The summer after her first year of college, Isobel "Belly" Conklin is faced with a choice between Jeremiah and Conrad Fisher, brothers she has always loved, when Jeremiah proposes marriage and Conrad confesses that he still loves her.

Celebrated scientists Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler explain the amazing power of social networks and our profound influence on one another's lives. Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of how much we truly influence one another are revealed in the studies of Dr. Christakis and Fowler, which have repeatedly made front-page news nationwide. In Connected, the authors explain why emotions are contagious, how health behaviors spread, why the rich get richer, even how we find and choose our partners. Intriguing and entertaining, Connected overturns the notion of the individual and provides a revolutionary paradigm-that social networks influence our ideas, emotions, health, relationships, behavior, politics, and much more. It will change the way we think about every aspect of our lives.

NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION 5 UNDER 35 PICK. FINALIST FOR THE VCU CABELL FIRST NOVELIST AWARD. LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION'S FIRST NOVEL PRIZE. Named one of the Best Books of 2018 by NPR, Bookforum and Bustle. One of Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best Debut Novels of 2018. An Amazon Best Book of the Month and named a fall read by Buzzfeed, Nylon, Entertainment Weekly, Elle, Vanity Fair, Vulture, Refinery29 and Mind Body Green A gorgeous, raw debut novel about a young woman braving the ups and downs of motherhood in a fractured America In Lydia Kiesling’s razor-sharp debut novel, The Golden State, we accompany Daphne, a young mother on the edge of a breakdown, as she flees her sensible but strained life in San Francisco for the high desert of Altavista with her toddler, Honey. Bucking under the weight of being a single parent—her Turkish husband is unable to return to the United States because of a “processing error”—Daphne takes refuge in a mobile home left to her by her grandparents in hopes that the quiet will bring clarity. But clarity proves elusive. Over the next ten days Daphne is anxious, she behaves a little erratically, she drinks too much. She wanders the town looking for anyone and anything to punctuate the long hours alone with the baby. Among others, she meets Cindy, a neighbor who is active in a secessionist movement, and befriends the elderly Alice, who has traveled to Altavista as she approaches the end of her life. When her relationships with these women culminate in a dangerous standoff, Daphne must reconcile her inner narrative with the reality of a deeply divided world. Keenly observed, bristling with humor, and set against the beauty of a little-known part of California, The Golden State is about class and cultural breakdowns, and desperate attempts to bridge old and new worlds. But more than anything, it is about motherhood: its voracious worry, frequent tedium, and enthralling, wondrous love.

This is a revised version of my first publication from 2009. This represents the start of my journey. A collection of my poetry from the age of 10 years. I lost so many of my poems along my journey, I am happy to be able to share these ones that are remaining. I am working on 2 more books, In this revised version I have added some insights into my 2nd and 3rd book at the end. This one contains Poems of Woes, Hardship, Love and many more experiences. My Spiritual Journey and the Wisdom I learned along the way. Journey with me, and may you find some upliftment and inspiration. We often start out our journey on a survival story, This book is a testament that all is meant in order to shape our destiny to a successful outcome. Thank you for purchasing my book, I hope you enjoy. Peace, Love and Light to All in All Oneness. BeINenerGy: )

Big Giraffe tells a sweet story of all the ways she will love Little Giraffe.

This book is about a man who was inspired on Christmas Eve by his loving wife to become the Christian husband and father he always wanted to become. It is about how a common ordinary man got into God's word on a daily basis and wrote down some of his thoughts and prayers each day and gave them to his children the following Christmas Eve. This book is a gift from a father to his children to help them come to know and understand He who loves them and gave his life as a gift for them. The purpose of this book is to help build you and inspire you to become the person that God desires for you in this journey that He calls life. This book is a daily devotional for fathers and their families and the people that they love.

What does it mean to be a faith-filled dad to a son? There are no shortage of media stereotypes, masculine caricatures, and talk-show opinions, but do they offer any helpful or practical advice for father’s today? Dear Son: Raising Faithful, Just, and Compassionate Men is a candid examination of fatherhood’s joys and difficulties. Framed in a series of letters from two dads to their still-young sons, this book offers alternative perspectives on what faithful fatherhood looks like today. Instead of reinforcing sexist social dynamics and machismo attitudes, authors Hall and Underwood articulate and defend an understanding of masculinity that presents a father as a servant of God, a man of emotion, and someone striving to raise sons committed to fixing the injustices of the world rather than perpetuating them. Dear Son is a call to action for other fathers to deeply reflect—especially in light of their Christian faith—on what it means to have someone look at them and say, “Dad...” and to be able to respond with their whole heart.

As the author of award-winning thrillers, Jon Evans is no stranger to writing about daring escapades and exotic locales. In No Fixed Address, he chronicles his own real-life solo travels across sixty-six countries around the globe. Unafraid to be lost and alone in a world where technology has made it almost impossible to be either of those things, Evans seeks out new and interesting places in which to experience vibrant cultures, landscapes and wildlife from America to Asia. His eclectic adventures take him off the beaten path, from Cape Town to St. Petersburg to Beijing and points in between. His travelogues include everything from getting lost on the way to Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and flying in a Blackhawk helicopter over wartime Baghdad to experiencing Mumbai’s full-frontal assault on the senses and travelling across seven time zones to reach Vladivostok. Not to be forgotten: a particularly divine hot-and-sour soup.... With a clear appreciation of history and politics, a reverence for the natural world and a humorous, exploratory spirit sure to appeal to armchair travellers and dyed-in-the-wool backpackers alike, No Fixed Address vividly captures the sights, smells and sounds of the far corners of the world.

BE THE LOVE YOU ARE. FEEL YOUR INNER-FLOW AS YOU READ. a feast of soul-food for all to cherry-pick from The Legends of NOW, is a love anthology of self-empowering and inspiring writings. These stories, poems and brief essays explore the nature of existence, the power of universal love and its individuated self-direction. This is Frieda Livesey's first published work and comes after many years of writing about her relationship with the universe and the steady inner strength of all that is love-alone, beyond any and all words, as a vibration. Her passion is to share what she is learning, step by step, with all others interested in exploring their inner landscapes more deeply. She shares her experience through her business, Heart to Heart Healing. She facilitates universal life-force-healing energy work through sharing her inspired soul readings, animal and human energy field-balancing, intuitive meditation classes and inspirational workshops.

Who am I? When you are able to answer this timeless question, you are ready to truly become one with God. Now you have the keys to transform your life into a journey of peace, success, and adventure. Freespirit offers skills, insights, and inspirations aimed at sweeping you along on a life-changing journey to profound personal understanding. God is not an outside entity you should bow down to or fear; God is a part of you. This guide provides many valuable and powerful lessons, including ways to become one with God (or Consciousness); understand your true purpose; comprehend the value of your life; transform negative situations, beliefs, and conditioning into journeys of light, peace, success, and adventure; and appreciate the healing powers of affirmation and meditation. Within these provocative life lessonsand moreare the doorways to understanding. Once you learn how to trust that everything happens for a reason, you can raise your awareness as you trudge through even the harshest lessons. The world is what you believe it to be, so why believe in anything but the best for yourself and your loved ones? Life is a journey of growth and expansion. Are you ready to live your life with joy?