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At a certain age, women gain a huge confidence about themselves because they realise that life’s too short to waste. These six women are in their 40s and each has a very different – and sometimes surprising – story to tell, from the husband who unexpectedly disappears, to the dreaded ‘other woman’, and the sisters who take an adventurous trip on the Nile together.

For decades, the singular and provocative paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman have featured a recurring character—an alter ego of sorts, a shape-shifting, time-travelling elemental being named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Though we have glimpsed her across the years in films and on countless canvases, it is finally time to hear her story, in her own words. And, in doing so, to hear the whole history of Turtle Island anew.

Colonial's long running western series opens with the three part episode, "The Cattle on a Thousand Hills". In part 1, Britt, Dawes, Doc, Matt and Brad begin the cattle drive from Oklahoma to Clearmont, with the rustlers waiting for the right time to strike. In part 2, Cabot Warren, owner of the Ten Star Ranch, devises a plan to have the Creek Indians attack the cattle drive.

The laughter will never stop with this once-in-a-lifetime collection of side-splitting family-friendly humor, from the brilliant humorist Arnold Fine of The Jewish Press. Includes over 340 classic Jewish jokes, one-liners, and humorous observations that will leave you rolling on the floor!

Asian Anthology: New Writing Vol. 1 is a showcase of short stories and place writing by both new and more established prize-winning writers. Some unexpected, a few surreal and others traditional, these are 22 compelling stories of irony, humanity and satire, exploring a range of subject matter to reveal a glimpse of modern Asian society and culture: a funeral in India, a hotel encounter in Japan, a sleepless night in Hong Kong.

Domesticated is a collection of James Domestics street-poetry and punk-prose. Punk, politics, habit, the nature of work, the environment, nostalgia, aging, and some quintessentially British whimsy, all crammed in together like a last minute bag hurriedly packed for tour.

Marissa Kline-Gonzales published the first of her 10-volume Collection of Poems in 2016. Now approaching 1,000 poems, she continues to write diverse collections, pulling from her vast experience at work, with family and relationships, personal fears, joy, and death.

The first volume of a two-volume collection of unique poems written throughout the author's journey from a young girl's heart to womanhood. These expressive poems reflect teenage first love, the heartache of love lost, inspiration gathered along the way, and even death, while discovering the ephemeral thread that joins them. The underlying themes: Renewal, Rebirth, and Life!

Composto a più riprese nel corso di tutta la vita del poeta (dal 1304 al 1374), "il Canzoniere" comprende 366 componimenti in versi italiani ed è una delle opere principali della letteratura italiana per la profondità del linguaggio, del pensiero, della sofferenza interiore e per la speranza di una redenzione. Viene qui proposta la prima parte dell'integrale dell'opera, letta da Sergio Baldelli.

24 years ago, Beau Garrett brawled with and then abandoned his best friend to die a needless death. A deceitful coverup that still haunts him to this day. Unbeknownst to the unscrupulous nightclub owner, the dead man's son, Sean Collins, is his cabaret's best bartender, hellbent on revenge. Can Sean uncover the truth and bring down Beau before his own demise? Strap in for a fun and wild ride.