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As society shifts its perspective on allyship—moving from being "not racist" to "anti-racist"—White allies are being called upon to work toward changing the status quo. However, the vast majority of resources on this topic emphasize educating allies about anti-racism without teaching them how to do anti-racism work. This leaves well-meaning allies feeling stuck, frustrated, and afraid of getting it wrong. Beyond Fragility fills this gap by providing a step-by-step approach to effective anti-racism allyship.

Have you ever said “The ones I like, don’t like me… and the ones who like me, I don’t like.” Or, “There are some great guys out there, but I just don’t feel any spark with them?” Have you ever felt irresistibly drawn to someone who you knew was not a healthy choice for a partner… and yet, you couldn’t seem to stop yourself from chasing after them? On the other hand… Have you ever met someone who checked every box of what you say you want in a partner… and yet, even though he was objectively attractive… you just couldn’t seem to muster up any of those “attracted” feelings?

Plenty of teenagers feel invisible. Fiona McClean actually is. An invisible girl is a priceless weapon. Fiona's own father has been forcing her to do his dirty work for years—everything from spying on people to stealing cars to breaking into bank vaults. After sixteen years, Fiona's had enough...

I’m carrying the next-door billionaire’s baby. Three months earlier… My beautiful white Vera Wang dragged behind me. My old dirty Nike high tops soaked. I run to Mystic, Connecticut, otherwise known as Small Town, USA. It is quiet and nice, if not a little boring. And then the hot neighbor moves in. Archer Steele. Not only does he look like a superhero, but he is also named like one. A Former Navy SEAL with dark hair, a strong jawline, and amazing abs. Oh, and come to find out, he’s my boss at the bar where I started working. His beautiful green eyes have been on me since he moved ...

Struggling with bad credit? Tired of being denied for loans, paying sky-high interest rates, or feeling trapped by your financial past? Credit Repair Secrets 2025 is the step-by-step audiobook you need to finally take back control of your credit and your future.

Hear all about Nat's life in this audiobook narrated by the one and only Natalie Cassidy herself, jam-packed with exclusive, audio-only content! Natalie Cassidy has been on our screens for over three decades. We’ve grown up alongside Sonia on EastEnders, but what about Nat’s life beyond...

For more than 30 years, the internationally renowned marital researchers from the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver have been helping couples around the globe replace loneliness with connection, frustration with understanding, fear with confidence, instability with commitment, revenge with forgiveness, and monotony with passion.

After the unexpected deaths of her parents, academic Mira returns to her childhood home in Athens. On her first night back, she encounters a new neighbor, a longtime ship captain who has found himself, for the first time in years, no longer at sea. As one summer night tumbles into another, Mira and the Captain’s voices drift across the balconies of their apartments, disclosing details and stories: of careers, of families, of love.

Will Quen overcome her curse and unite her warring souls? Or will her phantom soul consume her—and everyone she loves—in this Season of the Dragon?

The second to youngest of all the Miller brothers, Bradley has always been a bit of the odd one out. Good with numbers, but not especially with people. While his brothers played sports in high school, he got into theater. And while they all worked outside on the ranch, he did the business side of things. But with his older brothers finding love one right after the other, he’s beginning to wonder if maybe they know something he doesn’t.

Daniel Sinclair is my best friend’s brother and longtime crush. Oh, and he’s my new boss… I realize this after he finds me in the break room stuffing my face full of pastries. This is especially embarrassing for me as I have always been attracted to him. And when I say attracted to him, I mean I have shamelessly flirted and thrown myself at him for the past three years. All of which were received with utter annoyance at best. The irresistibly gorgeous and perpetually grumpy billionaire can’t stand me, and this drives me insane. As we navigate our professional relationship, tensions ...

Mira lost the Oscar for best screenplay. Again. She could deal with it, except she lost to Preston Green. Again. Overworked by her self-imposed expectations, Mira has to refocus her writing. She also needs to take a damn break, but time off has to be forced upon her. Luckily, an opportunity to get away and pull herself together comes along with the added bonus of getting time with a director she would kill to work with. A film shoot in the south of France is exactly the combination of rest and work that she can go for. Unfortunately, it's Preston's film.

"A perfect read for every kid and every kid at heart who's ever felt like they weren't enough. This story of family in all its many forms is as deliciously fun to read as it is deeply relevant." —Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Sweet Pea A queer tale about kid...

If you want to learn, grow, become better at coaching, and maximize the potential in your players, clients, or team, then this book is for you. Regardless of the work we do or the industry we’re in, as leaders and managers, we need to grow and develop our people, to enable them to achieve high performance. From the front-line manager to the boardroom, it isn't enough to direct and tell people what to do. We need to drive innovation, accountability, and performance in our teams. And that is what this book is all about.

What if Augustine's Confessions had been written not by a man, but by a mother? How might her tales of desire, temptation, and transformation differ from his? In this memoir, Natalie Carnes describes giving birth to a daughter and beginning a story of conversion strikingly unlike Augustine's - even as his journey becomes a surprising companion to her own. The challenges Carnes recounts will be familiar to many parents. She wonders what and how much she should ask her daughter to suffer in resisting racism, patriarchy, and injustice. 

In a culture that praises blending in over standing out, productivity over purpose, and noise over truth, many women find their God-given voice compromised, quieted, or even mocked. We all long to live out our divinely designed passions and unique talents, yet too often it becomes so much easier...

Air may not pummel, scorch, and drown like the other elemental magics, but with Arabella wielding it, it might be the strongest power. When the Queen reveals the heir to her throne will be determined by a competition rather than birthright, the first born Prince of Earth's rage quakes the palace, and Arabella feels the shock to her bones. Trials between four siblings—four elements—are bound to be quite the show. Enough to distract from escalating problems throughout the continent. Arabella will already have a new title soon, but her betrothal does not change the fact that she must compete.

Britain has a single pod of orca, also known as killer whales, native to its home waters, although other orca visit from more northern regions. In 2014, Dr. Natalie Sanders joined the crew of the HV Silurian to seek them out and study them before we lose them forever. In The Last Sunset in the West, she discusses them one by one, and the many issues surrounding their lives in a captivating account that will take the listener deep into the history of our relations with the sentient and beautiful creatures.

In a world where everything seems to transform in a blink, anyone can suddenly find themselves scrambling for human connection. Someone who has always found it easy to connect can suddenly feel disoriented if they start a new job, move to a new region, or welcome a new member into the family. Others may have always found it difficult to connect, feel they've outgrown their circles, or may feel dissatisfied for a range of other reasons. In Our New Social Life, social connection and happiness experts Natalie Kerr and Jaime Kurtz explain the science behind these struggles.

Natalie loves being a wife and mother in suburban Canada and takes pride in it, but she wants more than carpools, dance recitals, and football games. Now, several years into her second marriage, she feels as if she is drowning in the expectations that society has shackled to her. She wants a part of her life set aside for herself without the traditional rules and expectations of marriage and motherhood. She wants to be married yet feel the self-discovery of singlehood in New York City, and she dares to bring that about.