Daniel Woodrell's modern classic is an unforgettable tale of desperation and courage that inspired the award-winning film starring Jennifer Lawrence. Ree Dolly's father has skipped bail on charges that he ran a crystal meth lab, and the Dollys will l...
Winter's Bone a book by Daniel Woodrell
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Eighteen-year-old Sara Browne is about to step off a cliff. She is taking a giant leap into the world of college-a normal transition for most, but not for Sara. A car accident that scarred her body and soul and left her orphaned, has dictated six yea... That last thing Sara is looking for is a complication, but that is precisely what she finds in the hot six-foot-three blond named Scott Williams, who she meets at the beginning of the school year. Sara is drawn to Scott in a way that she cannot exp... By the time Sara finds out who is behind all the trouble, her life is in shambles and she must fight with every ounce of strength and courage to save herself and the man she loves.
Flickering Heart a book by Tricia T. Larochelle
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The stars of the social media show The Ellises and hosts of the Webby Award-winning podcast Dead Ass with K&D share the core pillars of their relationship as millennial lovers and parents that have allowed them to thrive. "Staying married in this...
We Over Me: The Counterintuitive Approach to Getting Everything You Want from Your Relationship a book by Devale Ellis and Khadeen Ellis
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"Life, like a poem, is a series of choices." In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself in lyrical vignettes that shine, hard and clear as jew...
You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir a book by Maggie Smith
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A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that ... "The word 'love' is most often defined as a noun, yet we would all love better if we used it as a verb," writes bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love. Here, at her most provocative and intensely personal, renowned schol... As bell hooks uses her incisive mind to explore the question "What is love?" her answers strike at both the mind and heart. Razing the cultural paradigm that the ideal love is infused with sex and desire, she provides a new path to love that is sac...
All about Love: New Visions a book by bell hooks
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When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren ...
Parable of the Sower a book by Octavia E. Butler
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Build trust―and boost revenue―by embracing social causes the right way Our society is at a crossroads. It's no longer enough to have the best product or the most value add for your customers. Today's consumers demand more than just product quality and price. They're looking at how your company aligns with their values... Embracing social causes can help you grow your business and build better relationships with your team, community, and the world at large. But it can be a struggle to figure out how to align your company's mission in the current social climate the r... With more than a decade of success bringing companies and organizations together to the benefit of both, Tynesia Boyea-Robinson is an expert in helping business leaders and managers leverage social impact for increased business profits. In The Soci... She starts by leading you through the process of discovering how your company currently approaches social causes, and then demonstrates how to increase your revenue through a three-level framework: You'll get a closer look at how businesses make mo... Doing business the right way ensures missions are aligned―leading to increased profits and happier, more engaged teams, communities and customers.
The Social Impact Advantage: Win Customers and Talent by Harnessing Your Business for Good a book by Tynesia Boyea-Robinson
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner--a powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity that asks questions about race, class, and gender with characteristic subtly and grace. In Morrison's acclaimed first novel, Pecola Breedlove--an 11-year-old Black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others--prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people wil...
The Bluest Eye a book by Toni Morrison
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The acclaimed debut novel by the author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts "A taut tale of ever deepening and quickening suspense." --O, the Oprah Magazine "Explosive . . . Both a propulsive mystery and a profound examination of a mix... "Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet." So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfil...
Everything I Never Told You a book by Celeste Ng
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From one of the most vital and passionate LGBTQ+ activists comes a powerful memoir about self-discovery, community, love, and resilience in the face of adversity. You never forget your first. First kiss. First love. First heartache. They all burrow their way into your subconscious, destined to reshape how you see the world forever. Growing up in rural Oregon, Brandon Wolf grappled with the devastating loss of his supportive mother and with the embedded racism and homophobia of a community that made him feel like an unwelcome stranger. After the lack of connection and role mod... In this unforgettable coming-of-age memoir, Wolf shares his transformative journey from young outsider to galvanizing activist. Marshaling the compassion and strength of a community, Wolf explores how to get through the darkest times with healing, ...
A Place for Us: A Memoir a book by Brandon J. Wolf
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Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas's side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the "glorious and touching" (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with...