Lydia Eastlee has skipped a decade of her life.When she married a much older man, Lydia took a shortcut from grad student to middle-aged matron. Do not pass go. Do not drink jug wine or buy Ikea bookshelves.Now Lydia finds herself a 45-year-old widow. She's got a suburban McMansion she doesn't want, a hole in her day where her job used to be, and a bunch of married-couple friends eligible for Social Security.Lydia wants to start over and recapture the endless possibilities life offers at age 25.She adopts a shelter dog with issues.Buys a charming little starter home on the verge of collapse.And accepts a job she doesn't know how to do.Lydia soon learns that youth isn't for the faint-hearted. Her dead husband is trying to control her future through the terms of his will. And her impulsive decisions may cost her some new friendships she can't bear to lose.But with the help of a quirky dog trainer, a hilarious colleague, and a hunky young carpenter, Lydia may get a second chance at the life she missed.

This is the riveting sequel the tale of a truly lost soul, just as many of us are. Lil House's slain father was a gangsta, even his grandfather was ruthless back in the day before he accepted Christ into his life and changed his ways. Yet as the saying goes, those who fail to learn from the past are destined to repeat it. And the definition of insanity is merely doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results! Lil House is no exception to the rules of the game. Deep emotions will surface, family secrets will be revealed, and the path of right and wrong will be crossed, this coming of age saga in which you have a front row seat to embark on. The decision to be detoured from Da Life will be answered, sexual fantasies will become realities, lives will be lost.

Mary Beard's by now famous blog A Don's Life has been running on the TLS website for nearly three years. In it she has made her name as a wickedly subversive commentator on the world in which we live. Her central themes are the classics, universities and teaching -- and much else besides. What are academics for? Who was the first African Roman emperor? Looting -- ancient and modern. Are modern exams easier? Keep lesbos for the lesbians. Did St Valentine exist? What made the Romans laugh? That is just a small taste of this selection (and some of the choicer responses) which will inform, occasionally provoke and cannot fail to entertain.

Glenn Ford—star of such now-classic films as Gilda, Blackboard Jungle, The Big Heat, 3:10 to Yuma, and The Rounders—had rugged good looks, a long and successful career, and a glamorous Hollywood life. Yet the man who could be accessible and charming on screen retreated to a deeply private world he created behind closed doors. Glenn Ford: A Life chronicles the volatile life, relationships, and career of the renowned actor, beginning with his move from Canada to California and his initial discovery of theater. It follows Ford’s career in diverse media—from film to television to radio—and shows how Ford shifted effortlessly between genres, playing major roles in dramas, noir, westerns, and romances. This biography by Glenn Ford’s son, Peter Ford, offers an intimate view of a star’s private and public life. Included are exclusive interviews with family, friends, and professional associates, and snippets from the Ford family collection of diaries, letters, audiotapes, unpublished interviews, and rare candid photos. This biography tells a cautionary tale of Glenn Ford’s relentless infidelities and long, slow fade-out, but it also embraces his talent-driven career. The result is an authentic Hollywood story that isn’t afraid to reveal the truth. Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School Librarians Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the Public Library Reviewers

You may be asking Is Jewel Alive? What is this Aura? Who is this Mystery Man? Does Calvin have a secret? Will William protect what he values most? Is Colleen capable of more than what people think? What will happen now? This story will keep you wanting to know more about how far this life will go and what new exciting auras will be created. Continue reading to find out what you crave to know. Well, friends of Beautiful Life I encourage you to continue reading this exciting journey.

As soon as he graduated high school, Wink jumped head first into the drug game. He hardened his heart and did whatever he had to in order to rise through the ranks. In The Re-Up, Wink takes things to the next level. His father plugs him in with a cocaine pipeline from prison. Soon, Wink is at the top of his game, handling enough cocaine to supply the entire Midwest. But he will learn, just as hustlers before him have, that every run has its end. Wink takes us along for a shotgun ride to the top of the underworld—the money, the fast cars, the power . . . and the demise. In these closing chapters, the game throws everything it has to offer at Wink. Will he survive the treachery and betrayal, the addiction, and the lure of fast money? Or will Wink plan his own ending?