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The instant New York Times Bestseller • Nominated for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction “A lyrical work of self-discovery that’s shockingly intimate and insistently universal…Not so much briefly gorgeous as permanently stunning.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam — and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity. Asking questions central to our American moment, immersed as we are in addiction, violence, and trauma, but undergirded by compassion and tenderness, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is as much about the power of telling one’s own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard. With stunning urgency and grace, Ocean Vuong writes of people caught between disparate worlds, and asks how we heal and rescue one another without forsaking who we are. The question of how to survive, and how to make of it a kind of joy, powers the most important debut novel of many years. Named a Best Book of the Year by: GQ, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Library Journal, TIME, Esquire, The Washington Post, Apple, Good Housekeeping, The New Yorker, The New York Public Library, Elle.com, The Guardian, The A.V. Club, NPR, Lithub, Entertainment Weekly, Vogue.com, The San Francisco Chronicle, Mother Jones, Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal Magazine and more!

Based on real accounts, E Mess shows a different side of the Vietnam conflict. E Mess is the story of a group of young Marines begrudgingly assigned as cooks in Da Nang, Vietnam who drink, cook, and interact with one another as only Vietnam-era Marines could. The story follows the triumphs and missteps of these men and, in particular, the rise and fall of rookie Dave Woods during the tumultuous years of 1969 and 1970. Dave’s disdain for authority and rules finds him in and out of trouble, but his undaunted loyalty to his friends and his more-than-capable leadership is what makes E Mess the compelling story that it is. As the days drag on, the reader will meet some unusual characters. Some are funny, some are sad, and some are very sad. The reader will also experience real-life situations through the eyes of these men such as the 1969 ammo-dump explosion, the sweep of “the ville” for American deserters, and a “skivvie” run into “the ville” to meet some ladies of the night. E Mess offers comic relief which was very much needed during the conflict, but at times might make the reader want to cry for the poor grunts on the front line. The grunts are never far from the cooks’ minds as they go about their daily routines. This book will make you laugh, cry, and shake your head by some of the decisions made by higher-ranking individuals.

Although this book is fiction, it is reflective of the horrible plague being faced by many in Indian Country. This book brings to life the daily struggle of those suffering with addiction, as well as the fallout faced by the families and friends of the addicted person. Although a difficult issue, this author has included "Indian humor" to bring light to this subject, which makes it an enjoyable read." Oscar Billings, Vice-Chairman Hoopa Valley Tribal Council This is the debut novel by Pulitzer Prize-featured journalist Judith Surber whose photo-journalism article on the effects of drug addiction on the Native American population of her Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation was featured in The New York Times. Surber wrote this novel in 2015, where she honestly explored the inter-generational effects of substance abuse and recovery in one reservation family. Follow the story of one woman's journey from heroin addiction to a life of sobriety as shared day-to-day with her extended family – her mother, uncle and aunt, two children, cousins and everyone else on the reservation who have experienced the ups and many downs of drug addiction and rehab. And new love, which is a challenge and complication that no one expected. Can love triumph over addiction?

Farren Bryant Jr. is a young African American at war on several fronts. Emotionally drained, spiritually dehydrated, and emotionally battered. He embarks on a journey that leads him from school yard fights, to the darkest street corners, to empty jail cells. Plagued by anger and burdened with the weight of losing friends to internal strife within the gang he joined. He sets about pursuing an early childhood peace and religious love lost to the streets and a vast prison system that's meant to callous the heart. His fight is to remain all that he is as he struggles with faith, hope, love and adversity while facing elements that can break the human spirit.

This book was written for all the soldiers and their spouses. There is no limit of respect that the author has for the men and women who wear the uniform, and for their spouses. No one knows what goes on in the home once the spouse has been deployed. Hell On The Homefront is a look into that life, the ups and downs of a military wife. From the illness and death of her mother, to the everyday fear she faces that her husband will not return from war, is portrayed in this book. This military wife shows what a spouse can and does endure when faced with adversity and grief. It takes a special kind of woman to be a military wife. Either you love it or you hate it, and this military wife proves she loves it. Read how everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for this Army wife, yet she endured, and wishes to dedicate this book to all the other spouses who have endured “Hell On The Homefront.”

I was addicted to crack cocaine for twelve years before I hit my rock bottom. I became desperate to get off drugs. I didn’t know what to do or how to get the help I needed to get my life back on track. I was afraid to change, because I didn’t think I could live my life without using drugs. So I depended upon the people who were put in my life during my addiction. Which led me to Genesis House in Detroit, MI. A Christian based treatment center for drug rehabilitation. In this book, I tell how I got where I am today. I lived with nine other women with addictions from alcohol to heroine, who were seeking the same thing I was, life without drugs. I will never forget the nine women I lived with for thirty days or their testimonies. They were the best thing that ever happened to me. We became a family. I’ve been clean for eleven years, and no longer have a craving for drugs, and as time passed, I felt that God saved my life for a reason. And that reason was to share what I had. To help the ones that are still suffering from their addictions, and to let them know it’s alright to be afraid, but through our testimonies, they will learn that there is life after drugs, and to help them find there way to a better life for themselves. There are families who has family member on drugs who don’t know how to help them. I hope through this book that I can help them save at least one person from drug addiction, and lead them to a better way to live. Without God I wouldn’t be here, and I thank him every day for giving me a second chance to live my life drug free.

Enjoy this clean, small town romance by award-winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race. Her dream-come-true may mean the end of his … Her family’s successful winery business in a small town in upstate New York should have gone to Tessa Price. She’d always dreamed of running the winery, but her brother, the prodigal son returns to claim the corner office. Looking to prove to her family she’s more than capable she boldly strikes out on her own, purchasing Sand Creek Winery—a cash-strapped competitor—right out from under her family. She can forge her own destiny, using her marketing skills and big plans to bring new life to the small winery. But first, she has a proposition for the sexy previous owner. And he’s likely to hate it almost as much as he hates anyone with the last name of Price. Kevin “Max” Maxwell would never have willingly sold his winery to anyone named Price. Family always comes first, and if paying for his sister’s cancer treatment cost him his business, it was worth it. But when the new owner offers him a one-year contract to stay on as general manager, with a possible bonus, he’s hit rock bottom but he really can’t afford to turn it down. He can ignore the effect her deep brown eyes and heart-shaped face have on his senses for a year, can’t he? Relationships, like slowly ripening vineyards, take time. But Max has been keeping a secret from Tessa, one that could destroy their hopes for a future. Will a terrible accident force Tessa and Max to face how much they have to lose or tear apart their budding relationship forever? Sometimes a romance is like a fine wine. To be its best, it just needs time to breathe. Breathe is the first novel in the Price Family Romance Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!