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Adolescence can be a challenging time for any teenager, but for those with ADHD, it can be particularly tough. As a parent or caregiver, you may notice your teen struggling with focus, impulsivity, and disorganization, impacting their academic performance, social relationships, and overall well-being.

On the 24th of February 2007, my husband Stuart drowned himself at sea, leaving me widowed with two young daughters, aged six and four. I knew it wasn't an accident, even though the medics and police never suspected suicide. Stuart had been talking about ending his life for a year. His most recent suicide attempt had been only three weeks earlier. Afterwards, he described that day as the most peaceful day of his life. Sitting next to the dam, he smoked his last cigarette. He drank a hundred sleeping pills and did a final check to make sure everything would look like an accident. The last ...

In her new collection of stories, award-winning New York Times Notable author Leila Aboulela offers us a rich tableau of life as an immigrant abroad. Shuttling between the dusty, sunbaked streets of Khartoum and the university halls and cramped apartments of Aberdeen and London, Elsewhere, Home explores, with subtlety and restraint, the profound feelings of yearning, loss, and alienation that come with leaving one’s homeland in pursuit of a different life.

Millions of acres of land have been contaminated by pesticides, improperly handled chemicals, dirty energy projects, toxic waste, and other pollutants in the United States and Canada. This toxic legacy impacts the environment, our health, our watersheds, and land that could otherwise be used to grow healthy local food and medicines. Conventional clean-up techniques employed by government and industry are tremendously expensive and resource-intensive and can cause further damage.

Play It Forward features twenty‑five inspirational stories of badass women from all corners of the sports universe, curated by TOGETHXR, a sports media company founded by legends Sue Bird, Alex Morgan, Simone Manuel, and Chloe Kim. From profiles of professional athletes and Olympians at the top of their game to everyday women putting in the work without a crowd, these are true tales of fierce competitors, dedicated teammates, and passionate advocates who are all too accustomed to hearing the word “no.”

A poignant, rousing debut book of poetry, full of life, from the former Youth Poet Laureate of Oakland, California woke up no light is a Black girl’s saunter turned to a woman’s defiant strut. These are the hymns of a new generation of poetry. Young, alive, yearning. A mouth swung open and...

Vanessa isn't sure which happened first: finding the abandoned museum or losing her best friend Bailey. She doesn't know what to do with herself now that Bailey has left her behind—but when she stumbles upon an empty, forgotten museum, her purpose becomes clear. Vanessa starts filling the museum with her own artifacts and memories, hoping that perhaps, if she can find the right way to tell the story of her broken friendship, she can figure out how to make it whole again.

Spanning politics and art, music and baseball, Cuba on the Verge is a timely look at a society’s profound transformation—from inside and out. Change looms in Cuba. Just ninety miles from United States shores yet inaccessible to most Americans until recently, Cuba fascinates as much as it...

Comme un écrivain qui pense que "toute audace véritable vient de l’intérieur", Leïla Slimani n'aime pas sortir de chez elle, et préfère la solitude à la distraction. Pourquoi alors accepter cette proposition d'une nuit blanche à la pointe de la Douane, à Venise, dans les collections d'art de la Fondation Pinault, qui ne lui parlent guère ?

This is the story of two sisters, Mia and Inés. Two girls enveloped in love, trapped by social conventions of Casablanca at the dawn of the 21st century and silenced by the political 'truths' that envelop their lives. Mia - the older sister, a warrior and a pariah, her sexuality a matter of scorn, a truth to be erased. Inés - the little sister, a woman trying to carve out an identity in a Paris that derides and erases her with no way back to Morocco, a homeland her father has warned her never to return to for her own sake.

Adèle appears to have the perfect life. A respected journalist, she lives in a flawless Parisian apartment with her surgeon husband and their young son. But beneath the veneer of 'having it all', she is bored - and consumed by an insatiable need for sex, whatever the cost. Struggling to contain the twin forces of compulsion and desire, she begins to orchestrate her life around her one-night stands and extramarital affairs, arriving late to work and lying to her husband about where she's been, until she becomes ensnared in a trap of her own making.

Your Soul Will Live Forever is a powerful, soul-stirring invitation to refocus on what truly matters. In a world driven by success, possessions, and pressure, this book reminds us that only one thing is eternal—our soul. Through spiritual insight and heartfelt reflection, it encourages listeners to live with eternity in mind, deepen their walk with God, and pursue purpose beyond the material. Whether you're seeking clarity, direction, or lasting peace, this book offers a timely reset. It’s more than inspiration—it’s a call to live for what lasts. Because this life ends—but your soul doesn’t.

Mia, erfolgreiche Schriftstellerin in Paris, kämpft mit »brain fog«, einem Gehirnnebel, der ihre Erinnerungen und ihre Arbeit beeinträchtigt. Auf Anraten ihres Arztes reist sie nach Marokko, in das Land ihrer Kindheit, das sie als junge Frau verlassen hat. Als sie auf der Farm ihrer Großeltern in Meknès eintrifft, hat sie das Gefühl eine Fremde zu sein. Sie fragt sich, wer sie ohne die Erinnerungen an ihre Familie ist. Und taucht ein in ihre eigene Geschichte. Eine Geschichte, die auf ganz eigene Weise vom Kampf gegen gesellschaftliche Grenzen erzählt – und von dem Streben nach Freiheit.

Auftakt der Trilogie von drei Frauen über drei Generationen. Mathilde, eine junge Elsässerin, verliebt sich am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Amine Belhaj, einen marokkanischen Offizier im Dienst der französischen Armee. Die beiden heiraten und lassen sich auf einem abgelegenen Hof am Fuß des Atlas-Gebirges nieder. Voller Freiheitsdrang hatte sie den Aufbruch in ein neues, unbekanntes Leben gewagt und muss doch bald ernüchternde Erfahrungen machen.

“A rich family saga . . . [written with] voluptuous lyricism and emotional precision.” —The Washington Post The rebellions within an interracial family play out against the countercultural rebellions of the 1960s in this sexy, stylish, sophisticated new novel by the award-winning...

El argentino Bruno Gelber es uno de los cien mejores pianistas del siglo XX. Contrajo polio a los siete años, pero eso no le impidió desarrollar una carrera monumental. Brilló en los mejores escenarios de Europa, vivió veinticinco años en París y...

Sie fühlt eine Leere, obwohl sie alles hat. Sie weiß, dass sie ihre Familie verlieren könnte, und setzt trotzdem alles aufs Spiel: Adèle, Mitte dreißig, lebt mit ihrem Ehemann und ihrem kleinen Sohn in Paris. Nach außen hin führt sie ein Leben, dem es an nichts fehlt. Trotzdem ist sie nicht glücklich. Gelangweilt zieht sie durch die Straßen von Paris, trifft sich mit Männern, hat Sex mit Fremden - immer wieder. Bis ihr Mann eines Tages dahinterkommt. Der ist überzeugt: Sie ist krank und muss geheilt werden. Doch kann er Adèle zu ihrem Glück zwingen?

When Salma, Moni, and Iman - friends and active members of their local Muslim women’s group - decide to take a road trip together to the Scottish Highlands, they leave behind lives often dominated by obligation, frustrated desire, and dull predictability. Each wants something more out of life, but fears the cost of taking it. When the women are visited by the Hoopoe, a sacred bird from Muslim and Celtic literature, they are compelled to question their relationships to faith and femininity, love, loyalty, and sacrifice.

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When golden-appearing figures materialize into our world, the response is anything but uniform. A group of friends finds themselves forced to face the questions we have pondered since the beginning of time. What are these beings? Are they benevolent or a harbinger of something more sinister? GOLDEN MEN is a short story that explores the nature of human curiosity, fear, and hope in the face of the unknowable. It delves into the philosophical implications of a world where the impossible suddenly becomes manifest.