After his wife died, E.W. Marland, 54, the world's most successful independent oilman during the Roaring Twenties, married their adoptive daughter, Lydie, 26. He built a 55-room mansion in Ponca City and commissioned statues of himself, his adopted son George, and Lydie. The infamy of violating the taboo had little effect on him: he was elected to Congress six years later, then became governor of Oklahoma in 1935. However, Lydie had lifelong emotional problems.

Bruce Kimmel first fell in love with the songs of the Sherman Brothers when he was just thirteen and saw The Parent Trap—the first show on opening day, June 23, 1961, in Hollywood. He became an instant lifelong fan of their songs. What he never could have imagined was that thirty-seven years later he’d meet Richard M. Sherman through a bizarre and mind-boggling set of circumstances, the odds of which were probably a million to one. Or perhaps it was simply fate.

The Lovebombing Chronicles: A Memoir of Faith, Fear, and Finding My Voice is a powerful story of survival, silence, and reclaiming truth. Candace Sinclair takes readers inside her lived experience of lovebombing, narcissistic abuse, and the betrayal of a faith community that chose image over integrity. What began as a whirlwind romance quickly unraveled into manipulation, intimidation, and non-contact physical abuse that threatened her safety and her daughter’s. When the very community she trusted remained silent, Candace turned to her own voice—first on TikTok, and now in this memoir.

An examination of how these various women rose to power. The book reveals that women leaders in Islamic societies were not merely the exceptions to the rule and offers evidence that Islam’s attitude towards the role of women in politics and society is far from monolithic, thus refuting the stereotype of Muslim women as universally subservient, marginalized, and repressed.

The book -- and the talk -- will appeal to readers interested in feminist history, women's studies, empowerment of women, Islamic history, world history.

“Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail was the greatest adventure of my life,” says Ken Becker, the author of the memoir, The Hippie and The Husky. The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is arguably “The Great Hike of America,” says Becker. It starts at the Mexican border, travels along the length of California, Oregon and Washington and ends in Canada. When Becker made his decision to hike the PCT, he called the editor of The Signpost magazine, a publication that listed all the trail conditions for the state of Washington. “Don’t go,” she cautioned him. “Nobody’s been through. You will get lost.

A mischievous, moving, and darkly funny memoir about growing up strange in small-town America—before the fall, before the drugs, before the booze, before it all came apart. Keith Howard wasn’t supposed to be here. Adopted at six months old. Fired from Orange Julius for laughing. Arrested three times before he could legally vote. A class clown with a taste for acid, mischief, and burning questions, Keith was the kid who pulled down his pants in kindergarten, who founded a cult (sort of), who nearly bankrupted the Catholic Church by knocking over a font of Holy Water.