After graduating from Stanford, Dan Wake was on track for a lucrative partnership at a big Washington law firm until he gave it all up to put adventure over career in 1985. It wasn’t the first time he’d rolled the dice to explore the world.

From hitchhiking in freewheeling Europe to riding buses through the Amazon jungle to roaming through Asia in the shadow of dictatorship, Wake embraced the unpredictability of the open road and developed  a Forrest Gump-like knack for  dropping into events making world headlines.

Whether he is charming his way through a royal jubilee in London, criss-crossing the Philippines during a bloody revolution, or simply finding remarkable people in remote places, Wake uses high adventure and keen humor to unveil the magic of unscripted travel before the internet changed the world. Eat the Wind vividly brings that enchantment alive and shows how it seduced a lifelong overachiever to risk his career for a chance to take the journey of a lifetime.

The school careers of two teenage girls who lived across town from each other—one black, one white—were altered by a court-ordered desegregation plan for Durham, NC in 1970. LaHoma and Cindy both found themselves at the same high school from different sides of a court-ordered racial “balancing act.” This plan thrust each of them involuntarily out of their comfort zones and into new racial landscapes. Their experiences, recounted in alternating first-person narratives, are the embodiment of desegregation policies, situated in a particular time and place. Their intertwining coming of age stories are part of a bigger story about America, education, and race—and about how the personal relates to the political.

This dual memoir covers the two women’s trajectories from early school days to future careers working in global public health and challenging gender biases, racial inequities, and health disparities. LaHoma and Cindy tell their stories aware of the country’s return to de facto school segregation, achieved through the long-term dismantling of policies that initially informed their school assignments. As adults, they consider the influence of school desegregation on their current lives and the value of bringing all of us into conversation about what is lost or gained when children go to school in black and white.

See Us, Know Us: Profiles of Disability will help you to gain an understanding of the varied answers to these questions.

25% of people in the world live with disabilities. See Us, Know Us introduces the reader to a diverse group of people who share their experiences in honest and vulnerable ways that lead the reader to carry these stories out into the world, thinking about and retelling them.

Upon stepping into these stories, readers will be captivated and feel connected. As well, they will learn so much about the lives, joys, and challenges of those living with disabilities. Readers will leave with a desire to create a world that is more accepting and inclusive; a world in which all feel that they belong.

A wry, heartfelt, and unfiltered account of what happens when life throws you into the deep end armed with nothing but a to-do list, a sense of humor, and a stubborn streak.

When Nancy’s mother dies and her marriage implodes, she finds herself juggling single motherhood, a grieving father with a penchant for cigarettes and Cadillacs, and a family that accuses her of kidnapping their father.

With a voice that’s both hilarious and poignant, Sullivan invites you into the chaos of her family’s “Adventure”—a move from the gray Midwest to the unpredictable sunshine (and hurricanes) of Florida. Along the way, she wrangles siblings, navigates the minefield of caregiving for a parent with dementia, and tries to keep her kids, her sanity, and her father’s last Cadillac all in one piece.

Sullivan’s memoir is a love letter to resilience, packed with sharp observations, laugh-out-loud moments, and the kind of honesty that makes you feel like you’re sitting at her kitchen table, coffee in hand, commiserating over life’s messes. It’s for anyone who’s ever had to start over, care for a loved one, or just needed a reminder that even in the middle of disaster, there’s room for hope—and a good story.

Perfect for:
- Caregivers, single parents, and anyone facing life’s curveballs
- Readers who appreciate wit, candor, and a dash of irreverence
- Fans of memoirs that find the humor in heartbreak

The Last Cadillac proves that sometimes, the only way through is to laugh, cry, and keep moving forward.

The challenges of life created a relationship built on love, respect, and trust between KD King and her daughters. When she discovered both of her daughters were struggling with life-threatening addictions, that foundation was shaken and doubt crept in.

How had she missed it?
Did they want to get better?
Could they survive this, too?

Determined to do whatever it took to be an anchor for her daughters despite the paralyzing parental guilt and fear, she worked to give them their best shot at healing. But she had her own trauma, grief, and lingering self doubts to deal with. She hadn’t considered that she would first have to become her own anchor.

The more involved KD became with her daughters, the more dark secrets she discovered. Her family’s path toward healing, though wrought with missteps and setbacks, is a beautiful tribute to the power of surrender and an honest look at what it takes to truly cultivate peace . . . and it’s not what many of us may believe it is.

This unique book features raw, unfiltered accounts of childbirth, showcasing the diverse journeys of first-time moms, mothers of multiples, and women who have given birth in hospitals, birthing centers, at home, and other unexpected places. ​

Reviewed for medical accuracy by leading physicians, Real Birth combines reliable medical information with deeply personal stories, offering insights that traditional birthing books often overlook. Complete with a medical glossary and helpful resources for pregnant women and new moms, this book is perfect for anyone seeking real, relatable perspectives on childbirth. ​

Empowering, informative, and deeply moving, Real Birth is a must-read for expectant mothers, new moms, and OB/GYN practitioners. ​

Retired architect and former felon Victor Harding wants nothing more than a quiet retirement. But Victor and his quirky family have made many enemies in their prior lives as con artists, thieves and fences. Now assorted victims―including yakuza gang lords, scam victims, burglary ring leaders, and Venezuelan drug cartels―are coming for them, all bent on exacting revenge.

As targets of prior cruel attacks from their enemies, the Harding family craves revenge of its own, aware that the best defense must be a strong offense. When the drama escalates in the Hardings’ peaceful lakeside community, Victor’s family assembles a colorful team of cops, crooks, security guards and professional assassins to fend off their enemies’ assaults. As the adversaries square off and danger lurks around every corner, everything comes down to one life-and-death question.

Who will get the best revenge?

Brynna "Brinnie" Lane is trying to settle into a quiet and likely dull summer at her estranged uncle's house in upstate New York when she lands head-first in a world of witches, wizards, and Arthurian Legend come to life.

Will the secrets of her bloodline lead the world to ruin, or will she be able to help magic meet the mundane before the forces of darkness can destroy everything she loves?

Read now, back-to-back, in this 3-in-one ebook boxed set.

Wraithwood

An estranged uncle, a mysterious mansion, and Arthurian legend.

Brynna “Brinnie” Lane has always lived a quiet life under the watchful eye of her hovering mother—until she’s sent off for the summer to live with an uncle she didn’t know she had. While her parents get to travel across the globe, she's stuck at Wraithwood Estate, a creepy old mansion in the middle of nowhere in upstate New York.

Warned against wandering the estate, Brinnie seems fated to spend the summer with her nose in a book. When curiosity gets the better of her and she hears whispers of a hidden war, she must unravel the truth about her family’s mysterious past if she wants to survive.

Something terrible happened at Wraithwood thirty years ago, and Brinnie is determined to find out what—even if it means confronting the possibility that magic is real.

Mordizan

The bane of Mordred, the son of Mordizan, and a millennia-old prophecy.

More than a year has passed since Brinnie left Wraithwood, never expecting to see it again. But when Mordred captures her sister, she is thrust back into the world of magic. She flees to Wraithwood, where she learns of a prophecy located in the dark wizard capital of Mordizan that reveals the identity of “Mordred’s bane,” something that could destroy Mordred for good.

Brinnie agrees to a rendezvous with Mordred to exchange herself for her sister, going undercover at Mordizan as a spy to find the prophecy and Mordred’s bane. There, she weaves a complicated web of secrets, lies, and tenuous friendships. She makes an unexpected ally in Marcus Vorath, son of the Master of Mordizan, who fears the implications of Mordred’s growing power. But in Mordizan, friends and foes may be one and the same.

As Brinnie navigates court intrigue, battles, and ominous new depths to her own power, she struggles to draw the lines. How far will she go to destroy Mordred? And how much of herself is she willing to give up along the way?

Castelon

The sword of legend, ancient magic, and a dead man’s secrets.

Brinnie barely escaped Mordizan with her life. Battered and broken in body and soul, she knows she’s running out of time. And though she has discovered the identity of Mordred’s bane, no one knows where to find the legendary weapon.

To discover the truth, she and Marcus must journey to Castelon and seek the aid of the Council. However, their actions at Mordizan brand them as enemies and war criminals. Between Mordred’s armies engaged in full-scale war and the political machinations of the Council, Brinnie struggles to balance the battlefield and the courtroom while estates fall before Mordred’s wrath.

As magic ravages her own body, threatening her survival, the allure of ancient, forbidden power grows brighter. And only one man holds the knowledge of the weapon that could destroy Mordred once and for all—a man they buried in the gardens of Wraithwood.