This heartwarming picture book reassures children that a parent’s love never lets go—based on the poignant lyrics of JJ Heller’s beloved lullaby “Hand to Hold.” “May the living light inside you be the compass as you go / May you always know you have my hand to hold.” With delightful illustrations and an engaging rhyme scheme, this book offers the promise of security and love every child’s heart longs to know. From skipping stones and counting stars to climbing trees and telling stories, every moment is wrapped snugly in the certain warmth of a parent’s presence and God’s blessing. With poignancy and joy, this bedtime read captures the unconditional love parents want their children to know but so often fail to express amid the chaos of daily life.

In 1955, the gas chamber at San Quentin claimed its third woman in California history. Who was Barbara Graham—a mistreated person entangled in a web of circumstances, or the cold-blooded killer known to the media as "Bloody Babs?” She quickly became the subject of one of the most publicized murder cases of her era. Born to a teenage mother in Oakland, Barbara's early life read like a manual for disaster: reform schools, teenage marriage, petty crime, and a desperate search for belonging. By age thirty, she had transformed herself from a small-time grifter into a sophisticated con artist in the neon-lit underworld of post-war Los Angeles. But it was her alleged role in the brutal murder of elderly widow Mabel Monohan that would cement her place in criminal history. This meticulously researched account peels back the layers of one of America's most controversial cases. Moving beyond the tabloid headlines and Hollywood dramatizations, we explore the perfect storm of factors that led to that fatal night in Burbank—and the subsequent trial that captivated a nation. Was Graham truly the cold-blooded killer prosecutors painted her as? Or was she, as she maintained until her final breath, a victim of circumstantial evidence and society's hunger for a female villain? From the smoky card rooms of San Francisco to the cold corridors of death row, this unflinching biography examines not just a crime, but an era. The distinction between justice and spectacle was hazy, "bad girls" in the news sold papers, and a beautiful woman's history could push her into the gas chamber. Through extensive court records, personal correspondence, and interviews with those who knew her, this definitive account challenges everything you think you know about Barbara Graham. More than just another true crime story, it's a haunting meditation on justice, gender, and the American nightmare. You'll never forget the woman who went from teenage runaway to Death Row, and whose final words—"Good"people are always so sure they're right"–still echo through the halls of criminal justice history.

#1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and her astonishing, “Adventures in Depression,” and “Depression Part Two,” which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written. Brosh’s debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to. FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative—like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it—but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: Pictures Words Stories about things that happened to me Stories about things that happened to other people because of me Eight billion dollars* Stories about dogs The secret to eternal happiness* *These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!

The days are long, but the years are short. No matter if it’s your child’s first step, first day of school, or first night tucked away in a new dorm room away from home, there comes a moment when you realize just how quickly the years are flying by. Christian music artist Nichole Nordeman’s profound lyrics in her viral hit “Slow Down” struck a chord with moms everywhere, and now this beautiful four-color book will inspire you to celebrate the everyday moments of motherhood. Filled with thought-provoking writings from Nichole, as well as guest writings from friends including Shauna Niequist and Jen Hatmaker, practical tips, and journaling space for reflection, Slow Down will be a poignant gift for any mom, as well as a treasured keepsake. Take a few moments to reflect and celebrate the privilege of being a parent and getting to watch your little ones grow—and Slow Down. Nichole Nordeman has sold more than 1 million albums as a Christian music artist and has won 9 GMA Dove Awards, including two awards for Female Vocalist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. Nichole released a lyric video for her song “Slow Down,” and it struck a chord with parents everywhere, amassing 14 million views in its first five days. She lives in Oklahoma with her two children.

An arranged marriage, contracted when the groom was just a boy. A missing necklace, causing an innocent lass to be outcast by her family. And a love worthy of sacrifice. These elements begin the story of George Hempleman and Margarette Duffy, 'star-crossed lovers' fighting for their right to love in eighteenth-century Hessen-Cassel, a German state south of Prussia. But when George's intentions are questioned, and Margarette's honor is suspect, will they find the strength to uphold their Honorable Deception?

An independent bookshop in Glasgow. An ice cream parlour in Havana, where strawberry is the queerest choice. A cathedral in ruins in Managua, occupied by the underground LGBTQIA+ community. Queer people have always found ways to exist and be together, and there will always be a need for queer spaces. In this lavishly illustrated volume, Adam Nathaniel Furman and Joshua Mardell have gathered together a community of contributors to share stories of spaces that range from the educational to the institutional to the re-appropriated, and many more besides. With historic, contemporary and speculative examples from around the world, Queer Spaces recognises LGBTQIA+ life past and present as strong, vibrant, vigorous, and worthy of its own place in history. Looking forward, it suggests visions of what form these spaces may take in the future to continue uplifting queer lives. Featured spaces include: Black Lesbian and Gay Centre, London Category Is Books, Glasgow Christopher Street, New York Coppelia, Havana New Sazae, Tokyo ONE Institute for Homophile Studies, Los Angeles Pop-Up spaces, Dhaka Queer House Party, Online Santiago Apóstol Cathedral, Managua Trans Memory Archive, Buenos Aires Victorian Pride Centre, Melbourne

The sequel to the fiction of The One. This new book continues Joey's spiritual philosophy, here too his heroes chase success. Joey discovers God and here Joey is faced with the combination of divine spirituality, unrelated to religion, and economic material, after that we are exposed to another hero - Adam Spiegel - who meets angels in New York who give him light and a path to success The land, the end of the book reveals monologues of a complicated relationship between mother and son, how does Joey's philosophy of success fit into this relationship?Joey Bar, originally from Ashdod, single lives in Tel Aviv after leaving Ashdod for London where he studied acting at the London School of Drama. When he returned he discovered that he did not want to be an actor, and in the process discovered the world of book writing, to which he has been devoting his life since the early 2000s, then he was a journalist.