Higher Life

At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying warning of visitors at her gate. Huda, a secretary at the Australian embassy, lives in fear of the Mukhabarat - the secret police who watch and listen for any scrap of information that can be used against America and its allies. They have ordered her to befriend Ally Wilson, the deputy ambassador's wife. Huda has no wish to be an informant, but fears for her teenage son, who may be forced to join a deadly militia.

During the upheavals of 2007-9, the chairman of the Federal Reserve had the name of a Victorian icon on the tip of his tongue: Walter Bagehot. Banker, man of letters, inventor of the Treasury bill, and author of Lombard Street, the still-canonical guide to stopping a run on the banks, Bagehot prescribed the doctrines that - decades later - inspired the radical responses to the world's worst financial crises.

For Mike Muñoz, a young Chicano living in Washington State, life has been a whole lot of waiting for something to happen. Not too many years out of high school and still doing menial work - and just fired from his latest gig as a lawn boy on a landscaping crew - he knows that he's got to be the one to shake things up if he's ever going to change his life. But how?

After 30 years as a “functioning” alcoholic, my life falls apart. (See my books “Desperately Seeking Sex & Sobriety” and “My Final Journey with Alcoholism” for more details.) I end up in rehab at the Priory Mental Hospital in Chelmsford, England at age 49. This is my 28-day experience.

Twelve months after her younger sister Anahita's death, Mitra Jahani reluctantly returns to her parents' home in suburban New Jersey to observe the Iranian custom of "The One Year." Ana is always in Mitra's heart, though they chose very different paths. While Ana, sweet and dutiful, bowed to their domineering father's demands and married, Mitra rebelled, and was banished.

Seventy percent of businesses fail or are sold before the next generation gets to take over. Are you one of the 70% of business owners who fear their company won’t survive the transition to the next generation? Don’t let your life’s work crumble when you step away. In Succession Planning for Impact, seasoned CEO and business coach Harry T. Jones reveals the seven essential steps to building a lasting legacy and ensuring your company thrives long after you’ve handed over the reins. With decades of experience guiding entrepreneurs to success, Harry shares his proven strategies for: ...

New Freshman in Town Jane Grey knows how important the right impression on the first day of high school is. She's staking her rep on her totally awesome outfit and her mind-blowing math skills... Yep. She's screwed. She didn't factor in snarky shoe-related comments from an upperclassman, and she sure didn't count on stepping on the toes of the class bully. So much for first period. How's a math genius gonna solve the problem of the remaining 4 years? Endearing and unconventional, fans of Bridget Jones, The Rosie Project, and John Hughes films will alternately laugh and cringe along with ...

Your life is getting the exact results it's designed to get. To change your life, you must first change your design. What if you got the exact results you wanted? Sound too good to be true? Your results are simply a reflection of your thinking up until now. The seven steps that make up Higher Life Design will equip you to arrive at your intended destination healthy, wealthy, and happy.

LIVING SUPERFOOD LONGEVITY: Master the Possibilities of High Quality Life Extension - Why do we age? What are the primary controllable factors that can allow us to not only live much longer, but to also enjoy healthy and vital maturation during our senior years? These and so many other questions are answered within this book. This represents a lifetime commitment of not only accessing cutting edge research science on health, nutrition, detoxification and other longevity strategies, but this also shows how our longevity is the most natural state of human evolution. Yet, not all people are ...

Unlock Your Academic Potential and Thrive in High School! Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by schoolwork? Do you want to excel in high school while still enjoying life? Of course, the answer is a big old YES! We all know high school can be tough, that's why the hacks you'll find inside the High School Study Guide will be your ultimate roadmap. Whether you’re a freshman navigating the new hallways or a senior eyeing college, these proven strategies will transform your academic journey. Inside this guide, you'll find: 25 game-changing study and life hacks: Research-backed strategies for...

An abandoned house at the end of the block. A mysterious girl in an upstairs window. A strange black SUV lurking around every corner. When Nick and Tesla Holt are sent to live with their eccentric Uncle Newt, they find their new neighborhood is full of secrets. What the heck is going on? To unravel the mysteries (and save their skins), Nick and Tesla must use everyday household objects to build electromagnets, rocket launchers, and other crazy contraptions.

It does not minimize the devastation of that hurt. It does not require reconciliation with the one who inflicted the hurt. Rather, it describes a process, followed with success by people around the world, to confront the pain, rise above it to forgive, and in so doing, to loosen the grip of depression, anger, and resentment that has soured life.

Suburban Sex Kitten Melody Applebottom is back in action! Her adventures continue as she separates from her sweet boyfriend Brandon to fly to Vegas and reunite with her bad boy master. But is she about to get in bed with the mob? Womens Studies professor Angela warns Melody that Hank is more than just a custodian at Sandy State. No wonder he's wearing a pinstripe suit and waving around expensive gold rings in his Las Vegas hotel suite. But why did he seemingly abandon Melody for this sudden trip? She flies out to Vegas to meet up with her domineering lover, leaving behind her boyfriend and ...

Against All Odds: A Memoir of Grit, Resilience, and an Unconventional Life Journey By Dr. Len Fellez, Ed.D. From the gritty sugar plantations of Waialua, Hawaii, to the administrative halls of Seattle's top schools, Dr. Len Fellez’s memoir, Against All Odds, tells the compelling story of a man who defied expectations at every turn. Born in the Kalakaua Housing projects and facing personal and societal challenges, Fellez's life journey is a testament to the power of resilience, grit, and the will to succeed. Growing up in the racial tensions of 1950s Hawaii, young Len experienced prejudice...

Alexandra Robbins wanted to find out if the stereotypes about sorority girls were actually true, so she spent a year with a group of girls in a typical sorority. The sordid behavior of sorority girls exceeded her worst expectations - drugs, psychological abuse, extreme promiscuity, racism, violence, and rampant eating disorders are just a few of the problems. Pledged combines a sharp-eyed narrative with extensive reporting and the fly-on-the-wall voyeurism of reality shows to provide the answer.

Lilith Whitmore appoints recent empty-nester Wilda to the Rush Advisory Board and suggests their daughters, both incoming freshman, room together. It's all part of Lilith's plan to ensure her own daughter receives an Alpha Delt bid - no matter what. Cali Watkins possesses all the qualities sororities are looking for in a potential new member, but her resume lacks a vital ingredient: pedigree. And if anyone discovers the dark family secrets she's hiding, she'll be dropped from rush in an instant.

In this groundbreaking biography, Mary Frances Phillips immerses listeners in the life and legacy of Ericka Huggins, a revered Black Panther Party member, as well as a mother, widow, educator, poet, and former political prisoner. In 1969, the police arrested Ericka Huggins along with Bobby Seale and fellow Black Panther Party members, who were accused of murdering Alex Rackley. This marked the beginning of her ordeal, as she became the subject of political persecution and a well-planned FBI COINTELPRO plot.

The Hunters - Adam, Kate, and their children Hal and Charlotte - are a typical family, with typical concerns: work, money, love, the trials of adolescence. What sets them apart is Prince, their black Labrador.

Melody Thomas Scott admits she is nothing like her Young and the Restless role, who has seen it all in her 40-year tenure on America's highest-rated daytime serial. But the high drama, angst, and catastrophes aren't confined to her character's plotlines. In this captivating memoir, Melody reveals behind-the-scenes tales of her own riveting journey to stardom.

The news about wildlife is dire—more than 900 species have been wiped off the planet since industrialization. Against this bleak backdrop, however, there are also glimmers of hope and crucial lessons to be learned from animals that have defied global trends toward extinction: bears in Italy, bison in North America, whales in the Atlantic. These populations are back from the brink, some of them in numbers unimaginable in a century. How has this happened? In crisp, transporting prose, Christopher Preston reveals the mysteries and challenges at the heart of these resurgences.