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"Solomon and Ash both experienced a traumatic event when they were twelve. Ash lost all memory of that event when she fell from Solomon's treehouse. Since then, Solomon has retreated further and further into a world he seems to have created in his own mind. One that insulates him from reality, but crawls with foes and monsters...in both animal and human form. As Solomon slips further into the place he calls Darkside, Ash realizes her only chance to...

-- San Francisco ChronicleThe Illusion of Separateness intertwines the stories of unique and compelling characters who—through seemingly random acts of selflessness—discover the vital parts they have played in each other’s lives.

In 2020, history came tumbling down. But as the past three hundred years have shown, history is not erased when statues are removed. Exploring the rise and fall of twelve famous, yet now controversial statues, Alex von Tunzelmann takes us on a fascinating global historical tour filled with larger than life characters and dramatic stories. Von Tunzelmann reveals that statues are not historical records but political statements and distinguishes between...

Convicted of murdering her adopted father, Memory, an albino woman languishing in Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, as part of her appeal, writes down what happened as she remembers it, in this dramatic story of love, obsession, fate and the treachery of memory. By the author of An Elegy for Easterly.

Annie Dawson's discovery of a diary in the attic of Grey Gables has set her on a mission. The diary reveals a poignant love story from World War II, a story cut short when young Peter Lambert goes off to the European Theater, leaving his young girlfriend, Lilly Pryce, with a promise: He will come back to her. But that promise is smashed when Peter's mother receives notice from the War Department that Peter is missing and presumed dead while on a mission...

"Whether it’s feeding ducks, looking for fish, or enjoying a peaceful nature walk, this cozy story proves that the best thing about lake life is making precious memories with the ones you love that last long after you leave the shore." --publisher's website.

"From one of the most significant neuroscientists at work today, a pathbreaking investigation of a question that has confounded philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists for centuries: how is consciousness created?" "Antonio Damasio has spent the past thirty years studying and writing about how the brain operates, and his work has garnered acclaim for its singular melding of the scientific and the humanistic. In Self Comes to Mind, he goes...

Although her Mexican-American grandmother now forgets many things, Luciana finds that she still remembers the things that are important to the two of them. Includes glossary of Spanish words used.

Feeling disconnected from family with Alzheimer’s/Dementia? Troubled by discomfort when conversations go awry? Overwhelmed by uncertainty whenever you’re around them? With 25 years in hospital and hospice settings and a decade as her mother’s primary caregiver, E. Jane Wyatt, MA MS LPC has helped countless loved ones maintain emotionally satisfying relationships with older relatives. And now she’s here to share how switching from arguing to...