The present-day millennials live in the backdrop of New Orleans voodoo and camouflage of Jim Crow that seeps heavy in their history. For Autumn, every day was a new adventure; every day was a memory of yesterday and the conjured spirits chanting “Zebu, Zebu, Zephyr,Ge-Son Andre-Le-at-at-ma” to destroy Dominique. Dominique lived with Autumn’s daily rituals as she struggled to find the reason for her season between the conflict and confusion of the uprising Nazi Cult who called themselves NWO (New World Organization) and the Klu Klux Klan. Dominique’s jungle in life with all the twists and turns intertwined in a web of deceit. Click, click, Dominique’s mind bounced back to the yesteryears of 1972 at the University of Munich where she was a writer for the school newspaper, the beginning of her affair with the N WO, who wanted to keep Hitler’s dream alive. Click, click, the present days of 1982, Governor Louis York’s son was killed, April Davis has been arrested for negligent homicide, and Dawn Davis has been hospitalized at Ochsner Foundation and is in critical condition. Steven York’s funeral with both a somber mood and excitement of the band and the crowd prancing with that New Orleans flavor, twirling colorful umbrellas and strutting in that famous New Orleans second line. Louis York, the Wizard of the Klu Klux Klan, was running for President of the United States. Dominique’s determination to avenge her father’s death. The NWO and the Klu Klux Klan planning the dates for assassinations of governors and mayors in different states with the climax on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans and Mardi Gras Day in Germany, which is celebrated on the same day. Each character follows their destinies to a climax on the Bonnie Carrie Spillway. Louis York’s death to be announced on Dominique’s weekly television show, New Orleans Weekly.

“[A] landmark book . . . Solnit illustrates how the uprisings that begin on the streets can upend the status quo and topple authoritarian regimes” (Vice). A book as powerful and influential as Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, her Hope in the Dark was written to counter the despair of activists at a moment when they were focused on their losses and had turned their back to the victories behind them—and the unimaginable changes soon to come. In it, she makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. Drawing on her decades of activism and a wide reading of environmental, cultural, and political history, Solnit argues that radicals have a long, neglected history of transformative victories, that the positive consequences of our acts are not always immediately seen, directly knowable, or even measurable, and that pessimism and despair rest on an unwarranted confidence about what is going to happen next. Now, with a moving new introduction explaining how the book came about and a new afterword that helps teach us how to hope and act in our unnerving world, she brings a new illumination to the darkness of our times in an unforgettable new edition of this classic book. “One of the best books of the 21st century.” —The Guardian “No writer has better understood the mix of fear and possibility, peril and exuberance that’s marked this new millennium.” —Bill McKibben, New York Times–bestselling author of Falter “An elegant reminder that activist victories are easily forgotten, and that they often come in extremely unexpected, roundabout ways.” —The New Yorker

In this magically evocative novel, William Maxwell explores the enigmatic gravity of the past, which compels us to keep explaining it even as it makes liars out of us every time we try. On a winter morning in the 1920s, a shot rings out on a farm in rural Illinois. A man named Lloyd Wilson has been killed. And the tenuous friendship between two lonely teenagers—one privileged yet neglected, the other a troubled farm boy—has been shattered. Fifty years later, one of those boys—now a grown man—tries to reconstruct the events that led up to the murder. In doing so, he is inevitably drawn back to his lost friend Cletus, who has the misfortune of being the son of Wilson's killer and who in the months before witnessed things that Maxwell's narrator can only guess at. Out of memory and imagination, the surmises of children and the destructive passions of their parents, Maxwell creates a luminous American classic of youth and loss.

James, a 16 year-old street-wise shipping clerk and Kathleen, a 14 year-old, self-willed grammar school girl, meet in London in 1946. They fall deeply in love. But because of James' seemingly shiftless manner and pressure from members of Kathleen's family they drift apart. While James is away on National Service Kathleen meets Craig, whom she later marries, but realizes before the honeymoon is over that she can never be happy with him. James returns and he and Kathleen renew their relationship as passionate lovers. Kathleen becomes pregnant. But Craig accepts her infidelity and refuses to divorce her. Realizing the futility of their situation Kathleen and James go their own ways, hoping that somehow, some day, they will be re-united.

When all seems lost, where can you find hope? Katherine and Jay Wolf married right after college and sought adventure far from home in Los Angeles, CA. As they pursued their dreams--she as a model and he as a lawyer--they planted their lives in the city and their church community. Their son, James, came along unexpectedly in the fall of 2007, and just six months later, everything changed in a moment for this young family. On April 21, 2008, as James slept in the other room, Katherine collapsed, suffering a massive brain stem stroke without warning. Miraculously, Jay came home in time and called for help. Katherine was immediately rushed into brain surgery, though her chance of survival was slim. As the sun rose the next morning, the surgeon proclaimed that Katherine had survived the removal of part of her brain, though her future recovery was uncertain. Yet in that moment, there was a spark of hope. Through forty days on life support in the ICU and nearly two years in full-time brain rehab, that small spark of hope was fanned into flame. Hope Heals documents Katherine and Jay's journey as they struggled to regain Katherine's quality of life and as she relearned to talk, eat, and walk. As Katherine returned home with a severely disabled body but a completely renewed purpose, she and Jay committed to celebrating this gift of a second chance by embracing life fully, even though that life looked very different than they could have ever imagined. As you uncover Katherine and Jay's remarkable story, you'll be encouraged to: Find lasting hope in the midst of struggle Embrace the unexpected Welcome God's miracles into your everyday life In the midst of continuing hardships, both in body and mind, Katherine and Jay found what we all long to find: a hope that heals the most broken place--our souls. Let Hope Heals be your guide along the way. Praise for Hope Heals: "As I read this book, tears streamed from my eyes even as joy flooded my heart. Jay and Katherine are a raw yet refreshing testimony to the unshakable trustworthiness of God amidst the unimaginable trials of life. This book reminds all of us where hope can be found in a world where none of us know what the next day holds." --David Platt, author of the New York Times bestseller Radical and president of the International Mission Board "Hope Heals is a beautiful, true story that illustrates the love and protection God has for us even in the darkest times of our lives. Katherine and Jay's dedication to each other and the Lord through their most devastating season is inspiring. This book will help your heart believe that He sees, He knows, He cares, and He is still working miracles today!" --Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times bestselling author and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries

A troubled teen turns to cooking lessons to win her emotionally distant mother’s love in this “moving [and] extraordinary” novel (The Atlantic). Lorca spends her life poring over cookbooks to earn the love of her distracted, angry mother, a prominent Manhattan chef who left Lorca’s father and is now packing her off to boarding school. Desperate to prove herself, Lorca resolves to track down the recipe for her mother’s ideal meal. She signs up for cooking lessons from Victoria, an Iraqi-Jewish immigrant profoundly shaken by her husband’s death. Soon these two develop a deeper bond while their concoctions—cardamom pistachio cookies, baklava, and masgouf—bake in Victoria’s kitchen. But their individual endeavors force a reckoning with the past, the future, and the truth—whatever it might be. “Sassy, brash, acrobatic and colorful…I want to read it again and again.” —Time “Impressive…Soffer’s style is natural and assured.”—Meg Wolitzer, All Things Considered, NPR “Breathtaking…a profoundly redemptive story about loss, self-discovery, and acceptance.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “Soffer’s prose is as controlled as it is fresh, as incisive as it is musical.” —Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin

This is the second edition of author Ruby Dhal's bestselling book, 'My Hope for Tomorrow'. This book was one that was loved and appreciated by thousands of readers all around the world, a book that healed hearts and shed light on healing and self-love. With topics such as love, heartbreak, healing, relationships and moving on covered in the original book, it took the world by storm with relatable 1-2 page pieces and life advice that everyone could relate to. The second edition of 'My Hope for Tomorrow' includes all the invaluable advice and pieces that touched hearts, but also takes it a step further. This edition also includes an Editor's Note, a new cover, brand new aesthetics inside the book and expanded tweaking and perfecting of words that readers have loved and enjoyed for years. The purpose of this book is to allow each reader to learn more about themselves and become hopeful on their healing journey. Many passages included in this book are already appreciated and loved dearly by readers all over the world. This book is a balm for the scars within everyone's hearts, and it is the answer to all the questions that we have ever asked ourselves.