same women. Bruce often finds himself attracted to women that Andrew fancies. When Andrew falls for the beautiful Annabel, Bruce has second thoughts about marrying his betrothed, as he does not love her and secretly desires Annabel.