She first looked down there and gave me a look. Then she took the machine and X-Rayed her. I stopped her befo she walked out. “Doc... Have my babygurl been messed wit sexually?” “I’m afraid so Mz Williams... More than once...

Denise Rush has been in love with Gerald Williams all of her adult life. She supported him through his days of partying, months of unemployment and years of bad decisions. Their love and future is tested, however, when Gerald finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. A mistake that ultimately lands him in prison for twenty years. With parole possible in ten years, Denise vows to remain faithful and wait for her love. But when ten years turns into eleven years and eleven into twelve, Denise begins to realize the impact prison is having on her life and wonders if she and Gerald will ever really have a realistic future. Consumed with loneliness as Gerald completes his conviction, and at the urging of friends, Denise decides to test the dating waters. She quickly realizes however that dating is not what she expected and it quickly became an experience that was far worse than waiting on Gerald to get out of prison. That is until she runs into an old high school friend, Malcolm Anderson. As Malcolm and Denise rekindle their friendship, feelings of love and romance blossom reminding Denise that she has unmet desires. Desires that Gerald can’t fulfill. As her love for Malcolm grows, her loyalty to Gerald begins to fade. Will Gerald return to her life before their love is lost or will Malcolm steal her heart forever? Ten Years to Life is a funny, intimate, sexual love story that takes the reader into the realities of dating while successful and single. It’s a romantic, laugh out loud journey that every reader will enjoy.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER An intimate and expansive look at Judy Blume’s life, work, and cultural impact, focusing on her most iconic—and controversial—young adult novels, from Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. to Blubber. Everyone knows Judy Blume. Her books have garnered her fans of all ages for decades and sold tens of millions of copies. But why were people so drawn to them? And why are we still talking about them now in the 21st century? In The Genius of Judy, her remarkable story is revealed as never before, beginning with her as a mother of two searching for purpose outside of her home in 1960s suburban New Jersey. The books she wrote starred regular children with genuine thoughts and problems. But behind those deceptively simple tales, Blume explored the pillars of the growing women’s rights movement, in which girls and women were entitled to careers, bodily autonomy, fulfilling relationships, and even sexual pleasure. Blume wasn’t trying to be a revolutionary—she just wanted to tell honest stories—but in doing so, she created a cohesive, culture-altering vision of modern adolescence. Blume’s bravery provoked backlash, making her the country’s most-banned author in the mid-1980s. Thankfully, her works withstood those culture wars and it’s no coincidence that Blume has resurfaced as a cultural touchstone now. Young girls are still cat-called, sex education curricula are getting dismissed as pornography, and entire shelves of libraries are being banned. As we face these challenges, it’s only natural we look to Blume, the grand dame of so-called dirty books. This is the story of how a housewife became a groundbreaking artist, and how generations of empowered fans are her legacy, today more than ever.

As evidence of our global survival crisis continues to mount, the expression 'too little, too late' comes to mind. We all live in an interdependent world which has an increasingly shared fate. We are participants in an emerging global 'superorganism' that is dependent on close cooperation. Indeed, positive synergy (cooperative effects) has been the key to our evolutionary success as a species. However, our ultimate fate is now in jeopardy. Going forward, we must either create a more effective global society (with collective self-governance) or our species will very likely be convulsed by mass starvation, waves of desperate migrants, and lethal social conflict. The greatest threat we may face is each other, and a regression into tribalism and violent conflict. This Element has a more hopeful prescription for a new global social contract. It is based on the many examples of superorganisms – socially organized species – in the natural world, and in evolution.

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The bachelor years are the single time in a man’s life when he is free to live the life of his choosing. Liberated of the shackles and expectations of his parents, he is yet unburdened by the future rigours and responsibilities that come with having a wife, kids, a career job, and endless bills that will routinely have him consider changing his name and fleeing to live out his days on a South American beach. A vast world of opportunity awaits the modern day bachelor. Whether it is the residence he chooses to support his lifestyle, the trials and tribulations he experiences in the world of dating and its accompanying nightlife, forays into social media and online dating, or even the occasional (and memorable) road trip or festival, each contributes to the life of a bachelor and is there to be enjoyed to the fullest. Experience the life of the bachelor. What it entails. The highs. The lows. Whether your approach is to prepare yourself for the bachelor years ahead, enhance the experience you are already enjoying, or use it to tap into the joys your life once held, no stone is left unturned. Join comedic author Travis J. Hawke and his A-Team/roundtable of girls for an entertaining look into the world of the modern day bachelor. Offering a unique perspective on the era a man only gets to experience once, ‘The Bachelor Life’ is a quintessential guide that can be used to maximise this fleeting time and showcase its true value.

“A well-written and worthy sequel to one of SF’s enduring classics”—the Nebula Award winner The Forever War—now with a bonus story, “A Separate War” (Publishers Weekly). On virtually every list of the greatest military science fiction adventures ever written, Joe Haldeman’s Hugo and Nebula Award–winning classic, The Forever War, is ranked at the very top. In Forever Free, the Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master and author of the acclaimed Worlds series returns to that same volatile universe where human space marines once engaged the alien Taurans in never-ending battle. While loyal soldier William Mandella was fighting for the survival of the human race in a distant galaxy, thousands of years were passing on his home planet, Earth. Then, with the end of the hostilities came the shocking realization that humanity had evolved into something he did not recognize. Offered the choice of retaining his individuality or becoming part of the genetically modified shared Human hive-mind, Mandella chose exile, joining other veterans of the Forever War seeking a new life on a wasteland world they called Middle Finger. Making a home for themselves in this half-frozen hell, Mandella and his life partner, Marygay, have survived into middle age, raising a son and a daughter in the process. Now, the dark truth about the colonists’ ultimate role in the continuation of the Human group mind will force Mandella and Marygay to take desperate action as they hijack an interstellar vessel and set off on a frantic escape across space and time. But what awaits them upon their return is a mystery far beyond all human—or Human—comprehension . . . In Forever Free, Joe Haldeman’s stunning vision of humankind’s far future reaches its enthralling conclusion in a masterwork of speculation from the mind and heart of one of the undisputed champions of hard science fiction. And in the bonus story included in this volume, “A Separate War,” Marygay, reassigned and separated from her lover, Mandella, continues fighting in military engagements across the stars—all the while planning how she and Mandella can reunite despite the time and space between them.