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  Wild Girls - How the Outdoors...

  Tiya Miles

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  Harriet Tubman, forced to labor outdoors on a Maryland plantation, learned from the land a terrain for escape. Louisa May Alcott ran wild, eluding gendered expectations in New England. The Indigenous women's basketball team from Fort Shaw, Montana, recaptured a sense of pride in physical prowess as they trounced the white teams of the 1904 World's Fair. Celebrating women like these who acted on their confidence outdoors, Wild Girls brings new context to misunderstood icons like Sacagawea and Pocahontas, and to underappreciated figures like Native American activist writer Zitkála-Šá, farmworkers' champion Dolores Huerta, and labor and Civil Rights organizer Grace Lee Boggs. 
   
   
   
  This work of history puts girls of all races—and the landscapes they loved—at center stage and reveals the impact of the outdoors on women's independence, resourcefulness, and vision. For these trailblazing women of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, navigating the woods, following the stars, playing sports, and taking to the streets in peaceful protest were not only joyful pursuits, but also techniques to resist assimilation, racism, and sexism. Lyrically written and full of archival discoveries, Wild Girls evokes landscapes as richly as the girls who roamed in them—and argues for equal access to outdoor spaces for young women of every race and class today.

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  The Father - The completely...

  John Nicholls

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  A completely gripping crime thriller that will have you hooked, from UK Top 50 bestselling author of The Bride  
  'A dark and devastating story that grips you from the very first page' T. J. Emerson, author of The Perfect Holiday. 
  What you don’t know can hurt you. 
  Thirty years ago Anthony Mailer was a seven-year-old boy trapped in Dr Galbraith’s basement. Now he’s a journalist, a husband and a father. But no matter how far he’s come, at times he’s still that scared little boy. 
  In order to save his marriage, he has to stop hiding from what happened and deal with it once and for all. 
  But digging into the past holds dangers Anthony never imagined . . . 
  A note from the author: While fictional, this book was inspired by true events. It draws on the author’s experiences as a police officer and child protection social worker. The story contains content that some readers may find upsetting. It is dedicated to survivors everywhere. 
  Get ready to be gripping onto your seat during this twisty, dark thriller. If you loved The Housemaid, The Girl on the Train, and The Couple at No.9 you'll love The Father. 
  Praise for The Father: 
  'The chill is tangible' Owen Mullen 
  'Dark, disturbing, and brilliant. Kept me up all night!' Diana Wilkinson 
  'A frightening book that lures us into the darkness where monsters live. John Nicholl's knowledge of this world from his years of police work makes his characters ring true' Billy Hayes 
  'An emotional roller coaster... I couldn't stop reading until I reached the end' McGarvey Black 
  'Dark and disturbing. One to really get your pulse racing. This is a story you won't forget' Ross Greenwood 
  ‘An outstanding piece of work by a truly masterful storyteller’ Anita Waller 
  'Disturbing and gripping . . . John Nicholl’s experience of police and child protection work adds truth and reality to Anthony’s search for closure' Phil Rowlands

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  The Essential Fromm - Life...

  Erich Fromm

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  Essays on human alienation, mode of existence, consumerism, narcissism, and more from "both a psychologist of penetration and a writer of ability" (Chicago Tribune). 
   
   
   
  As Erich Fromm points out, ours is "a life between having and being"—between mere having and healthy being, between destructiveness and creativity, between narcissism and productive self-understanding, between passivity and the joy of positive activity. 
   
   
   
  The alternatives of having and being are basic orientations of our character and determine our behavior. The mostly unpublished and unknown texts featured in The Essential Fromm encapsulate the psychologist's views on the fulfilling life. To put down roots yet remain free is what the late Erich Fromm called the art of being. It is the secret of happiness.

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  Queering the Runes - Reclaiming...

  Siri Vincent Plouff, Lara Vesta

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  Queering the Runes is a love letter to the runes, the gods, and the people who follow the Nordic path. The author presents an alternative approach to the runes, one that creates a gentle container for those who want to follow this heathen path. Based on the author's personal gnosis, as well as deep academic research on runes and Nordic culture, this book is an invitation into the root culture of the runes, both in terms of myth and in terms of lived, real folkloric experience. 
   
   
    
  Siri Vincent Plouff presents the traditional meanings of the runes, then helps the listener to queer the runes in their own way. Included is the lore associated with each rune, exercises to apply them to modern life, activities to engage with the rune (layouts, castings, and galdr), and how to use the runes for divination. Throughout, the author provides journal prompts meant to help the listener channel the energy of specific runes, to get to know their energy, as well as to use the runes to help them move forward in a journey of self-discovery. 
   
   
   
  Queering the Runes seeks to blow open perceptions of the runes. Exploring them as active, living symbols available to all, as well as the inherent connection with ancestral magic that comes with rune work.

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  Discovering Your Plot - Think...

  M.A. Lee

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  What do writers want from plot? 
  What do writers need from plot? 
  Are those questions the same? Not really. As wordsmiths, we writers know that want and need are two different words. 
  ·      The want is a circumstance that we writers can control. We want plot specifics to help us craft story and exceed reader expectations. 
  ·      The need is a circumstance of obligations from reader expectations of story. While readers may want the comfort of the genre elements (the tropes), they also wish to have their interest and curiosity piqued. 
  Can we writers deliver on the expectations and the surprises in order to please our readers? That’s the question that Discovering Your Plot answers. 
  This guidebook covers plot structure and the necessities of genre expectations so we writers can anticipate what readers want. It explores the six most common plot structures and has a detailed examination of 12 major sections in all novels, no matter the genre. 
  By the end of Discovering Your Plot¸ writers will have the tools to construct a story as well as diagnose problems with pacing, tension and suspense, and sequencing events. 
  Discovering Your Plot is Book 6 in the Think like a Pro Writer series and the second of the Discovering set of how-to guidebooks for writers at all skill levels. While the approach is for newbies, every writer can benefit from this fresh look at any novel’s framework. 
  With her two other pen names, author M.A. Lee has published over 50 titles of fiction and nonfiction.

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  Locked by the Alpha Male (Findom...

  Archer Vale

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  Is it a harem? Is it a cult? No…it’s something much deeper…much dirtier. 
  He invited me to an executive leadership retreat at his house in the mountains. It’s not a house though…it’s a compound. 
  Now I live in a log cabin alongside his other boys. Each day, we participate in “skill-building workshops”. 
  - Trust 101: Letting Go of Financial Assets 
  - The Road to Peace: The Importance of Chastity 
  - Born to Succeed: An Alpha Male’s Birthright 
  - Teamwork is Dreamwork: Deep Group Bonding 
  These lessons…they’re transforming me into the best version of myself. 
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  CONTAINS EXPLICIT GAY SEXUAL CONTENT. 
  For exclusive stories, visit www.ArcherVale.com.

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