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It was a tale of loss and recovery, of courage and sorrow, of horror and inspiration. Tania Head's astonishing account of her experience on September 11, 2001—from crawling through the carnage and chaos to escaping the seventy-eighth-floor sky lobby of the burning south tower to losing her fiancé in the collapsed north tower—transformed her into one of the great victims and heroes of that tragic day.

Rachel Friedman has always been the consummate good girl who does well in school and plays it safe, so the college grad surprises no one more than herself when, on a whim (and in an effort to escape impending life decisions), she buys a ticket to Ireland, a place she has never visited. There, she forms an unlikely bond with a free-spirited Australian girl, a born adventurer who spurs Rachel on to a yearlong odyssey that takes her to three continents, fills her life with newfound friends, and gives birth to a previously unrealized passion for adventure.

Winning the 2021 Moore Prize for writing that promotes the values consistent with the advancement of human rights and dignity, this book recounts the true stories of three refugees fleeing the civil war in South Sudan. Veronica, a teenager, finds solace in her first boyfriend and flees across the city when fighting breaks out. On the same night, Daniel, the son of a colonel, also makes his escape, but finds himself stranded beside the River Nile, alone and vulnerable.

In this thrilling memoir, Suburban Bigamy: Six Miles Between Truth and Deceit, author Michael S. Zimmerman chronicles the painful story of two families built on one lie, forever linked through betrayal, infidelity, and bigamy. Then, after hitting rock bottom, Mike becomes a father of his own, and soon discovers something more powerful than the lie: a story of resilience, recovery, and hope. "A frightening story intelligently told, one that exposes the frailty of even people's most pedestrian certainties.

The human brain is designed to look into the future—but with limitations. The only certainty in life is that everyone dies; yet despite this, the brain hides it for fear of maddening its bearer. This truth usually emerges from time to time as a "fear of death"—the dread that the moment will come when there will be neither present nor future. The way it arrives adds uncertainty and horror: will it be sudden and painless? Quick and cruel?

Celebrity Rehab star and Thelonious Monster frontman Bob Forrest's memoir about his drug-fueled life in the L.A. indie rock scene of the '80s and '90s and his life-changing decision to become a drug counselor who specializes in reaching the unreachable. Life has been one strange trip for Bob Forrest. He started out as a suburban teenage drunkard from the Southern California suburbs and went on to become a member of a hip Hollywood crowd that included the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Depp, and River Phoenix.

True life-and-death drama. In taut, thrilling prose, Peter Canning has written a book that captures the rarely seen real world of emergency medicine. A seasoned paramedic who fights under enormous pressure to save lives, Canning trains new paramedics for the rigors of a nonstop, action-packed battle.

Dans ma vie, on trouve l'argent, beaucoup, les femmes, belles et célèbres, la fortune, la gloire, les paillettes, puis, d'un seul coup, tout bascule. La vie, c'est ça, mais on ne l'apprend qu'un peu plus tard." Qui est le "vrai" Sulitzer ? Ce phénomène reste un mystère pour le public. Sa vie est un roman, une épopée. Pour la première fois, l'homme aux 60 millions de livres se raconte sans tabou. Jalousé, caricaturé, controversé, il crée la polémique. On le dit provocateur, il se proclame visionnaire.

Explores the integral roles that Métis women assumed to ensure the survival of their communities during the fur trade era and onward. Métis Matriarchs examines the impact of prominent Métis women from across Western Canada from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, providing a rare glimpse into the everyday lives of these remarkable figures who were recognized as Matriarchs and respected for their knowledge, expertise, and authority within their families and communities.

Grand reporter pour Le Soir, Colette Braeckman arpente la planète dès les premières années de sa carrière de journaliste. Les reportages se succèdent, Amérique latine, Asie du Sud-Est, Portugal, Corne de l’Afrique... Puis dans les années 80, elle se concentre sur le pays dont elle rêvait depuis l’enfance : le Congo devenu Zaïre, l’ancienne colonie des Belges. Elle y couvre les dernières années du régime Mobutu, l’arrivée au pouvoir des Kabila père puis fils, les guerres successives et les drames humanitaires.