Hara

"What do you do when your body doesn't match the ideal shape as dictated by society? What do you wear when sweats seem to be the only clothes that fit you? How do you deal with the constant, overwhelming waves of criticism about your appearance from yourself and others? A love letter to anyone striving to embrace their size, this wonderfully illustrated, uplifting comic essay by a plus-size author chronicles her own journey with body positivity, what...

Tom's goldfish is horrifically transformed after his evil scientist big brother's experiment goes wrong, an accident that imbues the goldfish with hypnotic powers and a thirst for revenge.

It is 2005 and Deb Travis, a park ranger in Death Valley, has spent the last thirty years grieving the death of her brother Ron. He was the light of her life, her mentor and protector, a beautiful young man with an easy laugh and a bright green thumb. But according to police, he shot himself in the housing collective where he lived with five others in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. No letter was left behind, only a journal packed with...

Through his intense devotion to the colt Flicka, a young boy living on a Wyoming ranch begins to learn about responsibility and gain a better understanding of his brusque father.

For centuries war raged between the humans and Aeternus vampires-until courageous efforts on both sides forged a fragile peace. But the rogue Necrodreniacs will never be controlled-addicted as they are to the death-high . . . and bloody chaos. Since witnessing the murder of her mother, Antoinette Petrescu has burned with fiery hatred for the vampire race-even for Christian Laroque, the noble, dangerously handsome Aeternus who rescued her. Now an...

"When Tom rescued Frankie the goldfish from his older brother's evil science experiment by zapping him back to life with a battery, he never expected his pet to become a big fat zombie goldfish with incredible hypnotic powers but it's helpful when they are thwarting his big brother's evil plans. Tom and Pradeep are about to find out the truth behind the ancient Egyptian Curse of the Cat King, when their evil big brothers crash their overnight stay...

"Tracey O'Hara writes in a voice full of passion and power." -Nalini Singh "I can't wait to read more about the Brethren."   -Keri Arthur Fans of supernatural fiction can't stop talking about author Tracey O'Hara's Dark Brethren-a phenomenal urban fantasy series in the bestselling vein of J.R. Ward, Patricia Briggs, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jeaniene Frost, and Jocelynn Drake. O'Hara continues her gripping paranormal saga of shapeshifters, vampires,...

Sadie García Miller-Jewish Latina sleuth-finds lost, treasured objects for her clients, but she's not always so good at finding what she herself is missing. When Grace Valdez walks into Sadie's office, it seems like a straightforward enough job: locate Grace's brother to find her lost book, a talisman of sorts and a gift from her long-dead mamá. In Sadie's hunt for the book, she travels from San Francisco's Mission District to the Latino communities...

This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The author was a survivor of more than one hundred sorties against the Allies and was known throughout Japan as the Unsinkable Captain. A hero to his countrymen, Capt. Hara exemplified the best in Japanese surface commanders: highly...

What does it mean to be poor? For decades, the dominant narrative in the UK and US has been that it is caused by personal flaws or 'bad life decisions'. People are 'lazy', 'dependent' and 'irresponsible'. This 'story' has become embedded in the public consciousness with serious ramifications for how financially vulnerable people are seen, spoken about and treated. Drawing on a two-year story-telling project and her own experience of childhood poverty,...