"Each paragraph, each line, each sentence, and even each word has its own poetic character. The poems by Bui Kim Anh is neither flashy nor ostentatious, all as natural as the breath of life. The poet talks to herself, talks to life, with nostalgia, sadness and pain, sometimes describes a shadow of happiness in her childhood, her love and her sudden discovery of the beauty of life. Via these 55 poems, the reader feels that the author cherishes, pampers...

The long-anticipated sequel to Alan Sillitoe's bestselling classic 1950s novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. Arthur and Brian Seaton are heading back to their hometown, Nottingham, some forty-odd years after the close of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. The brothers plan to surprise Brian's first love, Jenny Tuxford, on her seventieth birthday. Arthur, the notorious lothario, still has some of his old spark, but it has been hampered by domestic...

The Pacific Naval War 1941—1945 is an account of the war between the Allies and the Japanese. This was primarily a naval war as sea power allowed the Japanese to mount their attack on Pearl Harbor and then advance westwards and southwards, and it was sea power that enabled the Allies to strike back and even take the war to Japan itself. The tide turned very quickly, with the overwhelming US victory at Midway in June 1942 ending any Japanese hope...

He was everything she was told to stay away from. SHE'S OFF-LIMITS Christine Mayne is determined to get out from under her controlling brother's thumb. To do so, she plans to earn her PhD from studying group dynamics in heavy metal bands, and then become a band therapist. The problem is that Quinn Mayne, has barred her from the metal world because of a traumatic event in her past.The opportunity to study a band comes when Cliff Tracey, lead singer...

My Mr. Policeman friend and I have, as in the line of the old music hall song: 'been together now for forty years, and it don't seem a day too long' – well, except during the times when it did. We loved one another in fits and starts, through ups and downs, and ins and outs. Sometimes we did not meet for months on end, our lives meandering off down different paths and up different slopes; but through the decades the love remained there as our mainstay....

We do not see the ocean when we look at the water that blankets more than two thirds of our planet. We only see the entrance to it. Beyond that entrance is a world hostile to humans, yet critical to our survival. The first divers to enter that world held their breath and splashed beneath the surface, often clutching rocks to pull them down. Over centuries, they invented wooden diving bells, clumsy diving suits, and unwieldy contraptions in attempts...

Outside the hallowed halls of Roslyn Academy, the Order of the Dragon unscrupulously nurtures supernatural entities to further their clandestine designs. As Jade, Ash, Alessandra, and Vlad return to the academy, their eagerly awaited reunion with Lucien is tinged with a heavy sense of longing. Avery, the woman who holds Lucien's heart captive, remains ensnared within the treacherous clutches of her malevolent father. With an unwavering determination...

The life of Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most remarkable success stories in the U.S. Here is a young man from an Austrian village who became the greatest bodybuilder in history, a behemoth who even today in retirement is the dominating figure in the sport. Here is an immigrant with a heavy accent and a four syllable last name, who marries a Kennedy princess and becomes the number one movie star in the world, an icon known and celebrated everywhere....

Celine Valentini had found some measure of acceptance in her solitary life until the arrival of an unexpected, handsome visitor. He informs her that her grandfather is ill and he's there to escort her back to him–and to the circus family she'd fled seven years earlier. Once a talented member of The Flying Valentinis, she must now face not only her fear of returning to the trapeze, but also the man who'd callously dismissed her love. Passionate,...

With nearly two million followers on social media, the go-to street style authority-known as "The People's Paparazzi"-Watching New York's first book highlights the best in NYC street fashion. Foreword by Gigi Hadid Watching New York is an A-Z visual exploration capturing the best street style New York City has to offer. Dubbed the "The People's Paparazzi," Johnny Cirillo has been making a name for himself with his candid shots of everyday...