In 1939, archeologists uncovered a tomb at the Northern Arizona site called Ridge Ruin. The man, bedecked in fine turquoise jewelry and intricate bead work, was surrounded by wooden swords with handles carved into animal hooves and human hands. The Hopi workers stepped back from the grave, knowing what the Moochiwimi sticks meant. This man, buried nine hundred years earlier, was a magician.

Charlotte Custard and Sandra Milk are complete opposites. Charlotte always has perfect grades and perfect clothes, while nothing in Sandra’s life ever seems to turn out how she wishes. But is Charlotte’s life really as perfect as it appears? As Charlotte and Sandra get to know each other, they discover that their lives bear a resemblance that they least expect.

When her mother dies from Influenza and her beloved father mysteriously vanishes in 1919, Leola Rideout has little time to ask why; it’s all she can do to survive and keep her sisters together and safe. But decades later, as Papa reappears in haunting visions towards the end of her life, Leola summons the courage to finally confront her deepest grief, leading to an astonishing discovery about her family—and the complicated truth about her father—that might bring peace, at last.

Recalling some of the most memorable escapades ever conducted in the Canadian Arctic with bush planes, Flying to Extremes takes place in the late ’60s and early ’70s from a base at Yellowknife, in the heart of the Northwest Territories. Beyond recounting so many near-mishaps, this book is also about colourful people: the trappers, prospectors, miners, adventurers and gold-ingot thieves who constituted the fauna at the main bar in Yellowknife in those days.

It’s 1939. On the brink of World War II, Jane Benjamin wants to have it all. By day she hustles as a scruffy, tomboy cub reporter. By night she secretly struggles to raise her toddler sister, Elsie, and protect her from their mother. But Jane’s got a plan: she’ll become the San Francisco Prospect’s first gossip columnist and make enough money to care for Elsie. Jane finagles her way to the women’s championship at Wimbledon, starring her hometown’s tennis phenom and cover girl Tommie O’Rourke. She plans to write her first column there.

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Remi and Nash Potts are identical twin heirs of the Boston Brahmin elite who were promised the good life: Harvard, wealth, and guaranteed privilege. But as their family fortune dwindles, they are failing as husbands, fathers, and men in a changing world. Now middle aged, the former golden boys are partners in a sporting goods store and are taking their dissatisfaction out on those closest to them. Heavy drinking, affairs, and abusive behavior are shattering their marriages and shaking loose the family ties that connect them to their children.

A singer-songwriter like her alter ego Carol Marks, Carol Selick begins each chapter with lyrics she wrote and still performs today. Taken together, the songs introduce the themes of her story and trace the development of her character as she rebels against her strict suburban upbringing to join the counterculture in hopes of fulfilling her dream of making it in the music business.

Are you ready to optimize your body's health, wellness, and vitality? The pages of Exercise, Health and Vitality A Concise, Science-Based Guide for Adults and Older Adults unveils facts related to the (anatomical) function, disorders, and interventions of common orthopedic, heart, lung, and balance conditions. This book will serve as a guide to promote health through scientific principles, evidenced-based research, and practical recommendations for care of the human body.

TWENTYONE OLIVE TREES is the author's journey of transformation portrayed as a collection of letters, poetry, and fables she wrote to her son Blaise after his death. Before each of the letters, 21 fable narratives unfold, further illuminating this intimate look at coping with loss and acceptance that intrigues, inspires, and gives hope to readers looking for answers about life and death and those who long to transform their grief into something beautiful.