As a young girl in Bangalore, Gayathri was surrounded by the fragrance of jasmine and flickering oil lamps, her family protected by gods and goddesses. But as she grew older, demons came forth from dark corners of her idyllic kingdom—with the scariest creatures lurking within her tortured mind. Shadows in the Sun traces Gayathri’s courageous battle with debilitating depression that consumed her from adolescence through marriage and a move to the United States. Her inspiring memoir provides a first-of-its-kind cross-cultural view of mental illness—how it is regarded in India and in America, and how she drew on both her rich Hindu heritage and Western medicine to find healing.

After witnessing Tayshia doing the unthinkable, Ash makes a decision that will eradicate the careful web of denial he's woven after his mother's death. When Tayshia tells a lie that sets into motion a fire that could have been avoided, Ash finds himself making wrong choice after wrong choice. His secrets threaten to destroy the control that Tayshia tries so desperately to maintain. As he tries and fails to sort manipulation from the truth, Ash finds himself fading into the same flames that devour the sun. But there's a darkness that surrounds Tayshia... A darkness that Ash will stop at nothing to ignite.

Returning home after serving World War II to run his family business in New York, a paratrooper falls in love with a young heiress and actress he meets on the State Island ferry.

A collection of essays by scientist Wade Davis that analyze the interactions between human societies and the natural world.

How the hell did this happen? Kate asked herself. She was sitting in the passenger section of the ferry holding her overnight case on her lap. She never could have imaged herself in this position with life as she knew it seemingly falling apart. Staying with her Aunt Constance was something she never could have imagined. What were the secrets that this small island held about her aunt and grandmother? Reconnecting with people and memories of her past Kate desperately tries to find the strength within herself to rebuild her life. As if there is not enough to deal with add in the fiery Faith and lovely Lane vying for her affections. While life may never be the same it is certainly going to get interesting.

Anthropologist Paul Ellery discovers that the small Texas town of Jefferson Springs is actually an imitation of small-town America created by the aliens who now offer him a chance to explore the universe.

This new edition brings together a fascinating collection of black and white photographs taken by one of India's leading wildlife photographers. Interspersed with the pictures are anecdotes culled from Tthe author's diaries.