"Una mujer se inclina sobre la baranda de un transatlantico para recoger un broche y cae accidentalmente por la borda. Mientras el barco se aleja, hace una promesa a Santa Rita, la "abogada de lo imposible": si logra salvarse, escribira la historia de su vida. Personas y lugares desfilan ante sus ojos formando un "diccionario de recuerdos" a menudo crueles o perturbadores, mientras el mar la rodea con toda su furia. Poco a poco, la imaginacion de...

"Nadie le dice que no a la Hermana Superior. Nadie que quiera seguir viva. El mundo como lo conocemos ha desaparecido despues del gran apagon y de varias crisis climaticas. Apenas hay animales ni naturaleza y pocas personas han sobrevivido. Varias mujeres llegaron a una suerte de convento buscando refugio y han sido captadas por una secta religiosa. Una de ellas cuenta esta historia, escrita a escondidas noche tras noche para que alguien sepa todo...

"I've decided to write it down. Later, when he is a grown man and I might have the fortune to still be alive, I will no longer remember one thing or another. I will, therefore, whenever I am able to steal a moment's time, record what is happening with us and around us while he is becoming accustomed to life-to this life which seems to offer little more than death." -Katharina Berger On the brink of World War II, Katharina Berger was the most sought-after...

In the 2022 Backhouse Lecture, Yarrow Goodley looks at the critical issue of climate justice-at how our responses to the climate emergency have the potential for great suffering, as well as great redemption. In a world where the rich pollute, and the poor suffer, we do not just need to address our rapidly-warming planet, but also the injustices which drive this environmental catastrophe.

Adventure Beckons as the team work hard to get themselves and their ship ready to set sail while the good weather holds. They have a mission in mind, but no real idea what it will entail, and only half a team with any experience at sea, so they need to be clever about how they prepare. They use all their skill and ingenuity but, as usual, there are other surprises in store for them, both before they set sail and after!

"A state of chaos, I know how that feels. The experiments doubled and went on longer than anyone would have thought. In a state formed strictly by classes, I got the brunt of the injustices. The only thing that keeps us going is the fear of the torture that'll be inflicted upon us if we stop. Several years in the future a state has been blocked off for an "experiment" that has gone on way longer than expected. A group of strangers brought together...

Ten women tell their stories of how failing suicide has led to thriving in life. Stories which are powerful, thought provoking and inspiring, covering subjects such as sex trafficking, domestic abuse, mental abuse, child abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, rape, cancer, poverty, prostitution, body dysmorphia and the pressures of the corporate world.Inside you will read of lead author Debbie Debonaire and her three attempts at suicide, all of which...

Nobu Sue explores the murky world of Taiwanese banking and the Kuomintang political dynasty-and how his ship loans were hijacked and used in a huge money laundering scam. This book offers an insight into the Taiwan/China love-hate relationship. Modern Chinese history is not honestly told to the world. Learn the truth about how the KMT stole so much money from the Chinese people and the native Taiwanese, and how the war between the Communist Party...

Fans of This Is How It Ends and One of Us Is Lying won't be able to put down this pulse-pounding conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent's 100 Hours duology.  Getting kidnapped over spring break was definitely memorable. But now that the surviving hostages are home, they want life to feel normal again: high school, dating, million-dollar galas. But there's no escaping the spotlight-or the truth about the ways they betrayed...

The birth of Princess Orlana prophesied a golden future to the butterfly fae. The Moth King, seeking to weaken that prophecy, kidnaps the beloved Princess. Will he succeed at hiding Orlana's golden light forever?