Melanie is in her first year of college. She goes to class every day. She goes to the library every night. And she works in between. She's majoring in business. Her life is moving her toward the direction that it was expected to take. The life she wanted. Or so she thought. That all changed with an awkward encounter with the campus bad boy, and ended with an attempt to right a wrong for the town's juvenile delinquent. And Melanie found that college is not really about taking that expected path. It's about losing your way and the struggle it takes to finding it again. It's about learning that there are several roads toward that goal, not just the one your parents expected you to take. And it's learning about yourself through the friendships and loves that you make along the way. It's about falling in lust. It's about falling in love. It's about heartaches and heartbreaks. It's about finding friends in the most unlikely of persons. It's about the road to respect.

Being audacious and adventurous can be inspiring, yet many of us hesitate to follow this path because of our concerns for comfort and security. In this bold book, Carter and Kourdi examine a radical new approach to being successful. The authors argue that success comes most easily to those who accept, and harness, the beneficial effects of risk. Communicating simple but powerful ideas with passion, this book guides individuals and organizations through the techniques that will help them to become more vigorous, motivated, effective and ultimately successful. Including original interviews and insights from people that have used audacity to get where they are, Road to Audacity shows why current approaches to life and work are increasingly outmoded. This book is vital reading for anyone who wants to make a success of their career, and their life.

The Road to Puthukkad is a story of adventure, human endeavour, romance and murder. In late 19th century Southern India, the heavy jungle of the Western Ghats mountain range is buffeted by two monsoons. It was home to wild elephants, panthers, poisonous snakes and a small number of aboriginals. It is here that Colin Moore, second son of English gentry with no prospects in his homeland, decides his future lies in growing tea. There was an increasing demand for tea in Europe and it was now known to grow well in South India. With his labour supplier, Nakkan Maistry, and his cook and translator, Thomas, he treks into the mountains to build the estate he will call Puthukkad [Tamil for New Fields]. Together they face innumerable challenges as they battle the elements, elephants, malaria and racial conflicts. - "This is a terrific, richly rendered exploration of both time and place. Readers are treated to a wealth of fascinating details of life in the Western Ghats during the mid years of the British Raj, and are offered a window into the world of tea production. It is a compelling read." -Warren Layberry, Editor

Gracie Sheehan’s mundane, mid-life existence implodes when she unexpectedly loses her husband Blair and her job in an eight week span. To further complicate matters, Blair’s indiscretion creates a substantial financial burden for Gracie and her daughter Tess. Livy Bless, divorced and living life through an adventurous career, offers to share her family’s estate home with Gracie until she settles herself and her financial affairs. A series of surprising events nudge Gracie towards new and unprepared roles which include lover, dog-sitter, and that of a reluctant respite caregiver to Livy’s distant uncle, a crotchety recluse with secrets of his own. An unsettled widow, Gracie is pulled from her Toronto roots to Niagara, and forced to question her own values, integrity and life goals.

This 1943 book uses a variety of evidence from archaeology and literature concerning Norse funeral customs to reconstruct their conception of future life.